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 [...]
One of a Kind from Doloris Petunia
Incredibly, considering their success story, I only recently discovered Doloris Petunia - stumbling across their Aladdin’s Cave of a store on Etsy, via a post of one of their pieces on Pinterest. Since discovering them however I have completely fallen in love with their wonderful one of a kind, statement sashes, cuffs, necklaces and bandeaux…… Aren’t their bandeaux exquisite?! Each [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Jill Esmond
The “who???” is almost audible? But Jill Esmond was an actress of stage and film, and the first Mrs Laurence Olivier (a post on the second Mrs Olivier is currently in production) Married in July 1930, at the age of 22, the young Jill Esmond had an ethereal beauty and wore the most gorgeous statement crown…… A satin [...]
Stylish and Sophisticated Bridal Gowns from Karen Willis Holmes
I continue to be astonished at the no end of incredibly talented Bridal designers coming out of Australia and New Zealand. As one of the first I came across when I began CVB, I have long been promising, and looking forward to, a post dedicated to today’s designer – Karen Willis Holmes. Some, with a [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Edwina Ashley
What better time to begin a new regular post, than at the start of a New Year! I love, adore, simply can not get enough of real vintage wedding images – ever since I saw the photo of my grandparents glamorous war time wedding, a copy of which I have treasured for the last 20 years. [...]
Cranberry Christmas – Inspiration for a Cranberry Red Wedding
I am feeling festive following a jolly fab, first Kiwi Christmas! And for me, Christmas will always be about deep, rich, warm colours, my favourite being Cranberry Red…… Cranberry Embroidery, Cranberry Table Setting, Get Your Cranberry On, Vintage Christmas Card, Red Trees, Glamourous Dress + 40s Hair, Hat & Lipstick Image, Love is Patient (embracing my [...]
Wedding Stationery Works of Art from Momental Designs
When I first started Chic Vintage Brides, all of my thoughts were of swoonworthy wedding dresses, little did I anticipate stationery also setting my heart a racing…. but then Wedding Stationery from Momental Designs are more like works of fine art, true treasures! Momental Designs offers handmade, custom Wedding invitations and co-ordinating stationery for the day (as well as other [...]
Exquisite Vintage Bridal Gowns from The Frock
In my sneak peek of posts to come I teased you with the promise of showing where you can find the most fabulous Vintage Wedding Dresses and today I am finally getting round to keeping that promise! I have been so keen to share The Frock with you, but I confess to having been sidetracked by research [...]
Old Hollywood Glamour and Exquisite Embellishment from Johanna Johnson
Coming across this stunning Vintage Inspired Noosa Wedding …… ……on the fabulous Polka Dot Bride reminded me about the Johanna Johnson post I promised in my sneak peek last month! But first I have to share these stunning snaps…….
Utterly Gorgeous Coloured Gowns for the Unconventional Bride
For me, having a vintage inspired wedding was about trying to create a look personal and unique to me – when I was younger I was adamant I would get married in black, so obviously my wedding was always destined to be unique! When planning our wedding I did consider challenging convention and going with [...]
Luxurious Letterpress Stationery – Bella Figura
Wow, wow and wow! I am not sure where to begin singing the praises of the subject of todays post, Letterpress experts and Wedding Stationery suppliers extraordinaire Bella Figura, there is nothing I don’t love about this company – from their incredible range, that includes a full suite of stationery and stunning designs (of over 200!); to [...]
Finger & Marcel Waves – Stylish Hair of a Bygone Era
I have long loved the glamorous hair styles of the past – starting with the loose pin curls of the 1940s, who could not love the luscious locks of stars such as Rita Hayworth! But my all time favourite is the Finger Wave and Marcel Wave, so hugely popular in the 20s and 30s. So [...]
Beautiful Vintage Jewellery – ‘Vintage Bella Bride’
I love vintage jewellery and always have done – my poor Nan, bless her, was forever finding her jewellery box raided and me looking like….. (Image source Dazzling Divas) Nothing can complete a bridal look like a bit of glitz and sparkle! And it is amazing how much more impressive and affecting vintage jewellery is – [...]
The Juliet Cap Veil Revival
After my post regarding the flawlessly chic, vintage wedding of Kate Moss and her absolutely stunning veil, I had a mini Juliet cap veil infatuation! As a bride I chose not to have a veil – now I wonder why?! (although I still adore my deco inspired asymmetric hairband!) The incredible Vera Wang says “The wedding veil is at [...]
Designer Jenny Packham – Queen of Deco
I think it only right that the first designer I feature on my blog should be the designer I chose for my own wedding! Jenny Packham is the award-winning British designer (International Couture Bridal Designer of the Year in 2007 and British Bridal Dress Designer in 2008) now world-renowned for her stunning, vintage inspired bridal dresses – she [...]
Delightfully Vintage Stationery – ‘Dear Emma’
OK, so other than this, my blog Chic Vintage Brides, I have always been a little backward, or old-fashioned in staying in touch with my friends and family – I am not on Facebook (yet – oops, looks like that didn’t last long ), don’t use MMS and, now on the other side of the [...]
Flawless Vintage Chic
It’s typical that whilst planning my wedding blog and getting it up and running there have been no end of gorgeous celebrity (and royal!) weddings. The most recent and, in my opinion most vintage wow, was Kate Moss’s beautiful bohemian wedding to Jamie Hince, in a quiet village in the English Cotswalds. Whilst I have [...]
Our Wedding Inspiration
I love creating moodboards! (as you will discover) There is something poetic, pleasing, rewarding and indeed a little addictive about finding beautiful images and piecing them together to create a unique snapshot of your lusts, a fusion of your hopes, dreams and loves. After sharing our wedding photos, I thought I would share how I [...]
Our Vintage Inspired Wedding
When I first started to think of Chic Vintage Brides I must admit to being in equal measures excited and nervous at the thought of sharing my wedding photos – excited that they may inspire future brides (as the images I found on Love My Dress did when I was planning my wedding ), but equally nervous [...]
