I commented recently that the 90s look is back. At the Clothes Show Live I noticed an abundance of youngsters wearing the key looks from the decade. I commented on Facebook and Twitter and most of you shouted…..NO!!!! But some were actually…
We have had a fantastic year here at Your Vintage Life which we are truly grateful for! January: We started the year by being named Website of the Month in Period Living magazine. They described the site as “attractive and…
We had a great Christmas here at Your Vintage Life. And now it’s the clear up after 3 days of children mayhem! Before all the pressies get put away I thought I’d share some of the vintage ones (i.e. the…
Christmas is about families and friends, giving and sharing and having fun. It is also about enjoying with great food and drink. Now, as a vegetarian household we don’t have a turkey to stuff so the focus is on stuffing…
We wish you all and your families a wonderful Christmas and a properous 2012. Thank you for all your reading, comments, feedback and kind words during 2011. Enjoy!
I blogged some time back about my Aunty Joan and her wonderful things that I now have to treasure. (Check out the blog Treasured) Well, today we re-found the best item that was given to me last year. Before I share…
We have just made the quickest mince pies…they literally take minutes! They are actually more like mince buns. Our ones (mine and Herbies) havent turned out to be the prettiest but I can assure you they are the tastiest, and…
Men can be hard to buy for. So, here at Your Vintage Life, we have added some last minute mens vintage gifts to the website. We can of course get it to you for Christmas…yes there is still time! We…
As a little girl, every year I had a new Christmas dress. I still follow this tradition wearing a different special dress usually bright red or covered in glitter. Generally, I try and be Mummy Christmas! Last year I wore a…
We finally got the Christmas tree today and I couldn’t wait to get out all our vintage 1950s decorations. I love glass baubles with their bright colours, indentations and cosmic shapes. I have this silly thing about it being the mans…
Well we have now been back from the Clothes Show for two days and still I havent blogged! To be honest I have spent the last 2 days pretty much sleeping! We met some great new people, customers and other…
My weakness is shopping. Actually, not just shopping. My weakness is shopping, thrifting, collecting….I can’t drive past a car boot sale without dropping in, I can’t visit a new town without thrifting through the charity shops, I can’t ignore a…
Beat the Monday blues by checking out something or someone we love. Here at Your Vintage Life, we feel it is important to share great finds with you all as well as support local business. So this Monday, I introduce…
This is my last part of the 1956 Woman’s Own feature “The art of being more attractive” This is the centre fold and it reveals secrets to be more attractive across 5 decades. Some is the usual stuff, but some…
So, yesterday we should have established what our friends thought of our appearance. How many of you were brave enough to actually ask them? No, don’t worry I havent gone mad. I was sharing an article called “The art of…
Think you’re quite attractive? Well before you answer that, let me share with you an article from Woman’s Own magazine written in 1956. It is a 6 page guide with the opening questions: Why do some women attract friendship and…
I love my books. I have so many that some I havent even looked through for years. Last weekend I stumbled across an amazing book of Vogue covers dating back to 1909. My grandma bought this book for my mum,…
