Etsy Vintage Update: Stripes!

Some like it stripey, some don't.

But I'm sure you all do!

 

These adorable striped vintage pieces are in store now!

 

Click HERE to shop.

 

Customers get a $3 OFF code after their first purchase which they can use for every purchase thereafter! Pin It

Summer 2012 - 2013 Recap!

Hello lovelies ! Yes, I am alive!

Apologies for being a blogging-absentee lately.  I have been slowly (and painfully) working through this mountain of assignments I have.  It's interesting how inspiration always comes at the worst possible time - when you are frantically trying to complete an essay that's due in in 3 hours!!!   I must admit, it is so annoying not being able to work on ideas as soon as they pop into my head.  It's been too long a stay in Struggle-town and I'm more than eager to leave.  Here I am sitting in the sitting room (because that's what you do in sitting rooms, duh!), surrounded by library material and research journals stacked up to my eyebrows.  There is barely any exposed floor space around me and because of this, I know two people who, too, cannot wait for me to hand these papers in!  And, oh yes, we've all been ill.  Gosh! We. Have. Been. Ill!  I've reached my coughing quota for the next three years.

On a positive note, I finally bought myself a dSLR, after years of contemplating (I'm funny like that).  I've also acquired lots of wonderful vintage pieces lately which I am itching to share with all of you.  Many of them will end up in the store, eventually.

I promise this space won't be dead for much longer. Until then, here's a quick recap of last Summer:

2012

• I joined the 21st century! (bought a phone with a colour screen, internet access and an inbox that can store more than 8 text messages!)
• I earned my official driver's licence (and my picture on it looks pretty decent too!)
• We trawled antique shops on weekends and found great buys at even better prices
• We explored more of the Swan Valley
• I found some lovely vintage pieces for the store (which will be added as soon as this week of madness is over)
• We visited Hanoi, North Vietnam (pictures soon)

2013

• I spent a few short weeks at home in Singapore
• I started a new part-time job to fit in with my university hours
• I treated myself to a dSLR (finally...)
• We visited Medina and Mecca, Saudi Arabia over the Easter break (lots of pictures to come!)

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Sessun Spring/ Summer 2013: Ambient

I've made a new discovery - Sessun.

 

Would you just feast your eyes on the Spring/Summer 2013 campaign.

 

I have no words.  Except for 'utter perfection'.

All images courtesy of Sessun

http://www.sessun.com/ambient.htm

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Vintage Clothing Labels: The Cute. The Weird. The Compelling.

Did I tell you I love vintage?!

Well, as much as I adore uncovering these history-filled gems, I love discovering vintage labels.  The cuter, the more weird and/or the more compelling, the better!

Here are my favourites from three recent finds:

 

(first two will be in the Etsy Store soon)

Which one do you like best?

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HOW-TO: Export Blogs You Follow On GFC To Bloglovin'

I am aware, as many of you are, that Google is retiring its Google Reader on the 1st of July, 2013 due to the decline in the number of people using it.  In saying that, I am sure that Google Friend Connect (GFC) will still be available to us... for now.

To be safe, I exported all the blogs I currently follow on GFC to Bloglovin'.
You can too.  It actually is easier done than said, I tell ya!

1) Click on this link: http://www.bloglovin.com/import

2) Click on 'Google Reader'

3) Follow the instructions (don't worry, you don't have to do much!)

And voila! All blogs you followed on GFC, you now follow on Bloglovin'!

 

Don't forget to enter my $50 gift card giveaway to my Etsy Vintage Store!
 

 Click this image to take you to the giveaway post

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Giveaway: $50 Gift Card to Hill Side Story (vintage apparel & accessories)



In celebration of the fact that I've finally jumped on the Facebook Page bandwagon and started a page for my blog and little Etsy store, I'm giving one lucky person $50 worth of free vintage from the store!  This gift card can be used at any time in 2013!

 

 

 

For additional entries:

 

• Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect Bloglovin' (now that Google Reader will be retiring July 1st and I'm guessing GFC will be too in the long run...)

 

Please leave a comment if you do so or if you're already a follower so that I can make sure to put in an additional entry for you!

 

AND/ OR

• Tweet this statement:

WIN a $50 gift card to Hill Side Story (vintage apparel). LIKE @hillsidestory on FB. Winner announced Apr 1. Gd luck! http://goo.gl/k4E6G
 

AND/ OR

 

• Share this giveaway image on Facebook

(How do I do this? Click on the 'Hill Side Story' link, which will take you to the page on Facebook, then just click the 'Share' button under the giveaway image)

 

Winner will be notified via Facebook message.

 

Simples!

(anyone in Australia see the meerkat ad on 7?)

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Emilia Wickstead Fall Ready-To-Wear Collection 2013

I must admit, I had never heard of New Zealand-born designer, Emilia Wickstead, before yesterday.  I clicked on a link that took me to a list of fashion shows at London Fashion Week earlier this year and chanced on her RTW(ready-to-wear) collection for Fall...
Let's just say, it was love at first sight!

Florals, Plaids, Preppy, Ladylike, Romantic... Polished 60s-inspired simplicity at its finest!

Here are my favourite pieces from the Autumn (or Fall) collection:

 (all pictures courtesy of this site)

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