“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

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“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

I picked my favourite post from each month to round up my favourite posts of the year ! If you want to see more of my year check out the video below!

There was a whole lot going on during the 1950s, both in the U.S. and around the world. The decade saw the start of the American wars in Korea and Vietnam, the introduction of rock 'n' roll music, the launch of Sputnik, a spreading fear of…

They're incredibly rare today, but portable girdle books were once very handy.

Spotted on WFMU's Beware of The Blog today, this incredible gallery of "Teddy Girl" portraits from the UK shot in 1955. Wikipedia explains the subculture here, and Coop, who pointed…

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“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

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“We weren’t bad girls. We were all right. We got slung out of the picture house for jiving up the aisles once, but we never broke the law. We weren’t drinkers. We’d go to milk bars, have a peach melba and nod to the music, but you weren’t allowed to dance. It was just showing off: ‘Look at us!’ We called the police ‘the bluebottles’ – you’d see them come round in a Black Maria to catch people playing dice on the corner. But we’d just sit on each other’s doorsteps and play music.” - Rose Shine (Teddy Girl) Teddy girls (also known as Judies) wore drape jackets, pencil skirts, hobble skirts, long plaits, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, straw boater hats, cameo brooches, espadrilles, coolie hats and long, elegant clutch bags. Later they adopted the American fashions of toreador pants, voluminouscircle skirts, and hair in ponytails. Their choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines recalling the Edwardian era. In the 70s, and again in the 80s, rockabilly music and a resurgence of Teddy Boy styles was fueled by the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, who added a little more glam rock to the look. Ted revivalists continue to pay homage to the original trappings of the 1950s style, in some cases driving 1950s cars, wearing only 1950s clothes, and stockpiling 50s-era collectibles. I find the Teddy Girl style beyond cool! I love the confident statement that the women that wore it were making. Austere but alluring and appealing, plus charisma factor. Every once in a while, I find myself incorporating and mixing some elements of the Teddy Girl style – studded leather jacket, cat-eyed eyeliner and sunglasses, red lips, houndstooth, tweed, Edwardian hairdo's, wingtips, flamboyant dandy blouses and other classic yet badass styling. The Teddy Girls of 1950’s London sported Gibson Girl hair and rolled up jeans borrowed from the boys, balancing the look with feminine details like boater hats, ruffled blouses, and bad attitudes and manners - they were not exactly society-friendly, apparently so. What I love about those ladies is their rough, raw, fearless sense of style. They had a brave concept of aesthetics that I admire passionately. They didn't give a shit about trends, they did their own thing and that is what made them so effortlessly kick-ass! British subculture and fashion style always steals inspiration from bygone styles - for instance, worn by dandies in the Edwardian period after World War II. So if you want to experience this sort of style, bring on the leather jackets, pencil skirts, rolled-up jeans, flat shoes, tailored jackets with velvet collars, boater hats, creepers (the only item I really don't like at all), cameo brooches... and a ponytail is always welcome! This was all about jazz, rock and roll, and being young and rebel. It would have last longer, but after that, it was time for Mods to take place. Get the Look: Teddy Girl by nancywilde featuring a waterproof eyeliner Sleeveless top, €20 / Club Monaco , €105 / Soaked in Luxury boyfriend blazer / Skinny jeans, €98 / Reiss knee length pencil skirt, €125 / Yves Saint laurent, €450 / Repetto ballet flat shoes, €210 / Oversized clutch, €46 / Antiquities Couture cameo brooch, €96 / Wooden Ships fur scarve, €46 / Lauren Ralph Lauren , €23 / Lip gloss, €16 / Stila waterproof eyeliner, €17 / Fresco Towels Union Jack Vintage Flag Beach Towel In White, €115 / MR. BATHING APE x REGAL Shoes "BAPE STA Wingtip"

I'm so happy to finally share my review for these lipsticks ! I've actually been wanting to try Bésame cosmetics for a really long time, not only for their vintage inspiration and accuracy but also because every review I've seen has been incredible! And.. I'm going to be honest.... these lipsticks exceeded my expectations! The colours are lovely (I'll go into detail for each colour later in this post) and they don't dry out your lips. I've noticed lately that a lot of lipsticks are very drying, maybe its due to the current popularity of matte lipsticks. If they are not matte then they are super glossy and disappear after a short amount of time. I had been on the hunt for some new classic to add to add to my collection and I think I found a winner. But before we get more into each individual lipsticks I wanted to talk about Bésame as a company first. It is a company based out of southern California and specializes in reproducing classic luxury makeup from the 1920's, 30's, 40's and 50's. As you guys know I am very inspired by vintage fashion and films so naturally I was very drawn to their products. Another thing I wanted to mention is that Bésame is completely cruelty free and does not test on animals! A lot of their products are also vegan, with the exception of classic lipsticks and mascara which use beeswax for texture. If you are interested or you would like more information here is the link to there FAQ. C215 Red Velvet I'm starting with my favourite out of the three lipsticks I tried out, Red velvet is a reproduction from 1946, and as the website states its an every day red! it captures the decade perfectly and I can totally picture a woman with curly pinned hair and this exact shade of lipstick. It's an incredible shade of red with neutral undertones so it will be flattering on most skin types! I also found it to be really moisturizing on the lips, as well as the formula felt slightly "heavy" (In a god way) I'm not sure how else to describe it, but you knew that lipstick wasn't disappearing any time soon. Of course as most cream lipsticks there is some colour transfer and fading while eating, which I expected, but there was a beautiful tint that remained. If you are looking to try out their lipsticks this is the one I would recommend [link] C225 Blood Red This shade was a bit of a risk for me... I don't normally wear dark lipsticks mainly because I'm so pale so I end up looking slightly like Wednesday Addams. But I figured I would give it a shot and try out this Vampy shade. This Lipstick is a replica from the 1922, I can totally imagine a flapper wearing this at a Speakeasy or even a fabulous lounge. During the 1920's women began exploring a bit more with their hair (Cutting it short) and that translated to makeup as well. Thin brows and dark lips, this lipstick captures that perfectly. I will note that this lipstick has warm undertones (a bit pink) but would still look beautiful on a huge range of skin tones. Similar to red velvet^ it had that same "heavy" feeling I mentioned when you wearing it as a full coverage lipstick. Which if I'm going to be honest I'm not sure how often I would wear it like that seeing as its so dark. The good thing is that you can also wear it as a stain if you simply dab it on your lips, making it more wearable for every day. [Link] C202 Wild Orchid last but not least is Wild Orchid, this is a replica from 1952! These plum-y/magenta tones were used a lot in advertising and fashion magazines in the early 1950's, it was a bit more unique than a classic red which caught peoples attention. I would say it has a slight iridescent look to it and I will admit if you like classic and "neutral" lipsticks this might not be the colour for you. But if you like colours that are a bit more unique and different than I definitely recommend this shade to you ! It's very high coverage and moisturizing on the lips so you can wear it every day knowing your lips will look beautiful while being moisturized. I personally find this to be more of a summer shade so I'm excited for the warmer weather so that I can rock this colour! I might take a page out of the early 1950's and match my nail colour to my lipstick ! [Link] Something I wanted to quickly touch on is application. I've almost kept thing simple and simply applied lipstick directly from the tube, no lipliner, just lipstick. While I'm still not at the point where I outline my lips with prior to every lipstick application I had started to apply my lipstick with a lipbrush. But I always had the problem of applying with lipstick nicely with a brush at home and then having to do quick touch ups while I'm out for the day. I found the perfect solution.... Bésame has a travel lip brush ! and look at the stunning packaging ! The bristles are of course made from Faux Fur and can be cleaned with water and soap! [Link] I hope you guys liked this review, have you tried Bésame lipsticks before or any their other products? I'm really curious about the cake mascara! I this its so interesting and would love the experience of being able to apply my mascara like they did in the 1920's! Definitely added to my wishlist ! If you want to see one of these lipsticks in action I actually used in my Last minute valentines day makeup look which you can watch below. Let me know your thoughts in the comments !

Library patrons make excellent art models.

The Sound of Music is one of those classic movies from my childhood along with various other movies like My Girl, The Princess Bride and pretty much every Pixar movie. I can't be the only one who used to think being sixteen and "mature" was an enchanting age in the eyes of an eight year old. At the time, my eight year old self promised my future self for this song to be my verging-on-seventeen-years-old-theme-song, so seeing as it's my seventeenth birthday in a couple days I thought I would analyze the lyrics in "Sixteen Going On Seventeen" from The Sound of Music soundtrack in honor of this promise... (Rolf) You wait little girl [activate impatience] on an empty stage for fate to turn the light on [First off, nice metaphors.] Your life little girl is an empty page that men will want to write on [Secondly... that's what she said.] (Leisl) To wriiiiiiiiite on I think Leisl just popped Rolf's personal bubble... (Rolf) You are 16 going on 17 Baby it's time to think [I'm not a baby! I'm a young adult god damnit!] Better beware [of creepy dudes] Be canny and careful [prepare the pepper spray] Baby you're on the brink You are 16 going on 17 Fellows will fall in line Eager young lads And grueways and cads [I've never attracted a grueway before...] Will offer you fruit and wine [I still can't legally drink silly!] Totally unprepared are you [thanks to high school for not teaching me any valuable concepts. Let me just do my taxes by figuring out the angles of these isosceles triangles] To face a world of men [Ouch. Sexist much?] Timid and shy and scared are you Of things beyond your ken [If I didn't Google what ken means I would have assumed you meant 'beyond your kitchen'] You need someone older and wiser Telling you what to do [DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!] I am 17 going on 18 [Great, one year age difference and suddenly you're so"wise".] I'll take care of you [If you insist] *Cue in the pouring rain and lightning storm to add to the cliche effect of singing to each other in the woods* (Leisl) I am 16 going on 17 [in approximately 44 hours] I know that I'm naive [Naive is Evian spelled backwards, so in the end... we're all just bottles of water...] Fellows I meet will tell me I'm sweet [Story of my life] And willingly I do believe [in fairies. I do, I do!] I am 16 going on 17 innocent as a rose [or so you think] Bachelor dandies Drinkers of brandies What do I know of those [more than you think] Totally unprepared am I to face a world of men [and crazy dance moms!] Timid and shy and scare am I Of things beyond my ken [there's that word again...] I need someone older and wiser [wiser by one year] Telling my what to do [because Leisl can't decide for herself] You are 17 going on 18 I'll depend on you [Well, so much for being an independent woman...] *End with romantic yet adorable dancing scene in a transparent green house... At least I think it was a green house* Concluding thoughts... Leisl likes Nazi boys and shouldn't become a woman's rights activist.

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson on making cyanotype prints.

I'm so happy to finally share my review for these lipsticks ! I've actually been wanting to try Bésame cosmetics for a really long time, not only for their vintage inspiration and accuracy but also because every review I've seen has been incredible! And.. I'm going to be honest.... these lipsticks exceeded my expectations! The colours are lovely (I'll go into detail for each colour later in this post) and they don't dry out your lips. I've noticed lately that a lot of lipsticks are very drying, maybe its due to the current popularity of matte lipsticks. If they are not matte then they are super glossy and disappear after a short amount of time. I had been on the hunt for some new classic to add to add to my collection and I think I found a winner. But before we get more into each individual lipsticks I wanted to talk about Bésame as a company first. It is a company based out of southern California and specializes in reproducing classic luxury makeup from the 1920's, 30's, 40's and 50's. As you guys know I am very inspired by vintage fashion and films so naturally I was very drawn to their products. Another thing I wanted to mention is that Bésame is completely cruelty free and does not test on animals! A lot of their products are also vegan, with the exception of classic lipsticks and mascara which use beeswax for texture. If you are interested or you would like more information here is the link to there FAQ. C215 Red Velvet I'm starting with my favourite out of the three lipsticks I tried out, Red velvet is a reproduction from 1946, and as the website states its an every day red! it captures the decade perfectly and I can totally picture a woman with curly pinned hair and this exact shade of lipstick. It's an incredible shade of red with neutral undertones so it will be flattering on most skin types! I also found it to be really moisturizing on the lips, as well as the formula felt slightly "heavy" (In a god way) I'm not sure how else to describe it, but you knew that lipstick wasn't disappearing any time soon. Of course as most cream lipsticks there is some colour transfer and fading while eating, which I expected, but there was a beautiful tint that remained. If you are looking to try out their lipsticks this is the one I would recommend [link] C225 Blood Red This shade was a bit of a risk for me... I don't normally wear dark lipsticks mainly because I'm so pale so I end up looking slightly like Wednesday Addams. But I figured I would give it a shot and try out this Vampy shade. This Lipstick is a replica from the 1922, I can totally imagine a flapper wearing this at a Speakeasy or even a fabulous lounge. During the 1920's women began exploring a bit more with their hair (Cutting it short) and that translated to makeup as well. Thin brows and dark lips, this lipstick captures that perfectly. I will note that this lipstick has warm undertones (a bit pink) but would still look beautiful on a huge range of skin tones. Similar to red velvet^ it had that same "heavy" feeling I mentioned when you wearing it as a full coverage lipstick. Which if I'm going to be honest I'm not sure how often I would wear it like that seeing as its so dark. The good thing is that you can also wear it as a stain if you simply dab it on your lips, making it more wearable for every day. [Link] C202 Wild Orchid last but not least is Wild Orchid, this is a replica from 1952! These plum-y/magenta tones were used a lot in advertising and fashion magazines in the early 1950's, it was a bit more unique than a classic red which caught peoples attention. I would say it has a slight iridescent look to it and I will admit if you like classic and "neutral" lipsticks this might not be the colour for you. But if you like colours that are a bit more unique and different than I definitely recommend this shade to you ! It's very high coverage and moisturizing on the lips so you can wear it every day knowing your lips will look beautiful while being moisturized. I personally find this to be more of a summer shade so I'm excited for the warmer weather so that I can rock this colour! I might take a page out of the early 1950's and match my nail colour to my lipstick ! [Link] Something I wanted to quickly touch on is application. I've almost kept thing simple and simply applied lipstick directly from the tube, no lipliner, just lipstick. While I'm still not at the point where I outline my lips with prior to every lipstick application I had started to apply my lipstick with a lipbrush. But I always had the problem of applying with lipstick nicely with a brush at home and then having to do quick touch ups while I'm out for the day. I found the perfect solution.... Bésame has a travel lip brush ! and look at the stunning packaging ! The bristles are of course made from Faux Fur and can be cleaned with water and soap! [Link] I hope you guys liked this review, have you tried Bésame lipsticks before or any their other products? I'm really curious about the cake mascara! I this its so interesting and would love the experience of being able to apply my mascara like they did in the 1920's! Definitely added to my wishlist ! If you want to see one of these lipsticks in action I actually used in my Last minute valentines day makeup look which you can watch below. Let me know your thoughts in the comments !

This product is one of my handcrafted leather Book Strap Carrier. Vintage 19th century school book carier. Take your book right over your shoulder with this vintage and Rustic Bookstrap. Made with Full Grain leather, not only does this durable Bookstrap make an excellent way to carry your book, but it is also built to last a lifetime. Simply place your book in the book strap and tighten it to secure your book, and you are ready to go. Let everyone know you’re well read and stylish every day. This is hand-stitched using the traditional saddle stitch technique known for its strength and durability. I am using burning leather edges technique and seal with natural beeswax for waterproof. The smallest book that fits securely in the construction is about 22 cm. (If you want to customize a smaller book let me know). The width is adjustable to fit different book widths. Wide range of colours available to decide which color suits you the most. The item is made to order and is usually ready to dispatch in 2-3 days. Item Details(in the photo): • 100% Handmade (no machine used) • Dimensions (Central Holder) : Approx (wide) 5 cm (1.97 inches) x (lenght) 30 cm (11.81 inches). • Dimensions (3xStraps (total) ): - (1 x)(adjustable): Approx (wide) 4 cm (1.57 inches) x (lenght) 110 - 130 cm (43.30 - 51.18 inches). - (2x)(adjustable): Approx (wide) 3 cm (1.18 inches) x (lenght) 90 cm (35.50 inches). • Metal buckles. • Leather thickness: Approx 3 mm (0,12 inches). • Material: Vegetable Tan Leather, high grain. • 1.0 mm (0,04 in) wax nylon thread. • Colours may vary slightly from screen to screen. • There is the possibility of stamping your initials or your name. I use the Arial font in 6 mm uppercase fonts. You can choose the dhl express listing, if you want faster delivery of your order. The books shown in the photo is not included. There are 3 different options for sending a package. The first choice (standard) is made with the state post office (EL.TA.). The second option (DHL GLOBALMAIL), is done through the DHL company. The third option (express) is made through the DHL company, using the company's express service. The delivery times, under normal conditions, depending on your choice, are generally as follows: (EL.TA): - EUROPE: 6-9 DAYS. - UNITED KINGDOM: 6-10 DAYS. - AUSTRALIA: 12-16 DAYS. - CANADA: 11-15 DAYS. - USA: 11-15 DAYS. (DHL GLOBALMAIL): - EUROPE: 3-6 DAYS. - UNITED KINGDOM: 3-7 DAYS. - AUSTRALIA: 6-12 DAYS. - CANADA: 5-10 DAYS. - USA: 5-10 DAYS. (DHL EXPRESS): - EUROPE: 1-2 DAYS. - UNITED KINGDOM: 2-3 DAYS. - AUSTRALIA: 3-5 DAYS. - CANADA: 3-5 DAYS. - USA: 3-5 DAYS.

Diamine Woodland Green is a bright emerald green. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens .