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Advantage in vintage
queen-tree.blogspot.com
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Love vintage fashion? My blog follows the life and times of an obsessive vintage lover, from my trips to fairs around the country and perspectives on important moments in fashion history
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Investigating Sportaville

So, The latest acquisition t o my vintage collection is this COMPLETELY crazy novelty print skirt. O.k. so it is a bit immature, but that kind of makes me love it more.The skirt is by the br...

1 day ago

Summer means Summer dresses!

Im in Amsterdam at the moment, but i didnt want to leave my blog all lonely with no post.... so Ive scheduled a few for your reading pleasure!The weather in Leeds (as with most of the rest of the cou...

3 days ago

Its pre 1940s week for Advantage In Vintage

So, As Ive mentioned on here before I am currently saving up for my really rather expensive masters course at RCA (History of design if you wanted to know ; ) ) and this means lots of my vintage is h...

5 days ago

THE SECRET VINTAGE SHOPPING SALE

I just wanted to let everyone know about a FABULOUS even that is taking place next Thursday (31st May). Which looks like is not only going to be filled with vintage but is also raising money for a go...

6 days ago

The tale of a showstopping wedding dress

Today I wanted to share with you one of my latest additions to my collection and a piece that I know will never leave me.The dress in question is this stunning wedding dress. The dress date to 1948 a...

25 may 12

A VERY special Horrockses

Last week I added another Horrockses to my ever expanding collection, and needless to say it was rather an exciting one!Here is the dress in question. I purchased this from What the Butler wore in Lo...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Swishing about in a Horrockses

I am currently VERY briefly back in Hampshire (I was doing a tres exciting photoshoot for which i will reveal details about soon).Anyway...this afternoon, considering I had an ENITRE CASE of Horrocks...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

Book review: Fashion sourcebook-The 1920s

I love a good book. Whether it be fiction or non fiction there is nothing better than an afternoon snuggled on the sofa reading.One of my recent purchases was Fashion sourcebook: 1920s by Emmanuelle ...

17 may 12

A chance to see me in a dressing gown...and vintage up for sale

I’m going to start this post with a rather amusing image.Yep. Me in my dressing gown.So, my housemates have been saying to me everyone should see the real you and how you ACTUALLY are.  Here I a...

13 may 12

Victorious vintage in Portsmouth

This summer is looking like it is going to be JAM PACKED with great events. The jubilee and the olympics certainly seem to be having the right effect!There is one event that I would like to share tho...

12 may 12

Adding yet more Horrockses to the collection!

Many people know that I have a huge obsession with the brand Horrockses and in the past month or so I have added another 5 to the ever expanding collection. I’m getting to the point now that I think ...

10 may 12

See me in vintage ballgowns in this months Homes and Antiques magazine!

Well, this is rather an exciting post if there ever was one!Today the latest issue of Homes and antiques magazine has come out, and guess what? I am in it!!!I cant begin to explain how insanely&...

03 may 12

One of my Horrockses dreses in Vintage Life magazine this month!

Just wanted to share a little bit of me in this months vintage life magazine! My Horrockses dress is in the bottom right hand corner of the page.This Horrockses was designed by Pat Albeck. I was wear...

01 may 12

York Festival of vintage

  On Saturday I had a completely wonderful day in one of my favourite cities in the country, York. My reason for travelling up to York was for the Festival of Vintage a brilliant event orga...

30 apr 12

A New (to me) 50s vintage novelty print skirt

Sorry I have been so ridiculously quiet of late! Unfortunately this is likely to continue for the next two weeks until my final degree coursework is handed in.So, for now Im just going to keep sharin...

28 apr 12

Cecil Beatons Fashion: An anthology 1971

  After my mammoth museum visiting session over the past few weeks I want to step back in time to what I believe was one of the most important exhibitions the Victoria and Albert museum ever hel...

17 apr 12

A few outfits of late and A serious chop...

Tomorrow I am off back to Leeds after a glorious time back in London and I just thought I would share a few of my outfits of the last couple of weeks, although I was actually really limited as to wha...

10 apr 12

Designing Women: Post War British textiles at the Fashion and Textile Museum

Today, the finalexhibition review for a while. Last Wednesday I went to Designingwomen: post war British textiles at the Fashion and textile museum.The exhibitionprimarily focuses on the work of thre...

09 apr 12

British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age

Onto exhibition number two of the week, which i will start off by saying was not only the best exhibition I went to this week, but was infact one of the best exhibitions I have been to in a long time...

07 apr 12

Exhibition review: Queen Victoria Revealed at Kensington Palace

In the past week I have gone a bit exhibition mad. Seemingly on a mission to see as many exhibitions as I possibly could in one week. So... This means of course that I can write reviews of the lovely...

06 apr 12

Hair and make up by Pretty Me Vintage

Just wanted to share a few pics of my LOVELY hair and make-up done yesterday for a photoshoot by Natasha Hall of pretty me vintage (more details on this photshoot coming shortly, lets just say I got ...

31 mar 12

40s Platform shoes- two of my best EVER purchases

This week I bought twoof the most sensational pairs of shoes that I have possibly ever owned. They are both amazingpairs of platform shoes, so I’ll start off with a little background about theplatfor...

25 mar 12

Lovely Pat Albeck curtains

Just had to share a vquick post about something up for auction on ebay! I have beenconversing with a lovely lady who is selling a set of iconic PatAlbeck daisy chain curtains so just wanted to share ...

24 mar 12

A trip into my collection: 5 new Horrockses purchases

Today is anopportunity for a sneaky peek into my personal collection. In the last few months I’vegone a bit mad on Horrockses dresses, my collection has been pretty large for awhile now, but within a...

20 mar 12

Marks and Spencer archive opening

Today was quite an exciting day in Leeds.It was the launch of the M and S archive, which as I had been involved ina styling project for my course I got to go along to.The archive is great, if anyone ...

16 mar 12

Prancing around in vintage

Today was a welcome relief from the stress that currently is my dissertation (1 week until hand in and counting!) One of my modules is styling and photography, so today i took part in two photoshoots...

08 mar 12

Style me vintage clothes: A little review

It is time for another book review today.The book in question is Style me Vintage by Naomi Thompson. What can I say? This book fills me with animmense amount of happiness as I am privileged to know t...

28 feb 12

Leeds vintage fair does it again!

I absolutely loveLeeds vintage fair and today was the day yet again. A rather fab day was had I have to saay.This is the suit I wore today, my housemate said I looked like a Butlins red coat, hopeful...

26 feb 12

Vintage loveliness and a cheeky bit of Beaton

I have a series of post coming up over thenext few days (woo) mostly all about my insanely busy weekend last weekend!On Friday I journeyed up to London for abit of shopping and research. First off I ...

23 feb 12

Fashion photographer obsessions: Tim Walker

18 feb 12

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