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Penny Dreadful Vintage
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I write about vintage and contemporary fashion, as well as snippets about London, films, books, food, music, and anything else I find interesting or amusing.
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Dont You Forget About Me!

Hello blogger people! It has been a while since I have been here at ye olde blogspot, but I have recently discovered that many of you dont realise that I am still blogging, but at a different ad...

2 days ago

New Website!

The new Penny Dreadful Vintage website can now be found at www.pennydreadfulvintage.comTh e Penny Dreadful Vintage blog is at www.pennydreadfulvintage.com/b log/Come on in, the water is fine! 

19 oct 11

Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up

Men photographed in traditional pin-up poses. Hilarious, but it also makes you realise how concerning it is that this kind of cutesy pose became so identified with womens sexuality.I hope you have al...

14 oct 11

Book Review: Bus Stop and the Influence of the 70s on Fashion Today

There is no arguing that Lee Bender and her Bus Stop store and label were huge during the 70s. Like Biba, what was once budget fashion is now highly collectable and recognised as being a major influe...

13 oct 11

London Fashion Week Favourites: N to Z

UniqueThe final selection of Fashion Week favourites, and tomorrow we will be back to regular vintage programming. I know that many people who enjoy vintage arent in the least bit interested in moder...

12 oct 11

London Fashion Week SS12: F to M

IssaThe second of my collections of favourites from London Fashion Week for Spring Summer 2012, this time names from F to M. There were some striking metallic designs from Giles, with laser cut leath...

11 oct 11

London Fashion Week Favourites: A to E

AshishLondon Fashion Week came and went several weeks ago, so Im displaying my lack of proper fashionista credentials by writing about it only now. But, truth be told, I find the hysteria of that wee...

10 oct 11

Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up

Franca and Daves first dance at their wedding was to The Lovecats - isnt that wonderful.Well I was hoping that I would have the new website ready to go today, but I havent done a single piece of work...

07 oct 11

Vintage Festival Outfits

My round-up of the vintage festival in July is now well overdue, but rather than getting stuck into my review immediately I wanted to show off some of the lovely outfits that were on display. Most of...

06 oct 11

1930s Vintage Film Style: Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Lets get this out of the way straight up. Flying Down to Rio is a very silly film indeed. However, like many other silly things (whoopee cushions, jaffa cake flavoured milkshakes, nail art, shoes wit...

05 oct 11

1940s Outfit for a Scottish Wedding

Not many words from me today, as Im still in bed with my cold. Luckily Elsa has been right by my side all day, demonstrating just exactly how napping should be done (in case I had lost the knack).Thi...

04 oct 11

Quirky Cat Shoes by Charlotte Olympia

I have a bit of a head cold today so havent done much other than ordering some grocery shopping (which contained much more cake than usual), napping with Elsa, and ogling shoes that I cant afford. I ...

03 oct 11

Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up

Autumn 1949 advert, Vintage ChicHope you have all had great weeks, and enjoyed the oddly warm weather weve had in the UK the past few days. Im still working away on the new website which is rather du...

30 sep 11

Vintage Outfit: Androgyny for Cake and Jane Eyre

I often show you outfit photos where I am all gussied up in some kind of extravagant frock with red lips and a sparkly purse about to go out to a party. But this is much more the kind of thing I have...

29 sep 11

An Elsa the Cat Update

Elsa with the still very healthy looking White Mouse, and her string.It has been a whole two weeks until I last talked about my cat, and I cant hold off any longer. More cat stories must be told or I...

28 sep 11

Heritage Toys: Steiff Animals

The German company Steiff is one of the most collectable names for vintage teddy bears and stuffed animals, but the company is still in existence and making toys today. They have managed to keep thei...

27 sep 11

Vintage 50s Film Style: Carmen Jones (1954)

Carmen Jones, a film musical from 1954, doesnt sound as though it should work when you first hear it described. The classic opera of Carmen is moved from Seville in the early 1800s to North Carolina ...

26 sep 11

1950s Outfit: Blue Floral Dress and a Velvet Pillbox Hat

This is another of the outfits that I wore for the vintage festival at Southbank in July (the other I have shown was a yellow lattice patterned dress). Our tours were about the original Festival of B...

22 sep 11

London Museums: The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection  is yet another fabulous London art gallery which is totally free to visit. You all know that I love a good bargain, so I took myself off down there with my friend Alex a ...

21 sep 11

Vintage 60s Film Style: To Sir With Love (1967)

The movie To Sir With Love is as famous now for the title song by Lulu as for the film itself. Id loved the song for many years, but didnt see the film until several months ago. Even in 1967 the teac...

20 sep 11 1 person likes this

1950s Outfit: Honeycomb Dress and Black Accessories

This outfit was worn quite some time ago, for my ill-fated stint of volunteering for the vintage festival. As our tours were about the original Festival of Britain in 1951, I decided to wear 50s styl...

15 sep 11

London Museums: Pollocks Toy Museum

Pollocks Toy Museum in London is named after the famous Victorian toy theatre maker Benjamin Pollock, who printed traditional cardboard theatres from the late Victorian age through until his death in...

14 sep 11

Vintage Cars in Films

1946 Chrysler Saratoga in Vertigo, Movie, 1958Earlier today, as I was browsing the Internet looking for old film pictures to show on the blog, I accidentally found the most amazing website ever: IMCD...

13 sep 11

Doris Day Back in the Charts!

Doris Day yesterday made history by becaming the oldest ever singer to make the UK top ten with an album of new songs. The album was produced in part by her son Terry, who died in 2004, and entered t...

12 sep 11

Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up

EightI hope youve all had great weeks possums. Here in the PDV bat cave, Ive been trying to get my head around CSS for a new website I should be launching soon, restoring all those darn posts I delet...

09 sep 11

Vintage Design: Bathroom Inspiration 2

Photograph from Lonny magazineRound two of desirable bathrooms! I think the pictures I like the very most are ones where the bathroom is outside, or at least has a great view. I do like the idea of b...

09 sep 11

Vintage Design: Bathroom Inspiration 1

This was on Apartment Therapy. The guy wanted advice on how to get rid of it, can you believe it!Im still trying to sort through my too-many folders of house porn photos - last week you got kitchens,...

09 sep 11

Vintage Tips, Tutorials and Links Round-Up

Gorgeous lady in flares from Streetstyle AestheticAnother round-up of interesting links and gorgeous photographs for your weekend reading possums. It was hard to narrow down the selection this week! ...

09 sep 11

The Best Of: Vintage Pussy Bow Blouses

vintage red & white candy stripe silky blouse $15I gave you high street options for pussybow blouses yesterday, so today here are some vintage choices. If you decide to go vintage it is much chea...

09 sep 11

The Best Of: High Street Pussy Bow Blouses

Topshop Pink Floral Print Pussybow Blouse £35.00I dont know what happened to the bumper summer we were supposed to get, but the last few weeks have been decidedly chilly. Rather than prancing about i...

09 sep 11

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