Bailie Love

If you've been a reader of le blog for a while, you will already be with the vintage goddess that is Natasha Bailie. We met one cloudy day back in February 2010, and have been in love ever since. I even had the privilege to buddy up with Natasha on Britain's Next Top Model Live in October to represent vintage geek chic style. We also share an unashamed love for Lauren Conrad. Don't judge us.

Natasha and I at Britain's Next Top Model Live

It turns out that Natasha is not only a brilliant friend and hilarious vlogger (you MUST subscribe to her YouTube channel - you won't regret it!), but she is also a very talented designer! After three years of dreaming and designing, Natasha has finally released her first ready-to-wear dress collection inspired by the classic 1950s prom dress. The dresses are limited editions, and the design comes in a variety of different floral prints so you've got plenty to choose from. Check them out!

"Ava"

"Callie"

"Eliza"

"Grace"

"Betty" - my personal favourite

All of the dresses are available in UK sizes 8-14 and international shipping is FREE! What more could you ask for?!

To browse the collection or to find out more about the lady herself, head over to NatashaBailie.com!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Always Coca Cola

On Friday I attended an event at the Design Museum to celebrate the 125th anniversary of iconic drink brand Coca Cola. You may be thinking, "What on earth has Coke got to do with vintage or fashion", but let's face it - brand survived generations and has been enjoyed in iconic imagery by the likes of Naomi Campbell, John F. Kennedy and Bill Crosby - if that doesn't make it a fashion icon, I don't know what does!

The event itself was very interesting, and reminded us all of just how much of an impact Coca Cola has had on the world over the years. The Design Museum was filled with coke bottles, advertising imagery and even the man who is draws the curly logo! To celebrate their 125 long years of drinkie-goodness, Coca Cola have also released an ASSOULINE book cleverly titled, "Coca Cola", which is chock full of their advertising genius. There are two versions of the book - one standard version and another super-special hard-bound limited edition version with colour plates that comes in a linen clamshell box with a complimentary ASSOULINE canvas tote bag, which you can buy here.









I was also lucky enough to enjoy the event with my two good friends, Reena of Fashion Daydreams and Nik Thakkar of KARLISMYUNKLE. We had such a lovely time we even made a little video - check it out.

You can view it bigger over on my YouTube page.

I will be back with some actual jewellery related posts soon - promise!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Fashion a soul

My dear friends,

Sorry for the short period of silence! Things have been rather busy on the styling side of things recently , which you can read all about over at http://frankiemurraystyling.blogspot.com.

And now for something completely different...

A little while ago I was contacted by the lovely people over at the IOU Project, and I was instantly captivated by what they are doing. Watch this short video to see what I mean:

Quite something, isn't it? A very wonderful idea that makes total sense. There is no reason why fashion can't be ethical, and why everyone involved shouldn't be rewarded for their hard work equally.

While moral fashion is all well and good, after watching this video I had one question on my mind - are the clothes actually nice? Well, you can see for yourself!






Pretty cute, don't you think? Not only that, but the site allows you to see "the story" behind each individual item, documenting how it came to be and how was involved in its creation. Not many shops can tell you that!

To find out more about the project or to browse their wonderful wares, head over to the IOU Project website right now and enjoy!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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