If there’s one thing Jennfier Knox loves more than wearing vintage it’s making her own clothes using vintage patterns. Here she has a fantastic guide on how to use a pattern sheet to re-create your f...
If you are after a wonderfully illustrated baking book, which features easy cake recipes, classic savouries and everything else you need to throw a vintage afternoon tea party, then you will love Tea...
We love this fab Thirties hair tutorial by Miss Amethyst (she’s one of our Vintage Queens!) who runs lovely blog The Pink Retro Powder Room, where she shares lots of great tips about vintage st...
What comes to mind when you think about Victorian homes? It’s likely that you think of clutter, of overly decorated homes with mirrors, photograph frames and trinkets taking up every available surfac...
It’s been nearly three years since we’ve last talked to singer, actress and vintage lover extraordinaire Paloma Faith. With her new album ‘Fall to Grace’ hitting shops on Mond...
Baz Luhrmann is currently putting the final touches to his much anticipated version of The Great Gatsby. Starring Leonardo di Caprio and Carey Mulligan, the film is the fourth movie version of F. Sco...
QueensOfVintage.com is expanding and will soon include an exciting new Blog Hub, which will feature vintage guest bloggers from around the world – YOU! We are looking for enthusiastic vintage b...
Artist Mala Mastroberte’s vintage-styled self-portraits explore mid-century American illustration styles and the changing image of women. There was a time when for a mere 25 cents anyone could ...
Interior designer, furniture, textiles, ceramics and silverware designer, Paul Follot (1877 – 1941) was a pioneer in a glorious new era of French design. Making his mark on the Belle Époque, th...
One of the easiest ways to add a touch of vintage glamour to your makeup is to wear red lipstick. It adds a sense of occasion to the mundane, and can transform you from office worker to Hollywood sta...
Nowadays, despite health scares, most of us yearn to lounge on a beach in the summer, wear skimpy beachwear, dowse ourselves in delicious smelling oils and sprays and acquire a gorgeous dark tan desi...
Has London’s West End changed for the worse? ’The starlet’, now a singing teacher from London who would like to remain anonymous, has had more then her fair share of performing on s...
Royal Mail has just released a special edition stamp set honouring the best of British Fashion. The stamps, which went on sale yesterday, feature some of the most influential designers to have come o...
Art deco is one of the most coveted design movements of the early 20th Century. With its origins in Europe, particularly France, it soon became an international movement after the First World War and...
Selfridges London has opened its latest in-store exhibition, Big Britannica: 1951 – 1953, as part of a store-wide celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. Curator Judith Clark collaborate...
Our Vintage Queen no 95 is the wonderful Elsa Billgren, a personal vintage shopper, blogger for Swedish Elle and TV presenter. A former PR for vintage shop Beyond Retro, Elsa has amazing style and an...
Think of the name Clara Bow and the description the ‘It Girl’ probably springs to mind. So-called after the title of one of her most famous films, the star is still associated with an indefinable sex...
We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But what about emeralds, pearls, and sparkly gems? Our motto: Anything goes! Vicki Sipe, founder of Nostalgic Collections, has this step by step gu...
Why not sprinkle some stardust over your lunchtime sandwiches? In Hollywood’s Golden Era, stars regularly shared their favourite recipes with their fans through articles in fan magazines and promotio...
The easiest way of adding a bit of vintage glam to your every-day look is by wearing black eyeliner. This might seem a little tricky at first but fear not, we’ve found this excellent video tuto...
From Marilyn Monroe’s billowy white halter in The Seven Year Itch to Audrey Hepburn’s effortlessly chic black number in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the silver screen’s stunning dresses have always left s...
Childhood friends Kitty DuBois and Wanda Von Wink continue their life-long love affair with all things lacy, frilly, tweedy and delicious with their retro accessories label The Daily Strumpet. Based ...
My name is Kate Garner, and I sing and play piano for vintage events, specialising in music from the Thirties and Forties. I’ve always loved music from the past. My Nana was a London pub pianis...
With their love for motorcycles, leather and beer, Rockers have always had a bad reputation, even when they first began to emerge in post-war Britain. Christopher Raymond Brocklebank takes a look at ...
If you go by the common definition that vintage describes clothing which is at least twenty years old, the early Nineties are now officially vintage. Festival curator Wayne Hemmingway has been making...
With the Royal Jubilee happening this summer, there will be plenty of tea parties and traditional British home-made afternoon tea treats. New book Vintage Teatime, put together by the Women’s I...
If you’re into all things Tiki, Americana and exotic 1940s and 50s-inspired, you will love Miss Bamboo. The UK-based online shop stocks a wide range of beautiful Forties and Fifties Hawaiian, M...
Lena Horne, the most prominent African-American star of the Forties and Fifties silver screen with the heartbreakingly beautiful face and voice to match, was the first black performer to be signed by...
New book A Re-enactor’s War (John Leete, The History Press Ltd) explores what inspires, moves and motivates re-enactors of all ages and backgrounds, and their close relationships with the veterans an...
Howdy folks - I am Charly aka LandGirl1980 and owner of Well Rounded Vintage. I am most honoured to be a part of Top 100 Vintage Queens. *swoon* I came to the “scene” through my love of h...
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