10 of the Best: Vintage gardens
We have been so busy gardening in the last week: it is awash with purple aliums. So, with this in mind here is a our 10 of the Best: vintage garden pieces available online right now. 1. This French garden…
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Our Vintage Life
As ever it’s been a busy 2 weeks, so busy that I haven’t managed to write this regular post. We’ve traded at 2 fairs: Milton Keynes’s Handmade and Vintage fair and The Vintage Home Show in Manchester. The first one…
We Love….Crown Devon’s Stockholm
Up until recently the only Crown Devon we had bought were retro storage canisters. Think funky orange flowers, very typical of the late 1960s. Then Mr YVL bought a box full of vintage Stockholm ceramics, and this is when I…
10 of the Best: Vintage Father’s Day Gifts
This weekend it is Father’s Day so why not make it a retro or vintage affair? There are so many great items to buy for your Dads, and if you are quick there is still time for it to be…
10 of the Best: Vintage Summer Fashion
Well at last…I actually feel that Summer has actually arrived. Hopefully I’m not going to jinx it by sharing our 10 of the Best: Vintage Summer Fashion with you! All are available to buy right now on the world wide…
Our Vintage Life
The last two weeks have been really busy here at Your Vintage Life. Firstly, most of it was spent limping due to my knee operation, but thankfully I’m back to running around the place now. So sit back cos we…
Our Vintage Life
Not really much to tell about our last week as I have spent most of it with a very poorly knee. Having had a lump removed last week I havent been able to walk properly since. So what have I…
Vintage website hits big
Last week we were featured in our local Sunday newspaper. It was in the Beds on Sunday’s Business section, and here’s what they wrote! An online vintage clothing and homeware retailer has been nominated for a top industry award. Cranfield- based…
10 of the Best: 1920s Vintage Fashion
The long-awaited Great Gatsby film is due out in the UK this week, and with this there is a frenzy of desire for all things 1920s. And who can blame us: the glamour, the frivolity and the beading is enough to…
Our Vintage Life
This week was about two things only: finishing off our kitchen and sitting in the glorious bank holiday sun. Finally, it was good weather on a holiday! We literally haven’t had a day off since Christmas so we really enjoyed…
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10 vintage 1980s fashions that you can wear now. The ugly side of photo sharing via social media On the local front: this VE day celebration sounds cool. Vintage radio show up for a Sony award..yes you heard right! We still…
10 of the Best: Vintage picnicware
Finally, we have great weather…and on a bank holiday too! We had a lovely day yesterday, barbecue, badminton on the lawn and a bit of sunbathing (in between drinking Pimms!) So this week’s 10 of the Best features vintage picnic…
Our Vintage Life
We spent all weekend at the Festival of Vintage in York. Approx. 8000 people visited to enjoy dancing, shopping, music, classic cars as well as see our room set. Last year we styled a 1950s kitchen at the Epsom…
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Who loves the 1920s style, and the dancing? We do! Coco Chanel was a style goddess, is Kiera Knightley? Who has booked their tickets for Goodwood? What you wearing? Who is a polyester queen? Let’s embrace the 1970s! Need hair…
L: J.H. Lynch
We love J.H Lynch. But who is J.H Lynch? This is in fact a bit of a mystery. He painted ladies, looking seductively at the viewer, often semi clad throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Joseph Henry Lynch was born in…
