Loose Teeth Vintage Inspired Sundress with Petticoat GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Loose Teeth Vintage Inspired Sundress with Petticoat GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

I came across this competition to win this lovely dress!

Click on the link to find out more!

SO...

I am sick of drawing. I have just over a week till my degree is basically over eek which is terrifying but at the moment all I am about is drawing and it is killing me.

SO as a brief respite I thought i'd post some things/people/items I've been 'digging' (mostly found through the internet as I have no life obviously....)

1. Rihanna suddenly dressing way amazing:


Seriously loving the sleeves....

2. Gaga's lips
I really want to get a nude lipstick and try to recreate this (yes I am that stupid)3. These shoes which I now own, they're like Bettie Boop or Minnie Mouse shoes - Amazing!
That's all for now as I have to get back to the drawing board!

Recreating Luella....

I've noticed that if there's one designer the high street have really latched onto it's Luella. Perhaps it's because it's easy for the high street to create a recognisable homage, all they need is pastel colours and netted bows. This is no bad thing as most of us will never be able to afford our own Luella dress. Here's a quick Polyvore set I made of some key pieces for a Luella style look....

luella style edit by Gwendoline Curl on Polyvore.com

French Connection seem to lead the way, they also have some rick-rack detailed dresses which echo Luella's last season (the ones Alexa Chung was always seen wearing). The navy dress with the tiered skirt and one shoulder seems to be a direct lift of a dress I've seen Zooey Deschanel in (I hear she's engaged to Ben Gibbard from deathcab lol).

I also had a go at designing my own Luella tribute frocks on Styleshake...Attach a bow to your hair and maybe a Chanel-esque short jacket and you're off....well kinda.

I also looked into a more vintage inspired take on the trend for sacharine colours...

This lovely Vivien of Holloway Pink Gingham halter (£59) fits the bill nicely (I really want a VofH dress)

Or this cute Bettie Page Clothing 'Peggy' Dress (£60) (UK stockist here, fab shop!)

So there you have it, I expect to see Luella clones stalking the streets in a matter of minutes...ha ha.

Short Ebay Post!

I am going to do another post after this but thought I'd separate them out as this is a bit of advertising!

I'm selling some bits on ebay to earn some much needed cash!
This is the link to all of my items

Some photos of the goods...

So there's a selection of authentic vintage dresses, plus some vintage inspired ones, a vintage longline bra, a girdle and some H&M Trend dresses plus other bits! Have a Look!

Thanks!

Looking ahead to summer

Ok I handed in a big chunk of my degree work on friday so have a little more time to blog, at least for a while before things get hectic again.

Each year I ponder swimsuits, So I thought I'd present my research so far on vintage style suits...

What Katie Did skirted suit £59.50Toast Polka Dot Bather £65

Toast Magenta Bather £65

BHS large spot swimsuit from £22
Jasmine Guiness for Oli ruched suit £29.36
Jasmine Guiness for Oli heart suit £30Oli Polka Dot suit in red and black £30

So a decent selection so far. The budget options, the Oli and BHS suits are pretty nice designs if a little too much with the polka dots however I think summer makes polka dots more acceptable... The more expensive options are unfortunately my favourite ones, I do have a Toast high waisted bikini but it is a bit big :-( plus I think my stomach needs to be covered! I like the magenta bather best but £65 is quite a lot when my only swimming options are Brighton beach. The what katie did one looks gorgeous too and looks to be a flattering fit, again it's rather expensive, but a swimsuit is a bit of an investment if you take care of it.

Of course it would be great to get an actual vintage swimsuit but I always seem to be a bit unlucky with them, they're always too big or too small. I will start searching on ebay in the coming months but there are also issues with how sellers measure suits and how much stretch a suit has considering it's age.

I realise this post is a little premature but I figured I'd end up forgetting about the suits I'd found when it actually comes round to the time of buying one!