If it aint broke....sell it at a vintage fair for £100

Cute Ballet Style Jumper
(£14)

Audrey Hepburn Necklace - not vintage
but obvi cute (£6)

I am a terrible friend. The worst. You must just hate me. I completely forgot to tell you that there was a vintage fair in Cheltenham Town Hall today. Now, before you all shut your laptops and dismiss me out of hand I want you to know I went on your behalf and am willing to report!! This was the first vintage fair I have been to in this country and it was good - if not a little expensive. Apparently in previous years there have been £10 bins etc but there was not much of that this year. Loads of gorgeous floral 50s housewife dresses, big fur coats and the odd quilted silk smoking jacket for the gents (or ambitious female). In general a lot of great stuff, but very highly priced - most things were priced between £50 and £100 with a great portion of the dresses up to £200. It would make you think vintage is becoming more fashionable (which in some circles it is) and therefore a rise in demand causes a rise in prices - but the fair was not very busy and there was A LOT of stock left at the end of the day. I did purchase a couple of things... Also pre-vintage fair, due to it being such a nice day I had lunch with a friend in Tewkesbury and found this little album gem in an antique fair - have become obsessed with Billie Holiday thanks to my old room-mate being her number one fan - thanks Alex!

Bought from an antiques shop in Tewkesbury today
(£3)

Unfortunately we cannot always live in the past and therefore I bring you trends for the future!!

N

J W Anderson S/S12

Fashion Trend: Nightwear in the day - ok I know I told you I wasn't liking this trend, but being the fickle fashion mistress that I am, I have changed my mind. Every since Stella McCartney brought out her pyjama pant suit as daywear I have been seeing more and more people rocking this look. It is more the case of wearing a patterned, flexible matching shirt and trousers in a canvas or silk fabric. It is all about wearing prints that you love from head to toe. If you don't like huge floral print or scary stripes then just go for tiny polka dots or even just a block colour. It is better to tuck the top in to create the silhouette you are looking for. Put with HUGE heels, HUGE cat eye sunnies and your Bayswater and strut right into the office - a total different meaning to dress down Friday heh? J.W Anderson knows how to work it showing the pyjama suit in paisley - 2 of the HOTTEST trends for this summer. Catch more of J.W at http://www.youngbritishdesigners.com/designers/newgen/j.w.anderson&site=Google&src=Ad&match=j.w.anderson/?gclid=CMCCrtGIuq4CFcENfAodbxQp4A

Nail Rock -Tribal Print £6.70

Fashion Item: Nail Varnish. I like to paint my nails - my toes are NEVER without colour. Now usually I am a black varnish girl and rarely stray from this. But I have found something magical!! Now there is a bit of a crazy trend at the moment to have crazy things on your nails - faces, animals, prints etc. So I  have found tribal nails!!! They are tribal prints that literally just stick onto your nails!! All the fun without the lovely not-so-English nail technician saying "oh hunni why you no got boyfriend, you so preddy". Buy from http://www.asos.com/Nail-Rock/Nail-Rock-Tribal-Print-Nail-Wraps/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2068988&cid=5607&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Tribal

Christopher Kane Mirror
Disk Tee £30
Newgen - Topshop

Store or Label: Newgen at Topshop - This is a talent scheme created by BFC and sponsored by Topshop for 10 years this year. The scheme gives mentoring, financial help and offers space for fashion shows to get the new talent started. Some now HUGE names such as Mary Katrantzou, Matthew Williamson and Christopher Kane have been supported by the NEWGEN project (read more at http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/newgen). Topshop has teamed up with 20 of the past designers this year to bring out some limited edition t-shirts. My favourite is the Christopher Kane Mirror Disk Tee, but there are heavily printed ones, one with a doll face and a crazy Donatella one!! Check them out!


Celebrity or Designer: Nicki Minaj - everyone is supposedly asking if she is a sell out because she did that pop song with Madonna now her new single sounds less hip hop and more hip hip hooray!!  To be honest I think we should be worrying less about that and more about the fact she thinks she is Lady Gaga. She has been wearing a few too many similar outfits to the Gaga lately and I don't like it. I thought the stunt of bringing a pope look-a-like to the Grammy's was just too Gaga to accept. I think she is a great entertainer and I quite like her quirky music - so don't go all Kanye West and try to steal a blonde girl's limelight. Work it out gf.


Nicki Minaj at the Grammy's

Lady Gaga at the Brits (specifically notice dress shape)

Now it's Saturday night, do you not have someone to show your pyjama suit off to??
Becky xx