Dreams

Dreams do come true if you allow them to :)

Vintage prints everywhere! 3rd design from our 1st collection

alittle flirty with frilly sleeves and slightly shorter skirt

Its the contrast between the fuschia pink and turquoise that caught my attention when I first saw this piece of fabric. I just knew I got to have all of the yardage that the shop keeper got. Not a single metre was spared!

Special thanks to Joei, Deborah, Eliza and everyone for their motivating comments. You girls rock!

Retro for your home

My recent post inspired me to scout further online for more retro styled home deco. Come next week, its the season for new unions and settling down in that love nest is often the inevitable. Handpicked from online store, The Curios Shoppe, these clever home items make good housewarming gifts, not to mention Xmas gifts as the year wraps up soon. While most of their designs are retro inspired, I've also included some items worthy of our dollars. Enjoy

Shuttlecock Light Bulb

Can't believe its actually made of an AUTHENTIC shuttlecock!

Vintage Inspired Radio

Remember those days where you have to manually tune in to radio frequencies?

Dart Coat Hooks

A fun way to hang your coats now!

Vintage Rotary Phone

A word of caution: avoid voice recorded phone automated services.
(press 1 for English doesn't apply here)

Owl Letter Holder

Be smart. Keeps your bills at bay

Picnic Table Condiment Holder

When was the last time you had a picnic? Now you can, home style

Old School Calendar

Miss having calendars mounted on walls

Wooden Sharpener Pen Holder

Larger than life sharperner!!

Pipe Candle Stick Holder

Amusing!!

For more innovative home decoration ideas, check out Curios Shoppe!

Celebrities that go RETRO!

Anything retro and vintage shouts FUN! You become the centre of attraction and your style's unique. Its no wonder why so many celebrities go RETRO too!

Paris Hilton as 70s hippie chick

Fellow Simple Life ex buddy Nicole's into hippie 70s look too

Topshop Style icon Kate as Marilyn Monroe

Despite her hugely controversial image, Amy Winehouse scores with her signature beehive 60s hairdo, along with that retro mini black dress

Looking like a 50s pin-up girl and going blonde was the best thing that Christina Aguilera ever did

Emma Watson decided the only way to stand out is to go vintage

Katy Perry the original retro queen, never failed to turn up in vintage on the red carpets

Maggie Gyllenhaal's wardrobe is definitely full of vintage dresses!

Who would have thought of bright orange laced cheongsam! Brilliant design and cut

Even Barbie looks good in that shift printed dress!

Imma Naughty Girl (Nautical)

Searching high and low for that perfect nautical themed fabric. Had previously sewn myself a sailor top (pictures coming up soon) in multi-coloured polka dotted fabric and want to add a few designs of natuical themed dresses to my next collection. Nautical themed styles were all the rage in the 1960s. Seen in many of my old pattern books. Brings out that kiddy charm in everyone of us. Some fabric prints that I wished I had my hands on....

I want SAILBOATS

Those with anchor prints are even harder to find. I bet my buddy in class, Ms Diana is also sighing right now. I can't wait for her sailor dress to be ready. Will love to hang out with her in our own versions. Glad to have such a buddy like her in class whom I can chat about things we both love. For now, we just gotta keep our eyes peeled as we surf in our yachts, waiting to dock with the anchor when the time is right.

The Dream Home.

My cosy home would be something like this.. doing lots of evil planning already. He won't be too pleased to know what I've planned for the ID

Not that I'm opening a home salon, but the chair and hair steamer makes a good feature item!

Sis once said to me she was to hunt down 1 of these (retro hair steamers)

I do want a bigger TV (plamsa though)

This should ideally be my sewing workshop!

Where can I find this funky lantern?!?!?

Drools.... "Lantern Festival" coming....

Perfect atmosphere for me to SEW!!

I DO need more shelf space than this

Zoo Retro

500 Days of Summer proves to be a very addictive show. All vintage loving divas will adore all that Zooey Deschanel wore. I love her. Reminds me of the modern Jean Shrimpton. No need for more words, let those pictures do the talking here:

if only hats could be worn with swimming suits like in the 60s again

love those frills and deer brooch

very pretty summer loving frock

Looking like Jean Shrimpton

nautical theme is quinessential for style goddesses

She adores prints too!

Pulling off that French Artisan look well

Doll-like. Cheesy Not

Her style: totally vintage of course

Zooey Deschanel
Born 17 January 1980, actress, singer, songwriter and daughter of celebrity Caleb Deschanel

Snap shots from 500 Days of Summer

I LIKE Boys like VINTAGE TOO!!

Beatles' double

Is that you Brad?

Adrian Brody, Unshaved and leather= retro 70s rocker

The King himself, Presley not

Another fellow 70s rocker from the same band maybe

where have all the cowboys gonnnnneeeee.. oh haaaaa