Percy Pig

Water colour shirt and a rust colour skirt. Need to stop eating for a bit judging by these pics!

Prairie Oats Necklace

I have been searching for so long for a distinctive long chained gold colour necklace that I can wear with any outfit. I had a cheap one with a brown plastic gem (must find a picture) but the gold colour is starting to come off and well, ick.

I had loads of trouble finding something a bit different - i.e. not a gold owl necklace (!) - but luckily came across Prairie Oats on etsy which sells really imaginative jewellery crafted with vintage findings.

Apart from having great jewellery, Prairie Oats really got all those little customer service details right. From friendly emails to let you know what was going on with shipping, down to three layers of charming packaging once it arrived. I love it when you buy something from a seller who has clearly spent a lot of time thinking about how to make buying something from them feel really special.

Charity Shop Mirror Shots

From a recent haul...

Wardrobe and make-up

Early 20th Century Hair

Boardwalk Empire is giving me lots of hair inspiration. I love these Gibson Girl style pinned-up hairdos women wore the decade before bobbing came into fashion.






This was also picked up about seven years ago in the excellent Cheap Date Guide to Style, one of the only style books I've had with any longevity.

Lisa Stickley at the Tate

I think this is meant to be a knitting bag, but it's going to be for my flat shoes.

Lisa Stickley at Tate