Saturday 10 December 2011

"Back in the day when I was young I'm not a kid anymore"

Salut!!

As the year comes to a close every one gets into a reflective mood, I for one being someone who tends to "reflect" sometimes a little too much is no exception.  Some of us look back and are happy to see what we achieved over the year, and vow to achieve even more the following year.  If you're like me although you are grateful for the years lessons and achievements, you find as the years fly by you become an oldie!!  Saying things like "In my day", I shudder when I catch myself saying it.  I find myself feeling nostalgic, and at times longing for my younger more care free times.  Maybe its watching the news and realising that it actually relates to me, and its important that I have a say playing Marvin Gaye's "What's going on" on repeat!
Or maybe it could be me getting braids in my hair makes me feel young again, reminds me of Brandy's 90's hit show "Moesha"

I grew up with this program, at the time fresh from the states on UK cable TV I would rush my chores so that I could be in time to watch it no Sky+ or TiVo.  That along with 'Saved By The Bell', 'Sister Sister' 'Fresh Prince", I could go on!




Waiscoat will be available on the upcoming WannaBuyVintage site :)


Looking at the 90's fashion, it was so much more laid back and a lot less provocative than what we see now.  The music videos and TV shows had a major influence over fashion then and even more so now, baggy pants, crops tops, dungarees with a mix match of colours expresses by stars like Will Smith

 Wow! This is enough to make you put some shades on!

But all the same I love it <3  What do you miss about growing up?


Saturday 3 December 2011

Winning inspiration!!

Salut Mes Amis!

A couple of weeks ago I entered a competition on imz-itsalondonthing's blog, for fun to win a lovely pink Lipsy dress and I won!! Totally unexpected and a pleasant surprise, as it's always nice to win things.

Here's my prize :)






Got me thinking about the swinging sixties (at least that's what people say!).  I've always loved the carefree style of that era, the freedom of expression through a spectrum of colours no matter how much the patterns made you go dizzy after looking at it too much.  Also after such a conservative era as the 50's it was  was the beginning of the liberating years which was reflected in the change in style, skirts and dresses were getting shorter, hot irons had been abandoned and Afro's were set free.  There seemed to be a general sassy, no nonsense attitude about that time, which with no doubt came as a result of the many protests demanding social change and the need of the feminists movement to "stick it to the man"!
Flared sleeves were all the rage!
Miss Ross always had it!


Liberation in every sense of the word is written all over 60's style and this is only a small part.
 Show me some of your inspirations maybe dads old dodgy swirly shirts!                                                                                

This I added not just because of the velvet voices, but the smooth moves and handsome getup <3