Gladys Gladrags and The Good Time Girl

How to fold a scarf

2011-06-03T15:07:00.000-07:00

Tutorial guide on folding a scarves at Hermes

worth saving I think.

Found via Essential Curiosities

The Royal Wedding - elegance and oh dear...

2011-04-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

Elegance

Oh dear....

There's always one isn't there?

A Splash of Pink

2011-04-04T12:46:00.001-07:00

Wonderful pink umbrella here carried by Dita Von Teese, adds glorious colour to an otherwise grey day.

Elizabeth Taylor

2011-03-23T09:40:00.001-07:00

February 27th 1932 - March 23rd 2011

Hope Atherton's Favourite item of clothing is Vintage

2010-08-06T00:49:00.001-07:00

Artist and socialite Hope Atherton, 5th on Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Women in the World, says her favourite item of clothing is "A 1920s' black silk cape from my family's attic." Plus she has a vintage style icon, her great-great-aunt Ruthie.

World's Best Dressed Woman wears Vintage

2010-08-06T00:41:00.001-07:00

Tatiana Santo Domingo, Vanity Fair's number one best dressed woman in the world says her favourite item of clothing is "A vintage dress found at Ganesha in Ibiza."

(Image from MSN)

HORROCKSES FASHIONS: OFF THE PEG STYLE IN THE '40S AND '50S

2010-07-12T00:48:00.000-07:00

Horrockses Fashions Limited was the manufacturer of one of the most well-respected ready-to-wear labels of the 1940s and 1950s.
The company are best known for their full-skirted dresses which were sought after by women everywhere and were even worn by Queen Elizabeth II. Although they were produced in considerable quantities, the firm maintained an air of exclusivity for the brand, with an emphasis on good quality fabrics with custom-designed patterns and fashion styling with Parisian couture overtones.
The colourful prints will provide a visual feast for visitors to the exhibition, which focuses on the range of the firm's production, from glamorous evening dresses, to vibrant summer frocks and sophisticated housecoats and beachwear. It will follow the story of the Horrockses dress from initial fabric and fashion design, to production, promotion and consumption.
Curated by author and design historian Dr Christine Boydell, the exhibition will also be accompanied by a book published by V&A Publishing.

Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 6pm. Last Admissions 5.15pm.

Midsummer

2010-06-24T13:07:00.000-07:00

I fully intended to post this picture (found I know not where - sorry !) at Midsummer.

Better late than never.

(If anyone knows the origin of these shoes please tell me so that I can make due credit)

Royal Ascot 2010

2010-06-17T06:27:00.001-07:00

If you are planning on attending Royal Ascot please be aware that "Her Majesty's Representative wishes to point out that only formal day dress with a hat or substantial fascintor will be acceptable."

Fashion Icon - Marianne Faithfull

2010-05-25T04:56:00.000-07:00

Marianne Faithfull

Closed

2010-05-19T09:33:00.001-07:00

Our Etsy shop is now closed for the forseeable future.

Too be quite honest we found that the only way to sell on Etsy

was by continually relisting items to prevent them from becoming buried

under hundreds of other listings. It became a bit of a pain not to mention an expense even

though it doesn't cost much to list.

But the biggest pain was when people "purchased" an item and never paid for it.

Etsy automatically classes this as a sale and commission is charged they are very good

about cancelling the sale and commission but again it's a pain causing a lot of

unnecessary work for the seller and of course the "sold" item (that hasn't really sold at all)

isn't available for sale in the shop....

Last Chance to Buy

2010-05-13T13:08:00.000-07:00

Vintage Ruffle High Neck Romantic Victorian Style Brown Blouse medium small

1960s Vintage Long Sleeve Smock type Dress with Belt Size Medium

Tweed Blouson Style Jacket Size Medium

The above items are currently in our half price sale, the listings are due to expire after this weekend and we won't be renewing them SOOO if you want one of them get it now before it's too late.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/gladysgladrags

Etsy Half Price Sale

2010-04-14T02:59:00.001-07:00

There is a half price sale in our Etsy shop

do pop over and take a look.

You might just grab yourself a bargain.

More Miss Lanvin Dolls

2010-03-24T04:53:00.001-07:00

Okay enough, I'll post about something else next time!

Miss Lanvin Doll

2010-03-24T04:51:00.001-07:00

Here comes the bride.

Miss Lanvin Doll

2010-03-24T04:47:00.000-07:00

Miss Lanvin Doll 14

2010-03-20T13:16:00.001-07:00

A porcelain piece by Lanvin's creative director, Alber Elbaz,

to celebrate Lanvin's 120th anniversary.

Just lovely!

Do you have a favourite Sartorialist photograph?

2010-03-19T12:46:00.000-07:00

Bet you can't chose, I know I can't.

All images from The Sartorialist

Mad Men Illustrated

2010-01-08T01:41:00.001-08:00

Take a look at the fantastic Mad Men illustrations over at Dyna Moe's Flickr

A Pop of Color A Dash of Delight

2009-09-15T04:41:00.000-07:00

All images Kate Spade

CEO of Traid says, "Buy secondhand"

2009-09-14T03:13:00.001-07:00

Maria Chenoweth-Casey chief executive of eco-fashion charity Traid says,

"Buy secondhand it's the best way for the creative shopper to be individual and not squander the earth's resources."

( Telegraph Magazine August 29 2009)

Traid - Textile Recyclying for Aid and International Development, have since 1999 diverted 25,000 tons of textiles from landfill and raised £1.4 million to fight global povery. Find out more about them here

Vintage 1980s Burgundy Wine Patent Leather Clutch Handbag

2009-09-10T05:37:00.001-07:00

This handbag is featured in this treasury:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=81039

compiled by If an Hour.

Thank you!

Remembering the Kennedy's

2009-08-27T03:51:00.001-07:00

The Kennedy brothers

J F K & family

Robert & family

Edward & family

The death of Senator Edward Kennedy 1932 - 2009 marks the end of an era.

Coming Soon - Coco Before Chanel

2009-07-16T02:00:00.000-07:00

At cinemas throughtout the UK on July 31st

Coco before Chanel

Starring Audrey Tautou as the young Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

Directed by Anne Fontaine

Based on Edmonde Charles- Roux's book: L'Irreguliere: Ou, Mon Itineraire Chanel

It's going to be good and we can't wait to see it - view the trailer here.

Elderflower Champagne & The Good Time Girl

2009-06-17T03:32:00.000-07:00

Of course all Good Time Girls like a glass of fizz don't they?
Gladys and the Good Time Girl are no exception but in these credit crunch times champagne can be a bit of a luxury.
So we going to have a go at making our own - Elderflower Champagne.
We've got the recipe from our friends over at http://www.renaissanceshop.co.uk/ (where we got those fabby recycled envelopes from a few posts ago) and it's ever so easy to make.
If you want to have a go yourselves you'll find the recipe here.

Louboutin

2009-06-16T03:22:00.001-07:00

Take a look at these amazing images for Christian Louboutin

Inspired by Dutch Masters

Photographed by Peter Lippmann

You can find more here

Ashes to Ashes - series 3???

2009-06-08T15:17:00.000-07:00

So series 2 goes out with a bang.

Car chases, gun fights, 80's soundtrack

and

a secretary blouse

that's so devine you might just want to time travel to buy it?

But what's this?

DI Alex Drake is now in a coma in 1982

and

Gene Hunt needs her back to clear his name.

Series 3 when do you begin?

125 years of Marks & Spencer

2009-05-28T04:16:00.000-07:00

Marks & Spencer are celebrating 125 years in business

with a fashion collection

inspired by their fashion archives 1940s
1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

You can view the whole collection online here

or for the real thing check out vintage fashion on Etsy.

Our our own shop

Glady Gladrags Wardrobe

carries some great vintage M & S items.

Ashes to Ashes

2009-05-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

Another episode of the BBC's Ashes to Ashes tonight

Full of authentic 1980's fashion, the show is set in 1981

All that 80s fashion and a great storyline too, what more could you ask for?

Packaging

2009-05-13T04:13:00.001-07:00

This is how we packaged our most recent jewellery sale

in an envelope made from a page of a 1970s childrens' annual, tied with wool.

We got the envelope from our friends over at Renaissance who have two blogs

Renaissance Little Green Book and Renaissance Vintage Notebook, we think they'll be opening a www shop soon renaissanceshop.co.uk

Featured

2009-05-09T05:31:00.001-07:00

Imagine my delight when I found this in my Etsy Converstions box this morning:

Hello! I just wanted to let you know that I featured you on my blog: http://jangiesetsyshop.blogspot.com/ Have a great weekend, Angie

And I was even more delighted when I popped over to Angie's blog and saw the fabulous post she has written on our shop Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe

Angie has her own Etsy shop with some delightful scarflettes (amongst other things) for sale, I especially like this one, now if I had a little girl it would be in my shopping cart in a trice. There's stuff for adults too so why not take a look?

Photographic Angst

2009-05-07T02:39:00.001-07:00

We all know that photographs sell, after all what else have customers got to go on?

Unfortunately these photographs just aren't very good, they don't do justice to the clothing.

The lighting is awful, as is the background.

It's been casung me a lot of angst.

But the other day I listed the above skirt anyway and guess what?

It's sold within a couple of days or so.

The moral?

Well obviously we need to get the best photographs possible but maybe it's better to get stock in the shop, even with a less than perfect photograph, than to sit around wondering how to improve the photographs and not offer the items for sale.

Spring Blossom

2009-04-29T07:26:00.000-07:00

We have blossom everywhere here in England at the moment - enjoy!

Featured

2009-04-10T00:53:00.000-07:00

Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe is featured in an Etsy Treasury available to view this weekend here.

Thank you See Sue Stich for including us in your fantastic collection.

For more photographs and to purchase this handbag please see here.

Two Fashion Icons for the 21st Century

2009-04-02T05:59:00.000-07:00

Different generations but fashion icons in their own right -

HRH Queen Elizabeth II and Michele Obama.

Pearls - did you notice the pearls?

Vintage Scarves

2009-03-31T06:42:00.001-07:00

I have a glorious collection of vintage scarves

that I'm gradually sorting through

and taking photographs of to put in the shop.

Vintage Scarves coming to Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe soon.

Lavender the NEW Black

2009-03-29T04:15:00.001-07:00

If Lavender is this Springs' colour you need look no further than Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe

1970s secretary dress $22

1970s mini dress $22

1970s sheer secretary blouse with ascot $24

Shop Update

2009-03-25T10:53:00.000-07:00

Spring dresses are now being added to the shop on an almost daily basis, they can be found here.

Yves St Laurent at Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe

2009-03-19T05:31:00.001-07:00

In 1966 Paris coutourier Yves St Laurent launched his ready-to-wear line Rive Gauche , meaning “left bank”, left of the Seine , the place of abode for young bohemians and artists at the time.
In 1971 he launched a perfume of the same name. The packaging of Rive Gauche quickly became iconic and the electric blue colour was used in the advertising campaign for the perfume.

Gladys Gladrags has found a beautiful, authentic 1970's Yves St Laurent wool jacket in the iconic shade of electric blue with black trim.

Sadly it doesn't fit me so it's in the shop and it's wonderful.

Vintage Fashion Advice circa 1960's - Travel Clothes

2009-03-07T06:38:00.000-08:00

For Travelling

"Tailored clothes are always best. Flared skirts are more comfortable to sit in, and give a more pleasing look as well. When you reach your destination, the clothes you need will depend on the locale. Resorts require rather gay, festive clothes; cities more conservative businesslike costumes, while rough country life demands casual, comfortable garments."

Taken from McCall's Sewing in colour, ISBN 0 600 02457 1 first published 1964.

60's Fahion Advice - Clothes to Shop In

2009-03-07T06:35:00.000-08:00

For Shopping

"By this, we mean shopping in a city department store. Slacks and shorts are taboo. Again, simple dresses and suits are best. A comfortable topcoat which can be worn over a suit or dress is most useful."

Taken from McCall's Sewing in colour, ISBN 0 600 02457 1 first published 1964.

1960's Fashion Advice - At Work

2009-03-07T06:32:00.000-08:00

On the Job

"A simple dress, suit, skirt jacket, and blouse that can be mixed and matched form the basis of this wardrobe. Keep the clothes tailored, uncluttered and easy to care for. Usually a career girl's wardrobe is largely selected in dark colours, but don't be afraid to include some brighter colours just to add a little pep.Clothes that are too tight or too revealing are taboo in an office. Dressy, low-cut clothes should be avaoided. Casual clothes that look wonderful for informal occasions are out of place in a more sophisticated business atmosphere."

Taken from McCall's Sewing in colour, ISBN 0 600 02457 1 first published 1964.

Fashion Advice circa 1964 - At Home

2009-03-07T06:29:00.000-08:00

"The homemaker often makes the big mistake of thinking she does not have to look her best when doing her daily chores. Actually, ill-fitting clothes lower her morale and make her less able to cope with everyday trials. This doesn't mean she has to dress up, but it does mean that she should look neat and trim.If you look well and feel comfortable in slacks or shorts, wear them when working in the home. But be sure you look well in them and that they fit properly. A simple shirtwaist dress or wrap-around with flared or pleated skirt will often present a much more attractive appearance and be just as comfortable as pants."

Taken from McCall's Sewing in colour, ISBN 0 600 02457 1 first published 1964.

Do you Tweet?

2009-03-05T01:15:00.000-08:00

Anyone out there Twittering?

Mr Stephen Fry is a great Twitterer he has 262,396 followers too date.

Gladys Gladrags has 69!

You can find me by searching for my user name: gladysgladrags

If you Twitter leave a comment with your user name and I'll start following you.

SALE ITEMS NOW IN SHOP

2009-03-04T03:34:00.000-08:00

GLADYS GLADRAGS WARDROBE

SALE

VISIT NOW

AND GRAB YOURSELF A BARGAIN

GLADYS GLADRAGS WARDROBE

Power Shoulders are back

2009-02-26T04:03:00.000-08:00

According to Carola Long, Deputy Fashion Editor of The Independant newspaper

Shoulders barge back into fashion

Read the whole article here,
get the look from our own shop Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe where you'll find lots of orginal vintage 1980s fashion complete with shoulder pads.

Firsts

2009-02-25T01:29:00.001-08:00

Last week was a week of "firsts".

First sale from our Etsy shop Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe , first tag from Creative Coquette

and first vintage Yves St Laurent find.

I'll show you the Yves St Laurent find as soon as I can get some good photographs, the light has been awful for the past few days.

Now for the tag, seven things:

1. I once considered training to be a fashion buyer, how I wish I had.

2. Instead I went into advertising.

3. I live outside the beautiful and historic university town of Cambridge in England.

4. I'm a bag lady, I adore handbags.

5. And shoes.

6. And coats, coats I just love coats, you can never have too many coats!

7. I'm happily married with a family.

Now I'm supposed to tag 7 other bloggers to tell 7 things about themselves and they in turn have to tag 7 more bloggers to tell 7 things. So here goes:

Redwood House

Dear Golden Vintage

Le Creazioni di Giovanna e Roberta

Hope you don't mind girls?

Chanel

2009-02-16T03:29:00.000-08:00

Last year it was the turn of Shirley McLaine,
this year it's the turn of Audrey Tatou

as the legendary Coco Chanel.

Get your own Chanel look from Gladys Gladrags Wardrobe.

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T04:37:00.000-08:00

Hope you have a wonderful day.

With love from

Gladys Gladrags & The Good Time Girl

Michelle Obama in Vogue

2009-02-12T06:16:00.000-08:00

Michelle Obama made it to the front cover of Vogue, I'm sure she gets fed up with the comparisons but do we see a touch of the Jackie Kennedy's here?

Her dress is by Jason Wu who also designed the long white gown she wore for the inauguration balls on 20 January

Mad Men

2009-02-11T06:59:00.000-08:00

The new series of Mad Men starts this week in the UK,

Love it or hate it, you have to watch if only for those clothes.

The show has been said to have influenced Michael Kors, Christian Dior, Isaac Mizrahi and Peter Som amongst other influential designers.

60's Fashion Icon - Alexandra Bastedo

2009-02-02T04:07:00.000-08:00

Does anyone remember The Champions?

Wasn't Alexandra Bastedo lovely? Dressed wonderfully and so perfectly groomed.

She might even have carried a bag just like this

Find it in the shop here

New Hair Do!

2009-01-27T12:43:00.001-08:00

The Goodtime Girl has hair! Don't be shy turn around now and show us your new hair do.

Wonderful. Such a shame she still doesn't have any hands.

(By the way if you like the clothes they are now in the shop.)

Must Read

2009-01-25T11:52:00.000-08:00

"It's Vintage Darling! by Christa Weil is a must read for all you vintage fashion lovers. Absolutely jam packed with information on how to get the best vintage, where to find it and how to take care of it.

You can get a copy here.

Adorable Vintage Handbag Photograph

2009-01-21T07:12:00.000-08:00

Been trying to get decent pics for the shop and I was exceptionally pleased with this one.

The Good Time Girl Goes to Work

2009-01-20T05:26:00.000-08:00

Despite the lack of hair, we are looking for a wig for her, The Good Time Girl was delighted to model a pink vintage mohair wrap for the Etsy Shop.

You can see it here.

The arrival of the "Good Time Girl"

2009-01-19T04:41:00.000-08:00

Alligators Old Mink & New Money

2009-01-15T12:54:00.000-08:00

Now reading this book that was purchased via Amazon for an amazing £0.01 (+ p & P).

Feet First

2009-01-14T09:32:00.001-08:00

We're jumping into 2009 feet first with a brand new blog and a brand new shop.

Wish us luck......