Diary of The Vintage Cause

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Leap Year

It feel so strange that every four years we get an extra day. It feels like it should be a special day, to remind ourselves of what and who we love and do something out of the ordinary... Unfortunately for me I am at work but I may try to mix it up a bit, may treat myself to getting the train home rather than bus, ha ha! Have an interview tomorrow afternoon, so nervous about it but its a good opportunity and I need to man up and do my best. I have lots of goodies to bring to the market tomorrow, a lovely 1950's pleated rayon with silk skirt, a lovely 1940's black dress a very classic piece, five pairs of vintage farrah slacks, vintage YSL mens shirts and lots of lovely womens sepeates!

Really looking foward to my roasted red pepper and tomato soup made for me by the lovely Sandra and tomorrow my best friend Paula is providing the market cake!

xx

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Pin-Up Love!

I have got really interested in the history of the pin-up, so much vintage clothing was based around designing for these glamorous ladies that you can't help but get a tad mesmerised by them. The actual detailing into the refined artwork goes above and beyond some of the illustrations we see today and there is a real sense of bashful erotica charged through each image. The colours and textures used are deliberately evocative and I feel they encompass and vulnerable sexuality. I love the whole culture surrounding it and the way these images were used from anything to advertising through to encouraging young men to fight at war.

http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/pinupart/

Here are some lovely images...

Monday, 27 February 2012

Monday

Well I have been a rubbish blogger this weekend... the reason being a long overdue trip down memory lane... A seaside adventure to Brighton to collect the rest of my vintage goodies and spend some time with some old friends. The whole thing has quite overwhelmed me and I think it is going to take this week to recover.

Lots of Love xx

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Sheffield

Hallam Fm is playing the songs of my youth this morning! It's crazy, every song that's being played I can relay to something that happened in my delightful teenage years!
Here is what's been played so far...