What Lysha Loves

A lovely vintage afternoon!

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Yesterday my mam and I went for a spot of afternoon tea at the Salt House Kitchen. It was my first time going and the decor was beautiful. I...

10:52

Yesterday my mam and I went for a spot of afternoon tea at the Salt House Kitchen. It was my first time going and the decor was beautiful. It is situated on the seafront in Sunderland, so you have the benefit of a lovely view whilst you're eating!

When we got there the table was all set out for us, with gorgeous vintage style crockery. We chose our tea and helped ourselves, whilst waiting for our tower of lovliness.

I had coronation chicken sandwhiches, with a raspberry and white chocolate scone which I layered with jam and clotted cream, heaven! And we even had a small Eton Mess dessert and a chocolate brownie. I could eat that every day!

It's so nice to spend quality time with my mam when we're both off work, and I couldn't think of a better way than to sit and chat over a good cup of English Breakfast tea and scones!

Recommended if you want to do something different with a vintage twist, the food looks so amazing you don't want it to end!

A Closer Look: The Wiggle Dress

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It's the 1950's, the war is over, and womens fashion is on the up. It was a time when fashion was making a big come-back, becomin...

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It's the 1950's, the war is over, and womens fashion is on the up. It was a time when fashion was making a big come-back, becoming daring and even more fun.

One of the most important fashions that has wiggled it's way through decades (see what I did there..) is of course the wiggle dress. The whole reason it was called a wiggle dress was because the hem was a lot more narrow than the hips, causing you to wiggle when you walked in it. (You also had to wiggle to get it off too)

It doesn't stop there, the wiggle dress accentuated a woman's best assets, with the flattering silhouette and cut defining the bust, waist, hips and bottom. At the time a lot of women were extremely curvy, with teeny tiny waists and huge hips, a look which I've always admired and loved. So as you can imagine, the wiggle dress was ideal to make them look stylish and make their figures look amazing.

Celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe were seen wearing the wiggle dress, making it even more popular amongst the women of the fifties.

Christina Hendricks from Mad Men is always seen in a classic wiggle, which flatters her curvaceous figure.

The trend of the wiggle dress lives on, and you can still get originals from the 50's on Etsy and eBay. Sometimes they can be a bit pricey with them being vintage, but it would be worth it! There's also a chance of the sizing being a lot different, as a size 12 was about a size 8 in the 50's!

So if you don't fancy going vintage, I have found some lovely retro looking replicas on ASOS. They can vary in price but these ones are £50. They have a lovely floral pattern, which gives it a true vintage look on a high street price! Florals are also feminine and summery for this season. Personally I would prefer a block colour, but flowers will do!

Long live the wiggle!

A x

Hello again!

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I can't believe my last post was in April! I've been so busy with college work so I haven't had much spare time. With summer her...

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I can't believe my last post was in April! I've been so busy with college work so I haven't had much spare time. With summer here, I'm off college and ready to start again. I've got lots of ideas and exciting things to blog about, including a monthly favourites where I'll be talking about a few of my great finds from each month, whether it's a beauty product, piece of clothing or music.

Looking forward to getting started!

Lots of love x