Vintage Swish...

ONE MONTH TIL VINTAGE SWISH.....!!

As you can tell I am VERY excited indeed.

For those of you that haven't heard here are the details....

Date: May 8th

Venue: Bar Music Hall, London, EC2A

Time: 4.30pm - 11pm

It is a fab new vintage event to raise money for Coppa Feel and Macmillan Cancer

When you arrive you can expect this like this...

Vintage pop-up boutiques, retro hair and make-up, alcoholic afternoon tea, burlesque entertainment and the all important swish....swishing is basically clothes swapping...bring all your old clothes to the event and get shiny new ones...!!

As well as organising we will also be selling some of our lovely vintage at knockdown prices all for charity....

And our wedding dress range will also be available...

So if you fancy a girls afternoon out all for a good cause please pop down.

If you would like to trade at the event there are no stall fees or if you would just like to help us out please email lucy@hummingbirdvintage.co.uk.

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I've got the key...I've got the secret...

This weekend I abused my body...not physically through some form of exercise (which is what I should have been doing) but by drinking my body weight in wine, gin, tequila and many other very wrong drinks indeed...yuck.

I was feeling particularly sorry for myself yesterday morning when I stumbled upon something...well...actually in reality I opened a cupboard that I had crammed way too much into and it fell out and hit me on the head....a sign surely...?

The item was a book called The Secret. The Secret is basically a self help book (something I thought I would never read...but desperate hungover times call for desperate measures) which Mother Hummingbird bought for me at Christmas and I had not had a chance (or really wanted to) read yet.

The basic idea is that if you think good thoughts good things will happen to you and if you think bad ones then bad ones will happen.

Although it doesn't seem very likely I have decided to only think positive thoughts from now on in a hope that it will help me get through the masses of work I have to get through at the moment....all for a good cause though!

I will let you know if all this positive thinking works....if it does I will be writing to you from my yacht in the Caribbean whilst drinking cocktails and eating chocolate....!!

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AMAZING VINTAGE DRESS ALERT...

Lovely people...the sun is out and here to stay (fingers crossed) and what goes better with sunshine then a bit of fab vintage...??

So let me introduce you to my favourite vintage summer dress of the moment...

I am sure you will agree is it totally fabulous...!!

It is an original 1950's dress with satin underskirt and a chiffon layer and has a matching belt.

It will fit a size 14 and is £30.....if you are interest please email lucy@hummingbirdvintage.co.uk xx

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News New News...

Today's story involves some fun news items about yours truly...

Since opening Hummingbird Vintage I have been manic...not just a little busy once in a while I mean full on not being able to sleep because you are thinking so much manic.

This is a mixture of the vintage boutique which is about to expand (so watch this space), the underwear, the bridal range, the charities and Old Mother Hummingbird having the big C.

Now I love being busy...love it...but to be honest it is really not fair on the boy who I love even more than being busy. We moved up to London to have a couple of years of full out fun and at the moment I can't because I am KNACKERED.

The Boy...

So...I have decided to take a big step and....takes a deep breathe...go part time so I have enough time to do everything.

I am lucky enough to have a good friend running a start-up who needs some help and will pay me enough to live...I LOVE THIS MAN.

For me this is very scary as I love working and knowing I will be getting money at the end of the month for doing it but since the whole cancer situation has arisen it has made me realise that life is way way way too short not to take chances and try and do something different.

So watch out world because Hummingbird Vintage and Victory Vixens are coming out...!! 

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Nice day for a vintage wedding...

The sun is shining, the birds are singing....it can mean only one thing....WEDDING SEASON.

A couple of weeks ago I asked for brides to be who would like some vintage magic in their wedding and I got a fantastic response.

Hummingbird Bridal is an affordable (all under £100) gorgeous range of vintage wedding dresses. We invite you to try them on whilst sipping on bubbly, then if you like we will help you find accessories, shoes and anything else you need and if you don't like we can help you scour the streets to find your dream dress.

Hummingbird Bridal

Over the past month I have sold a couple of dresses, some lingerie and sourced shoes and head pieces but I wanted to help a bride from the very start of her journey and create a 'Vintage Wedding Adventure' piece telling the full story...warts and all.

So although I will be helping all the lovely brides that responded to my call the bride to be who I will be basing the Vintage Wedding Adventure on is the lovely Holly Booth.

Holly (who owns a fab photography company which can be found at www.hollybooth.com) and her lovely other half are looking for a homemade vintage style wedding so a vintage wedding dress would be perfect.

I will be doing a week instalment on how to create the perfect vintage wedding including finding the dream dress and all the updates from the Vintage Wedding Adventure, so if you have any questions about vintage weddings just shout and we can help you find the answer.

Wish us luck xx

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Mothers Day...

This weekend saw some fun times and sad times.....

Poor Mother Hummingbird was back in the hospital this weekend due to some random chemo business which meant she missed out on Mothers Day fun.

This was very sad so I decided that if she couldn't come out for Mothers Day I would bring it to her....so off I went carrying chocolates, magazines, books and flowers. On my journey down to Essex I had an argument with a small child over Justin Beiber and then managed to spill all the water from the flowers into the taxi I was in.....the driver was not impressed and shouted alot so I (I hate to admit this) played the cancer card in order to get away....it went something like this 'My mother has cancer and is waiting for me in that hospital and you are making me wait out here when I could be in there with her'. Obviously after my outburst he was suitably taken aback and I made my escape.

I told Mother Hummingbird about my cancer card use and she replied through a mouthful of chocolate 'Well you might as well get something out of it'.

Turns out that due to a dodgy tooth (the joys of getting older) she had a slight infection which due to the chemo means a stay in hospital. She had only been there one night before I saw her and already had charmed the nurses into extending the visiting hours and was in full make-up and a fab wig.

After spending a suitable amount of time talking to the nurses, admiring Mothers new wig (totally fab Audrey Hepburn) we got round to the topic of Victory Vixens....as you can imagine due to her current circumstances she has a wealth of random cancer knowledge and ideas to help people feel better so I left there with my head buzzing...!!

It also made me realise that although cancer is shit...and it really is, what Mother Hummingbird is going through has made me create both my lingerie range and Victory Vixens which I love...and after all as said by the woman herself 'I might as well get something out of it'.

Mother Hummingbird

Victory Vixens - victoryvixens@gmail.com

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Yuri Murakami

Yuri Murakami Cute Girls

Yuri Murakami Inocent Girls

Yuri Murakami Sweet Girls

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Rei Toda

Rei Toda Beautifull Japanese Stars

Rei Toda Sexy Japanese Stars

Rei Toda Sexy Stars

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Victory Vixens...

Those of you that read this regularly (big love to you all) will know that I harp on about cancer alot.
Not in a morbid way at all.....it is just that I am experiencing it first hand and have been working on a secret project in conjunction with my underwear range which I can now share with everyone.....hurrah. We are looking for funding, sponsorship and help in anyway to make this a great resource for everyone effected by the big C.

So...without further ado may I present Victory Vixens.

VICTORY VIXENS

Welcome to Victory Vixens…but before I tell you what we are all about let me introduce you to the original Victory Vixens aka Nina and Judy.

 Nina and Judy have both been through or are currently going through cancer. However, they are going about it in a totally fabulous way.

Imagine turning up to chemo wearing a n amazing outfit, full make-up and high heels and you will get the picture…both are totally fabulous.

They are big believers that when you look good and are kind to your body you will feel better and be able to cope with what life has to throw at you in a more positive way.

We couldn’t agree more!!

What they have found though is that there is not a resource for women going through cancer treatment that has all the answers to the questions and queries that arise…such as how to stop your nails splitting, where to buy the best (and most affordable wigs), what you should be eating, how to banish dry ‘chemo’ skin, how to apply false eyelashes, where to buy special undies, what to expect your sex life to be like, where to find local supports group and about a million other things women should be able to find out easily.

This is where we come in…Victory Vixens is a ‘one stop shop’ for all cancer needs and wants.

We have partnered up with doctors, psychiatrists, nutritionists, fashion stylists, hairdressers and make-up artists in order to allow women to look good and feel great whilst winning the war over cancer.

What we need from you…

We are now looking for sponsorship and funding to make this great project even better.

This is going to be a nationwide resource including workshops, seminars, fashion events and social events so it is a great cause that encompasses all forms of cancer.

With cancer in women on the rise there has never been a better time to get involved and help us make more women into Victory Vixens.

If you are interested in helping us on our quest please email victoryvixens@gmail.com

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