New Blog Promise + Let's Go Wild!

A big hello to all my subscribers new and old... today I have made a promise to start blogging properly! I promise to bring you blogs of all shapes, sizes and flavours at least twice a week from here on in!

Let's Go Wild!

I have to admit, I have always been a huge fan of animal print, so I am thrilled so see it back in a BIG way!

I am loving the animal print bags like this gorgeous little one of Alexa Chung's. Whether is a clutch, tote or shoulder bag, animal print has simply GOT to feature!

But it certainly doesn't stop at leopard-print, My Vintage currently has this fantastic faux fur zebra print bag for sale. It's an original 1970s piece and a snip at only £22!



I'm also loving Sarah Jessica Parker's glam yet casual animal print scarf...


You can pick up a gorgeous vintage animal print scarf from My Vintage from £15 - £30 here are a couple of my current favourites...


Vintage scarves are a great accessory - you can make a pair of jeans and vest top instantly become a stylish outfit with a cute bit of neck-wear!

Another great bit of animal print chic is Olivia Palermo's leopard-print belt. I love how she has clashed this with a purple/pink printed chiffon dress, it looks gorgeous...

Why not create a similar look with this vintage dress and vintage belt from My Vintage?!

And finally, I could NOT do an animal print post without featuring one of my current favourites on My Vintage - this sexy and slouchy leopardskin dress can easily be dressed up or down and is a must-have for any fashionista! And a snip at £48!


So the moral of the story is TRUST your animal instincts -you really can wear at least one item of animal print this season. Don't be afraid!

As always, questions and comments are welcome.

Designer Vintage Clothing Profile - Janice Wainwright

Janice Wainwright was born in Chesterfield in 1940 and studied at Wimbledon School of Art, Kingston School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. Her 1960s work was youthful, bright and feminine and she was also, the only other designer permitted to use Celia Birtwell's printed textiles in the 1960s (Ossie greatly respected Janice as a designer).

In 1970 she started her own label 'Janice Wainwright at Forty Seven Poland Street' which continued until around 1974. Her Poland Street era's work is what has become the signature Wainwright look - using wonderful jerseys, chiffons and crepes for beautiful bias cut dresses, stylishly tailored suits and glamourous top and skirt ensembles. At this point she also began to use embroidery extensively in her work; both in art deco inspired motifs and intricately designed birds and flowers.

From around 1974, her work began to bear the simpler 'Janice Wainwright' label - although sometimes the two labels turn up in the same ensemble so they must have had a crossover period.

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Designer Vintage Clothing Profile - Hermes

The legendary French luxury goods house began as a harness workshop in Paris in 1837. By the 1920s, Hermès had the patent for the zipper in France, and introduced the first ladies’ bags with zip closures, and in 1937, the first Hermès silk scarves were born (today, a scarf is allegedly sold every twenty seconds). The company expanded into riding gloves, belts, and men’s and women's sportswear, and designed the now-famous travel trunks to meet the needs of the new automobile drivers.

The Kelly bag debuted in 1956 after Grace Kelly used a large crocodile handbag to hide her pregnancy. In the seventies, the first women's shoe collection and the first complete men's ready-to-wear collection were introduced. Actress Jane Birkin replaced her old straw purse with a leather Hermès number in 1984, and started the rage that is the Birkin bag. Today the Birkin continues to have the longest waiting list of any luxury accessory—about six years.

Hermès also has a complete home line, bed and bath linens, furniture, silverware, crystal and porcelain, office accessories, and baby gifts.

Designer Vintage Clothing Profile - Quorum

Alice Pollock, a young, self taught designer with a boutique in Kensington, approached him as a business partner. When Ossie discovered that he and Alice shared the same birth date (9th June 1942) he considered their partnership predestined and Alice his astrological twin. So following a very brief period at Woollands 21 Ossie joined Alice Pollock at Quorum.

Quorum was one of the great London boutiques of the 1960s. It was founded by Alice Pollock in 1964. She was joined by husband and wife Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell in late 1965. The clothes at Quorum were designed by Pollock and Clark, and they were often made from fabrics designed by Birtwell.

Quorum became a regular shopping venue for the 60's elite. Ossie recalled in his diaries that Brian Jones and Keith Richards wore Celia Birtwell print satin shirts and skin-tight jewel-coloured trousers made from pre-war corset satin that Alice Pollock had found. Customers included Marianne Faithful and Anita Pallenberg, both of whom were girlfriends of the Rolling Stones, and Patti Boyd (George Harrison's girlfriend and later wife of Eric Clapton) who also modeled for the Quorum shows.

Because of an ever increasing debt, controlling interest in Quorum was sold to Radley in 1969, but Pollock, Clark and Birtwell remained as designers into the 70s.