A very Vintage Christmas

The sun is shining, the grass is green...

...the orange and palm trees sway. 

There's never been such a day in old LA.

But it's December 24th and I'm longing to be up north.

So I can have my very own white Christmas."

Present wrapping. Christmas in California. Early 1930's.

Let it snow, Let it snow

Don't let the cold weather get you down, it just gives you an excuse to go out and grab yourself the cutest winter coats! So whether you're looking for a winter coat, or just can't pull yourself away from the most adorable outerwear, here I have picked my top 5 that I'm sure will make the cold weather seem much more of a delight...

1.  Tweed Cape from Dorothy Perkins
£65

2. Wool blend coat from HM

£39.99

3. Wool neck notch coat from Topshop

£85

4. Checked coat from HM

£49.99

5. Red funnel neck coat from Dorothy Perkins

£49

Dedicated follower of fashion

Key looks of Male fashion in the 1960's.

Mods, Rockers, Hippies, Teddy boys, Skinheads, Soulboys etc etc. The 1960's was a distinctive era of change when it came to men's fashion. The style started to escape the normality of prim and proper 50's and transformed into various different styles that represented the youth culture and the rebellion of that era. 

Here are the top 11 key looks of men's fashion in the Swinging Sixties.

PAISLEY PRINT

HARRINGTON JACKETS

TIE DYE/PSYCHEDELIC SHIRTS

TAILORED SUITS

DRAIN PIPE JEANS

PARKAS


TURTLE NECK

BELL BOTTOMS

SHIRTS WITH FRILLS

VELVET JACKETS

WINKLE-PICKERS

1920s winter coats

"We are the Mods"

This is one for the boys just as well as the girls. Mod style originated in London, England in the late 1950's and peaked in the early to mid 1960's. Mod culture is one of the most enduring subcultures to this day, music and fashion are still being influenced by the style worldwide. With artists such as 'The Who', 'The Small Faces' & 'The Kinks' youths were copying this inspirational style from head to toe on a daily basis. The Mod culture also highlighted 'Swinging London' and Carnaby Street was its home.

'The Who' - Icons of the Mod culture.

Quadrophenia. If you're a lover of anything Mod, then give it a watch. It's a personal favourite of mine.

To most, 'Mod' wasn't just a fashion style, it was a way of life. 

Marilyn Monroe

1952

Hair envy: bangs, bangs, bangs

I will most probably live and die in my full fringe. No other hairstyle seems to suit me, or appeal to me in the way a full fringe does. Most popular in the 1960's, bangs were a must have when it came to A-list style in the decade. Here are a few famous faces showing us just how good the full fringe can look!

Jane Birkin

Brigitte Bardot

Britt Ekland

Jane Asher

Julie Christie

Anna Karina

Stevie Nicks

Catherine Denevue

And my two personal favourite hairstyle inspirations...

Jean Shrimpton

Pattie Boyd