Vintage Wardrobe Essentials Three

Week Three Already! Today, we are continuing the Vintage Wardrobe Essentials Series.

I do hope that you have enjoyed it thus far.

 

Can you guess what we are looking at today?

That's right, blouses :) (If you didn't guess that, I'm sure that it was your next choice ;) )

 

3. BLOUSES

Blouses are the perfect vintage wardrobe essential because they allow you to wear your skirts (after all, we don't want to be half naked :S ) and they can also be worn over dresses (this means that, 4 dresses + 1 blouse = 8 outfits!). This makes them a pretty cool and pretty essential wardrobe piece.

Orla Kiely Films - Simply Beautiful

For all of my vintage loving followers, I simply had to share this. 

I follow a blog called http://www.rosaspinavintage.com. She always has beautiful outfits and a stunning photography. Recently one of the outfits caught my eye and I scrolled to the end of the post to find out where the beautiful dress was from. It was from Orla Kiely. Never heard of them? Neither had I. But now I'm glad I have.

The clothes are undeniably out of my price range, but oh so good to look at.

But the real reason I felt that I needed to share this with you was because I continued to explore this website and came across their 'film' section. WOW! 

Basically each film is a showcase of their Summer and Spring or Winter and Autumn collections. They are, however, created in such a way that they are engaging, creative and works of art in their own right. 

So, here is the link. I encourage you to watch them. You will not be disappointed!

Enjoy!

Memma xxx

The Many Faces of 'Emma' (Jane Austen)

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So, I have been watching Emma Approved recently. Emma Approved is the latest vlog series released by the wonderful people who brought us The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.


Basically, what these series do is take one of Jane Austen's novels and turn it into a modern vlog (video blog) from the main characters perspective. 

I am excited about this one as Emma is my favourite Austen novel (as of today I have read them all bar Sanditon!), and I find the characters to be well cast. Mr. Knightly is not bad to look at either, which is always a plus. 

Emma Approved is on a break until February, which gives each of you who have not yet watched it plenty of time to catch up.

Mrs Miniver... A Truly Endearing Afternoon

'I am finally on holidays', a statement which would normally lead into a fantastic and pitiful segue where I presently apologise for my many months of absence. So yes, here I go: I am sorry for not posting for a while. But I do intend to post more regularly now. :)

Anyway, with all the formalities behind us, I have some very exciting news; I have, today, completed reading Mrs Miniver! Mrs Miniver was written by Jan Struther, and while the book was first published in 1939, the short articles which make it up, were published between 1937 and 1939 in the Court pages of The Times. This particular edition, which I have now read, was published in 1943 and includes an additional article, which was published in The Queen's Book of the Red Cross.

The stories follow Mrs Miniver, an ideal British housewife and mother in the years leading up to, and beginning, World War Two, along with her husband, Clem, sons, Vin and Toby, and daughter, Judy. As one reads Mrs Miniver's thoughts on life and society, they are seamlessly introduced to her neighbours, friends and family in a manner which is both endearing and well written. Filled with many anecdotes and metaphors which were/ are applicable both in the interwar years, and today. Mrs Miniver's wit and charm is an absolute delight!

There are also some lovely insights into marriage, parenting, children, family, and life in general.