My First Blog Giveaway!

Hi all!

I'm pretty excited to be doing my first blog competition giveaway! Which are from Australian business, boutiques and company's. Open to both Australian and International blog followers and readers.
Please enter via the Rafflecopter widgets under each prize pack!

Here's what you can win in Prize Pack No 1:
1. A Chevy and vintage Caravan brooch from Deerarrow
2.   Betty Boop hair-scarf & bow from Cherry Bay Fabulous
3.   Hamburger brooch from Soda Sweethearts
4.   Pink floral hair-flower from Rock N Retro
5. A fashion clutch, retro belt and tattoo stickers from Cherry Tree Lane Fashion
6.  Floral hair-piece from Gwynnies Emporium
7.  Black hair turban and retro poker-dot sunglasses from Pretty in Pinup

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's what you can win in prize pack No 2:
1. Earrings from Colette by Colette Hayman
2. Two hair-scarf's from Laurina Jean Retro
3.  An Erstwilder Happy Glamper brooch from Vintage Pip
4.  Two hair floral pieces from Gigis Retro Closet
5.  Two Cd's from my favorite Australian rockabilly band The Sugarshakers

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Good-luck everyone I will announce the two winners on my blog, after the competition is finished on the 5/2/2016 at midnight (AEST timezone)  in a couple of weeks time! If you are a winner you'll have to let me know your email address so I can contact you regarding your address to post etc.

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Tropical Rainforest!

I recently bought this gorgeous wiggle dress from Lindybop a few weeks ago in a big "online sale" they had recently.
This dress is called Vanessa Pink Rainforest wiggle dress, this dress is made out of a medium weight stretch fabric (95% polyester and 5% elastane).
This dress also came with it's own pink matching belt, is fully lined and has a hidden back zipper to get in and out of with ease. I really adore the fabric print so much with all the bright colours, and the tropical plants all over.

Other great features to this dress is the eye catching pink crossover bust panel, the sweetheart neckline and the kick back pleat for easy walking and movement.
This dress is very comfortable to wear and fits so well on me.  Unfortunately this dress has now been discontinued.  Lindybop though has a lot of other great dresses, skirts, pants, tops and accessories to choose from and all being reasonable priced!

I knew I had to accessorize this dress with my gorgeous new tropical hair-floral piece from Soda Sweethearts  Holly the lovely lady who runs and owns Soda Sweethearts has some lovely pieces on sale to choose from, including hair pieces, earrings and brooches. There's even made to order custom  straw hats on her Etsy site. All her pieces are very well made and constructed. You can even win a cute hamburger brooch in my blog giveaway which will be available to enter real soon! 

Other accessories include:
Peep-toe wedges Williams Australia
Bracelet from a fashion chain store
Purple Pinup Couture wicker purse from a facebook group
Parasol thrifted

 I even had a recent professional photo-shoot taken wearing this dress from Lindybop which went perfectly with the Tiki/Hawaiian style shoot!
Here is a photo from that shoot. Photo credit: Phil Kustom Photography

Who's ready to enter my giveaway?  Starting this Friday, there will be two prize packs up for grabs, full of cute and awesome pinup/rockabilly prizes, so please keep an eye out for that!

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Getting to know Vera Gin Vintage!

I'm starting a new blog segment where every two to four weeks, I'll be asking a certain blogger friend and/or one of my favorite bloggers some exciting questions to get to know them and their blogging style better!

My very first blogger and friend that I love to introduce is Vera Gin Vintage!
I've been following Vera Gin's blog now for around 6 months and I really love and enjoy reading her reviews and posts, on a weekly basis. I've also gotten to know Vera Gin Vintage on a friendship level, as we only live an hour away from each other.
We have even taken photos of each other for both our individual blogs!  I love having a friend that dresses similar to myself and my style and has the same taste in vintage inspired fashions.

Question:  How did you come up with the name Vera Gin Vintage for your blog?
  It was a simple play on words of the name of the great WWII songstress Vera Lynn!  I liked the mixing of the historic 40s connotations with the slight cheekiness of alcohol.

Question:   Please describe your blogging style?

  I blog about vintage and retro fashion and lifestyle from the perspective of a pinup girl living in subtropical Queensland, Australia.  I focus on providing reviews of products and brands, style posts, posts about the latest pinup/retro items to catch my eye, running giveaways, and providing behind the scenes looks into things like pinup photo shoots and pinup girl competitions.

Question:  What inspired you to start blogging?
  I decided to start blogging last year because I felt that I had a unique perspective and because I find so much enjoyment from living the pinup life that I wanted to share it with others!

Question:  Describe your fashion sense/style?
 I consider myself a full time pinup girl with a focus on 1940s and 1950s retro looks.  My favourite reproduction brands include Collectif, Pinup Girl Clothing and Lindy Bop.  I also like to mix in vintage elements such as vintage gloves, hats and jewellery.  And recently, I’ve started learning to sew my own clothing, with circle skirts and dresses being my favourite things to make.

Question:  Do you have any favorite bloggers and if so can you name a few?
   I particularly enjoy reading UK bloggers Miss Amy May and Retro Chick, plus New Zealand blogger Miss Victory Violet.  To be honest, my favourite bloggers are those who are genuine and down to earth – ones who aren’t always perfect!

Question:  What can your readers/followers expect from you and your blog over the next 12 months? 
 Expect more giveaway competitions of pinup goodies; behind the scenes looks into the pinup competitions I’ll be entering; reviews of newly released products from big companies such as Erstwilder, and little owner-operator Etsy shops; and insights into what it’s like to be a retro girl in a modern world!

 I hope you enjoyed my little conversation with Vera Gin Vintage regarding her vintage inspired blog! Here is the link to Vera Gin Vintage blog please go and have a look/read:  https://veraginvintage.wordpress.com/

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo