My next purchase of my recent Shein haul was a stunning little number in green velvet. A fitted flare dress in dark green caught my eye as it was both classy AND yet simple enough to dress up. In fact, when I first saw the dress I thought it was the perfect 40’s dancing…

For the past several years I have followed @PortsmouthCostumiers on Instagram Based at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth, the Costumiers spend most of their time creating wonderful designs for the theatre shows, pantomimes and more. Naval Uniforms are freshly bedecked and such flamboyant artists as Adam Ant rely on their couture and divine…

It’s been a long time since I have been on holiday with my bestie, Boo. We had got quite into the habit of having two or three city breaks a year and enjoyed time together in Poland, Hungary, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Lithuania, Portugal and Greece. Some of those places we even…

A couple of weeks ago I managed to get out in the garden and snap some photos of a new dress from that old favourite of mine, Shein. I had been struck by the pattern of the dress as it was quite an unusual colour combination and although I thought it may be a…

One of the biggest issues I have as a vintage lover of plus size proportions is hosiery. Being only 5ft tall and wearing a size 24/26 dress size it was always difficult to get anything to fit at all, let alone large enough until the amazing Snag came along. Those of you in the…