I've mentioned before how blouses make me so happy....well does it really come as a surprise to anyone then that shirt dresses also do? The functionality, elegance, and ease of a shirt dress just make me so insanely happy. As I'm in the process of phasing out my 1950s wardrobe and rebuilding a new one,… Continue reading Shirt Dress Magic with Rock N Romance from Call Me Valerie
Category: 1940s
Midnight Garden Musings with The House of Foxy and Call Me Valerie
Once upon a time, a girl in her early 20s said she wanted to dress 40s. But felt like her body was wrong to wear 1940s style. At the time, 1940s repro wasn't as accessible or as size diverse. True vintage was expensive. So she dressed the 1950s and thought that's all she could ever… Continue reading Midnight Garden Musings with The House of Foxy and Call Me Valerie
Autumn magic with Elise Boutique
It's hard to believe its June! The weather is starting to give its characteristic cold snaps here in Sydney Australia and winter has truly begun to push its way in and makes its presence felt. On the rare occasion, I do leave the house, I'm definitely favoring dresses with a 1940s flare and I must… Continue reading Autumn magic with Elise Boutique
Hello Summer in the Jenna Turquoise Floral Dress from Elise Boutique
While I've never much been a fan of summer weather, I've always adored summer prints and clothing styles. There's just something so dreamy about a floral print, lighter colours and flowy cuts. I'm someone whose wardrobe is definitely either freezing cold winter styled or summer/spring looks and I'm always on the hunt for gorgeous summer… Continue reading Hello Summer in the Jenna Turquoise Floral Dress from Elise Boutique
Celebrating Spring with Vivien of Holloway
Happy November! It's a little crazy to think that the silly season is almost upon us already and for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, that means the impending scorching summer is almost here too! But its hard to feel nervous about the coming warmer weather when the city of Sydney is sprinkled with… Continue reading Celebrating Spring with Vivien of Holloway
Vintage styling for fine haired beauties ~ With Stevie Rosalie
Hello darlings! So now days one of my most requested things to share is hair tips and advice. I recently put up a post asking what kind of hair questions people had and found an overwhelming number of people wanted advice on thin/fine hair. Now thin hair is completely out of my comfort zone. I… Continue reading Vintage styling for fine haired beauties ~ With Stevie Rosalie
Dazzling Red in Dita with Voodoo Vixen
We all have a power colour. A colour we’re drawn to naturally. A colour that when we wear it, makes us feel invincible. For me that colour has long been red. A colour I used to rock with my hair, now days I rock it with my wardrobe and there are many shades of red… Continue reading Dazzling Red in Dita with Voodoo Vixen
The Ultimate 1940s little black dress from Stop Staring
The little black dress. Something every girl needs tucked into her wardrobe. Whether thats a short slinky strappy number or something that harks to the eras of old is irrelevant. As long as she feels incredible when she puts it on, that's all that matters with a little black dress is that when its put… Continue reading The Ultimate 1940s little black dress from Stop Staring
1940s Nostalgia with Lindy Bop
2017 has been an exciting year for me, as it’s the year my 1940s love has truly begun to blossom. More and more pieces in my wardrobe have a 1940s feel and even though I still have about 50% of my wardrobe rocking the 1950s, its also super exciting to have been able to embrace… Continue reading 1940s Nostalgia with Lindy Bop
Keeping Warm in style with Jenny from Vivien of Holloway
While things may be heating up for my Northern hemisphere pinup counterparts, winter has definitely snapped into full swing down under here in Australia. The mornings are getting colder, the days shorter and the wind like ice. So knitwear is definitely back on the agenda and staying warm is the priority. But lets be honest,… Continue reading Keeping Warm in style with Jenny from Vivien of Holloway