Vintage Tea Party Inspiration Shoot from Kate Romenesko
Oh I have the sweetest inspiration shoot for you today! You may remember the opulent renaissance wedding inspiration shoot from Kate Romenesko a few weeks back, and I confess I rather fell in love with not only the wonderful styling but also Kate’s beautifully romantic photography, and today’s inspiration shoot is equally as lovely…. It [...]
Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons #69
I think its fair to say this week didn’t exactly go to plan – I have been looking forward to seeing The Great Gatsby for absolute months, counting down the days to the 10th of May, only to discover that it isn’t being shown in NZ until next month?! If at all possible it has [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Natalie Talmadge
Inspired by last week’s release of Baz Luhrman’s Great Gatsby, this week Chic Vintage Brides is celebrating all things flapper fabulous and deco delicious! Yesterday, it was all about the glitz and the glam with the seriously swoon-some Great Gatsby Collection from Tiffany & Co. And today, whilst you may not have heard of the Chic [...]
The Great Gatsby Collection from Tiffany & Co
I don’t know about you but I am so excited about the release of Baz Luhrmans much anticiapted The Great Gatsby! As if I wasn’t already, it has me seriously swooning over all things Jazz Age and Art Deco. And just when I thought I couldn’t be any more excited about this film, I read [...]
Jenny Packham’s Age of Elegance Inspired 2014 Bridal Collection
No designer creates outfits for the modern-day goddess quite like Jenny Packham and her recently unveiled Spring 2014 Collection, inspired by the Belle Epoque, contained everything we have come to expect from this deco-divine designer - vintage-inspired dresses that simply ooze glamour and luxury, sleek sheaths and stunning gowns with plunging necklines, shimmering with embroidery and embellishments….. From the great lady [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Norma Shearer
I admire the sassy determination of today’s Chic Vintage Bride, as much as her style and beauty. A true icon of Hollywood, one of cinema’s great feminist pioneers and one of Joan Crawford‘s arch nemesis (any lady who took on Joan deserves respect!) The ‘First Lady of MGM’ Norma Shearer married MGM producer Irving Thalberg on September [...]
Bella Figura’s Dazzling 2013 Collection
I have long been a huge fan of luxurious letter press stationery extraordinaires Bella Figura (it is hard to believe it has been a year, or more, since I introduced their lavish 2012 collection) I truly adore this little artisan letterpress shop – the love and passion they have put into perfecting their craft the old-fashioned way; the way they use antique cast-iron [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Hilda
Last week’s Chic Vintage Bride was all about the pomp and splendour of the fancy and frivolous 1953 wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier, whereas today’s post is all about this happy couples beaming smiles…… Have you ever seen a more gleeful pair? That photo just makes me happy! I wish I could share the who, where [...]
Johanna Johnson’s Exquisite ‘Still Is The Night, Not So My Heart’ Bridal Collection
Oh where to even find the adjectives and superlatives to describe Johanna Johnson‘s latest collection?! So unforgettable was her last collection The Luxor that it hardly seems possible a year has passed since its launch. And if you thought, as I did then, that nothing could surpass it – just wait until you see ‘Still [...]
Gwendolynne’s 2013 Collection from Melbourne Spring Fashion Week
Through her beautiful bridal collections Gwendolynne Burkin long established herself as one of Australia’s top bridal designers. A fashion purist who avoids fashion trends and remains true to her own sense of style Gwendolynne‘s gowns are Art Deco infused, exquisitely embellished pieces of art…… Created from the most beautifully delicate, floaty fabrics of champagne, silver, gold and [...]
Britten Weddings Art Deco Inspired 2013 Collection ‘Circa’
I have such a treat for Art Deco fans today!! A collection full of fabulous feather fans, flapper inspired headdresses, intricate jewellery and embellished handbags…… These gorgeous pieces are from the new ‘Circa’ collection from the British Britten Weddings. The incredibly talented lady behind Britten and ‘Cira’ is Sarah who describes the collection as “the product [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Mlle. Claire Teglien
I ♥ the image of today’s Chic Vintage Bride, in true Parisien style she shows such a ‘joie de vivre’….. (Image from Corbis) Mademoiselle Claire Teglien married her beau Monsieur Devers in 1930 Paris arriving wearing a big smile on the handlebars of her grooms bike – causing quite a stir “What may portend the return of [...]
Grace and Glamour from Jenny Packham’s Fall 2013 Bridal Collection
Following last week’s posts from the catwalks of New York’s Fall 2013 Bridal Fashion Week (Vera Wang’s classic collection, Claire Pettibone’s romantic collection and Monique Lhuillier’s alluringly dreamy collection), I am taking you back to NYC for one of my favourite bridal designers. I have said it before (and I have no doubt I will say it again, but) [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Elizabeth Bowes Lyon
From the moment I caught sight of Lady Mary Crawley’s wedding dress in Downton Abbey, I knew who had to be my Chic Vintage Bride this week….. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (or the Queen Mother) married Prince Albert, the Duke of York on 26 April 1923, at Westminster Abbey. Mary’s dress reminded me a lot of Elizabeth’s – a traditional full-length [...]
Downton Abbey’s Much Anticipated Wedding
Since the beginning of series one, I have been completely enamoured with the delightful characters, glorious sets and decadent costumes of Downton Abbey. Each and every episode with their impeccably written scripts and story lines have been enchanting, sweeping me away to a simpler time and place…. And ever since that Christmas Special ending set my heart racing, I have [...]
In Love with Claire Pettibone’s Fall 2013 Bridal Collection
After yesterday’s classic ivory bridal Fall 2013 collection from Vera Wang, I have something a little different, but equally dreamy, from New York Bridal Fashion Week for you today….. Claire Pettibone sent her nymph-like models, dancing barefoot down a romantic runway blanketed in pretty pink and red rose petals. Adorned with silk flower crowns, corsages and necklaces; in gowns of gossamer fit [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Patricia Foley
Today’s Chic Vintage Bride is possibly one of the happiest I have ever seen….. (Image from The National Library of Ireland on Flickr) Patricia Foley married Major Michael Joseph Bishop on April 24, 1924 in Limerick Ireland. Patricia’s veil, with it’s delicate stitching really transforms her outfit, and is balanced perfectly with a quite simple but gorgeous wedding dress. [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Mae Murray
This weeks Chic Vintage Bride was a Ziegfeld Follies dancer and star of the silver screen (before the talkies), renowned for her beauty and her incredible film wardrobes she was known as “The Gardenia of the Screen”…. (how cute is the bride’s cloche hat?)
Gorgeous Gwendolynne Gowns
I am a little ashamed it has taken me so long to post about ‘Gwendolynne’, particuarly as I fell in love with her designs the moment I saw them. It is no surprise that through her beautiful bridal gowns Gwendolynne Burkin has established herself as one of Australia’s fashion purists; she works with intuition, avoids [...]
Fine Antique Vintage Rings from Erstwhile Jewelry Co
It’s official, much to Mr E’s dismay I have a new favourite Etsy store and my oh my is it pretty – before sharing, I should warn you that reading this post could seriously affect your bank balance! Erstwhile Jewelry Co is a fine Antique & Vintage jewellery shop on Etsy. Founded by Jared and Alisa, newly [...]
Delectably Deco Johanna Johnson’s Luxor Collection
It’s impossible to keep my adoration of everything that is Johanna Johnson secret – you don’t have to go far on CVB before you find a post featuring one of her real brides, veils, accessories or decadent bridal gowns, or inspired by them! I have long loved the simplicity, grace and style of her timelessly elegant and [...]
Deco Decadence – Inspiration for an Art Deco Gold, Black & Ivory Wedding
Teasing and tempting little peeks of the new Baz Luhrman Great Gatsby film, being made next door in Australia, have started to appear on the world wide web and I for one can not wait! Carey Mulligan, the with her ever chic hair in a bob, as the effervescent Daisy Buchanan and Leonardo Dicaprio in the dapper lead….. [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, married Henry Charles George, Viscount Lascelles on the 28th February 1922 – and what a beautiful, stylish bride she was!
Jenny Packham’s Amazing 2012 Accessories Collection
Now I may be slightly biased, as she is the lady that made me feel like a goddess/screen siren/starlet on our wedding day, but for me Jenny Packham is and always will be THE bridal designer for glamorous cuts, glittering details and gorgeous vintage inspired dresses. I adore Jenny’s attention to detail, all the beautiful beading and embellishment sewed [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Hazel Mary Cox
Today’s Chic Vintage Bride is one of my absolute favourites! Wearing a beautiful 1920s satin and lace bridal gown and the most exquisite veil Hazel Mary Cox married Captain Ronald Streeter Lambert on the 15th April 1920 at The Guard’s Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London…… (Image source The Bride Her Wedding) Isn’t it beautiful?…. and how sweet are her [...]
