Tag You're It!

I got 'tagged' by the lovely LisaFreemontStreet on Youtube to do this vintage tag. Now, before you get your hopes up that I've been fraternising with people who have such high-standing in the community...she tagged everyone on youtube, not just little old me individually. So, here is my tuppence worth of opinions and factoids on what I think of the vintage style and how I blend it into my everyday life.

And now I tag you! If you're interested here are the questions for you to answer in a video, or if you're camera shy just in good old fashioned writing.

1) Who's your style icon?
2) Whats your favorite way to get inspired?
3) What's your most used hair tool(s)?
4) Whats your favorite hair tool/ gadget?
5) Up-do, down, or half and half?
6) Is vintage styling something you do daily?
7) Whats your favorite blush/ lipstick?
8) Dress, skirt or trousers? Heels or flats?
9) Homemade or off the rack?
10) Do you swing dance?
11) Small subtle touches incorporated into everyday wear ( flavor of vintage, if you will) or all out extreme? 
12) Favorite perfume/ skincare?)
13) What does the rest of the family think of your "style"?
14) Favorite accessory?
15) Do you find the vintage community warm and inviting, or cliquish and snooty?
16) What drew you to this style? 
17) Your favorite place(s) to shop vintage?

Home Style Catch Up.

I am half way through what is shaping up to be a very, very hectic June. It started with copious and various parties, including Liverpool's latest student night: Untitled (run by my friend, Hasan!). I won't bore you about those parties, they were mostly drunken slurs of sweaty bodies jumping up and down to music, but I will provide a sneaky pic of what clobber I donned.

Ooh err you can see my brazier!

Can anyone else see the 'orb' over Rachel's eye? Is it Felix coming out to play for one last time? This is probably the last photo you'll see of that living room as we are all soon to move out!

What else? What else? Well I went home for the first time in two months, which, although short, was lovely! I got to see the family I didn't get to see at Easter, got a nice lunch by the marina in Warsash, and took a trip to Winchester with my darling sister.

I can't decide if I want to live in this house or one nearer the river...

So tomorrow I'm off on a two week dig on the Isle of Man - I'll do a little overview of those shenanigans when I return. And then it's the big move. Well, it's not a big move as such as I'm only moving four streets down the road but without the aid of a car it'll be strenuous to say the least! One last thing before I sign off to live in a hole: I'll leave you a (more than obvious) clue as to a new venture myself and a colleague are hoping to go into...

I hope W/S magazine don't mind me nicking this! (Check out Winchester Fashion Week! Almost over!)

Let's Take A Walk...

I confess I stole this post (gasp!) from the lovely chap over at Eclectic Ephemera, but as a Southamptonian and a complete history freak I couldn't resist sharing this with my readers:

Let's take a seven minute tour through pre-Blitz'd Southampton...

I would have loved to have seen a pre-1940s Southampton town! I do love Southampton (most of the time...) but isn't the old town much more beautiful? I did hear once that the city's High Street is actually a pre-fab one built after the war as a temporary measure. Well, sixty years later it's still there! Time for a revamp I think!

In the video I spotted a complete Holy Rood church, a Bargate that was still attached to the High Street, the old floating bridge, and even the end of my dad's old road in Bitterne Park! What did you lads and lasses spot?