Camperdown Cruise 2014

I have wanted to enter a Pinup competition for a little while now, but have always missed the cutoff dates or just made excuses as to why I shouldn't enter, but this year I really wanted to attend the Camperdown Cruise, one of the largest Rockabilly weekends in Victoria. It's set over three days and encompasses all I love in Rockabilly culture; music, hot-rods, dancing and of course, fashion.

Flyer for the weekend

So I finally entered my first pinup competition which will be on the Saturday of this weekend. Below is my image and bio that I submitted along with two other photos. I now have to wait to see whether I am selected to compete. Competition includes 3 rounds, which are Day wear, Beach wear and Evening wear, with questions in each round! How fun!

Keep your fingers crossed that I get selected! xx

Weekend Outfit Round Up

I thought I'd post my weekend outfit posts- I usually use Instagram but thought I could provide a more detailed post here.

Friday night I met a lovely friend for dinner in Prahran. I don't usually get to wear heels much but I took the opportunity to wear a moderately heeled shoe! I love the Deadly Dames Voodoo Vixen top, and it can be easily dressed up and down. I hope to purchase a few more colours that have recently been releases!

                           

On Saturday I headed to the Love Vintage and Retro Show held at the Royal Exhibition Building. I wore a new to me vintage dress, in a beautiful floral print and paired it with simple back seamed stockings, a vintage nylon headscarf and flat black pumps. I bought a couple of bits and a dress that requires some love which I'll blog about at another time.

                         

On Sunday I headed to the movies, so just paired my favourite Freddie's of Pinewood jeans with a simple white top. Comfort being the key to this outfit!

                          

I might try to start bringing a weekly roundup of outfits to the blog, but I rarely photograph during the week! x

Beautiful Birdie

Anyone who knows me, knows my absolute love for Pinup Girl Clothing. For anyone new to this clothing company, I strongly suggest you visit their site! Not only is it a clothing store, but a community of beautiful, glamorous and intelligent women, plus everything in house is made in the USA. They have an active style forum, Facebook and Instagram page, and this community is something I hold dear to my heart.

I stalk their social media almost daily and nothing could contain my excitement when I saw the new colour-ways for the Birdie dress. I already own this dress in Red Rose and it's one of my favourite pieces, it's a great go-to for any occasion.

During the online yard sale, I had the perfect reason to order this dress (Note: I can always find a perfect reason to order a dress!) and I eagerly anticipated it's arrival. Thanks to Pinup Girl Clothing's super fast Fedex delivery I had my yard sale goodies in my finger tips in 5 days and awaited the perfect opportunity to give this dress it's first outing and my first blog review.

Apologies for the heavily imaged post.

3/4 Sleeve Birdie in lavender $118

This dress is made from rich stretch cotton sateen and has a delightful heavy quality to the fabric. My most favourite feature of this dress, is the oversized collar, which folds into a modest V shaped in the front, which is both elegant and demure.

The three quarter length sleeves, are roomier than I was anticipating which makes this dress comfortable and easy to maneuver in. The full skirt shows off your silhouette, and coupled with the matching belt nips in your waist so it can be perfectly defined.

I am wearing this dress with a pink petticoat from Kitty Rose Couture and simple back seamed stockings - a necessity for any fifties loving girl. This petticoat is by Spin Dance - Vintage Collection and is not scratchy or too voluminous for every day wear. I don't tend to wear petticoats on a daily basis - I prefer to keep them for special occasions, but this may change!

The full skirt is shown beautifully without a petticoat but for added fullness it definitely enhances my figure, it's also great for twirling!

I wear a medium in most of Pinup Girl Clothing dresses and separates and this is no exception. The waist is tight but not uncomfortable and I find the length perfect on my 6ft frame. My measurements are 36-28-40 for reference and the size chart can be located on the right of the image on the website. Their Facebook page is always active if you need help with sizing.

I don't think I can go any further without mentioning the stunning print and lavender colour - it definitely makes you stand out from a crowd and I had many compliments on it's first outing. It's coming up for Winter now in Melbourne, and even though this is part of the spring line, I will be wearing it a lot with tights and my leather jacket. It's too pretty to keep it away for Summer!

I am already wanting this dress in the Magenta colour and will be adding it to my wish list! Now let's put some more photo's in so you can appreciate the beautiful dress in all it's glory!

Such good quality fabric, and vivid print.

Always twirling!

Amazing twirling abilities - as I said!

Pinup Girl Clothing pretties always flatter my curves and this dress is the epitome of that. I feel glamorous and pretty, totally girly and I love it. The quality is unquestionable and the design eye catching and feminine. 

If you have any questions on the fit of this dress or any other items from Pinup Girl Clothing, please feel free to ask. I hope you enjoyed my review and found it useful x