Get the Look: A 1990s retro party
A few weeks back we held a retro 90s party to celebrate Mr YVL’s 40th birthday. We chose the early 90s as our theme as this is a period of time we are very fond of as we were both…
We Love…Sanderson
We love wallpapers and fabrics from Sanderson especially their 1950s range. This launched a few years back now and all have a real atomic feel to them. Some are copies of original Sanderson prints from the mid 20th century and…
Ten of the Best: Be a dancing queen vintage style!
1. First things first. A dancing queen needs her dancing shoes! These vintage dance shoes still in their box are just gorgeous and would make any girls feel like getting her dance card marked! 2. To go with those shoes…
Styling Tips: Vintage Garden Rakes as decoration
If you’ve read some of my blogs lately you’ll know I have recently moved into a new (but still older) house which we are trying to improve a little. We’ve been clearing out areas and this week found some rusty old garden…
Our Vintage Life
This week has been all about getting ready for our magazine shoot next Tuesday. We are going to be featured in a 6 page feature of our home at Christmas so Mr YVL has been finishing all those jobs we…
Get the Look: Elizabethan vintage wedding dress
Recently a bride to be called Sasha bought her vintage bag from us here at Your Vintage Life. The first bag she bought dated to the 1940s and alas was damaged – this started days of swapping photos of other…
We Love…Vintage Academy
Well of course we love Vintage Academy as it is our new business. Launched in September, myself and Keeley Harris from Discover Vintage have teamed up to form an exciting new venture. Vintage Academy’s aim is to inspire and motivate…
Ten of the Best: Ideas to cosy up for a vintage evening …
As we enter October, the nights are drawing in, the heating is on and all of a sudden all we want to do in the evenings is get comfortable and cosy, chill out and eat heartily! This weeks Ten of the…
Do You Remember?
Often hailed as one of things people want re-introduced are the fruity square sweets called Spangles. A favourite in the 1970s, they launched in the 1950s and were made until the early 1980s. With slogans such as “Life’s always sweeter with…
Our Vintage Life
Well what a week – we have spent most of it partying to celebrate the lovely Mr YVL turning 40. We had a fab “Come as you were” early 90s party last Saturday night filled with Hooch, Push Pops and…
Get the Look: Your New Vintage Bedroom
With every season change, I find myself sometimes growing bored of my style. The re-emergence of past clothing and hair trends pulls at my threads and begs for a new look: shall I go 1960s mod this year or go for…
We Love…Inside Crochet
This month we have been featured in the magazine Inside Crochet. This publication is new to me, not being a crochet gal and it’s fair to say I now love it. Firstly about our 2 page feature: Lindsey Harrad interviewed me…
Ten of the Best: Vintage 1990’s inspired gifts
If you regularly follow our vintage blogs or Twitter feed you will know that last Saturday we had a early 1990’s themed 40th birthday party for Mr YVL. For us vintage lovers of a certain age it is a tad depressing that the 90’s…
Do You Remember?
So who remembers this book. Forever by Judy Blume was the 50 Shades of Grey of our childhood….I wasn’t allowed to read it (then again I wasn’t allowed to read Jackie magazine either!)
Our Vintage Life
It’s been a full on week getting ready for Mr YVL’s 40th birthday. Tomorrow is his party and it has a definite 1990s theme: think Hooch, jelly beans, Nirvana and smiley face balloons. Check back next week for some photos,…
Get The Look: Goodwood Revival Vintage Fashion
Another year has passed and still we haven’t gone to Goodwood Revival- but yet again our vintage clothing has! This year we also provided retro chairs for the Goodwood Revival Hair and Beauty salon..so maybe we were there in spirit.…
We love… Ossie Clark!
Raymond ‘Ossie’ Clark, fashion designer: born 1942 died 1996 source We think Ossie Clark was a genius. End of. A British icon and an incomparable talent. Born in Oswaldwistle from where his nickname came from, Ossie attended Royal College of Art and in a very short…
