Offshore Radio Theatre + Hair Tutorial (of sorts)

Last night we went to the 2nd Offshore Radio Theatre at The Kelvin Club. I did my hair and wore a 60's lace cocktail dress. (And a fur wrap - it was cold!)

Curl your hair in sections towards your face. I did a side part.

Leave for as long as possible and gently unroll the curls.

Comb them with your fingers.

Roll your fringe section and pin. Ta-da.

Lord Kelvin of The Kelvin Club.

More pics to come!

Latest Finds...

I went for a drive down the Mornington Penninsula yesterday and found these:



Vintage linen thread, dressmakers pins in a cute tin and some very old ink...Total price: $4.50



And a Canasta card set! $3.00.

Thrifting can be a little hit and miss. I found nothing at all clothes-wise, but these little things made the trip worth it!

Sweet Jelly Roll...

Last night we went to Sweet Jelly Roll, which was oince a monthly club night here in Melbourne. One of my favourite local bands, Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes, had their EP launch at The Spanish Club.



The theme of the night was 60's Spanish Harlem, which is quite obscure! I wore this late 30's black crepe dress and a red rose... I tried! I'll post some event pictures once they're done - everyone looked great. Check out this video from the past events!



I didn't want to be dancing with my bulky camera, so I too a few "before' shots... (you can see my cat!)

Garth wore a vintage 50's 3 peice suit and looked rather sharp.



I'm off to pick up a hire truck to move all my gear into the shop!

Earthquakes, Aftershocks and New Hair...

Hi! I'm in New Zealand. Queenstown, to be more accurate. We flew over here to meet up with Garth's parents for their 30th wedding anniversary. The day before we left, Christchurch (the town we were flying into) was struck by a 7.4 earthquake. Awesome. But, we made it. See? (click to zoom...)

There's a really pretty walk that we do each time we go, along the lake into town.




Queenstown is a total bust when it comes to vintage/thrifting adventures, but I did find this nice skirt for $5 in an op shop in Dunedin.
And my Cheap Monday sunnies arrived in the mail just before we left. Excellent!


For fancy, I packed this dress. The long sleeves make it nice and warm. It's a Berkshire "In Between Size Casual" from the late 50's.

I attempted something different with my hair...
Which I think looked okay.

Back home and to work Monday!

SUNDAY BEST VINTAGE JUMBLE SALE!!!

It's on again and you're all invited...



This time next week, on Sunday, June 6th, Captains of Industry (my work) is holding a jumble sale. I've posted about this before, it's always great fun!
Here's a map for those in Melbourne...we'll be at the yellow dot from 12-5pm.



There will be fairy floss, the amazing photobooth and great food and coffee! We're having a bake off comp too! So, if you like 30's-60's vintage,(if you're reading this, I'm guessing you do) come along. Bring your buddies for an afternoon of great (and affordable) vintage shopping.

See you there!

Six Ft Hick...your new favourite band.

Last night we went to see one of my favourite Brisbane bands,Six Ft Hick.
You should check them out. In all their strange, masochistic glory.



That's all.

Roller Disco Party!

Ben had a party at Rancho Deluxe. It was rad. Gemma took waaay better photos than me, because she is waaay more awesome. See more of her great stuff here...





There was roller limbo, a revolving cast of dj's, a bbq spit and potent punch, courtesy of Lupita, who has the amazing gift of hiding high alcohol content with fruity flavours...






So many lovely new friends!









Thanks Ben!

Chewton Cemetery...

It's been a while since I've been to a good cemetery. One with old, old graves, tall trees and lots of shade. Garth and I went to the Castlemaine Swap Meet today - photos soon to come - and on the way home, we stopped at the Chewton Cemetery...(warning - image heavy!)I wore my new coat. It was freezing!
















If you've made it this far - well done. Pictures of the swap meet score tomorrow!