I am in love....

WIth this dress...http://www.flickr.com/photos/hummingbirdvintage/sets/72157625733174433...it is my first item for sale on Hummingbird Vintage...it is beautiful on and when the time comes to send it away I will shed a small tear.
However this is the first of many gorgeous items that I will be getting my hands on so all is not lost xx

A model Tuesday...

So...today is the day my mannequin arrived so I can finally start taking pics of my gorgeous clothes...!!

I did toy with the idea of modelling them myself but due to the fact that a) I am practically a midget and b) it would make me want to keep everything I have decided against it...!!

First dress will be uploaded on to the blog tomorrow....it is an amazing 1970's dress...very Charlies Angels..which can be dressed up or down and will still look fab. I am also giving 10% off peoples first purchase so if this sounds like something you (yes I am talking to you my wonderful followers) or someone you know would like then check back tomorrow xx

Blue Monday...

So...today is apparently the saddest day of the year. I hate to rain on that parade but I am full of the joys of spring today....let me tell you why. I had to most wonderful weekend by the seaside....I popped into one of my favourite places to take afternoon tea Le Petite Petanque...it is situated on a bowling green and looks like it has just stepped out of a 1940's film....I love it....and then it was off to the cinema for some 1940's film fun with the Kings Speech...fabulous fabulous film!!

However....best of all is that among the champagne, cake and popcorn (clearly the Jan diet is going well) I found an amazing 1970's dress to sell in the shop. The only downside to this amazing find is that it doesn't fit me...however this does stop from stealing it from the shop!!

It looks like the shop will be up and ready on Monday...very exciting but lots to do so I imagine my good friend red wine may need to be close by at all times to help me through...!!

Vintage heroines...

Lets start with the basics....Lana, Katherine and Marilyn....I defy any vintage lover not to want to be at least as glamourous as one of these women....I love them and as it is Friday I thought I would share my love....enjoy xx

New year...new start...

After waking on New Years day and stumbling into the kitchen which was strewn with cheap champagne bottles I started thinking about the year ahead (which as everyone knows is a bad thing to do when hungover) and realised that although I generally have a lot of fun, I am not actually spending my time doing anything I am passionate about...and as I am heading towards a milestone birthday this year I felt like time was running out for me to do something momentous with my life. So after having a think and working out that in all honesty I am a bit too old to train as a dancer and with my love of luxury items and chocolate a life as a charity worker is not really the one I have decided to turn to my other passion....vintage clothes.

I have been in love with vintage possibly since I can remember. Even as a teenager I would search through the second hand stores for clothes that were a bit different, which, if you were a teenage in the 90's you will remember that looking 'a bit different' was celebrated as much as it is now. I admit I did try to fit in with my adidas tracksuit bottoms and (I am inwardly cringing as I type) a gold sovereign ring but my heart just wasn't in it.

So it was with great relief (and detriment to my bank account) that in my mid-twenties vintage clothing started to become more accessible.

After spending the past 5 years trawling through vintage warehouses, markets and peoples attics I can spot a vintage gem a mile off and have decided to use this talent to open up my own shop....Hummingbird Vintage.

I have decided to stock things I love in the hope that everyone else will love them too and I will be posting my new finds, things I love and the trials and tribulations of opening up my own business here...

So any advice, thoughts, uplifting words are very welcome x