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We were very excited when we heard from Lucy at The Vintage Rag Mag - she wanted to use one of the shots from one of our photoshoots as her cover shot for the January 2012 issue. How exciting! So here it is, in all its glory, it's one of my favourite shoots from the shoots we have worked on and was taken by the lovely Ursula Roxy at Canon Hill Park in Birmingham. The make up (check out those beautiful red lips) was by Jen from Gipsy Lady Make Up and the model is the superb Jolie Myatt at Adage. We wanted to put together a chic ladylike outfit to match the crisp winter day, and doesn't Jolie look every inch the elegant vintage lady! We're so glad that lots of people will now get to see the results of our hard work.

If you are into vintage (and I'm guessing you might be since you are reading our blog!) then I would thoroughly recommend a read of the magazine too. You can pick up a paper copy from various vintage fairs and events all over the place, but you can also read it online. This month's issue has features on the vintage trends of 2011 and ones to watch for 2012, also a round up of great vintage January sales and lots of gorgeous vintage fashion. Well worth a look!

Etsy Storque Feature

A daily read of the Storque is an essential part of my day, it's always filled with inspiring stuff and fresh ideas. So I was just ever-so-slightly excited when Louise from Catwalk Creative Vintage contacted me to say she was putting together an article for the Storque featuring the best bricks and mortar vintage stores across the UK.

I jumped at the chance to feature a Birmingham store, but then I was left with the question - which shop?! Birmingham doesn't have loads of vintage stores unlike some cities, but the ones it does have are pretty ace. There's Cow, which is massive, but I discounted that because it is a small chain so is not exclusive to Birmingham. Then there's Urban Village and the plethora of little vintage shops in the general stores, which are all under one roof - but I'd have to choose just one, and how could I do that?! So, in the end, I went for Top Banana, in King's Heath. You can read the piece here, and find out about great vintage shops in Manchester, Upminster, Carlisle and Alfreton too!