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

Last Days of Holidays!

It's been a lovely three weeks off from work, only downside it just went by too fast, which I knew it would have. I'm back to work tomorrow!!
Oh well there is nothing much I can do about it, just have to get back into the swing of things at work until at least I get my next block of holidays, which should be early next year.

This lovely cherry print dress is by the UK vintage reproduction brand Collectif, I bought this dress off an ebay seller for a very good price, a while ago now.  I have previously blogged about this dress before this is the link if you wish to have a look/read: http://missmillacherry.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/all-cherries.html

I tried my first attempt at pin curling my hair last week and as you can see in these photos, this is how my hair turned out, which was pretty good for my first try. My hair can be very stubborn and thick, so at times it's quite hard to style my hair to how I want or like it.

I just love Collectif dresses, too date I own three dresses from this brand. With this particular dress I love the cherry print, the 40's inspired style, the light polyester fabric and how it's lined as well.
I decided to accessorize this dress with my red cardigan and my white faux beads.

Dress is by Collectif from an ebay seller.
Silver flats are from Rivers Australia  http://www.rivers.com.au/
Red cardigan is from Target Australia
White beads are from Vivien of Holloway http://www.vivienofholloway.com/

Over the weekend I attended a pinup workshop to gain some extra tips for my first pinup pageant competition which is happening next month. Which was really interesting to attend as I did learn quite a number of tips from it. I also went for a drive down to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. I had lunch and checked out this awesome shop down their, that sells a lot of vintage and second hand clothing, plus accessories and a lot of shoes! I ended up buying two cocktail style dresses and a couple pair of shoes.

 This dress which is by another UK vintage inspired brand called Vivien of Holloway. I wore this dress out to run some errands, to do some things at home and just relax before heading back to work.
I have also blogged about this dress previously before this is the link to that:  http://missmillacherry.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/pink-french-chic.html

I just love the 1940's style to this dress, I adore the longer length, the fabric print, the pockets, the crisp cotton fabric and the buttons down the front.
I decided to accessorize this dress with my Erstwilder "prancing poodle brooch", my pink hair-scarf and my pink cat-eye faux glasses.

Dress is from Vivien of Holloway 
Shoes are from a boutique called Retournez-vous (find on facebook)
Erstwilder brooch is from Woolloongabba Antique Centre www.woolloongabbaantiquecentre.com/
Pink hair-scarf and glasses are both from an ebay seller.
Pink Hell Bunny retro belt is from Gwynnies Emporium http://gwynnies.com.au/

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo