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New York Showgirls On and Off Stage in 1958

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I’m fascinated by these 1958 photographs of New York showgirls backstage and on stage. Showgirls could dazzle an audience in their glittery minimal costumes and seem almost super-human with their perfectly coiffed hair and tiny waists. Yet after catching a glimpse behind the scenes we realise they’re quite human like us, and just doing their job, albeit in […]

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Vintage Easter Bunny Pinup Girls

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Who doesn’t love a good vintage pin-up girl? To get in the spirit of Easter, here are some gorgeous vintage Easter Bunny pin-up ladies.

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More Vintage Decor Inspiration

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I just can’t get enough of vintage styled interiors lately. I love light, dramatic spaces, filled with interesting finds and art. Elegant, simple, classic. I’m seriously addicted to two specific decor blogs – desiretoinspire and design*sponge. The latter has a category dedicated to before and afters where readers submit pictures of how they’ve redone the […]

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Springs of Oriental Wisdom

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Last week was crazy busy for me. Amid sourcing new items for Spring/ Summer (you should see the little dresses and tops I found – too cute!), running around doing mundane errands, having my dog Dougie over to play on Saturday afternoon (he’s such a busy little handful, I must admit I was relieved to […]

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Who knew Leonardo Da Vinci was a handbag designer?

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Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the world’s greatest painters of all time – famous for his Mona Lisa, the Last Supper and the Vitruvian Man. As it turns out he was also a handbag designer and now one of his designs will be manufactured and sold this year by Italian luxury leather goods […]

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