A ball of a time!

So in January I made a new years resolution to start swing dancing. I started in February and haven't looked back since! Its one of my favorite things to do and I'm completely addicted! On Saturday I performed with all the lovely dancers from Dalston swing patrol at the 'performance ball'.

Along with Harriett and our gorgeous friend Ruth we primped, curled and powered all the lovely Dalston ladies.

Me at 'Camp fabulous'. 

I'm wearing a early forties dress that I borrowed from Harriett. 

All this glamour (plus two other ladies!) took us about four hours and they all looked amazing!

As a (errr) special treat to you all, here's a video of me dancing with my (very patient!) partner Luke and all the other fabulous dancers.  Try not to concentrate on all my mistakes! We're second from left at the front. 

If anyone was thinking about taking up swing dancing - I seriously urge you to! Its an amazing hobby, I'm fitter than ever and I've met so many wonderful people. 

Enjoy all!

Love Aimee xx 

Lots of thanks to my teachers and Melissa, Jamie, Anna, Luke for all their kind help and everyone else for being so damn fabulous! 

Spitalfields Street Style and Sunday Sale and Social!

Sundays is the one day a week I  refuse to do anything productive, instead spending 

my day cycling round the various markets in the east end, visiting friends at work 

and buying ridiculous amounts of flowers on Columbia road. This Sunday I was 

photographed wondering by Spitalfields market for the blog KaipaParazz. 

I wore....

1930s Dress: Camden Antiques Market

1930s Jaeger Jumper: Charity Shop

1940s Basket: Charity Shop

1940s Shoes: Charity Shop

1930s Fur stole: Portobello Antiques Market. 

I hope everyone else had a lovely weekend! I have something very excited

planned for this coming Sunday, I will be selling my glad rags at the 

Sunday Sale & Social with the wonderful ladies of the Vintage Mafia ! If you

 are in London do come by and say hello! 

Harriett x

Who wears short shorts?

Whats cuter than a 1950's bustier? Two 1950's bustiers! 

Last Saturday we headed down to fabulous 'Blitz Party'. We decided that last it would probably be the last time we could wear such scandalous outfits before they have to be put in the box for next summer.

I found these two bustiers on a stall at Spitalfields market and I had to treat Harriett to one for her birthday. They had to be taken in quite a lot - the previous owner must of had one hell of a rack! They're identical apart from Harriett's has green stripes and mine has orange stripes.

My shorts are from ASOS while Harriett's are 40's little boys shorts from Lewes. I'm also wearing fishnets from 'What Katie did' (oooh Matron!).

We're also wearing Harriett's vintage silk flowers from various charity shops and flea markets. 

This is our gorgeous friend and host Andria who manages to spoil us all evening while a room of drooling men form a orderly line to hit on her.  

Thank you to the lovely people at 'Blitz Party' for having us. Thank you to our lovely friend Andrew for taking these photos and kindly editing them too! 

Lots of love 

Aimee

xxx 

Party Hard

A few moons ago we found ourselves swanning around 'Die Freche Muse'. An event that promises a 'irreverent, decadent, sexually ambivalent & dissolute.' time in a speak easy in Dalston. 

©  Sin Bozkurt

©  Sin Bozkurt

We had a fun time at 'Die Freche Muse', although we found the night perhaps a little pretentious. I'm all up for vintage nights but '1920's and 30's' wear 'strictly enforced' always throws me a little. Especially when there was minimal authentic clothing anyway.    

©  Sin Bozkurt

Harriett wore her beautiful 30's showgirl outfit with vintage feathers and I wore a 30's slinky gown with Harriett's lovely 30's headpiece. 

©  Sin Bozkurt

We really enjoyed the entertainment. Fabulous drag acts resembling Greta Garbo and this lovely lady. 

©  Sin Bozkurt

©  Sin Bozkurt

The drinks were also super cheap (always a plus!). Unfortunately there was a distinct lack of men as usual apart from the ones dragged along by a female friend celebrating a birthday. 

©  Sin Bozkurt

All photos taken and kindly used with permission of Sin Bozkurt. 

Would we go again? Yes. Is £10 (advanced) a bit on the steep side? Perhaps, but what club isn't £10 these days.

Lots of love Aimee xx 

My New Bike.

40's tweed trousers, 40's riding jacket, 30's bag, blouse and fur all from charity shops.

This is Betty she is a 1956 New Hudson and I think we are in love. The wonderful street

 style photographer Anne Berknecker photographed me out for a Sunday stroll down  Columbia road last weekend, before I rode around terrorising the streets of Hackney

with my less then agile cycling. Anne is  also responsible for this picture that she 

took last winter which ended up in a full page spread in German Grazia! So thanks 

again to her, and wish my little bike luck as she may be going to Holland soon to a

 vintage bike show to get all her gears in tip top order. 

Harriett x