Be Careful, It's My Heart

The other day I was casually browsing ebay when I stumbled across a lot of three items. They were poorly sized and described - obvious guesswork, for a Buy It Now of £60 or Best Offer. The photographs were pretty sketchy and I assumed that this seller either didn't sell vintage very often or were clearing out a large amount of stock. I ummed and ahhed for a day or two, whilst I waited for some money to be withdrawn into my account. When it finally did, I only had £40 in there. Gutted.

Well, I had to take a chance, didn't it? I mean, I couldn't not. I put in a 'Best Offer' of £40, risking the sizes and the condition. I lucked out! (sort of) Part of the lot were some not properly matching but matchy-matchy shorts and a circle skirt. They are definitely handmade and I'd bet the shorts were made with the left over fabric from the circle skirt - probably not even using a pattern. Unfortunately, I'm separating the two :( because I just couldn't force my arse into the shorts, but the skirt fitted me. I know it seems terrible to separate them, but they are not properly matching, different sizes and would never be worn together anyway! 

So, without further ado, here is me in my new Circle Skirt: Lookses at the heart-shaped Pocketses!?!

It has this soft, thick cotton lining that makes it ultra swishy. I'm so in love! This is my first ever circle skirt and I am happy! Worn with my aforementioned Heyday Blouse and some cheapy Tesco shoes.

...and this is where I got the title of this post from ;)

Lots of Love,
Miss P xxxx
P.s, these are the shorts, but they have already sold! :'( 

What-I-Thought-Wednesday: Heyday!

Squee! I have been waiting to purchase this little beauty for ages now, and it's finally here! It actually arrived on Monday and try as I might to conceal it, you keen eyed readers still noticed it in my picture.! Its the beautiful Olivia Blouse in Deco Circles in Blue by the glorious repro clothes company, Heyday! Here I am sporting the blouse, along with my aforementioned Tara Starlet shorts and some trusty Topshop pumps.

I can absolutely vouch for Heyday after purchasing this blouse. I am absolutely sold and really hope to be able to buy more lovely clothes from them soon. I was won over from the start really, when I was having some difficulty even paying for my blouse, lovely Shona was so prompt and helpful. The second delight came when postie turned up on my doorstep and I discovered my new blouse was wrapped in crisp tissue paper and came with a sweet little note, from Helen. (Shona, if you're reading this, who's Helen? I feel Helen probably deserves some credit. Thankyou Helen!)

What officially sold it for me was just the quality of the fabric. It has such a light, feedsack-y feel in 100% Cotton and the colours were rich and vibrant. The print itself is adorable and very authentic. I have yet to wash it, so I can't comment on how it fares, although I will let you know if I have any problems. As for the price, obviously I love a good bargain as much as the next person and this isn't the cheapest blouse i've ever bought, but it certainly isn't expensive. I feel like it is an investment. It'll go with virtually anything, and is much more resilient than a real vintage blouse - and I'd be far more confident about washing this one! I'm really looking forward to wearing this with everything, haha! I feel like it really 30s/40s a potentially 'modern' outfit up. Overall I think we can summarise: Go Heyday! If I ever get a job I want a Fleur dress in every colour and a load of their beautiful trousers for when I go back to school. Ah well, we can dream can't we! ;)

I now leave you with lots of pictures of me posing in my new blouse!

Have a great evening/day!

Love, Miss P 

xxx

What-I-Thought-Wednesday: Tara Starlet

Most of my lovely readers will have probably heard of Tara Starlet. I've mentioned them enough times on this blog, sung their praises for Lottie Loves. If I had lots of money, I would already own about 90% of the stuff in their shop. How I would love to live in London and go to the Sample Sales they hold, but alas, I don't and the Train Fare is horrendous! I've been considering reviewing them for some time, and finally got around to it this week!

Being my lowly, teenagery self, I haven't the funds to buy whole outfits from repro shops or ebay or etsy. I generally get to treat myself to one item of vintage or repro per month. Two if I'm lucky. I have to sell stuff on ebay or etsy if I want more than that. As it stands, I only have two pieces from Tara Starlet's beautiful shop. I had to make a painful decision, but decide I did.

I love Tara Starlet for many reasons. First, that it suits me. I sometimes find 'The Forties' is a bit ageing on someone as young as me, but everything from Tara Starlet is light and youthful yet still sophisticated. Secondly because they're ethical: "On top of this, all of our clothes are made locally in London, to keep our carbon footprint dainty. These ecological techniques help to make our collection authentic, unique and exclusive, and at the same time, keep our conscience clear as crystal!" 


I myself own the Sailor Shorts and a blouse that they are no longer selling. I'll review the shorts as you can actually still purchase them! When my sailor shorts first arrived I was pleased by the colour. Just as vivid as the pictures suggests and the buttons were beautifully shiny and new. After a good wash in the machine, I can report that the shorts are still red and the buttons are still shiny!


For the most part, I love the fit of these shorts. The waist sits in the right place (even for my high waist) and skims just over your hips and your bum, not too tightly but not too baggily. One thing that can get annoying is that these shorts easily ride up. I'm not sure if it's because of my body shape or just the fit of the shorts but I did find myself repeatedly pulling the legs down! another thing, although I assume that is to be expected, is that the legs wrinkle up a lot on the inside of the thigh, however, it was solved with a quick ironing. 


They ironed pretty well apart from one alarming moment when I put the iron to the shorts and the fabric turned darker and shiny! All was well when they cooled though, and returned to their original colour.


I love these shorts because they don't look too typically like 'reproduction vintage' - which is often what puts me off repro - and they go with loads of stuff. I've worn stripy t-shirts tucked in for a nautical look, the same shirts tied under my bust for a pin-up look, with peasant blouses and even my other Tara Starlet purchase. I love these shorts and despite the occasional wrenching-down they require I can see me wearing them all through the summer!*


*Providing we see a bit more than a weeks worth of sun this summer!

Hope this helps, Lots of Love

Miss Pancake

xxx

Catch-Up Part Two: Prom!

Yay! Pictures from my prom!

and even a professional photograph, which I eventually plan to buy...!

property of easyphoto.co.uk !!

Finds!

Yesterday I attended my local May Day festival, and snapped up some goodies from the stalls along the highstreet. Gigantic bowl of cereal anyone? I also found this signed Lauren Bacall picture for only £8, which I am most puzzled by, as well as a lovely little handmade hair flower from a local little company, What The Puck?

I wanted to let you know that due to intensive revision sessions, I may not be posting regularly from now on, as spare time is spent working on something very exciting!

Lots of love,

hope you miss me ;)

Miss P xxx