Wee Birdy

London street style: Affordable vintage fair

I caught these birdies hanging outside the Affordable Vintage Fashion Fair on Saturday in Bethnal Green. I only got there in the last half hour, but looks like great fun was had by all. Especially loved the Tea Shoppe by Lady Luck Rules OK, featuring individual tables from different decades.

This would be the crafty 1970s table. You could also play tiddly winks at the 1930s table, and Make do and Mend at the 1940s table. Check out the dates for upcoming fairs in the UK - it's coming to Lincoln, Nottingham, Liverpool, Durham and York.

New York street style: Elizabeth on Prince Street

A wee birdy told me that Elizabeth, 31, is wearing a black dress by Mint Jodi Arnold, white tights by Rebecca Taylor, black patent boots by Steve Madden, jacket by Forever 21, white top by H&M, Paddington bag by Chloe, and hat by BCBG.

New York street style: Justin on Hester Street, LES

I know I've never photographed dudes before, but I couldn't resist Justin's sharp New York-take on the uniquely English mod/rude boy/skinhead look from the early '80s.
A wee birdy told me he was wearing a shirt by Ben Sherman, vest by Fred Perry, braces by 99X (New York mod shop), jeans by Levis, cherry Getta Grip boots, and a vintage trilby. You might also like to check out Justin's splendid band, The Bowery Riots.

London street style: Cult Beauty launch

I've been meaning to write about the brilliant Cult Beauty launch at Bloww last week. These two gorgeous birdies caught my eye, so I hijacked photographer Mark Martin to take their pics for Wee Birdy:

Dana, 23, wears a stunning Erdem dress, Miu Miu shoes, Fendi doctor buckle tote, and Belmacz earrings and rings.

Clare, 29, wears Topshop dress, Hooch top, vintage bag and Office boots.

I took along former beauty ed. Ms G, who got busy getting a brand new 20s-inspired hair-do, while I got fitted out with some ultra-glam false lashes by Eylure. They were fluttery perfection! There was also a free nail bar but somehow we skipped that and ended up eating the BEST sesame prawn toast in Chinatown. (Some day I will find out exactly where we went and report back.)

The superlative goody bag was packed full of the best Cult Beauty buys, including Neal's Yard Organic Orange Flower Facial Oil (seriously glow-giving stuff), Dr Bragi Intensive treatment mask, Tara Smith Base Coat Serum, Essie nail varnish (in Wicked - this season's perfect black/red shade), and some super-fancy Belmacz lip gloss, so fancy it's laced with 24-carat gold leaf. There was also a bottle of Shave Foam Gel by The Refinery, but by the end of the night I had swapped it for a Tony Blair cupcake, (don't ask!) courtesy of one too-many Moet piccolos followed by a verrry long night in Soho's various drinking establishments.

(p.s. Dear Mr. Gossip Columnist who had just come from the Tony Blair book launch - you got the better end of the deal, Mister!)

London street style: Rosie on Breakspears Road

 

 

A wee birdy told me that Rosie, 25, wears dress from Topshop, Church's shoes from Ebay, bead necklaces from Noa Noa, and headband from Accessorize. Check out her awesome eye make-up!