Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Pinup's meet and greet!

On Saturday night I went out to a pinup meet and greet dinner with some of the finalist ladies whom are competing in the Miss Rockin Pinup competition next Friday night! Most of the ladies that went, was my first time meeting them. It was so great getting to know each other before the big event next week. Unfortunately though the rest of the finalist ladies couldn't make it!
There will be 10 finalist all up, as you can see only six of us could make to dinner on Saturday night. Though we all still had a lovely time. We were all able to wear our pinup sashes for the night, which was a lot of fun to do. Heaps of people asked us what we are doing, why we all dressed up etc.

I decided to wear my Pinup Girl Clothing Jenny skirt in Queen of Hearts print and a red top I bought from a pre-loved clothing boutique. I accessorized this outfit with my Pinup Couture red belt and my red Lucky-Lou heels.
In the above photo I'm all dolled up and ready to go out for dinner with the ladies!

For my day off today I decided to wear my Hawaiian/Tiki style dress by Collectif UK. I just love the hibiscus yellow flower's on the red background to this dress. Such a great dress to wear in the spring/summer months.
I decided to accessorize this dress with my bamboo bangles and my red hibiscus hair-flower.
This weekend I'm planning on going to a Retro festival a couple of hours drive away for the day, just to check it out, as I've never been before and I want to watch their Pinup competition to gain some extra tips for next Friday night...I'm really looking forward to it!

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

My type of pinup style!

I haven't had a chance to blog for a couple of weeks, due to I've just been busy with work and my personal life to actually post a blog.  I've got a few exciting things coming up that I've been planning for as well.  Especially my first ever pinup pageant I have entered, which is happening in a couple of weeks time, I'm in the top 10!!  I have been sorting out what I'll be wearing and where to get my makeup, hair and nails professionally done...it's all so exciting!
This Saturday night I'm going out to dinner with some of the other pinup pageant finalist to meet, have a chat and have some dinner and drinks, I'm really looking forward to it.

I love this cherry print Jenny skirt by Pinup Couture (pinup girl clothing), I thought I would wear my cherry print blouse with this skirt, as they go so well together. I decided to accessorize this outfit with my cherry print hand-bag by Sourpuss Clothing. I just love cherries, it's one of my favorite novelty prints.
 Blouse if from Kmart Australia
Jenny skirt is by Pinup Girl Clothing and is from a facebook group. 
Red heels are from Lucky Lou Shoes  http://www.luckyloushoes.com/
Red retro Hell Bunny belt is from Gwynnies Emporium   http://gwynnies.com.au/
Red hair-flower is from a local accessories store.

 It's now Spring here in Australia, my favorite season! I decided to dress Tiki/Hawaiian style for the first days of spring. This will probably be my last time wearing this Freddies of Pinewood high-waisted jeans in a while, as it gets way too hot to wear long pants here in Queensland, Australia!
I decided to wear my new Hawaiian/flamingo printed shirt with these awesome jeans and accessorize with my vintage wicker purse and flamingo sandals by Miss L Fire.
Shirt is from Lowes Australia.
Jeans are by Freddies of Pinewood and are from Ruff N Ready  http://www.ruffnready.com.au/
Flamingo sandals are from Miss L Fire UK  http://shop.misslfire.co.uk/
Vintage wicker purse is from Cherry Bay Fabulous (find on facebook) 
Retro sunglasses are from a local pre-loved clothing boutique.
Pink hibiscus hair-flower is from Soda Sweethearts https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/SodaSweethearts

I'll keep you all updated over the next few weeks with my first ever pinup pageant, and a few vintage/rockabilly festivals I'll be attending!

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

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



Wednesday, 12 August 2015

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



Sunday, 9 August 2015

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 



Thursday, 6 August 2015

Another holiday outfit and Greazefest Part 2

This cute dress by the UK brand Voodoo Vixen I have blogged previously before this is the link if you wish to have a look: http://missmillacherry.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/kitty-cat.html
I wore this dress out to have a hair-cut, to run some errands and also to have a coffee with my Mum.
I love the pink fabric background colour, the cute black cats print, the cut-out neckline and the front little pockets.  I've always find I can style this dress a number of different ways, either wearing a black, white or pink belt, with or without a petticoat and with or without leggings/tights or a jacket/cardigan.
 I decided to accessorize this dress with my leopard print tights, my black peep-toe wedges, my cat earrings (a gift from my cousin), a white long-sleeve top and my pink Sun Jellies handbag.
For the second day at Greazefest, I meet up with my close friend.  Her band The Sugarshakers were playing a set in the morning, which I ended up watching. After her band had finished their set, my friend and I spent most of the day together, which was so great.
This is a photo of The Sugarshakers above that I took a photo off.  After watching The Sugarshakers perform, my friend and I had something to drink and eat, then we checked out a pinup parade, then looked around at the markets/store holders, watched the dancing and listened to some more bands.  I meet quite a number of people that my friend knows through her rockabilly band and burlesque shows my friend performs/MC's for.
It was such another wonderful day!
This gorgeous dress that I received a lot of comments on, is called The Evelyn dress in Mary Blair Umbrellas print by Pinup Girl Clothing.  I totally adore this dress, hands down is probably a favorite of mine in my wardrobe for sure.

Until next time!
Miss Millacherry xo


Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Start of holidays and Greazefest Part 1

I wore this outfit on the first day of my holidays, which is a dress by the UK vintage reproduction brand Lindybop, I have blogged about this dress before this is the link, if you like to have a look: http://missmillacherry.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/1950s-diner.html
I wore this dress out to the shops to run errands with my Mum and sister, we also had a lovely morning tea together at a little cafe.
This dress is very rockabilly inspired, with the red colour fabric and the leopard print front buttons, collar, pockets and sleeves.
I decided to accessorize this dress with my black cardigan, a pair of red tights, my Erstwilder sparrow brooch, my red/printed hair-scarf and my cherry print shoes by the brand Hot Chocolate.
On Saturday the 1st of August I went to a rockabilly festival called Greazefest, this is an annual festival that runs for a whole weekend, usually sometime in August. It's on in Brisbane, Australia one weekend and Melbourne, Australia the next. Greazefest includes hot rods/vintage cars, market stores, bands/music, dancing, food and drinks and pinup parades, plus a lot more.
This year was the first time I have attended and I really enjoyed myself, I will definitely try and go next year as well.
On the Saturday I went with my cousin to check Greazefest out for the first time. We spent about four hours together looking around at all the markets/stores, checking out the cars/hot rods, taking some photos as above, having some lunch and checking the bands/dancing out. It was such a beautiful sunny day, couldn't ask for better weather.
I also meet a few ladies over the weekend, whom I follow on instagram, including these two beautiful ladies, in the above photo. I just loved seeing a lot of the ladies looking so beautiful all dressed up in their pinup/rockabilly/vintage style and fashions.
Here is a selfie of me, after I got home from a lovely day out at Greazefest with my cousin. I'm wearing my cocktail brooch by Deerarrow  http://www.deerarrow.com/  and my custom made pink hibiscus hair-flower by Soda Sweethearts  https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/SodaSweethearts.

Tomorrow I shall blogged another outfit and Greazefest part 2.

Until next time!
Miss Millacherry xo