Vintage Coats: Somebody Help Me, I Have a Problem!!!

Am I the only one to be thankful to feel a nip in the air? I probably am, but let me tell you why:

I am addicted to vintage coats.

addicted I tells ya!

These are some of my favourites.

 coats take up a lot of room......a lot of room... I recently had to invest in another wardrobe to house my growing collection....Well, everyone has to have a hobby!

First up is a sherbert orange Lilli Ann 1960s jacket. I love this coat, it's light enough to wear in spring and an Irish summer! It does have moth damage but I that doesn't bother me. It is part of a suit but I can't fit into the matching dress, it is also too far gone with moth holes to invest in alterations.

 But I love wearing the coat.

  Next up is a 1950's bubble gum pink silk swing coat. So much fun!

This 1950's orange wool swing coat was given to me by a friend, I've had this coat for about 10 or 12 years now but I take it out every Winter and get it dry cleaned before it gets put away again in Spring.

I bought this black 1950's coat with fur collar and cuffs the first time I went to New York. It weighed an absolute ton, I had to wear it on to the plane to keep my baggage allowance from going into overdrive. It's great for really really cold days.

 My 1920's blue velvet cape is for more glamorous events. 

 This 1960's powder blue wool and fox fur cape is a recent splurge. I couldn't help it. I fell hopelessly and madly in love. My husband despairs of my addiction and his lack of wardrobe space.
 I wear this mostly on girly Sunday outings, art galleries and things like that. 

This was the inaugural debut of this coat, see how happy I am, new coat love....

This 1960s silk turquoise coat is also by Lilli Ann and very similar to the first coat but with sparkly buttons and an attached scarf. It too has a matching dress! I couldn't help myself.....I might need an intervention...

 This is more my every day coat, it's a teal blue 1970's, sort of like suede but not, it has sheep skin collar and cuffs. 

So there you have it, my secrets out...

Hello, my name is Caroline and I'm addicted to coats!!!

What's your fashion addiction?

All the Prettiness of Vintage Lace!

Photography by David Ryan Photography 

Vintage prettiness galore here! Niamh chose a  Dirty Fabulous 1950's lace tea length wedding dress for her big day and to add some extra glamour she teamed it with an ivory beaded comb, bird cage veil and Art Deco style pearl bracelet.

Oooh it's just so girlie and romantic!!!

Congratulations Niamh.

Bird Cage Veil perfection for a flame haired Retro Bride!

Oooh how gorgeous are these images from Cheryl's wedding in The Millhouse .

They were taken by Tim from This Modern Love and I think they capture what must have been a fabulous day beautifully!

Cheryl wore one of our birdcage veils to compliment her retro look.

It's absolute perfection with her red hair and victory rolls.

Love it! 

Dirty Fabulous Headpiece winner - One Fab Day competition

Back in January we had a competition on One Fab Day to win a fabulous bespoke headpiece -

The winner was the gorgeous Louise Benson........

Louise's Grandmother made her wedding dress for her using this lace and Louise asked me to make a headpiece that incorporated the lace.

Louise showed me photographs of her planned hairstyle and the position she would like to wear her bespoke Dirty Fabulous headpiece.

So off I set to work!

And this is the result!

Louise looked absolutely stunning on her big day and her dress is a credit to her grandmother.

Such a cute photo!

Big congratulations to Louise and her new hubby from us in Dirty Fabulous!

xxx

How to wear vintage hats!

Sometimes vintage hats can be hard to figure out.

Different decades wore their hats at different angles so here is a little guide that should help.
We find that wearing your vintage hat to the side at at jaunty angle often looks best. Vintage floral and satin bands look fab when worn across the back of the head.

Dirty Fabulous has a multitude of vintage hats and headpieces in stock from the 1920's to to the 1960's.

Try some out, you know your head is begging to be dressed up too!

Give us a call and we'll book you in

Pretty red butterflies for a pretty cool bride!

This gorgeous bride is Lia! 

She wore our satin scoop neck prom with matching underskirt and I made her a bespoke headpiece incorporating a fabulous red silk butterfly to match her shoes.

We love how Lia stayed true to her personal style for her wedding day and we were delighted to have been able to help out!