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Lou Lou's Vintage Fair at The Albert Hall

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On Saturday I popped over to The Albert Hall in Nottingham for a visit to Lou Lou's Vintage Fair. I didn't take many photos as I was too busy shopping, but here are a few things that I saw: I didn't buy any clothes but I bought a hat and a handbag which...

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Save the BBC Big Band

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I love old music. Most of the music in my iTunes collection is from the 80s backwards, with...

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Outfit: Church and The Woods

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Hat - self-made | Coat - H&M | Dress - vintage | Shrug (seen in next photo) - Primark several years ago via a friend Gloves - vintage, gift from my grandparents   Hold-ups (held up with a suspender belt because hold-ups always fall down on me) - Primark  Socks - Primark | Shoes...

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Outfit: Dinner at Frankie's

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Dress - Lady K Loves | Belt - Tesco | Coat - M&S Stockings - Ann Summers | Shoes - Deichmann Today Stacey and I had a catch up - dinner at Frankie and Benny's followed by a hot chocolate at the pub next door. Gnocchi and cheesecake was my choice. You can...

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Elderberry Jelly

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1.8kg elderberries 140ml water 2 lemons, juiced approx. 500g granulated sugar 1. Gently wash the fruit and take the berries off the stems. Place the berries in a saucepan and crush them to release the juice. Add the water, bring to the boil and simmer for around 15 minutes until tender. 2. Strain...

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Vintage Style: Iconic Fashion Looks and How To Get Them

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I love vintage fashion sourcebooks. They're such a great way of staying inspired and finding new ideas for outfits.  I picked up this book last week at a bookshop in Matlock Bath. It covers vintage style from Louise Brooks in the 1920s through to the early 1990s with Cindy Crawford.  The book is...

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Outfit: Ring Ring Goes The Bell

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In a short while I'm off for my induction day for my new university course. Initially when I took these photos I wasn't happy with any of them, but I managed to weed out the ones I liked the least and fix the rest in iPhoto until I ended up with these. I...

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Outfit: Autumnland

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Coat - H&M | Blouse - Matalan | Trousers - Primark Scarf - vintage | Shoes - Clarks Maybe it's not quite Autumn yet, but I figure it's not far off.  I've had these Primark trousers hanging around for ages and I had a feeling I could make them blend with my current...

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Not The Sea

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As I write this I'm looking out of the window at the rain that's arrived this morning - as you'll see from these pictures, the weather was rather lovely for us yesterday when we (that is, myself, my brother and two of his flatmates) headed to Matlock Bath in Derbyshire for a day...

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