16th May 2012 By Leave a Comment
A Review of the Art Deco Festival in Napier NZ by Fern Christian xx
Art Deco Festival, Napier, New Zealand Do you love those Flapper dresses of the Roaring 20s? What about those bias cut dresses of the 30s? If you’re looking for an excuse to attend a function dressed in your 20s or 30s best and dance the night away, then the Art Deco Festival is for you! Held every year in February in Napier, New Zealand, the event offers over 160 opportunities to dress up in your Art Deco best and wander about the streets of Art Deco buildings and cars, amoungst others similarly dressed creating a feeling of stepping back in time. It’s magic! My partner and I had a wonderful time meeting new people, attending some events from the program for the weekend and shopping … Continue reading...
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A smile is worth more than a thousand words??
Don’t you love these facts: It turns out a smile is worth more than a thousand words. It can also be worth about 24 months. In a study published in Psychology and Aging, subjects who viewed more than 1,000 photos of people with a variety of facial expressions tended to underestimate the age of those [...]
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Sydney – September – FREE entry to Love Vintage Fair if you book in to our Vintage Styling Workshop
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ONLY 7 PLACES LEFT – Intermediate Vintage Hair Styling – SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2012
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We are in Melbourne in 2 Weeks
Hey Gals, The Lindy Charm School for Girls Team will be at the Love Vintage Fair in Melbourne in 2 weeks time. Why don’t you pencil the date in your diary, pick out your best frock and join us on the Red Carpet on Friday night 18th May at is Royal Exhibition Bld in Carlton. [...]
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Afternoon Tea with a Sip of Manners anyone? – Listen to First Bite experience the Charm School Mistresses
A fabulous interview with Radio National’s First Bite Program……. High tea with manners: a lesson in etiquette – Listen to interview here: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rnfirstbite/high-tea-with-manners/3933146 We enter an historic hotel where afternoon tea has been served everyday since the 1880s to receive a crash course in etiquette, deportment and manners. There’s [...]
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We have a WINNER – Competition for How Well Do you Know your 1953′s is now closed. Congratulations Miss Jo Morgan and Miss Bonnie Wildie
Congratulations – we have a winner!! Thank you for all your lovely (and sometimes hilarious) entries – we had a great response to our “HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR 1953?” Competition. A Lindy Charm School Essential Hair Kit is on the way to Jo Morgan and congrats also to Bonnie Wildie who was [...]
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How Well Do You Know Your 1953′s?
Competition!! Household Hint And here’s a little thought for those knitting balaclavas for patients in Sanatoria. Khaki, navy & black seem to be the traditional colors for the men patients, but why not make a break-away for the women? Pastel shades are much prettier and better for their morale….
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1920′s – 1930′s – From Stage to Screen – How Makeup Styles were Shaped when Sounds came to the Cinema..
By Miss Kelley and Miss Chrissy “Underworld”, released 1927 – regarded as the first gangster movie The recent success of the movie “The Artist” takes us on a trip back to the silent era of cinema. It wasn’t until the late 1920s that ‘talkies’ were considered the norm in Hollywood. Before cinemas, crowds flocked to [...]
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No Stropping, No Honing… Just the Closest Shave..”For the Boys”
What type of Razor boy are you? Single, double, triple ++, disposable? electric? … So Many on offer these days and the one thing I hear all the time is: Get that Razor away from your Legs? .. Yes.. It is a pet hate of most men when the ladies steal their razor and [...]
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EVENT – BRISBANE – Queenies Tea House Nundah
The Lindy Charm School for Girls will be hosting this event… Afternoon Tea with A Sip of Manners anyone? SUNDAY 3 June in Brisbane… The Lindy Charm School for Girls will be hosting this wonderful event at Queenie’s Traditional Tea House, Nundah Enjoy our traditional afternoon tea delights with a selection of teas while learning everything [...]
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