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Retro Chick - Vintage Clothing & Retro Style
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Musing on fashion, vintage and pre owned clothing, life, the universe and anything else I think of....
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What Are You Wearing? Love is in the Air….

If all has gone according to plan this post will be publishing itself. I am taking a day off to go on a mini boat trip on the Norfolk Broads after a very long and busy weekend! On Saturday the Histor...

3 h ago

Retro Chick Review: Astral Original and Astral Light & Creamy

A few weeks ago I was sent a couple of pots of Astral Cream to try. Astral has been around since 1950, my Mum used to have pots of that and Nivea around when I was younger, but I’ll confess I&#...

3 days ago

Lingerie Love: Kelly Brook for New Look.

Valentines Day approaches. I made my header a pukey pink to celebrate. I shan’t defend my love of Valentines Day once again, apart from to say I just like any excuse for a theme and a bit of dr...

5 days ago

Hot Mars Bar Vodka

IT’S SNOWING! Well, it was snowing at the weekend and the newspapers are gleefully reporting weeks of travel chaos and arctic temperatures. When it snows there’s really nothing for it but...

06 feb 12

Friday Frock Love: Swagger Joint at Pin Up Parade

Today’s Friday Frock Love is the about the gorgeous own brand label at my sponsor, Pin Up Parade. Helen launched Swagger Joint last year, but the problem with internet shopping is you can’...

03 feb 12

#ZOMGBloggersBash

Well, I couldn’t let it pass without a mention on here! On Monday night Ree Ree Rockette of Rockalily (see lipstick review here!) held a bloggers meet up as a launch party for her new limited e...

01 feb 12

Sunday, Sunday

Never let it be said that I only show you the interesting and fancy outfits. Today I thought I’d show you a more dressed down, comfortable outfit for a Sunday afternoon. Most people (women!) se...

30 jan 12

Retro Chick Reviews: Style Me Vintage Clothes

Today I have a bit of an exclusive book review for you! Style Me Vintage: Clothes: A Guide to Sourcing and Creating Retro Looks isn’t due out until next week, but I have an advance review copy,...

27 jan 12

Tartan

Happy Burns Night! I hadn’t planned to do this today, then I felt guilty because I’d done Chinese New Year on Monday and I do like a nice haggis supper on Burns Night, so I thought in the...

25 jan 12

The Cheongsam

Happy Chinese New Year! Today is Chinese New Years Day, and apparently it is the year of the Dragon which is regarded as an auspicious symbol which stands for power, good luck, success, and happiness...

23 jan 12

Vintage Feminism

I can’t quite believe I haven’t written about this already! But it seems I haven’t. Whilst I’ve written about other aspects of the construction of an identity of “vintag...

20 jan 12

Retro Chick Reviews – MAC Ruby Woo

It’s time for another red lipstick review. I’ve been putting off reviewing this lipstick for a long time, as although it’s a really popular one, I just don’t like it! However,...

18 jan 12

What Are You Wearing? Wrapped Up Warm

Brrr. The weathers taken a sudden turn for the chilly. I don’t mind though as it gives me a chance to bring out my most glamorous coat. Yesterday I went to a “Thanksgiving ceremony”...

16 jan 12

Watch This Space…..

Sorry for the sudden silence….. Retro Chick has once again outgrown its little home on a shared server, and after much soul searching (and attempts at penny pinching) I have had no choice but to move...

13 jan 12

Sale Bargains from Repro Brands

Last week I showed you some vintage style sale bargains on the High Street. Today I’m turning to the world of vintage reproduction brands.The stock in vintage repro shops tends to be more stabl...

09 jan 12

Friday Frock Love: Vintage Style Sale Bargains

Now we’re safely into January I feel able to talk about shopping again. The January sales are in full swing, and it’s a great time to bag things on the High Street that you’ve luste...

06 jan 12

4 Things to Keep From Christmas

Ah January, here you are. With your promises of fresh starts, your good intentions and your freezing cold weather. If you’re anything like me then you probably start January every year feeling ...

04 jan 12

Retro Chicks Highlights of 2011

Ah, the years nearly over! Now that we don’t have cheques I get even LESS practice at writing the new year. So I expect to catch up with 2012 somewhere around March. 2011 has been a pretty good...

30 dec 11

Christmas Day

Well hello! How are we all today? I think a half hearted return to work seems to be in order as we all try and remember what the days are like when it’s not ok to drink alcohol at breakfast and...

28 dec 11

Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

Whee! I love Christmas, and it starts at lunch time on Christmas Eve as far as I’m concerned. From tomorrow onwards it’s all self indulgence, soppy Christmas movies, drinking, eating and ...

23 dec 11

Finally…. The Winner

It’s time to announce the winner of this years AMAZING Christmas Stocking! There were over 800 entries to sift through, but I plugged the numbers into random.org, ever the bloggers favourite ra...

21 dec 11

2 Christmas Parties and a Christmas Picnic

Well, it’s the long slippery slope to Christmas now! I hope all your thrifty gifts are wrapped and under the tree and you are relaxed and feeling festive. If not, then why not? Seriously, don&#...

19 dec 11

12 Days of Christmas: Day 12….

On the Twelth day of Christmas Retro Chick gave to me…….. A Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Fire & Ice. Ok, so it doesn’t rhyme and would make a rubbish Christmas song, but it...

16 dec 11

12 Days of Christmas: Day 11

Eeeeee! Only 1 day left and someone is going to win one hell of a prize! Todays I’m pulling another gift out of the Christmas Stocking and you can get 2 more entries into the draw. Farfetch.com...

15 dec 11

Thrifty Vintage Winter Skin Care

Today I thought I’d tell you about my Skin Care routine. One of the things I love about learning about the past, and vintage glamour, is finding all those forgotten wonder products that our gra...

14 dec 11

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9

It’s Day 9, so I’m revealing the 9th gift to go in the Christmas Stocking. We’ve got a couple more “main” prizes left to be revealed, and today is one of them. Tramp Vin...

13 dec 11

Christmas Balls and Photoshoots

It’s been a busy and rather festive weekend! It started on Friday night with Antidote Vintage and their first birthday party. The Antidote shop is an old pharmacy and it still has all the origi...

12 dec 11

12 Days of Christmas: Day 7

End of the first week! Todays prize is a biggie from Aspire Style. A lovely soft faux fur stole to wear over your party frock. Aspire Style have also been kind enough to offer an exclusive 10% discou...

11 dec 11

12 Days of Christmas: Day 6

It’s Day 6, we’re half way through revealing all the stocking gifts! Todays gift is a beautiful pair of earrings from Petal Jewelery Fairy Tale Collection. They are tiny brass spinning wh...

10 dec 11

It’s Not What You Wear. It’s How You Wear It….

That’s been my mantra for years! So when I got an email from George  a few weeks ago saying they were running a campaign about “affordability and the possibility of achieving a look witho...

09 dec 11

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