Update

No don't have a heart attack it's just me laura lou blogging again (which I'm aware I haven't done since September and I'm very sorry and ashamed of myself) I've been so busy with work I've hardly had any social time and the social time I have had hasn't always been worth documenting. However having said that I do have some (not many) posts that need writing up with some lovely snap shots to go with them.

I just wanted to come on before chief as day and wish every single one of you the best Christmas and new year you could ever have.
If you want to keep up with what I'm doing the you can follow me on twitter (twitter name laurencarr17) Instagram (lauralouvintage) on I'm now on dayre which, for those of you who don't know, is sort of like a tiny little blog itself.
I'd love to follow you back and see what you're all getting up to this holiday season.


It's once again been short but sweet readers, I promise in the new year I'll be back to regular posts, enjo the holidays and everything you do in them.

Till next time folks,
Laura lou x

Outfit Post: Mixing Your Seasons

So it's September and the start of the erratic weather in Britain.

One moment it's hot then one moment it's cold! It is till important to dress fro the weather though, but I hear you ask, how can you when you don't know from one moment to the next if it will snow, rain or be as hot as the desert?

The only thing to do is mix and match your winter and summer wardrobes like I have.

Skirt- eBay

Jumper- H&M

Petticoat- eBay

Shoes- Primark

Bag- Primark

Skirts and jumpers are my new favorite thing, if I owned more of them I would wear that combo a lot more often.

 

 

I really liked the colour combination of this outfit, not too bright and not too dull.

It also looks snazzy in black and white ;)

Aren't we romantic?

Till next time Folks,

Laura Lou x

Beningbrough Hall

WARNING!

 There's not an awful lot of vintage in this post in fact there's almost non at all but still enjoy these pictures.

So on Sunday I ended up at Beningbrough Hall near York.

I was meant to go on Saturday and had this cute little Gingham outfit on but it rained so we changed our plans last minuet (at that explains why I look so drab in these photos).

As with most National Trust properties you sadly can't take photos inside, which is a real shame because they had this great WW1 exhibit on, so there's a lot of pictures of flowers and the outside of building coming up.

 The Victorian Laundry

 Bad photo... sorry

 The walled gardens really made me feel like I was in The Secret Garden

 Me looking an absolute mess, I made up for the outfit with some victory rolls though.

I might add that although you can't tell in this picture the sweater I'm wearing is really cute. It's H&M and only £7. It has a cute little button detail up the sleeves too.

That is all :)

 There were butterflies everywhere

 You also couldn't move without these darned hornets getting in your way.

 The back of the house which looks almost identical to the front.

Till next time folks,

Laura Lou x

Dreamboats and Petticoats

There are no dreamboats in this post however there is a petticoat. My very first petticoat!
I've always stayed away from petticoats because 1: I have always liked the natural fall of a swing dress/skirt and 2: I wasn't sure if I'd look stupid in one or not.
It turns out I don't though so I shall be wearing them a lot more often *bank account cries*.

This petticoat wasn't a bank breaker, I went onto my favorite internet shopping sight, yes eBay, and managed to find it for only £10.99 with free p&p!

Here's the outfit I wore it with.

Yes all the photos are in black and white again so I shall tell you the colours.

Red gingham Gypsy top (Primark years ago) and a vintage blue gingham circle skirt.

Also my pin curls turned out particularly well that day, I was rather pleased with myself.

Till next time folks,

Laura Lou x

Beamish Open Air Museum

We took a trip to Beamish open air museum.

No words, just pictures. I'm feeling lazy today.

Here we go....

Till next time folks,

Laura Lou x

Just Starting Out

It can be intimidating when you try something different like changing your style.

I should know as thats how I felt when I first decided to give up on the hopeless fashions of today and dress the way I admired other women for dressing.

Vintage.

I was worried people wouldn't appreciate the way I had decided to dressed and that I would get odd looks from passers by in the street. But as it turns out people generally like to see someone all dressed up in pin curls and a swing dress and apart from the one off jealous glares off some females it gets a lot of good attention and so will you.

I've written up a helpful little guide to start you on your new style adventure.

When I first started dressing vintage I needed all the help I could get, I didn't ever think I'd be able to successfully pin curl my hair or achieve the prefect eyeliner flick but thanks to the help of makeup/hair tutorials and vintage blogs I did.

Before you do anything you need to decide your era. Are you a 1920s flapper? A 1930s film star? A 1940s

    Land Girl? A 1950s Pin up? Or something completely beyond?

I'm a 1950s girl through and through and always will be, I have tampered with other styles but I always come back to the circle skirts and swing dresses of that era.

Once you have decided your era things become a bit easier, you know what you are looking for in terms of tutorials and what to copy.

Clothes:

Try experimenting with the clothes you have first. Turn them from modern day into vintage with a few adjustment or by adding a few accessories to see what works for you.

Reproduction clothing is great, there are a lot of sites online that sell repo/rockabilly/pinup clothing all depending on what you want. You'll feel beautiful and confident  in what you are wearing instead of worrying if you've paired the right vintage skirt with the right top and so on.

I didn't start wearing true vintage until I was confident in my style. You may be the same or you may feel confident enough to go straight into it. Either way its cool, all that matters is that you feel comfortable and beautiful in what you are wearing.

Makeup:

It can be a tricky thing to perfect but practice makes perfect.

You don't have to spend a fortune on products either, I don't.

In fact I find that most times high street products work just as well (and some times better) as high priced designer ones.

I found that tutorials on youtube and blogs the best way to practice my makeup and technique but once I was confident in what I was doing I started adding my own little bits and bobs into the mix.

                                      Hair:

There are so many different vintage hairstyles it's hard to choose which one to try first.

I want to say

try something simple first but, if you've never done them before, non of them are really that simple.

Don't let that deter you though. As with the makeup practice makes perfect! There are so many tutorials and blog posts available on the internet so make full use of them and get practicing.

Here is a list of links that helped me when I first started out and if you want more go to my links

page. 

Pin Curl tutorial part 1

 Pin Curl tutorial part 2

Victory Roll tutorial

Brows

Hair and Makeup 

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, I'll be as helpful as I can (email on contact page)

Also sorry about the awful formatting, can't seam to fix it :/

         I hope this has been a help to you ladies.

Till next time,

Laura Lou x