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Vintage 50s ballerina prom dress à la Cyndi Lauper

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Get the Cyndi Lauper look in this gorgeous vintage1950s tutu style ballerina prom dress by John Selby of London.

john selby 50s vintage prom dress

The boned bodice is in iridescent purple with an overlayer of navy net dotted with gold. It has purple shoulder straps and pleated front detail with six metallic décor buttons. It is fitted to the waist with a full skirt of navy and gold dotted net over purple, interlayered with tulle. It fastens at the back with a metal zip.john selby 50s vintage prom dress

It is a tiny size, which doesn’t zip up on our mannequin, and we have estimated it as a contemporary UK6 with a 32″ bust and (up to) 26″ waist.

There are a couple of tiny tears to the net which are only noticeable on close inspection and do not detract from the wearability of this darling dress which is well over 50 years old and ready for the prom!

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Old hat?

Monday, May 14th, 2012

We do love vintage hats and have found them to be popular purchases at vintage fairs, as well as from our online shop (whence they are dispatched in often unconventional packaging, from cornflake cartons to biscuit tins!)

The various head topping pieces listed in our current catalogue represent but the tip of a much larger iceberg of old hattery which can be found at the Frockery, a selection of which is pictured below. Some of these pieces are for sale, some are for hire, some are used for styling, shows and photo shoots, and a few we just like to keep for ourselves.

frockery vintage hats

 Meet Arabella, who has graced our antique sideboard for many years. Her current choice of hat is a vintage navy felt number with veil and fabulous feather flourish. Rather oversized for her small head, but we think it still suits her.

arabella in vintage hat

We even have a vintage wooden hat stretcher which has been mistaken, on more than one occasion, for a thumb-screwing instrument of torture. Occasionally we wonder what sort of reputation must precede us, but we can assure you we are entirely harmless, old hat loving frockers!

vintage hat stretcher

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Free to good home Frockery giveaway!

Friday, May 11th, 2012

It seems to have been raining here forever, but every cloud has a silver (or in this case multicoloured) lining!

We have the perfect antidote to the miserable weather, which will hopefully put a smile on your face and take you through the predictably wet summer festival season.

We are giving away this Mary Quant multi coloured plastic poncho to one Frockery Facebook fan or Twitter follower who comments on our page or tweets us the reason they should have it. * The winner will be notified on Monday 13th May and the poncho will be sent off in time for the next rainstorm!

Mary Quant rain ponchoMary Quant rain poncho

*Sorry this offer is only open to UK residents.

UPDATE, 14/05/2012:  The winner of the Mary Quant rain poncho is @jilly_uk who tweeted her entry. Thanks to everyone who took part and please keep an eye on our social media channels as we’ll be doing more of these fun giveaways.

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No biz like shoe biz

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

We have just taken delivery of some vintage shoes which we thought we’d share here before they appear in the catalogue. If you can’t wait, please just drop us an email for details of those pictured below.

First off, we have these sumptuous 60s Starlight Room satin slingbacks (actually much greener rather than the turquoise shade they appear in this image), labelled size UK6.5 but come up a size smaller. Very Jackie Kennedy!

60s vintage green satin shoes

Small but perfectly formed, these vintage Norvic shiny brown shoes with decor buttons are the ultimate cuties in a tiny size UK3.

vintage brown shoes with buttons

These vintage Skerry putty coloured perforated shoes are also for dainty feet, being  approximately size UK3. We have a brown suede pair in a similar style, also size UK3.

vintage shoes

You could dance the night away quite comfortably in these vintage Nite-Aires evening shoes in black grosgrain fabric with diamante trim, size UK7.

vintage black evening shoes with diamante

From the 80s but with an earlier Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs vintage vibe, we love these metallic bronze Saatchi shoes, size UK5.

80s vintage Saatchi metallic shoes

And last but not least, we have something for the guys (but girls might like them too!), a fab pair of black and white shoes from Melanddi (“We supply the Jam”) of  Carnaby Street, size UK8.

men's carnaby street monochrome mod shoes

You’ll meanwhile find lots more vintage shoes, sandals and boots, from flatties to towering heels, in our Frockery Footwear department, so why not take a wee look?

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