Retro Chick Style Icon and Christmas Giveaway – Audrey Hepburn
on Nov 16, 2009 in Featured Retro Chick Competitions Retro Chick Style Icon I’ve been meaning to make Audrey Hepburn my style icon for some time. She was one of my first “vintage” icons when I was a teenager. I longed for her delicate eflin glamour, though sadly as I have always been on the curvy hips and w...

Champagne in Paris on a Shoestring
on Nov 15, 2009 in Personal Musings Retro Chick Lifestyle Bonjour! Retro Chick is back from her European jaunt. I had a few days of unrivalled luxury, all on a budget of next to nothing. Some things I was very lucky with and others required a little hard work and budgeting. Hairband - Topshop * Sunglasses...

Links à la Mode 12th November 2009
on Nov 14, 2009 in Links à la Mode Finding what works… Edited by Jennine Man, editing the links this week was painful, only because there were so many fantastic posts, so be sure to check them all out in the IFB forums! This week we have loads of great interviews, a few wonderful lo...

Watch this space…..
on Nov 11, 2009 in Personal Musings Tomorrow Mr Chick and I will have been married for 4 years and we are off to Paris to celebrate courtesy of the tickets I won from Fashion Day Dreams Little Break competition. I’ll be back to tell you all about my trip at the weekend, but till...

Take a Walk on the Wild Side
on Nov 10, 2009 in Work Rest and Play Animal prints are one of those fashion statements that veer wildly back and forth between Bet Lynch Bar Maid and urban sophisticate. They’re currently enjoying a revival and I say “Woo!” to that! Animal prints can sometimes be trick...

Luscious Lingerie – Miss Lala Presents
on Nov 9, 2009 in Featured Luscious Lingerie So, my obsession with gorgeous lingerie continues as last week I went to a press day and came face to face with a rack full of gorgeous pretties from Miss La La. Miss La La is not only a boutique in Covent Garden that stocks adorable fashion and acc...

Links à la Mode 5th November 2009
on Nov 6, 2009 in Links à la Mode Go Fashion Bloggers, Go! Edited by Debutante Clothing As more and more print magazines fold, bloggers seem to be growing in professionalism and media legitimacy. When bloggers such as Previously Owned and kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS can get the scoop on...

No More Post Strikes! Celebrate with some Online Shopping…
on Nov 6, 2009 in Personal Musings Retro Chicks Hot Picks Hurrah! The news is that all further postal strikes have been cancelled until after Christmas. This is good news for 2 reasons, 1 is that my graze box turned up on time today and it had Bakewell tart in it which is lovely (If you want to try a Graze...

10 Question Style Snapshot – Ashe Mischief of Dramatis Personae
on Nov 5, 2009 in Style Snapshot 10 The second in my series of excuses to ask people nosey questions about their wardrobe fascinating insights into the wardrobes of my favourite bloggers is with Ashe Mischief of Dramatis Personae. This was one of the first blogs I ever started reading.

Dress Like a Firework.
on Nov 4, 2009 in Featured Guy Fawkes Ok, I have to say I’m not really a fan of Guy Fawkes Night. It’s always seemed to me that November probably isn’t really the time of year to have a festival that involves standing outside for long periods of time with hundreds of ot...