Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Reign Check


It is the Coronation Festival this weekend, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Liz's coronation.


To commemorate the occasion John Lewis have released some sketches from their collection of 1953 and have made these dresses up for the coronation catwalk event. Oh lord I'd love it if we still dressed like this. Heaven.

(Images via Stylist)

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

A Blessing in Disguise



The Lucy in Disguise shop is near where I work. You know, the shop that Lily Allen and her sister set up. I've never been in, but a friend of mine mentioned it recently and I thought I would have a look.

And the thing is, I'm not sure I get it. Is it vintage? Or is it new run ups of vintage designs?

Having a quick squizz on their website I think it might be both. There seem to be a couple of very expensive items which I can only assume are the real deal, and then others which are available in a variety of sizes which must be the copies.



(Via Lucy in Disguise)

I have nothing against the copies, if that is what they are. I think this dress is beautiful.

The whole vintage-look but new idea seems to be taking off. A very talented ex-colleague of mine is rocking it with her company Silk and Sawdust, which has some very lovely pieces.

But I do wish Lucy in Disguise would make it a bit clearer, what they are doing, because I do feel ever so slightly confused. Am I alone?