Queens of Vintage

Celia Hammond & Pattie Boyd. Just because I like this pic.

Just a quick post, to say if you haven't checked out this website you really should!

Queens of Vintage, is a lovely daily glossy all about vintage lifestyle from interior design to fashion and everything and anything inbetween!

Queens of Vintage

New 1950s Tiki bar! Aloha!

On another very quick note, Nottingham has had a new bar open - a 1950s Tiki bar!

Not sure what it's like but hope to go either tonight or in the next few days i.e when ever I get a five minute break from work!



The bar is called Bad Juju Tiki Bar and I will let you know what it's like, I'm lookin' forward to the music - I hope they have some good surf and 1950s exotica playin'!

Dreaming of pretty vintage and summer days....

Summer lovin'

And here's Marianne!

Ah it's meant to be snowing today or tomorrow! well no sign of the white stuff yet, thank goodness!

Now I'm not one for wishin' away time as time is just too bloomin' precious BUT I am wishing for spring, oh for the start of summer and laying on green grass listening to your favourite music and wearing lovely summer clothes, sun on your skin!

The pictures above just make me smile, and some are just oh so summery!

There's also two new picture I have discovered of Marianne Faithfull, I'm including these just because she and they are so lovely...and the rest well, roll on Spring!

Photographs of the jewellery comin' soon! and looking forward to this Sunday spent shopping for stock! Have a lovely Thursday evening all! x

Hello & Goodbye!

I live in Sherwood, yup a little place just on the outskirts of Nottingham city centre, and let me tell you it's lovely! In fact in was on TV last week, A place in the sun - where a couple were deciding between living in Barcelona, or Sherwood! ha.

Sherwood get's described, as trendy, bohemian and youthful and it is all those things, and more! I love the little vintage shop, which is a stones throw away from my front door, I love the antique store at the end of the road I live. I also love that Sherwood has some amazing charity shops, a lovely health food shop (yum!) and a great secondhand bookshop (some rare finds!). Sherwood has character :-)

One of the loveliest bars in Sherwood, is called Ripple and it really is the heart of Sherwood, every age and every type of person comes here from the old lady doing her knitting to the artists, the young families and the fashionistas. It's a little hub of creativity, friendliness and yummy fresh, healthy, quality food. Also a vast array of belgian beers (chocolate beer included!) and some posh gin that gets served with cucmber! ;-)

The staff are also amazing, all of them - Oh, I work there too, on the occassional night!

Ripple is closing :-( and I can't begin to explain how much, I will miss the place, the lovely customers and the fantastic staff I have become friends with!

Ripple offically closes it's doors on April 3rd. But if you are local - get down before we say goodbye as the food is soooo good!

I'm going to stuff myself silly with their yummy halloumi skewers and salads during my time off!
Goodbye Ripple Xxxx

On another note, with every door that closes, there are several that open, and everything happens for a reason - blah-de-blah-de-blah and so on. I know everyone that has worked there will do amazingly in their new ventures!

On another note:

I am currently finishing off some jewellery pieces - 1960s ban the bomb rings anybody?!

I'm also screen printing some bags...pictures to come!

Xxxx

Excitement, Excitement! News Flash!

Ok, so sorry for the lack of photographs in this post! But that will all change shortly, as I have a little stash of jewellery pictures to post very, very soon!

Also I have a new jewellery range in a shop in Nottingham, The shop is called Kathleen & Lillys, and is a lovely, lovely vintage shop.

My new jewellery range is made from dead stock vintage supplies from all over the world! I have rings that are made from 1970s West Germany cameos, some American 1960s hippy findings and some Parisian 1960s brass lockets. Very excited!

Tinkerbella & The Tailor will also be having our little shop at The Affordable Vintage Fashion Fair, in the not so distant future! So keep your eyes peeled.

Also, also! One half of The Tinkerbella & The Tailor team will be DJing on 13th August @ The Maze, Nottingham at PaperShakers, Beatles Vs Stones night, more info to come on that shortly - it will be a great night of vinyl classics from the two biggest rival bands of the 1960s, all money raised will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Charity.

And last but by no means least, I am currently in the planning stages of bringing a flea market to Nottingham!

Please if anybody is interested in getting involved with any of our projects, writers, designers,photographers,musicians,artists or you just want to help in another way! etc our email address is tinkerbellaandthetailor@hotmail.co.uk - and we love hearing from you, so drop us a line! x

Bob Dylan Days and wishing I was in 1967 San Francisco

Today I am still poorly with flu but I am getting dressed and will be leaving the house. I have an appointment with a shop in town, to discuss them stocking some Tinkerbella & The Tailor jewellery!

Exciting stuff. Other things on my mind - I have been reading a lot of socialist essays and essays about alternative lifestyles which mean escaping the corporate 9-5 life! What can I say I am a 1960s hippy deep down.

I hope you are all having a lovely day! I am literally counting down the days now til warmer weather....which means one of my favourite things ever also! Music festivals!

I wish I could live at summer music festivals forever! I keep listening to Dylan songs and wishing I was going to San Francisco in 1967 with flowers in my hair! hehee.

Later Alligator!

I heart Marianne Faithfull

Isn't she lovely?

One of my favourites if not, my very favourite lady of the 1960s. Amazingly stylish, a natural beauty with a innate sense of style. She knew who she was when she dressed herself and wore it with confidence.

As for the hair, well that's my dream hair...when it's at its longest. Listen to her cover of The Rolling Stones As Tears Go By - she brings a lovely vulnerability and Englishness to a great song.

More often remembered for being the girlfriend of Mick Jagger, also the ultimate 1960s icon and an artist. Enjoy the collection of photographs I have found of her.

The illustrations of Barbara Hulanicki

I love the drawings of Barbara Hulanicki

My favourite 1960s girl, Cynthia Lennon

There are many girls of the 1960s I have a soft spot for, but one can't help but warm to Cynthia Lennon. I am the biggest Beatles fan and John is my favourite (George, second if you're interested). If you haven't read 'John' by Cynthia Lennon, I can highly recommend it, it is a heart warming and at the same time heart wrenching account of her time with and without John from the moment they met, to the moment he passed away.

Cynthia had a lovely style, very girl next door but still sexy and with a down to earth charm that many of her contemporarys lacked. I would love to dress more like Cynthia!

Brooches

My dad was an antiques dealer, he is sadly no longer with us, so I have to rely on my faded memories and my mum to remind me of his work and how much care and love he had for antiques and vintage.

I remember the smell of newspaper when I was very little, and the excitement of helping him unwrap all his vintage and antique treasures. Special days, precious memories. My dad would buy English antiques and sell them in his home country, Germany - so as you can imagine he would often buy very typically English antiques for the German market.

My mum happened to tell me today one of their 'best sellers' oddly enough were mourning brooches. I know very little about them other than they were very popular in the victorian times and were often black or dark, sometimes with a lock of hair from the deceased.

Although they were once worn at a dark time, a time of grief, looking at them today you can't help but admire their beauty. I have posted a few pictures above of mourning brooches from various different eras above.

I would like one of my own, without hair though - sorry but that's a little too creepy for me! I have purposely not pictured any of those with hair weaved into them or curled inside, most of them seem to have some lock of hair, interesting as they are I may leave them for another day. I'm definitely going to learn more about them anyway.

Angels are opening their doors, the sale of the year!

Vintage heaven!

I think I may have died and gone to vintage heaven, Angels The Costumiers are having their first sale of 2010 - so what I hear you say?! Angels have been going for 150 years and own the largest collection of costumes and accessories in ...the world!

Clothing from the 1900s - 1980s all high quality and many designer labels. I am attending the sale on Saturday and can't wait to get there, oh my work is so much fun sometimes!

Some people queue over night for this infamous sale, I can't fortunately so I will be getting a train at 5am on Saturday morning armed with a shopping list and lots of business cards ready to network, shop, shop, shop!

I'm hoping I pick up some really special pieces to open the shop up! If any of you reading this blog are looking for any particular items please let me know! They dont have these sales very often!

Fore more information on the sale and a sneak preview of the goods, oh and do watch the video! click here

Wishing it was summer and shoe love...

Oh lovely shoes!

Oh how I wish it was summer so I could wear 1970s style platform clogs! I was never very keen on them, and I rarely wear heels unless it's a special occassion and evening but I am really starting to like the ugly prettiness of 1970s clogs like these mustard ones. Actually scratch out the 'I wish it were summer' sentence because I think I would wear the shoes above with really thick black tights, I think that would look great - or even thick black knee high socks! I still wish it were summer though for a number of other reasons!

I also like the clunkiness (is that even a word?!) of the polka dot lovelies, a little bit minnie mouse, a little bit pin up, a little 50s, a little bit 70s - they are actually 1970s vintage. I think either would look great with a Ossie Clarke dress.

Tiredness and Tiaras (Ireland!)

It's been a little while since I posted so here we go!

Arrived back from the Emerald Isle early Saturday morning - and oh we did have a lovely time! I had truly forgotten how much I love Ireland, it's culture and it's people! I will post some pictures of our trip shortly. As for buying for the shop, we had two days and I visited a handful of places but no luck! Next time I'm going for one week, so I can guarantee more time for work shopping! On another note I did find a couple of lovely vintage dress shops, and a great record store at 'The Flea' - that's Dublins flea market. I bought a couple of 1960s 45" including a Beau Brummels single, and also a old school John Lennon badge. The highlights of the trip? - too many to mention but if ever you visit Dublin be sure to go to The Pint an old tradition Irish pub with a old ska night on upstairs you can dance to some of the best songs whilst overlooking the River Liffey! Amazing.

On shop news, our jewellery line is expanding and will be sold in a great local shop in due course!

Also we are now approved sellers at The Affordable Vintage Fashion Fair so expect to see us with a stall there soon!