Tutti Fruitti!

I received this summer inspired dress from an Australian retro clothing and accessories boutique called Laurina Jean Retro 
To feature on my blog for all my lovely readers and followers!
 Laurina Jean Retro sale rockabilly dresses, handbags, petticoats, cardigans and boleros, jewellery and hair accessories.
You can also find Laurina Jean on facebook   https://www.facebook.com/laurinajean/home
I just adore the print on this dress, with the pink watermelons and strawberries.  On Laurina Jean's website it's currently listed for $70 (Aus).  They do ship Australia and World wide (shipping costs vary, email Laurina Jean for a quote).
Sizing ranges from size 8 right up to size 24.  Size charts are listed on their website.

This dress is made from 100% cotton, has a back zip to get in and out off, has capped sleeves, a sweetheart shape neckline and a full circle skirt (great for wearing a petticoat underneath), I also love the length on the skirt, for my height.  Note: I added my own belt (from another dress) and one of my petticoat's for extra structure and shape.
Such a wonderful summer inspired dress to wear. That I highly recommend on purchasing yourself one, there is also a tropical pineapple print dress as well to choose from!

Accessories Include:
Peep-toe shoes from Williams Australia
Pink petticoat from Your one stop pinup shop (from a friend)
Watermelon hair-scarf and pink gumball necklace also from Your one stop pinup shop
Tights from Target Australia 
Watermelon brooch from Atomic Mingo (no longer in business)
Sunglasses, earrings and Tiki bangles from various online business's.

Laurina Jean Retro are having a pop-up shop at Hervey Bay, Queensland this weekend of 20/21 August from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm both days, there will be some great specials on some of there clothing and accessories.  I plan to attend one day this weekend, so if you live local please go and check there pop-up shop for yourself.  The location for Hervey Bay is on their facebook page.

 In other news I'm going over to Fraser Island with all the family for a couple of days, which I'm really excited about as I've never been before, even though it's located right at my doorstep! We have a special family celebration over there, which I can't reveal at this time!
We are staying at a lovely resort called King Fisher Bay I'm looking forward to relaxing, exploring, drinking and eating.

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo





 Note: All words & opinions in this blog post are written entirely on my own.

My Birthday!

On Saturday I drove down to Brisbane, Queensland (which is a 3 hour drive from where I live) and spent a few days down there. I Caught up with friends, family, had a couple of photo-shoots and I attended a friends baby shower.  Whilst I was in Brisbane it was actually my Birthday on the Monday and I got to spend a few hours with a gorgeous follow blogger whom I've been wanting to meet for a while now! A lot of you might know her as Miss Harlow Darling this is the link to her blog:  http://www.harlowdarling.com/

  We both meet up and had a lovely brunch together, chatted for a while and then went to the Brisbane Botanical gardens and took photos of each other!  I had such a wonderful time getting to know Miss Harlow better and taking photos with her, I hope to catch up with her again in the near future.
We both wore dresses from the vintage reproduction brand Retrospec'd   http://retrospecd.com/
I wore my Betty Fruit Basket dress by Retrospec'd.
 I adore the fruit basket print, the light cotton fabric, the pockets, length and all the colours on this gorgeous dress. This dress also came with a matching belt but I decided to wear another one instead.

I accessorized with a pair of flats from Payless Shoes
Fruit hair-piece was Your One Stop Pinup Shop   http://www.yosps.com.au/
Red cat-eye sunglasses from an ebay seller.
Necklace is vintage, bangles are thrift-ed, brooch is by Atomic Mingo 
Belt and wicker purse is by Pinup Couture   https://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/ 

I prefer taking blog photos with someone else as it's much more fun, easier and I feel a lot more braver taking photos out in the "public" with someone, other then on my own setting a timer on my camera. This weekend I hope to get some really great photos by the beach with Vera Gin Vintage.
I'm really happy that these photos turned out quite good, as being a little cloudy on the day helped with the photos not having a lot of glare to them.

I'm really looking forward to receiving my photos back from two photo-shoots I had done over the weekend and sharing them with you all in the near future!

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Pinup's Picnic and Pinup Posing!

Last weekend I went to a pinup picnic by the sea, which included a lot of us "pinups" meeting in a park at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
I actually live a few hours drive away from the Gold Coast, so I ended up staying in a hotel the night before. I arrived at the park where we were all suppose to meet at around 11am.
On the day there were a few professional photographers on location to take pinup style photos individually of us "pinups" at the picnic.
The photo above is by Phil Kustom Photography I love this photo it's so fun and playful.  The photo below is by Chrome-Plated Photography. This one I find is more sultry and serious. Both photos I really love. I actually hope to view some more that was taken of me in the near future.

 On the day I decided to wear my new pineapple print wiggle dress by the brand Collectif  https://www.collectif.co.uk/   
I accessorized this dress with my bamboo tiki-style bangles, a pineapple printed hair-scarf, my cocktail brooch from Deerarrow  http://www.deerarrow.com/  and a pair of sandal wedges from Williams Australia.

Here are some other photos taken on the day, with some lovely "pinup" friends,  I had a great day of getting photos taken, saying hello to friends, meeting new people, having some lunch and laughs.  By 2:30pm I knew it was time to say good-bye and drive the long trip back home again. I look forward to attending another "pinup picnic" in the near future!

 I'm trying to change and experiment with my posing for my blog photos a bit and make them fun and more interesting to all that read/look at my posts.
For example in the above photo I'm trying to sell that I'm loving what I'm looking at in the retro magazine!

In the above and below photos, I'm both happy and shocked of the "news" I'm listening to on the telephone!

I don't know some readers might perceive these photos differently to what I'm trying to sell or portray, please feel free to let me know your thoughts!
For these photos I'm wearing the peach gingham Dee Dee dress by Pinup Girl Clothing  http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com
I've accessorized this dress with my Peachy Keen brooch by Atomic Mingo  https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AtomicMingo 
a peach colour hair-scarf and a peach colour petticoat from retro market stalls.

This weekend I'm hope to go on another picnic for a friends birthday if it's a nice day and there are no storms or rain about, which we have been getting lately in sunny Queensland!

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

The weekend is getting closer!

Only a couple more days now to my first pinup pageant...even though I'm really excited, the nerves are also kicking in now! My outfit is all organized, it's just my little routine I'm not 100% sure with yet, but I do sort of have an idea what I'll do.
After the pageant, there will be a rock & roll ball. Then for the rest of the weekend for my town's first annual vintage festival there will be vintage and hot rod vehicles on display, vintage market stores, an ink competition, bands and a lot more. Hopefully it will be a great weekend!
I have at least 4 - 5 dresses I'll be wearing this weekend alone, so expect some photos of this weekend on my blog in the near future.

Here I'm wearing a tropical/Hawaiian style outfit for these photos, I bought this tropical inspired shirt a couple of weeks ago, which I decided to pair with my Sourpuss pedal pushers. I'm also accessorizing with my Miss L Fire flamingo sandals and my new yellow vintage inspired hair-scarf.
I meet up with another lovely lady yesterday who is one of the finalist this weekend for a coffee and a chat.

Shirt is from Lowes Australia.
Denim pedal pushers are from Sourpuss Clothing  https://sourpussclothing.com/
Sandals are from Miss L Fire UK   http://shop.misslfire.co.uk/
Hair-scarf is from a vintage market store.

On Saturday I went to a retro festival, which was about a two hour drive away their and back.  I mainly went down to watch their pinup pageant to gain some tips and just generally check it out, as I'd never been before.
I decided to wear my new Dee Dee dress in peach gingham by Pinup Couture, which I accessorize with my peach brooch by Atomic Mingo and my faux pearl necklace.

I caught up with another lovely lady whom is also in the pinup pageant this Friday night and In the afternoon with my friend who is the lead singer of the rockabilly band The Sugarshakers. I didn't get to see them perform though as they're gig was on late in the afternoon and I had to drive the two hours back home again, which was a bummer.

My friend took some photos of me in front of some cool looking vintage cars, (which was quite windy at the time and messed my hair big-time) we checked out a few of the vintage market stores and had some lunch. Also before heading back home I entered the pinup fashions of the field segment. Just for a bit of practice before this weekend. There was only four of ladies in it though, as by this time in the afternoon a lot of the crowd had left already!

Dress is from Pinup Girl Clothing  http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/
Silver flats are from Rivers Australia.
Brooch is from Atomic Mingo  https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AtomicMingo
Pearl necklace is from Vivien of Holloway  http://www.vivienofholloway.com/
Umbrella is from a local pre-loved boutique.

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Pinup Style vs Rockabilly Style

Guess what? I've entered my first pinup pageant! It's a local one, that is happening next month. I had to submit 3 photos of myself and write a little biography about why I love pinup/vintage/rockabilly lifestyle and/or fashion.
My three photos are up on a facebook event page this is the link https://www.facebook.com/events/564217140384200/  if anyone that reads this blog post wouldn't mind going to this link and liking my three photos please!!

 As well as wearing this gorgeous dress the other weekend to Greazefest, I also took my own photos wearing this Pinup Girl Clothing dress for the "miss rockin pinup" entry photos.
I totally love this dress so much, I love the pink colour, the parasol/umbrella print, the white gathered bust, the little black bow under the bust and of course the matching bolero.
As soon as I saw this dress on the coming soon section of the Pinup Girl Clothing website I just had to buy it, when is became available to purchase.

I just love how my Frenchie "Beauty School Dropout" brooch by Atomic Mingo matches this dress so perfectly.

The Evelyn dress in Mary Blair Umbrella print is from Pinup Girl Clothing   http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/
Peep-toe pink wedges are from Williams Shoes   https://www.williamsshoes.com.au
Brooch is from Atomic Mingo  https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AtomicMingo
Pink hair-flower is from an ebay seller. 

I wore this rockabilly style outfit the other day to do some things at home, relax and out to the shops for a bit.
These pedal pusher jeans are so cool looking, I love the darker colour, the hemmed cuffs and the stretch cotton material. I feel like a cool rockabilly chic when I wear this!
I decided to wear this jeans with my friends rockabilly band tee called "The Sugarshakers".

Pedal pushers are from Sourpuss Clothing  http://www.sourpussclothing.com/
"The Sugarshakers" tee is from their official website  http://sugarshakersband.com/
Red flats are from Kmart Australia. 
Red hibiscus flower is from an ebay seller. 
Sunglasses are by Collectif and are from Gwynnies Emporium http://gwynnies.com.au/

 
 Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Florals vs Fruity!

 Well I'm more then half-way through my holidays from work, and it's been really lovely not having to worry about getting ready or going to work!

Today's blog post is about two beautiful dresses I've worn recently over my holidays/time off from work.
The first is this gorgeous floral print dress, which I have blogged previously before this is the link if you wish to have a look:  http://missmillacherry.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/pretty-flowers.html
The brand is called Timeless by Vannessa Tong (find on facebook).
I love the floral print, the neckline and the length. Other great bonus to this dress it's fully lined and has hidden lipstick pockets!

I wore this dress out to dinner one night with some close girlfriends and out to run some errands and to the local shops.
I decided to accessorize this dress with my white cardigan, my faux pearl necklace, my yellow hair-flower and a pair of tights, as it's still been a little cold recently.

Floral dress is from That Shop (find of facebook)
White peep-toe shoes, white cardigan and tights are from Target Australia.
Faux pearl necklace is from Vivien of Holloway http://www.vivienofholloway.com/
Yellow hair-flower is from Cherry Bay Fabulous (find on facebook)

The second dress I'm blogging about today is this beautiful frock by an Australian brand called Retrospec'd   http://retrospecd.com/
Which I have also blogged previously before this is the link:  http://missmillacherry.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/basket-of-fruit.html
I adore the fruit fabric print, all the brights colours, the length, the light cotton fabric, the style and how this dress has pockets and comes with a matching belt.

I wore this beautiful frock to a vintage fair over the weekend with my Mum and sister. I was a little disappointed with the fair as a lot of the clothing/accessories were somewhat over-priced for a smaller country town. Though I did end up buying a vintage handbag and a red coat.
I decided to accessorize this dress with my vintage straw hat, my vintage necklace, a black cardigan and my new "I carried a watermelon" brooch by an Australian brand called Atomic Mingo. The beautiful lady whom owns this little business designs and paints all her brooches herself, which is so awesome! I currently own three brooches from her business.

Dress I bought from Miskonduct Klothing  http://www.miskonduct.com/
Vintage hat and necklace are both from local vintage stores.
Black cardigan is from Kmart Australia
Watermelon brooch is from Atomic Mingo https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AtomicMingo

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry