How to wear the collection

You know how it is you get a new dress and you want to try it on with lots of different items in your wardrobe - I know I do I can't wait to create outfits with other things I have in my wardrobe.

So I thought that I would share with you a recent photo shoot that shows you a few different ways to wear your Miss K dress - if you haven't got yours yet don't leave it too long as there are limited available - www.fabulousmissk.co.uk

Charlie styled with classic black pumps and a festive corsage (it is a hair piece by Rosie Alia Designs).

Just the perfect outfit for Christmas day.

You can see more of these lovely hair flowers at

www.etsy.com/shop/RosieAliaDesigns.

 

I love hats and any excuse for me to wear one!! Just loved the green tone of this 40's trilby and the warmth of the faux fur collar.

 

The pop of red lipstick (courtesy of www.missyvintage.co.uk) makes this a stunning winter outfit.

 

Mixing colours together that you wouldn't usually think go is something I love to do - fabulous combo of red of the Charlie dress and purple beret (Lulu's Vintage) and grey gloves (Retreat Vintage).

 

 

More ideas of how to wear your Miss K dress in future posts and outfits too but in the meantime - how would you wear yours??

 

Photo: www.joeblackphotography.com
Model: Nakita Harden

Worn Out Shop - launch

Not much would get me up bright and early on a very dull and drizzly Saturday morning but a new vintage shop opening got me heading for Sheringham for the launch of Worn Out Shop - an adventure and dream for husband and wife team Marie and Shaun. Having spent many a family holiday in North Norfolk, they finally took the plunge and re-located to the area.

Marie's passion for vintage was ignited at the 1940's weekend and since then she has been a firm fixture at the vintage fairs around the county but her dream was to open a shop and now that has become reality.

The shop is in Sheringham specialising in 40's and 50's clothing and accessories for ladies and gentlemen alongside household items and  small pieces of period furniture. They have also commissioned a local lady to reproduce a range of 40's and 50's knitwear form original patterns - and she is an old pro well into her 80's!!

Marie and her special guest outside the new shop.

 

 

 

 

A colourful array of repro vintage sweaters on offer.

 

Very stylish customers!!

 

 

There were lots of tempting goodies and I don't think it will long before  I go back and try a few of the pieces that I have my eye on. Marie has a some fabulous pieces and is always on the hunt for new stock so make sure that keep checking back regularly to see what she has in stock.

 

Worn Out Shop - 2 Melbourne Road Sheringham NR26 8EE - if you can't get there have a little look and their Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wornoutshop.

 

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Sunday shoot - frills, fancies and nightwear!!!

Sunday saw my house filled with vintage nightwear courtesy of my good friend Wake Up Little Susie - a regular of the vintage fairs around Norfolk and Suffolk selling all sorts of fabulous things from various decades but now she is starting to specialise in vintage nightwear, bed linens and boudoir accessories.

The house was packed with two models - the lovely Heather and Marie, hair and make-up artist - Kerry from www.missyvintage.co.uk and photographer Stephen Plumb -https://www.facebook.com/StephenPlumbPhotography, Susie, her husband Simon and my hubby who kept us going by providing tea and coffee at regular intervals.

It was quite a packed house as we only have a two up two down terrace but you can see in the pictures corners of my rooms and the beginning of my dressing room which is starting to take shape (more to come on the finished result as it is still work in progress).

So here are a few backstage scenes of the days shoot. If you want to see more of Susie's fabulous vintage nightwear have a look at her facebook page - https:www.facebook.com/wakeuplittlesusie.

 

 

 

(photo Missy Vintage)

 

 

I can't wait to see the finished results of the photo shoot and I must admit that I was very tempted by some of the pieces we used and may put them on the Christmas list. I think that I also feel a little post about lounge wear coming on!!

Miss K loves - The Forties Floozy

You come across some lovely people in the vintage scene - some you meet in real life and others you get to know through their blogs one such lady is Alex aka The Forties Floozy.

 So here is a little Q&A so you can find out more about her........................

What got you into vintage?

My parents and all of my family have always been really interested in vintage cars/motorbikes, I grew up around them and that's really where everything kicked off from! I spent a lot of my summers trekking to classic bike shows and it gave me the love of vehicles that takes over my life and also love of clothes/style of that era too.  There was usually lots of rockabilly women or ladies dressed up in polka dots and petticoats and I'd always stop and stare and be completely amazed.

You call yourself The Forties Floozy - what is it about the 40's that
appeals to you?

I think it's the most feminine and beautiful era in terms of cut of clothes and attitude towards appearance as well.  I love all the effort that women (and men!) put into how they looked, it's something that I think we've lost a bit of in modern times.

Tell me about your love for vintage cars?

Oh gosh! Well it was always motorbikes that I loved when I was younger (and still do) but unfortunately after an accident it became apparent that I wasn't going to be able to ride bikes forever so I started becoming more interested in classic cars.  My first car was a Triumph Spitfire and it was the best car in the world, I still dream of having it back some day!  After becoming part of a club for young classic car owners/lovers I met the people that are now my best friends and also my other half too! Calum has 5 classics and I have my little morris minor that takes me everywhere so they keep us very busy!  Most of my holidays are spent on roadtrips or going to vintage events in the cars.

What do you love most about your "vintage lifestyle"?

Everything haha? I've met the most amazing people through events and even chatting about vintage on Twitter has led me to meet some of my best friends! There's nothing more fun that meeting people with similar interests to you and being able to meet up and chat about everything.

You are a student now - would you like to turn your passion for
vintage into a career if so what would you love to do?

I took a fairly big step in June of this year and bought Madam's Vintage, an online spectacles shop, that was definitely my first jump into making vintage more than just a hobby.  It was definitely the scariest thing I could have done whilst I was half way through the exam period of my second year of university, but it's certainly all been worth it! I would absolutely love to make vintage my career and it's something I don't stop thinking about.  I've always considered being an event organiser so combining that with my love of days gone by would be a dream come true.

Looking fabulous in vintage specs.
 




 
Vintage car love!!
 




 
Vintage chic.
(Photo - Men's File Magazine)
 
 
You can take a look at more about Alex  www.thefortiesfloozy.com  and if you need some fabulous vintage glasses have a look at www.madamsvintage.com.
 
 

 

The Collection out and about!!

The dresses have been out and about over the last  couple of weeks with Pop Up Photo shoots for the launch of Norwich Fashion Week - 6th - 13th March 2014 so put the date in your diary now.

Students from CCN along side professional photographer Ryan Bleyswyck took photos from local shops and designers - two of the collection were shot around the Norwich area.

Dress: Barbara in red crepe.

Photo: Jack Cornish

Model: Marie Sandra Reynolds

Hair: Missy Vintage

MUP: Tamsyn Sandra Reynolds.

 

Dress; Charlie in bottle green crepe.

Fascinator : Kitty Hats

Photo: Laura Gardener

Model, hair and mup as before.

 

 

 

 

Last Sunday the dresses had a little outing to Horham - home of the 95th Bomb group. It was the last open day of the season and hubby was playing some music so I set up a few of the dresses.

 

 

And then on Monday I had a photo shoot with Joe Black Photography, Missy Vintage for hair and make up with the lovely Nakita Harden modelling the dresses.

 

 

I am waiting for the official photos to come along but in the meantime here are a few backstage ones that Missy Vintage took.

 

 

 

 

The idea was to get a few more ideas and looks of how to wear the collection, I have a few more ideas up my sleeve so watch this space for more.

 

By the way - which is your favourite and how would you style it?? Leave a comment and let me know.

Fabulous Miss K Collection Launch.

Friday evening saw the launch of the first collection, press and friends came along to Farmer Brown's in Norwich to see the dresses on show.

It has been quite a flurry over the last week with blog posts from www.thefortiesfloozy.com and www.queensofvintage.com who were very kind to share the news of the collection.

Orders have been sent out and I am working hard to do lots of publicity to get the word out there - my lovely friend Gemma who came along to the evening has also written a fabulous post to www.retrochick.co.uk.

When it has been a dream for so long to finally see the dresses and have people say how beautiful they are is heart warming!!  The fact that they are dedicated to my Mum makes it even more special and I would like to think that she is up there watching over me and proud???

I forgot my camera in the madness of the evening but thanks to Kerry www.missyvintage.co.uk who was on hand to capture some images.

Me in Charlie dress.

 

Barbara in the 3 colourways.

 

Flamingo Amy (www.flamingoamy.co.uk) wearing her striped Barbara - I love how she added the red belt.

 

 

 

Look out for more ways to buy the collection - I will be at fairs and pop up shops in the next few months so you can come along and try on or you can buy now at www.fabulousmissk.co.uk. There are only 24 of each dress available so don't miss out cause once there gone there gone!!

 



 

The wait is over - The vintage inspired collection arrives!!!

After months of hard work, blood sweat and quite a few tears my vintage inspired collection arrived in the office this week.

This has been one  of my dreams for as long as I can remember and now it has become a reality somehow it hasn't actually sunk in yet.

The collection is dedicated to my late mother who was always very stylish, well groomed and talented seamstress - memories of pieces of fabric waiting to be turned into fabulous creations and her outfits will always stay in my mind.

Now the hard work starts - promoting and selling the dresses but they are limited to only 150, keeping them exclusive.

Hopefully this will be the first of more styles  and eventually a seasonal collection. It is the first step - scary but a very exciting beginning to becoming a fashion designer (that sounds fabulous but weird to write down???)

 

The Barbara dress (after my mother) in all three colourways.

 

 

Our first bit of press!!

 

 

 

To see more of the dresses, see my styling services and order a dress if you wish then  go over to the website - www.fabulousmissk.co.uk.