In the Post

Yesterday was a better day I found £1.35 while cleaning, and my Beswick cup and saucer, (technically its a TV set) came it was better then expected, the seller described the plate as having two chips, but score, they are underneath, so not noticeably at all.




My Beswick Circus collection so far, it started with a Toast Rack I bought from Carnaby street for £45, two years ago, in hindsight I should have hold out on Ebay as due to their abundance they were selling for less the £10. I then bought a 3 piece set which consisted of a toast rack, crey dish and sugar pot for less then £20. I sold on the other toast rack and then got the salt and pepper shaker and egg cup.
I'm almost close to a breakfast set just need a tea pot, and a milk jug.
Iv been coveting Beswick Circus every since I saw it in Millers Guide to Collecting the 50's this book was to be my main reference guide for buying vintage in London.
I always, thought it was a shame they didn't produce a book that covered the 40's as well in the same format, after all 40s stuff is still accessible to buy.



Rolo was happy too, he has a thing for boxes and carrier bags, I nice new box to play in for a day.



Whats this? It survived the postman, well wrapped indeed.

Halloween Viewing- Suspira

I heard somewhere that Suspira was one of the greatest horror movies ever made, so I had to buy it.

Its has haunting soundtrack, visual beautiful, and features one of the most beautiful and geninuly scary murder scenes. The lead actress, was Amercian but the rest of the cast didnt speak the same language so they were dubbed in English Speaking countries.

The movie includes, wild dogs, maggots, barbed wire, strangling, and witches.

Ebay Flogging

Finally this week has ended, hopeful next week will improve. I got my Beswick cup and saucer, so by next week porridge will be looking mighty tasty and stylish.
You know when you have an obsession, when you are forsaking food, however I could do with some weight lose. Statistical, you more likely to get the jobs if you are skinnier, tall and blonde, okay I can only change one of these things.



My homemade chips,I made on Friday and Saturday, I prefer sweet potato but the King Edwards potatoes came out just as nice.



I really wanted this however I don't have have anything like £30.99 the current price bidding price in my account so its on the if only list.



Selling my wears, I'm dangerously close to the brink, so I'm selling my hard to part items.
When I first started collect vintage, I bought a few of of these British Mans magazines like Spick and Span, I then found Frolic which is an American version of these type of men's magazine, as you can imagine they are far glamorous and saucy. The adds page feature, female pin pal girls, looking for husband. Bondage stag videos and nude pictures. Whoever told you the 50s were an innocent time, where lying, the men just went underground and maybe had to pay for the ladies to do the things the wife's wouldn't.



This is a great catalogue, lots of beautiful pictures inside, of things you could never afford.



Ever wanted to make a vintage bra and pantie set, here it's all under my username essex_lolly on Ebay.

Update I have now included my Jakob Bengel pendent and 1960s Belly Dancer costume its amazing, wish I didnt have to sell it, but needs must.

This Hallow

I will be at home, the first in many years.Not sure how this happened.
So I have my fries, and popcorn, and 4.5hrs of back to back movie viewing.

Prom Night (70s) version
Halloween (80s)
Halloween 2(80s)

Not a Happy Bunny- Its Raining

Guess what! I actual made it to a job interview, I got up really early, it would of been praticual to take the rail, but before 9.30 is too expensive, especially for a job I probably wont get. I got their quite early, the place didnt look to bad, it was a rented office place.
I saw my interviewer, he asked me a few questions, then he said I live too far to be considered, I was livid, I then went into a speech, that most of my roles have involved at least an 1hr travel up to 2.5hrs and because the travel distance would only be a problem if I had to get their before buses started running or finish really late. What I should of said is, if that the case you wasted my time and my money, pay up.
It shouldnt be allowed, I know their more people out of work, but I dont think employeers should waste peoples time and money, just to make up the numbers.
The only saving grace, well their isnt one really, as I have wasted money traveling, wasted money because I needed a pick me up, in the form of carrot cake.
The bakers over the road had real carrot cake, probabley store bought, and not the dodgy version that they get one of two friends to make. The one version made by the person who can cook, is a lovely moist carrot cake, and then theirs the other person who really cant cook or follow receipes, really the homemade chocolate and carrot cake might as well be the same thing they taste like poison, and the trouble is you cant tell apart the good carrot cake from the bad one.
Yes I do like carrot cake, Portobello Market has a stall that does the best carrot cake cupcakes, and Selfridges has a nice Swedish Carrot cake, yum yum.
Yes we must gain pleasure from simple things.

If Money was no object I would go Art Deco

I have been watching BBC Fours "The Age of Glamour" a look at Britain glamour period, it seems the recession has created a need for nostalgia, I only believe that this recession is the worst in 50s years as we, I know my generation has been bought up to be a nation of consumers, spend what we don't have, want what we don't need.
When I was at secondary school I was inspired by Art Deco one day in Art class. I would faithfully draw art deco's most famous posters, I thought I was quite a good artist, but really I was a good copyist. I loved the modern look, curvy shapes, and glass shiny topped surfaces, it was one classy style. I did dream about owning an art deco dolls house but I thought £225 was pricey, when property programmes came on that featured art deco properties I was horribly jealous. Why didn't I live in an area that had houses like that? The thing that killed my art deco loving?
Why the price, I would want the original and from visiting places like Alfies Antique Market, I would need a couple of Grand to spare. The fifties look is more accessible, and the reproduction pieces available some of them look like the real thing.
Watching Art Deco Icons- Claridges which has some impressive interiors, made me realise are the best years over?, Apart from Obama, the fall of the Berlin Wall, can I say I grow up in era of great change and development and exciting new ideas. Maybe that's the real reason why Art Deco is considered the Golden age because everything was new and hadn't been repeated or experienced, it was the real period where anything could happen, you just had to have balls!

My lust, an Art Deco Dressing Table.

The Ones That got Away

You wouldnt know their was a recession on Ebay by judging by the sale prices for some things.
I really wanted this dress, I worked out what I would sell to buy it, 1930s silk nightgown, a couple of vintage magazines, a 40s wool jacket etc.




This 1940s dress finally sold for $145.00 on ebay, maybe Toprunway could make a dress like this for me?

This cup, but another cup has just gone on sale and I am watching it.

This jug which is the worst as its a rarity, but I didnt have the internet,
otherwise I would of bought it.



And this should of been mine, damn ebay for locking me out from selling for two weeks, from wear-vintage.

The List

Every women has a list, a list that covers their aspirations and dreams.

Here's mine

• Stay at my present job more then a year tick
• Work for the council
• Learn to drive before I hit 26
• Start saving for the future
• Go to Las Vegas for Viva Las Vegas for my 25 birthday
• Own Latex tick
• Have a professional picture tick
• Buy Hats tick
• Buy more Circus Beswick tick
• Be creative again almost
• Lose a stone half way
• Date almost

Change Please?

I want a pair of fabulous eyeglasses, Ive seen some amazing pairs on Ebay America my No1 source for all things vintage. Their are some wild ones on sale, I just need $195. Im trying to think why I dont own any vintage eyewear, mainly because they are very expensive in the shops and on ebay the nice ones always go for more then I am prepared to pay.
On the blog Diary of Vintage Girl , Fleur is modelling some beautiful examples of inventive eyewear, all not for sale.



Anyone got $195.00 to donate?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-WOMENS-50s-BLACK-SWAN-CAT-EYE-EYEGLASSES-FRAME_W0QQitemZ150381652805QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Men_s_Women_s_Accessories?hash=item230371eb45

Ultimate Mood Lifter- Keeping your Chin Up

When I am sad I like to dress up in my most glamorous frocks, when Im very sad I just like to eat Ben and Jerry's ice cream in front of a slasher movie.
Here's me in a 1940s cocktail dress, that I purchased from the Hammersmith Vintage Fair, I have to say I don't go their anymore now that my free ticket entrance as dried up as well as I kinda didnt like the atmosphere anymore, it seemed like a few of the sellers were disappointed with the amount of sales they were getting or maybe it was the crowd. They would whisper things when I used to take my aunt, like "she's not going to buy anything!" As if black people dont like vintage. I actually get the same feeling when I look for vintage in Greenwich, there was this lovely desk with attached chair in one of the shops, but I didnt want to buy it as I felt ill at ease.

Material of dress is like a waterproof coat, weird but functional.




My Jakob Bengel Earrings I bought at Angels Antique Arcade

I then change into my glamorous nightwear, it is probably a dressing gown in the true since you but it on as you get ready, it was the first vintage piece of clothing I ever bought from Ebay and I remember waiting, worried it may get lost in international post.

The person who made it, stitched the shoulder wrong, then unpicked it and did it again, that why I love vintage it has a story and conscience.

Coupled with my Hollywood ostrich cape (Grays Antique Market), apparently Kate Moss wear it in a photoshoot for some magazines like I D, that probably explains the burn mark on it and the faint smell of smoke. I feel so Hollywood, its the ultimate mood lifter.

Ladies of Colour- Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith is my new girl crush, retro styled clothing with a shock of red hair.
I love her every look in the video New York and Stone Cold Sober.

Key style
50s silhouette's
modern prints and colourways
hats
decoration, rhinestone, beading and sequin
Mix and match textures
Clashing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvXeUqlfxhY