Back to the Fifties... again!

Well, after the glum little vintage girls of last year, left stranded all dolled up with nowhere to go, this year Miss Mary Weather smiled once more on the Fifties Fair!

Sunshine abounded, and Naomi of Lila Jean Vintage and I were both thrilled to get our glad rags on and head to the fair. A little shopping, a lot of chatting (and lines for coffee) and bumping into lovely ladies ensued. And of course outfit photos!

Normally I buy something new for the fair... but this year I told myself to just wear something I already owned, so I pulled out this gorgeous Suzy Perette number I bought last year. It's actually nice to re-wear things! I'm so guilty of wearing a nice evening dress once and then hiding it away!

Speaking of this outfit, I am putting a note here to remember that next year I should not wear THREE petticoats and a panty girdle. Trying to use the portaloo was a nightmare. Picture me in that little box, trying to hold up three layers of petticoat and my skirt while trying to undo the eye and hooks on my WKD panty girdle and then trying to do it up again after (which ended up with me clipping my petticoat to my panty girdle and having to undo it and start again) and then wash my hands all while trying not to actually touch anything. You needed to hear this story, because... well, yeah... I'm all class.

It's always such a pleasure seeing so many well dressed people, having silly photos with friends, and listening to the live music! Until next year Fifties Fair, you beloved Vintage Christmas!

Wearing...
Retro Fit Pattern Suzy Perette 50s dress, 50s clip on earrings and rhinestone cuff, My Vintage Hat Shop 50s net and straw hat, Wittner heels, Vintage 50s op shop bag, Prada sunglasses, 50s Cashmere cardigan.

Thanks for the pictures Lila Jean Vintage - you can follow Lila Jean Vintage on Instagram here.

P.S. If you love this design of Suzy Perette dress there are several fabric variations out there - though I've never seen this fabric before or since!

The 2015 Fifties Fair that wasn't...

So in case you were living in a hole over the weekend, the biggest vintage event of the calendar year here, the Fifties Fair in Sydney got cancelled due to the heavy rain the night before making it unsafe. NO! So many sad, pouting pin up lasses and lads in Sydney on Sunday morning as the announcement came through. I was sad too, because not only had I already left the house when the announcement came through, but the humidity also STOLE my curls from me. I left the house with curls, by the time I got to the train they were gone. So, double sad. 

Still, it wasn't a waste of a day - in fact, I had plenty of fun!  I was already going to meet Bonita of Lavender & Twill at the fair for a catch up, so we adjusted our plans and met for brunch and shopping at Newtown where it seems a whole bunch of people had already descended in their dressed up but no where to go glad rags. It was really quite a happy day! Bonita took some photos of my sort of assembled look - I forgot to put on my gloves and sunglasses for you to enjoy and of course my curls had long died. Oh well! 

Wearing... 

The Sweet Life Vintage 50s Jerry Gilden dress, Melissa heels, Thrifted vintage bag, The Vintage Drawer opal lucite earrings, My Vintage Hat Shop 50s hat.