Amazing Hats on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot

Here at TMV, we like to stand out in a crowd and are always intrigued by what others wear. So Ladies Day at Royal Ascot is always fascinating for us! And just check out these amazing hats...truly one of a kind!

Image from guardian.co.uk

Image from guardian.co.uk

Image from guardian.co.uk

Image from guardian.co.uk
What do you all think about the new dress codes? Ladies are no longer allowed to wear fascinators in the Royal Enclosure, and they have become stricter on skirt lengths and types of dresses you can wear. I understand why no short skirts should be worn, but whats wrong with fascinators?? (Although I'm sure Mary Portas would disagree with me)  Check out the lovely photos provided from Royal Ascot .

Right, I'm off to watch Wimbledon and drink Pimms - or is it too early for Pimms o clock? ;)
Hayley TMV x

New shop: The Dinky Emporium!

We heart this new shop, called The Dinky Emporium! It is a collaboration of 'From Betty Frank' & 'Valerie's Attic', who have worked hard to create a wonderful vintage & antiques emporium. They sell clothing & furniture from 1930s to 1980s, you can find them in the View Garden Centre, Wickford, ideal for strolling around on a summer's Sunday!

See below for a sneak peak of the shop!

For more info, see the girls facebook pages: From Betty Frank  & Valerie's Attic
We at TMV highly recommend a visit! You may even recognise some of our clothing in the shop too...
Love from Hayley at TMV x

Vintage & Homemade Living Magazine

We're very excited to have this wonderful new magazine in stock! Its a local magazine full of lovely articles, features and tips, all about vintage and homemade goodness. The first issue features a wonderful how-to make quirky cake stands, a feature about the coolest of dolls, the Blythe dolls and a gorgeous spread on fab summer vintage styles. 

We're also happy to be featured in the first issue with our 1968 Morris Minor, William! The article is about our sister company 'Classic Car Hire Essex' (www.classiccarhireessex.com) and our lovely car, who we call William, who you can hire out for a day or longer. Very happy to be included in this wonderful magazine! Check out www.vintageandhomemadeliving.co.uk for more info...

 A peak of our spread in the mag! 

Love from Hayley at TMV x

Truly Madly Vintage on ASOS Marketplace

Good afternoon bloggers & vintage lovers! We are very, VERY excited to announce the opening of our new ASOS marketplace shop, hoorah! You can check it out here: TMV ASOS Boutique! Here are a few sneaky peeks...

Love this very cool 80s jacket...£25

This 1970s dress is gorgeous! £40

 Pretend you're Joan Holloway in this early 60s dress. £20

 Lovely for summer...Skirt £12 Shirt £16

                     



     









Also don't forget we will be at Chelmsford High Street again this Saturday, so let us know if there is anything particular you want us to bring, from the website or from our ASOS shop. Hope you're all enjoying the lovely sunshine :)

Love from Hayley TMV x

High Street Heights

Our second week at Chelmsford High Street saw many of you coming down to enjoy the sunshine and the good shopping that the city centre has to offer.  And so many of you came to see us at our lovely little stall outside Topshop.

It seems excitement and anticipation for the summer is rife as our denim shorts and little tops flew off the shelves!  Many more of these to come next week!! (with loads of new and original designs being crafted here at TMV Headquarters!)

We were so glad to be able to provide one-off party pieces for many of you and delighted to have our presence returned to the high street.  It really does feel good to be able to talk to our customers and for those of you who requested particular items, we will be bringing them along next Saturday for you to browse.

A big thank you to all who came along to see us and also to those just passing who decided to come and have a look around.  We will be back next week with loads of our vintage and hand-making friends too as part of the All Together Now Festival!!!!

See you soon!
Lots of Love,

Truly Madly Vintage
-x-

TMV Open House - How It Went

Sorry it has taken so long to post about this but...
The first TMV open house event at TMV HQ on Saturday 7th April had a great turnout and we enjoyed meeting customers old and new to give them a chance to peruse all of our clothing and lots of our furniture stock.  The barn really lends itself to the occasion and gives us a fantastic backdrop for all of the gorgeous vintage treasures on display.  Take a look...

Finds of the day included an original 1940s suit for Dave which could have been tailor-made for him – after searching for nearly 2 years and many purchases that were “not quite right” we are so happy for him and his wife as they attend lots of 1940s events and can now go in true vintage style.

Another success story was Stefanie who, we think you'll agree, looked simply stunning in her new halter-neck maxi dress... she didn't get the hat on the day but has since bought it through the website as she couldn't live without it!

Thank you so much to all of you who came out to support us, almost everyone went away with shiny new treasures which we know you love. The next event will be on Saturday 5th May so don't miss out, put it in the diary now, and we'll remind you closer to the time as well.
xxx

Post dated 20/04/12

Sunshine on Sea! A little bit of nostalgia from the early 1960's

We loved discovering this delightful documentary about Southend-on-sea from 1964, especially as this seaside town is just up the road from our HQ. How things have changed! Prepare to laugh and smile nostalgically as you watch this video.

Love Megan @TMV x

Credits:
Production company: Pike Films

Sponsor: Southend-on-Sea Publicity Committee

Commentator: Johnny Morris

Post dated 21/03/12

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My Week With Marilyn

We're very excited to hear about Michelle William's new film, 'My Week With Marilyn' about a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in 1956. It looks like a brilliant film but what is most exciting is how great Michelle Williams looks as Marilyn Monroe - she was clearly made to play this part. Check out some of these pictures of her as Marilyn, looking amazing in 1950's clothes.

How amazing does she look! Check out the website and watch the trailer, can't wait to see it: http://myweekwithmarilynmovie.com/

In the meantime, come on in and get yourself a 1950's handbag,  the 'in' bag of the season:

These would also make great Christmas presents! 

See you all soon, in the shop & at the cinema watching 'My Week With Marilyn'!

Love from all at Truly Madly Vintage x 

We heart Christmas Jumpers!

Here at Truly Madly Vintage, we are completely in love with Christmas jumpers! And as luck would have it, we have lots and lots of really cool jumpers & cardigans to keep you warm and looking great this winter. As it says in the Guardian, jumpers are definitely in this season! 

Most of our jumpers are from the USA, so there's even more of a guarantee you will have a complete one-off.

Loving this mohair 80s jumper!

There's nothing cooler than reindeers on a jumper...

We also have lots of chunky knit cardigans for men and women in stock.

There are lots more jumpers & cardigans in the shop than I've posted on here, so pop in and try some on before they all sell out! See you soon :)

hooga boutique

Wow what a great day we had last Saturday! Absolutely loved hooga boutique, can't wait for the next one!

We were joined by Hetty Rose shoes who along with hooga, where the event was held, organised the day with us. We had vintage makeovers from Papillon Beauty, handmade vintage jewellery from Charming Grace Jewellery, delicious cakes from Blue Bird Kitchen, workshops from Make, Do & Mend, a swap shop from Off The Rails, live ceroc dancing from Ceroc Flair, live 40s style singing from Ellie Powell and a fabulous catwalk performed by local girls modelling Truly Madly Vintage clothes and co-ordinated by the super talented Louise Thomas! We also had vintage inspired cocktails in teacups and films like Grease & Breakfast at Tiffanys were being played on the big screen...I don't know about anyone else, but that was pretty much a perfect day for me!

Check out the pictures of the event below and for more photos, check out our facebook page...

Truly Madly Vintage 

 

Ellie, 40s singer

Live dancing

Vintage!

Blue Bird Kitchen

We'd like to thank everyone who helped out, exhibited and came along to this event, we really enjoyed ourselves, stay tuned for details of the next one!

Love from all at Truly Madly Vintage x

Autumn Events at Truly Madly Vintage

It may be getting colder outside but we still have lots of places for you to go! We have our Chelmsford Vintage & Handmade Market on Saturday 24th September at the Shire Hall in Chelmsford. It starts at 10am and ends at 4pm, featuring lovely stalls selling vintage & handmade items such as, Love from Lynne, Victoria Rose Crafts, Ladybird Beads, Sparrow & Nightingale, Plum Fairy Cupcakes, Truly Madly Vintage and lots more! Its free entry and there are gorgeous cakes available from Plum Fairy, mmm, can't wait!

Then in October, we have a brand new event celebrating all things vintage at hooga called hooga boutique which we are very excited about! It is run by us, hooga & Hetty Rose and will feature all things vintage. Read the press release below to find out more...


 "The hooga boutique is a collective of local, talented designers and makers passionate about vintage style. The event will celebrate music, fashion, beauty and films from the past.

The Vintage Wonderland will include a swap shop, rails of vintage clothing and accessories, hand made shoes, a 40s style live singer, up-cycled jewellery and much more. There will be 50s style hair and make-overs, vintage movies on show, jive dancing lessons and make-do-and-mend workshops.

hooga will be making and shaking vintage inspired cocktails with names such as 'The Jitterbug', 'Hand Jive' and 'Pink Lady' all served in kitsch teapots and tea cups. Alongside the cocktails there are delicious cupcakes for sale as well as a catwalk show and a female DJ spinning classic 50s & retro tunes. Pizza will also be served with 2 for 1 deals on selected items & drinks.

Bring your girlfriends along to sip a cocktail, have a jive dance, rummage through the huge selection of vintage clothing, try on some gorgeous shoes and jewellery, munch a cupcake & get a 50s hair and make-over.

hooga boutique aims to be an exciting, memorable and enjoyable afternoon and its Free Entry!


Participants:

TRULY MADLY VINTAGEhttp://www.facebook.com/TMVintage

HETTY ROSEhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Hetty-Rose/125831664117465

CHARMING GRACE JEWELLERYhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Charming-Grace-Jewellery/122579241125584

BLUE BIRD KITCHENhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Bird-Kitchen/116633808367685

MAKE DO & MENDhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-Do-Mend/177058458987158?sk

PAPILLION BEAUTYhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107824192571609

LUCILLE LEEhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=761151095

MISS ELLIE POWELL"

We also hope to host a vintage tea party in our shop with a local popular cake business, watch this space...

As we speak, we have our wonderful scouts in the USA finding all sorts of amazing items, especially menswear, very exciting! So keep watching our  facebook page & twitter page to find out when they'll be here...

See you soon! 

Love from all at Truly Madly Vintage x


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Website issues and contact details

Hello there everyone, I'm afraid we are having some problems with the TMV website and emails at the moment so nothing is currently online.  We are working very hard with our lovely IT people to get it sorted out but in the meantime the best way to get in touch is to call us on 01245 287 961 or to email us via trulymadlyvintage@hotmail.co.uk.

We'll update as soon as we are back to normal, thank you for your patience and understanding.

Lots of love
TMV xxx

Some pictures to inspire you

Over here at Truly Madly Vintage the lovely Hayley has been working on collating some pictures to give you style inspiration and also to help if you are looking to create a specific era look for a party or event.  You can see pages for decades from the 1930s to the 1980s below and if you double click on them you'll get a bigger picture of the images.

Don't worry if you don't think you'll remember all the details as the pages are also available in the shop for you to refer to, just ask to see them and we'll have them ready for you.

So, whether you are a vintage aficionado or new to vintage styles, take a look at lovely pictures of real people wearing the fashions of the day and be inspired...

All images courtesy of Hayley Steedman

A selection of finds at Truly Madly Vintage Home

Here are some pictures of a few of the lovely things we've had in the TMV Home shop over the last few weeks.  If you like what you see do pop back as we'll be putting more on over the coming days to show you new arrivals.  Some pieces will be available on our eBay Shop and others will only be available in store.

Don't forget that if you have a specific need for that special vintage-something in your life you can get in contact with us and we can keep an eye out for it for you.

See you soon xxx

Painted sideboard

1930s glamour

Ercol sideboard

 

Art Deco bronzes

Chesterfield sofa