Hi readers! I'm not dead. Today I'm here to tell you about a hypnotist, hoaxer, magic lantern operator, and one of the earliest pioneers of film. And, of course, his connection to the King! ...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2017/04/the-kings-shorts-film-that-is.html
Forgive me, oh readers, this is a bit of a cheat post. I just read lovely Retro Chick's Christmas outft post & wanted to rip off her idea. But because I'm nothing if not resourceful and have don...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/12/eight-years-of-blogging-christmas.html
Would you look at the time? I'm going back to 1892 to tell you all another story about a certain late King. It's quite the interesting tale. Welcome to Two Temple Place... Two Temple place is...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/09/the-king-american.html
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (or rather last June in Somerset), much fun was had. It was actually a hen do, and all in honour of Jeni aka Yesterday Girl , who got married in Vegas la...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/04/go-hard-or-go-frome-part-1.html
Yesterday was really quite special. Not only did I get to hang out with one of my oldest and dearest friends Naomi Thompson , but I got to dress up and have my photo taken in a fabulous 1970s dre...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/04/feelin-vinyl.html
It's time for another delve into English Edwardian history for The King's Ginger . This time, we're going back to a darker time, when tuberculosis was a scourge. Men, women, children, rich or poo...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/03/welcome-home-kings-sanatorium.html
After an insanely busy six weeks, last Monday I ran away to Berlin for a couple of days. One of the nice things about being a freelance copywriter and social media type, is that with a bit of pre...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/03/snapshots-of-berlin.html
It's about time I took a foray back into the more distant past for a fresh King's Ginger adventure. Luckily enough, I have had one up my sleeve for a few months, ready to unleash on my loyal rea...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/02/having-grape-old-time.html
In the second of my two posts for Shurgard 's blog, I am asking: so, you think you have a good eye for vintage clothing and accessories? Perhaps, after many years devoted to your own collection �...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/01/from-hobby-to-career-becoming-vintage_28.html
Collecting anything, but especially vintage clothing or accessories, can vary from being a casual hobby to an all-consuming compulsion. As a collector of everything from Beanie Babies (as a kid) ...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2016/01/starting-vintage-collection-beginners.html
When you've been blogging as long as me (8 years next year), you've accumulated a lot of photos of Christmases past. In the interests of nostalgia and laziness, I thought I'd take you back in tim...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/12/the-seven-years-of-blogging-christmas.html
There haven't been many years since around 2008 where I haven't thrown a Halloween party, either with my friend Ruby who owns Fontaine's Bar in Dalston, or the Vintage Mafia . This year combined...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/11/a-horrible-halloween.html
Hello, and welcome to the return of my now-quarterly King's Ginger adventures! Something a little different to kick off, and certainly more far-flung than usual. I found myself in Boston this au...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/11/the-king-across-ocean.html
Another year and another glorious Goodwood Revival down. For me, as you have probably read here every year, the cars and racing come secondary to the fashion on display and this year was no disap...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/09/goodwood-revival-2015-edition.html
While entering mid-August does make me feel more than a little sad that summer is soon on its way out, there is one positive to the inexorable creep of the year. It's coming round to one of my fa...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/08/goodwood-revival-very-vintage-fashion.html
A few weeks ago, I took a trip to the seaside to the Jack in the Green festival that's held there every year on May Day. It's a great olde English tradition which dates back to the 16th century, ...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/06/less-speed-more-hastings.html
This morning I realised that my blog has turned 7 years old (well, on the 8th May). HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY TO ME! I have also had just under 5 million page impressions during that time (or at least s...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/05/7-years-young-my-tweed-run-anniversary.html
Good morning (or other time of day where you are)! In many, many years of collecting and wearing vintage and repro clothing, I have never really got rid of any of it. The things I bought that di...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/04/shop-my-wardrobe-east-london-vintage.html
A punny title as ever, for a simple outfit post. Haven't done one of these for a while! Basically, this outfit represents the kind of thing I will probably be wearing most days during the spring ...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/03/a-quiet-patch.html
Tomorrow, a very exciting exhibition is opening at the Imperial War Museum. Fashion on the Ration is the story of everyday people in 1940s Britain, and how style and fashion endured and evolve...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/03/fashion-on-ration-at-iwm.html
Welcome back to everyone's favourite historical features on my blog, namely, Edwardian history in association with everyone's favourite tipple, The King's Ginger ! This time, I wanted to delve a ...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/02/the-kings-brands.html
Hi everyone! Happy New Year to you all! It's far too late to be saying that, but since haven't posted since before Christmas, then it still applies. Hope you all had the most smashing holidays an...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2015/01/vintage-tattooing-x-2015.html
Christmas is coming up fast, right? I'm so not ready for it, at all. But at least I *look* ready, because lovely Shona Heyday has released the 2014 Christmas Fleur dress in plenty of time for ...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2014/12/festive-fleur-2014.html
Recently, my dear friend and former events partner Emerald Fontaine did something rather amazing. She's opened what is definitely the most amazing Art Deco bar in all of London town. Best of al...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2014/12/fabulous-fontaines.html
As any regular readers will know, I love Swedish Hasbeens a lot. I have many pairs and practically live in them in the summer. I also have a pair of winter boots I snagged at a too-good-to-resist...
http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com/2014/12/socks-and-sandals-and-kittens.html