Hello 2014!

Firstly Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday time and your high waisted trousers aren't too uncomfortable! While we are still in the festive spirit, I thought I'd share with you a little outfit I wore to a Christmas Dinner Party at my Mums house! This year I'm trying to take my entire life in a slightly more chic direction business included. Don't worry there will still be PLENTY of vintage involved but I think there will be a bigger mix and some slightly more eclectic choices!

Jumpsuit: French Connection A/W13 

T-Shirt: TU @ Sainsburys 

Shoes: Office

Necklace: Marks & Spencer

Bangle and Ring: Thrifted

These shoes were a £25 quid purchase in the office sale and dear golly how I adore them. They are my current favourite by miles! Also I cannot believe I didn't own a jumpsuit before now. They are so comfy, like a chic onesie. However if you call it a onesie i will kill you. On that note I shall leave you with my best favourite  most interesting (?) picture taken. This was my poor attempt at a Miley Cyrus face. 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL ! 

Festive Friday

Happy friday everyone! I hope you're all ready for the impending festivities. I sadly am tucked up on the sofa with flu. It sucks. A lot. So firstly apologies for the lateness posting new stock to Etsy, hopefully it will be sorted tomorrow morning. In the meantime though I thought I'd spend a little time putting together some rather lovely winter bits to keep you warm. I don't know where you are but up narrth it's frozzzling.

Available from Etsy HERE

Available from Concettascloset

I also have a lovely little winter skirt in my shop HERE

I have to be honest here, I have been stalking the beautiful Sea of Shoes Blog and she always rocks a cream cable knit turtle. I'm so jealous of how good she makes it look. I'd like to think I'd look like some sort of 50s ski bunny in cigarette pants and flats, I would actually probably just look like the drunk girl from the office party doing the walk of shame.

On the note of drunk girls partying can I just say when did the entire population of nightlife in Nottingham become 12?! Where are there mothers? Personally they all need a good pie and a cardigan. So here I give you a way to look cool and avoid hypothermia! 

Available from TulleandTiaraVintage

And for the daytime please wear coats. This is how I ended up with the flu, I never wear a coat. I also insist on wearing summer clothes in winter. I have learnt my lesson, now go buy a coat!

Available from Darlings Vintage - that's me :)

Hope you manage to all stay warm and germ free this holidays! 

Merry Christmas! 

Ellie xx

p.s. Have you entered the giveaway over on The Forties Floozy blog? You should CLICK HERE to take a peek!

Christmas Jewels - New Christmas Stock

It's got to that time of year where everyone starts to look at the year gone and start to make plans for the year ahead. For Darlings Vintage this means there is big change - a - coming! For starters new stock is now going to come in only once a week. We'll be previewing the best on here each week and showing you how to style them for an authentic look or a more modern look.

This preview contains the most incredible jewel coloured pieces in emerald, sapphire, ruby and two pieces covered with diamonds and pearls. Enjoy !

They arrive on Etsy on Friday 13th (ooooo spooky!).

Marlene & Me - A vintage trouser outfit post.

 I had the pleasure of being taken to the lovely World Service in Nottingham last weekend for a belated 21st celebration. It's got one of those awkward smart casual dress codes, wear jeans and you'll be frowned at but wear a cocktail dress and you'll be overdressed.

In the end , and I can tell you it was a rather lengthy process, I chose an outfit inspired by the ever stylish marlene Dietrich. Famous for wearing a trouser suit and looking damn good whilst doing it !

I do adore the trousers I have on here, however every time i look at these pictures it just makes me think how badly I need to take them up. Short legs. *grumblegrumble*

The trousers I'm wearing here were bought two seasons ago in Primark for about £8

The white satin blouse was stolen from the Darlings Vintage shop. You can shop for similar ones HERE

The necklace was £10 on a Spitalfields market stall. 

                                                              Shoes are New look.

The Fur Jacket (I know, I know. Naughty me) is also from the Darlings Vintage Shop. 

I wish you could see me hair better. It actually looked nice for a change.
I'm going to try and do lots more outfit post so do make sure you sign up to follow the blog. I promise you wont regret it ! 

BooBoo Kitty Couture and Bowling !

As a vintage aficionado I must admit I'm always a little skeptical about repro. I've heard horror stories of big companies selling cheap, polyester-y, poorly constructed piles of mush! So I must admit I've been a little weary when buying vintage style clothing. 

I have however been involved with local dressmaker Aislinn Ball of Boo Boo Kitty Couture quite a bit recently so bit the bullet and got a voucher. I decided to go for a pair of black cigarette pants and a black pencil skirt. Both are good staples and things I can never find to fit me due to my big bottom and loooooooong body! 

I picked them up this week and oh my, they are FABULOUS! She helped me pick the right fabric so they would accommodate my level of wriggle. Even when I'm sat still my limbs dance like octopus tentacles so they needed a little stretch! The fabric is also great, nice and thick so it holds a vintage shape, but still washable and easy to care for. Oh and they fit me like a dream. The rise is perfect they fit on the waist and bootay! Just crazy amazing. I want a pair in every colour. 

They are so amazing that I wore them bowling the next evening! My hair as I'm sure you can guess was not by me, but by another lovely local lass Lucille ! £23 for a cut and style...... BARGAIN. She also does some very funky colouring but I haven't got the guts to dye my hair yet ! 

Trousers: BooBoo Kitty Couture
T-Shirt: Sainsburys (I'm that cool!)
Jacket: American Apparel
Scarf: Vintage
Shoes: M&S
Glasses: Orla Kiely

Man wanted to join in looking pretty!

Then after a night of trying to be pretty man went for a more "manly" look. 

Wednesday Wishlist: 18th July

We are now the best part of the way through July (which means it's nearly my birthday!) and the weather is still a giant pile of pants. Big 'Ol greying granny pants. So what I am craving this week is some sun, not so I can get a tan or even vitamin D, but so I can justify spending a stupid amount of money on beautiful cotton 50's dresses.

The following two dresses are part of the collection I currently have in the shop at the moment. You can find them online at www.darlingsvintage.co.uk and prices start from £35.

Find the dress  HERE

Find this dress HERE

There is however someone at the moment who gives me serious dress envy. Miss Liz Tregenza. You NEED her blog in your life, you can find it HERE. The best thing is that she's currently selling off some of her collection on eBay to fund her masters at the Royal College of Art. She is going to be a modern day Coco Chanel, so if one if these dresses wasn't a good investment anyway, the fact that it belonged to her certainly makes it so! Here's a link to her eBay (However I cannot be held responsible for the ridiculous amount of money you WILL spend.) Below you can find some photos of those fabulous frocks!

Listed HERE

Listed HERE

So enjoy all and make sure you send me some pictures of you wearing your cottons. Oh and it's my birthday on Monday so if anyone fancies gifting me one of these beauts I'm an 8 :p

Keep smiling :)

Ellie