Vintage Brooches | Thrifted, Gifted & Carefully Chosen
In April last year (good gods has it been that long!?) I wrote a guest post for the delicious Miss Charlotte Cake, featuring 10 ways to style vintage brooches! Visit misscharlottecake.com or click the image below to see the juicy frump free brooch wearing inspo for yourself.
Following on.. →
Replicant Style | 1980’s Neo-Noir
When Blade Runner 2049 hit theatres in 2017, every pop culture fan and their sister Halloweened in re-runs of 1980’s fashion, styled with a hefty dose of 1940’s noir. I don’t blame them, it’s a badass look. But it wasn’t a look I put my own spin on until my Mum thrifted.. →
Spotlight on Spots | Vintage Fashion Inspiration
From Dalmatian spots to polka dots, no one can argue that fashion went totally dotty from the 1930’s to the 1960’s. Balmain, Dior and Schiaparelli made spots a glamorous choice for well dressed women.
At some point, mainstream fashion saw spots go from stylish to childish, relegated.. →
My Advice For Entering MPUNZ 2018
It’s that time of year when Kiwi pinups start talking about the Miss Pinup New Zealand pageant. Who’s going to enter? What do you wear? What the heck do you write in your application, and don’t even get us started on that talent section!?
I remember the anxiety last year,.. →
Beach Hop Miss Retro Beauty + OOTD 2018!
Beach Hop Retro Pinup Show
One of my Repco Beach Hop highlights is always watching the Retro Pinup contest. Every year dozens of stunning ladies parade their vintage inspired outfits, competing for the title of Miss Retro Beauty.
In previous years it’s been hard for contestants.. →
My Strawberry Hat + Easter Bonnet-Along Roundup!
Hey there!
I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend, whatever your beliefs. Personally I connect to the pagan origins of Easter as a celebration of life and the arrival of spring. Sadly here in the southern hemisphere it’s Autumn, but that won’t stop me creating my own spring.. →
Waihi Warmup Best Dressed Comp 2018
This year I had the tough task of judging the Waihi Warmup best dressed competition.
Starting the Repco Beach Hop festivities, the Waihi Warmup has been running for about ten years. The main road gets closed while the hot rods and classics roll in. Music, food and market stalls and hundreds.. →
A Photographic Tribute to John Willie
Foreword
I first published this fetish inspired photo set back in February 2016.
One of my first forays into alternative pinup, it was a vital step toward developing my own style as a pinup model. Looking back at it now, I feel like it was a decade ago – Ruby and I look so young!.. →
Vintage Corsages & How To Wear Them
From the 1930’s to the 1950’s corsages were mainstays of fashion. While we reserve their floral beauty for formal occasions, women in the past wore them daily and far more inventively! Corsages are versatile accessory often overlooked by modern aficionados of vintage fashion, probably.. →
Finding Your Personal Style – Insider Secrets From Pinup Stylist Fran Robertson
Some people have an impeccable sense of personal style. They know exactly who they are, and exactly how to express it.
They’re the ones that make us say “That jacket is just so -insert name here-“…
This outward expression of your inner soul doesn’t come naturally to.. →
