Heyday's Biggest Competition Ever!

Head over to Heyday to check out their fabulous competition with a chance to win a voucher for 100 pounds! Having reached  over 1000 followers on Twitter and 'nearly' 500 hon the blog Shona is celebrating with this fab giveaway. All you have to do is head on over to 'In the Heyday' and comment on what item you would buy if you won the prize! For me it would be the fabulous red white and blue Fleur dress or perhaps the brand new floral gingham Fleur pictured above!

Love Vintage Show - March 2012

Last Friday the Purple Fairy and I headed to Horden's Pavilion to meet up with the Old Hat bunch and check out the Love Vintage show. There were many beautiful dresses but as I was on a budget I didn't pick anything up.

Here I am with Michelle of Ravishing Retro in a beautiful ensemble that won her forth place in the best dressed competition. Unfortunately after having to work til late last minute I didn't have time to curl my hair. Walking from Central to Horden's Pavilion left it very windswept and definitely not looking its best!

Tim and Jesse of Like Johnny and June both looked fantastic, sadly we couldn't persuade them to enter the best dressed competition as a couple.

 

Mad Men Season 5 is Finally Here!

**Warning contains spoilers!**

After a year and a half wait season 5 of Mad Men is finally here! Season 5 is set in 1966 , two years after season 4 ends. The first double episode sees Don turn 40 . Megan and Don are now married and Megan is working as a junior copy editor. Cracks are starting to appear in Don and Megan's relationship as the age gap becomes apparent when Megan throws Don a surprise party but while Megan wants to party all night Don just wants to sleep. 

It seems Pete and Trudy's relationship isn't exactly domestic bliss in the suburbs as Trudy appears to be loafing round the house in a robe and Pete is taking later trains home. Life isn't all peachy at work for Pete either as he strives to bring in new business but the rest of the partners fail to take him seriously. His annoyment is fuel further by the fact that Roger keeps muscling in on his meetings

Meanwhile Joan is on maternity leave following the birth of hers and Rogers baby. Joan's Mother is in town to help take care of the baby but is more of a hindrance than a help. After seeing an 'ad' SCDP have placed to get at their competitors Joan is concerned that her job will not be available when she returns.

The end of the episode sees Megan go home upset about Don disliking his party. Don arrives home to find Megan in her underwear and behaving erratically and attempting to clean up from the party after a steamy session on their filthy floor Megan comes to question whether the advertising industry is for her.

So all in all a great start to the season!

Emma aime at the Movies: My Week with Marilyn

As promised a few weeks ago here is my review for my My Week with Marilyn. My Week with Marilyn is based on the book by Colin Clark which recounts the week he spends with Marilyn Monroe and the love affair they have while working on The Prince and the Showgirl. There has been some speculation  as to whether the story is true or a figment of Colin Clark's imagination but regardless of that it makes a good story.

Michelle Williams is an actress I never really rated before but after seeing this movie that has certainly changed. Michelle excellently portrays Marilyn's vulnerability and fragility. She was well deserving of the Best Actress Oscar.  Eddie Redmayne is fantastic as the young Colin Clark and Kenneth Branagh was flawless as Laurence Olivier.

 This film was absolutely stunning shot and I absolutely adore it and now I'm off to watch the Prince and the Showgirl!

What Emma Did - 25th March 2012

This week I have been:
♥ Watching the Glee Project
♥ Having the bakers over for a movie night
♥ Experimenting with curling my hair
♥ Catching up with the Old Hat bunch at the Sydney Love Vintage Show

Pretty Pincurls

Yesterday I tried putting my hair in pincurls I wasn't hopeful that they would turn out well because my hair is really short now but they actually turned out pretty well!

Telephone Table

Just a quick post to share with you a piccy of my new telephone table. I bought it on eBay for $50 which I think was a steal!

The Fashion of Miss Fisher

Leading on from yesterdays 1920s style outfits this is another 1920s style outfit inspired by an ensemble worn by Phryne Fisher in this weeks episode of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries entitled Death at Victoria Dock.

The 1920's Look

Although I'm not one to follow the trends I can't help but notice the 1920's revival that's happening at the moment. With movies such as The Artist, Midnight in Paris and of course The Great Gatsby (being released later this year) and TV series such as Underbelly Razor and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries it seems the 1920s style is everywhere we look.

(from left to right): Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Etro and Marc Jacobs

The influence is especially noticeable on the catwalks of designers like Marc Jacobs, Gucci and Ralph Lauren and can even be seen sported by royalty!

The 1920's look will definitely be one that I will be adopting this season. Here's how I plan on wearing it:

What Emma Did - 18th March 2012

This week I have been:
♥ Going to watch a screening of Our Idiot Brother hosted by Nuffnang
♥ Catching up with Season 2 of The Voice
♥ Picking up my super cute 50s telephone table I bought on eBay (I will share pictures soon)
♥ Having the bakers over for dinner and a movie
♥ Watching 2 Broke Girls which reminds me of 2 guys a girl and a pizza shop and is just as funny
♥ Enjoying Sunday lunch and a catch-up with the Purple Fairy and our eldest Nephew.
♥ Developing an obsession for 1920s style after all the 1920s themed movies and TV we have been bombarded with lately
♥ Planning a girly night out with Tinkerbell

Dita Von Teese von Follies Runway

Heres a longer version of the Von Follies show from the Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival:

At the Movies: StreetDance 2

Those lovely people at Nuffnang are offering yet another movie screening this time for StreetDance 2.

“To beat the world’s best dance crew, streetdancer Ash (Falk Hentshel), with new friend  Eddie (George Sampson), set off to gather the greatest streetdancers from around Europe, falling in love  with beautiful salsa dancer Eva (Sofia Boutella) in Paris.


With landmark locations, the most spectacular dance fusion of Latin and Street ever seen, the sequel to global smash hit StreetDance is bigger, better, bolder and back… in 3D!”

StreetDance 2 is out in Australia on April 19th 2012 but in the meantime why not check out the trailer here:

See StreetDance 2 (3D) at your nearest Hoyts. Mine is Bankstown. Don’t forget to check out their Xtremescreen, La Premiere and IMAX!

Our Idiot Brother Screening

Last night the Hubby and I attended a screening of Our Idiot Brothers hosted by the lovely people from Nuffnang at the Roadshow Theatrette in Pyrmont. We had a little trouble finding the theatre which is tucked away in the building but once we did we were greeted by Kruppy and ushered into the gorgeous intimate little theatrette where welcome drinks awaited us.

At 7 we grabbed our complementary and were ushered into the cinema itself which had all the luxuries of Gold Class including the big squsishy seats which we soon settled in to watch the movie.

As for the movies itself well I adored it. Our Idiot Brother is one of those fun feel good movies with a positive message behind it. Ned (Paul Rudd) is a naive guy who likes to give people the benefit of the doubt and always sees the best in people. This leads to a stink behind bars for selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer. When Ned gets out he spends time crashing with each of his three sisters which ultimately leads to their lives breaking down in one way or another but it is only when their sisters learn to own up to their own mistakes and stop using Ned as a scapegoat that the family truly come together.

Thanks once again to Nuffnang for a fab night out. Our Idiot Brother is out on DVD & Blueray from today!

Daily Outfit: Red and Green

Yesterday I took advantage of the nice weather as it might have just been the last nice day we get this year and wore the dress my mum bought me when we went to the Shabby Chic Markets a years back.

Outfit details:
Dress  - from shabby chic market
Green crop cardi - Ses
Red bow ballet flats - Emerson at Big W - $9
Red flower headband - A present from the Purple Fairy
White rose earrings - vintage

What Emma Did - 11th March 2012

It seems I completely forgot to post the 'What Emma Did' post for last week so this weeks will be an amalgamation of last weeks and this weeks 'What Emma Did'. So without further ado, this week I have been:

♥ Getting a new job!
♥ Venturing out in the rain to check out The Peels 2nd Birthday (I blogged about it here)
♥ Having my hair all chopped off! (you can check it out here)
♥ Finally jumping on the bandwagon and started reading 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
♥ Picking up some super cute red ballet flats at Big W for a bargainous $9 (I'm sure they'll show up in an outfit post soon!)
♥ Ordering myself a copy of Style Me Vintage: Clothes after all the noise about it in the blogosphere (I will be sure to review it as soon as it arrives but there are many fab reviews out there already!)

LMFF 2012 Von Follies Show

Last night the divine Dita von Teese showed her Von Follies lingerie range at the Loreal Melbourne Fashion festival. If you, like me could not be there then you can watch the highlights of the show here and for all you Dita fans you can watch the runway of her Muse collection for David Jones here.

Unfortunately I couldn't be at the show last night so I will be consoling myself with other Dita goodies such as the fabulous new Wheels and Dollbaby Dita Cardigan in Navy and Black. I'm still trying to get my hands on the pink version but this is a gorgeous alternative.

The Peel 2nd Birthday: Terrible Two Edition

On Wednesday night the hubby and I braved the torrential rain to check out The Peels 2nd Birthday at Slide hosted by the terrible two themselves Miss Lauren LaRouge and Miss Holly JaDoll the Peel played host to an array of performers some burlesque virgins and some well seasoned repeat offenders.

The show was fabulous as always but some of the standouts of the night were Hedy Bell Nova's Heavenly Angel routine, Bella Bee Sweet's fab rendition of When You've Got It, Flaunt It from The Producers, the amazing strong man Abbadon who both wowed and scared us equally, Deb Delicious who had the Devil on her shoulder, drag king dreamboat John Dark and last but certainly not least LayDee KinMEE the divine yodelling drag queen.

The next Peel is not until May and you can check out photo's from this Peel here

Estee Lauder's Mad Men Color Collection

If you, like me are desperately hanging on for March 25th and the new season of Mad Men then here is something that may sate you obsession for a while. Estee Lauder have launched a Mad Men collection. The collection consists of a Limited Edition Lipstick in Cherry and a Limited Edition Creme Rouge in Evening Rose.

 Each Compact and carton are inspired by vintage designs from the legendary Estée Lauder 60's collections.

The collection is available now on the Estee Lauder US website and at Bloomingdales

New Hair

After deliberating about it for weeks I finally took the plunge and got my hair all chopped off. I took these pictures above to the hairdressers and this is what I came out with!