a quick "today im wearing" and its my birthday!

Today's post is a quick "today im wearing" which is an outfit i wore for work today. Its also my birthday and im turning 19 although i feel no older than the day i turned 18! maybe you don't start feeling any older until you hit 21. But i can say i cant wait to find out if you do i was however at work for my birthday but i have a shopping trip to York booked for Tuesday just for vintage shopping and bargain hunting. So im looking forward to posting about my trip to York, York minster the vintage shops and hopefully some amazing vintage and retro finds i pick up! but enough about my birthday! and onto the outfit post. Hope you enjoy! there is also a inspirations of the week post coming up and a top 10 tips for smart dressing! 

floral peplum 1950s top - charity shop

blue 1960s does 40s pleated midi dress - £5 scope

red patent leather vintage belt - car boot sale

Alligator skin handbag - gift from my love

double mink stole - £10 charity shop

pearl necklace with matching earrings - gift from my love

green ring- topshop sale

silver markasite ring - my grandmas from 1952

sapphire and diamond ring - gift from my love

                                      

1940s style platforms £4 - charity shop

vintage stockings - retro - age UK

white crochet snood - eBay

white hat with bow vintage - charity shop

inspirations of the week - week one

I know ive been yet again away from the blogging world. I said when i started my blog that i would be blogging everyday|! but when i actually started to blog i realised that this isnt always possible as i have other life commitments. But i still try to blog as much as i can I have also been thinking of possible new posts i could do as part of weekly features so i decided to do things each week that inspire me because im always finding things whether there online or when im out and about that inspire me in everyday life almost in the strangest ways! whether it be in my work as a stylist or just typical fashion inspiration. So this is this weeks inspiration in pictures and a little trip inside my sometimes crazy and flamboyant mind and way of thinking. So heres my top 15 inspirations and ideas of the week. Hope you enjoy.

15. THE HAIR AND THE HATS 

yes as everyone knows im a massive vintage hat fan and wear a hat almost everyday! but lately ive been wanting to experiment and do more than just wear a hat i wanted to experiment with my hair and try different styles on my wear while wearing smaller pillar box style hats! and this photo inspired it!

14. LOVING COUTURE

i recently bought a new couture 1960s suite and when i saw this photo after wards it inspired me on different ways to experiment with dressing it up! and it also revitalised my ever growing love for long and midi length gloves.

13.FOREVER STANDING OUT

of course STANDING OUT everyday for me is another day of standing out. why blend in? when you can stand out especially in fashion. And seeing this image jsut reminded me of that and made me think even though people look at you in the street like on this photo. Maybe they are looking at you because your fabulous i know thia gorgeous lady in red is!

12.  BONKERS FOR TARTAN

just everything about this photo inspired me this week. I totally forgot how much i love and miss wearing tartan since the summers come its been hiding in the back of my wardrobe crying out to be worn. But seeing this im defiantly going to be digging myn out soon and wearing it again. And im thinking of wearing it all together in one go i mean you can never wear enough tartan? and not to forget this amazing but simple way of wearing the beret! its amazing so simple i would never have thought of it. So im definitely giving it ago after seeing this photo.

11. TURBANS

TURBANS ! turbans have always been something which i have loved wearing for years even before i started dressing vintage! but since finding this image at the beginning of the week of these amazing 1940s turbans i have fallen in love again! and have spent the week creating my own! similar to this! thank god for pinterest.

10. MORE AND MORE PLATFORMS

SHOES SHOES SHOES AND CARMEN MIRANDA, so i have always love shoes every girl does! and vintage shoes even more but seeing this photo of the incredible Carmen Miranda and all her amazing vintage platforms i am now on the hunt for some just like hers! and ive become obsessed with owning this many amazing pairs of shoes!

9. ADVANCED STYLE

ADVANCED STYLE! i have been reading the advanced style blog for years now and i still love reading it as much a i did back then! the women are just incredible and so is there sense of fashion and the way they know exactly who they are with no doubt! which is something which i hope to achieve way before i get to there ages! and i hope to still love fashion as much as they do when i get to that age. Also advanced style has recently been added to my following list on instagram and i am hooked even more! i look forward to seeing some incredible men and women showing off there sense of fashion and confidence every day!

8. MARILYN MONROE

MARILYN MONROE i have been literally addicted to watching Marilyn movies this week and realising each time how amazing and gorgeous she was! she will forever be an inspiration and a great beauty.

7. I LOVE LUCY

LUCILLE BALL! she is forever my main inspiration and since it was her 103rd birthday earlier this week it inspired me to look back at some of the old photos of her. Also i have has numerous comments on instagram telling me i look like her! well theres no better compliment than that!? the forever gorgeous Lucille Ball.

6. NOVELTY HATS

HATS HATS HATS i love hats as everyone already knows and finding this image has made me get out my most amazing and crazy hats this week! and also made me want to search the earth for this amazing vintage dog hat!

5. WOMEN OF THE FIFTIES AND MY GRAN

WOMEN OF THE FIFTIES! well looking back on the women of the 50s this week. Spent the day earlier this week looking through images from my grans photo album of her teenage days in the 50s and her ice skating days from 1952 to 57! which are always amazing to look at and always inspire me when ever i look at them! and im forever asking her everything about that era! forever my biggest inspiration.

4. BEDROOM ORGANISATION.

so i spent a large chunk of the week after looking at this photo of apparently Dita Von Teese's bedroom/dressing room tidying up my own room and finally organising my dressing table and organising my hats in a similar way.

3. SUITES ARE COMING BACK

its been to hot for vintage suites at the moment so myn have been gathering dust in my wardrobe for weeks. And even though its middle of the summer the heatwave seems to have cooled down and its cold enough for suits again so im making the most out of it and living in myn for the next few weeks. And seeing this photo made me realise how much i miss wearing myn.

2. THAT HAIR - LOOSE CURLS

i always say that i need to spend more time pin curling and setting my hair wearing it down more often like that. And seeing this photo has inspired me to start wearing myn down more often and setting it again for the summer months.

1. GAGA FOR GAGA

well of course my biggest inspiration of the week has got to be Lady Gaga. She is forever one of my biggest inspirations in life and fashion. She is fearless and isnt afraid to take a risk. She is forever my weeks biggest inspiration.

Recent " today im wearing" - vintage feather hat + 1940s style shoes

So i haven't done a " today im wearing" in a while due to other things and ive been working a lot recently and have had a lot of other commitments so ive been a bit of the bloggging! but im back with an outfit from a few days ago. Which i wore for work i wore this amazing vintage suite and the amazing 1950s pink feather hat which will forever be one of my favourites and a bargain from ebay for only £7! i also picked up the amazing ravel london vintage style 1940s platforms which are super comfy and look great with all my vintage stuff so i couldn't wait to put them with a vintage suite for work and they where only £4! I also picked up the amazing Chinese themed handbag which i picked up from a local flea market for only £4 and only realised when  got it home that it was the real deal and a original 1950s handbag but because of the great condition it was in i thought it was a reproduction! but any ways i hope you enjoy the post!

vintage "paige" suite - £4.99 salvation army 

floral blouse - £2.50 charity shop

1950s Chinese handbag with wicker handle - £4 flea market

diamond necklace and marching brooch - set from charity shop £5.99

earrings - gift from Canada

pink feather hat - eBay

1940s style shoes - £4 charity shop

this weeks favourites - most recent vintage bargains. all £10 or under!

Yet again. ive been spending to much money again and charity shopping spending money on more thinks i literally dont need. My mam always says to be just think do you really need it? and that literally never worked because i think of course i bloody need it! i wouldn't want it if i didn't need it. But i never do need it really but i cant get enough im a hoarder and i know it! But yeah ive been shopping again and every-things £10 or under. Which yet again proves you can shop still get amazing items and save money! you dont have to go to topshop and spend over £20 for a top or a pair of leggings (my pet hate) when you can have a look in th charity shops. whatever your style and still fine great fashionable items for any taste and most likely create a whole outfit ( with accessories) for that £20 or less that you would normally spend on one t shirt which is most likely rubbish quality that will defiantly shrink in the wash first time. So why not have a look in the charity shops? you never know what you will find. and these people that say aww its used clothes no body wants? well you need to get your head our of your arse and go in?! for god sake i have no shame your gonna be something totally unique and with a quick wash its back to new?!

But anyway this is what ive been buying this week.. and yes i needed them ;)

Got this amazing vintage rabbit (coney) fur coat at the local market for only £10! which was a total bargain and perfect for the incredibly cold winter months here in the UK! which is normally all year round so i usually get a good wear out of my furs!

Got this amazing original 1950s ostrich feather hat for only £10! it should have been £18 but the women on the stall knows me so did me a great deal!

red crochet gloves £5

Got this amazing gold diamonte necklace and matching brooch set from british heart foundation still in original box for only £5.99!!! and i cant resist a good piece of over the top costume jewellery!

picked up this amazing Chinese vintage dress from salvation army for only £5.99 which i believe you can never have enough oriental style vintage dresses so yes i really needed this one! 

I was recently inspired by the amazing and one of my main inspirations and style icon Lucille Balls 103 rd birthday i was inspired by her always amazing eyes, to purchase some natural looking false eyelashes.

Couldn't believe when i found these! ive been lusting after some original 1940s platforms for some time. But they always seem to be waaaaaay out of my price range and are so hard to get! but i found these amazing ravel 1940s style strappy platforms for only £4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I used to have a compact but sadly it smashed and the mirror inside so i was then blessed with bad luck! but today after searching for a new one for ages managed to find this amazing one with original estee lauder powder puff inside for only £4.99!

got these amazing 1940s style wedges with heel embroidery from british heart foundation for £4.99

more bangles to add to my collection.. got this set of two green bangles from a local charity shop for £1.99 each!

Got this amazing original 1950s oriental themed plastic handbag at a local flea market for only £5 but i managed to knock down the owner to £4! and it has been by far my favourite vintage find this week and for a long time. i couldn't pass this one up! and yes i definitely needed this.. i mean who would pass on this one?!

Last but not least.. another of my favourites this week i received this amazing markasite ring from my grandma which she received from my great aunt for her 16th birthday in 1954! it is amazing and i have been told it is worth some money but i would never sell it is a family air loom and not only that but an amazing original piece and it fits perfectly!