Born in New York City, Lauren Bacall, originally born Betty Joan Perske came on the Hollywood film scene in the 40s as a leading lady of film noir and made cinematic and fashion history. Devastatingly beautiful, The Look (chin on chest, eyes up) was engineered to help her through nervousness whilst performing for an audition [...]
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Dreamy and feminine, floaty and so much fun, tulle is the soft, meshy line where ballet meets fashion, and girl meets lady. ….and we can’t get enough. All images above found on flickr one :: two :: three four :: five :: six seven :: eight :: nine ten :: eleven :: twelve
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we are so excited to announce that we now have a cute little home wares section over in our shop! if you love vintage, retro and things a little bit nanna, go over and check it out! x
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Today I thought I would share with you a few recipes/tips to help you eco-fy your home. Green cleaners are gaining more and more popularity these days as people are beginning to realise that maybe those kitchen and bathroom cleaners that leave your skin stinging for hours after you have used them might not be [...]
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I am sorry. But this is just too much goodness for me to handle! Amazing vintage home wares, GROUPED BY COLOUR. Genius. Be sure to check out the amazing blog Forever is Today, where all good things lie (as well as these amazing images, and more!). Thanks for letting us share them. p.s. Like the [...]
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Amanda Johnson, blogger, designer, interior stylist, vintage shop owner, all round awesome lady, has been a bit of an inspiration to us here at {twin set}. Her blog, which shares gorgeous images from her home, wordrobe wednesday snaps, amazing scrapbook collages and all things vintage, is definitely one of our favourites and a must read for [...]
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During some recent research into Victorian clothing for a styling job, I encountered these wonderful images on the web, found on Flickr and other online locations. The thing that struck me the most is the posing, understandably unnatural for these people, especially when considering the new medium of photography, but also strangely telling of the [...]
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Here is our second fabulous post from guest blogger Jordan Clarke! This time she has worked her magic on {The Peggy} and I am sure you will agree that she has done a fantastic job. Thank you Jordan! Hello again! Time for another “How to Wear It” postie – this week based on the gorgeous {The [...]
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Attention Victorian peeps! Good news!! The very lovely Curious Oyster Shoppe is opening a store on High St, Thornbury. If you love all the things handmade, vintage, arty and local, then I know you are going to love this store! There is going to be a lovely little party to celebrate the opening, with extra [...]
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right when you think you have seen it all when it comes to awesome home design blogs, a blog called Plastolux pops up before me and throws me off my feet. check out these awesome eBay collages they have created, using things found on eBay for sale!! um. I am like totally going to steal [...]
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