Today was High Tea day and the very first High Tea I’ve ever taken Miss 6 to.  It was cold, wet, dark and windy; so the outfits needed to be warm and chic to fight off the urge to stay home under a blanket.  Miss 6 wore a little red pinafore with scottie dogs on it in keeping with the tartan / Scottish theme.  I also realised while I was taking these photos that the dress matches Mr SKM’s kilt so you just know I’ll be doing a kitschy family outing soon!

Don’t you just love that ‘new dress’ feeling? This is my latest cracking vintage find, a 1950’s Italian vintage dress that is part secretary part sex kitten. WIN!

It has all the things I love about a great 50s winter dress. Great tailoring, beautiful quality wool, rear zip (no messed up hair), just past elbow length sleeves and making a very classic style just a little bit sexy.

Dress: 1950’s vintage Italian wool

Hosiery: Black sheer with red back seam by Voodoo

Shoes: Target

Handbag: 1950’s framed bag in black painted leather

Bow: Grace Lee

Earrings: pearled bows from Equip

Ring – Hand beaded creation found at a market

Lipstick – MAC Russian Red

Lashes – The Face Shop

Yep, I’m in love with this one!

Something special…

Outfit Details

Dress – 1940’s cocktail dresswith tiny silver metallic studs

Snood – via eBay

Flower – Wisteria

Earrings – Vintage pearls

Stockings- What Katie Did

Shoes – “Japan” by Wittner

Lashes – Eylure

Already it is June and I wanted to give you the May highlights before the month ended.. but still.. here we are!  May has been a HUGE month for me with so many new ventures and adventures that already are snowballing into the next few months. Here are a few of my favorite things….

Doing a very Super Kawaii Mama activity with my most vintage of friends.  Purikura with the Lindy Charm School girls on our Hobart trip!

Being invited to guest lecture at Whitehouse Fashion School with Jamie from OhJamieedotcom and Celebrity Stylist Philip Boon.

This image is courtesy of Oh Jamie – find more images of the day over on his fabulous blog.

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My Fan-Freeking – Tastic new business cards by Nuclear Studio.

Celebrating the launch of the new and improved Candice Deville portfolio website (also designed by Nuclear Studio), and the launch of my Vintage Hair & Makeup side arm.

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The lovely write up and chance to be a covergirl for Fairfax Newspaper! (Story here.)

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A brand spanking new MacBook Pro from the darling Mr. SKM so I can FINALLY get back to making new tutorials without smoke coming from the computer!

Stay tuned for a whole new series of wonderment.

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Now what’s next? Well I fly out to the Goldcoast on Monday morning for a whole week of the Wintersun festival!  I’ll be blogging, tweeting and facebooking all the events as much as possible, so if you want to live vicariously make sure you’re following me.  It is bound to be an amazing week for which I’m told I’ll need at least 13 different outfits to survive!  So stick with me and come along for the ride.

Okay… that may sound a tad dramatic for a headline, but I’m pretty excited to announce my new ‘arm’ is it were.

You already know that I work as a vintage model, do workshops here and there in amongst everything else; but the big news is that finally I can tell you that I am now offering my services as a Specialist Vintage Hair and Makeup Artist!

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Every week I’ve been getting loads of emails asking for advice on these topics, both from those who want advice on where to go for help, through to individuals looking to create their own look.  And while I can’t always help everyone, I do my best.  The response to my video tutorials (however crappy their production values are) has been astounding, and so I decided to take it to the next level.

So here is the scoop – Whether you need someone to help you with professional shoots, film, television or even personal lessons; I am now available.  And just what does Specialist Vintage Hair and Makeup mean? Well, it means that I specialise in creating authentic looks from the 1920’s – 1970’s in both hair and makeup. Yes, I can use modern techniques to achieve these, but I most often use the old school ways to achieve the best look.  One of the benefits for you, my readers, is that as more of my clients allow me to use their pictures for the website, I can show you how so many of these styles work on hair of different lengths and thickness to my own.

I’ll still be producing my video tutorials, in fact I’m hoping to do loads more. (There are currently loads sitting on my hard drive waiting for a friend to edit who doesn’t have crappy software like mine that keeps crashing!)

So check it out and pass on the word – I’m officially open and giving you my glamorous best!

I’m so often asked to come and participate in different events in other cities around Australia and this time I am pleased to say I am heading somewhere I’ve never been before. I will be in Hobart this May!  I’ll be joining the Lindy Charm School Mistresses for an action packed weekend of classes and there are still a few places left.  So if you’re in Hobart on Saturday 22nd May, come along and join us to learn how to Style Your Hair, Perfect Your Pout and Pose with Perfection!

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be heading to Tasmania as I hear that not only are the locals a delightful bunch,but also that the vintage shopping is to die for!  Yes a full report will be in order as will loads of photos and no doubt Tweets over the weekend.

So please, if you’re in Hobart that weekend, make sure to book in to spend the morning with myself and the Mistresses in vintage heaven.

Facebook Event here or visit the official Lindy Charm School site here.