Where to buy the perfect 1920s style dress for your Gatsby or 1920s party

COVID 19 update – not off to a party? Check out our online Charleston dance classes Off to a 1920s party and wondering what the devil to wear? Or perhaps you’re going to a wedding and looking for something unusual, elegant and sparkly. Because our Charleston dancers are often out…

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Plastic free, low waste vintage party tips

  Princess Eugene and Jack Brooksbank had a plastic free wedding last Friday. It got me thinking that vintage hen parties provide natural opportunities to cut down on your use of plastic and the amount of waste that you create. After all, vintage is all about collecting treasures and beautiful…

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How to pose for 1920s style photos part one – with a long string of beads

We’ve spent a lot of time doing 1920s makeovers and photoshoots for our vintage hen parties, and other 1920s parties and events.  So I thought I’d write a few posts on what we found worked well when encouraging our hens and birthday party and Christmas party clients to pose for…

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1920s hairstyles guide – some of my favourites from our 1920s hen parties!

Here are some fantastic pictures of our 1920s hairstyles from our vintage hair and make up hen parties in Oxford, Cheltenham and London! Having the right hair do will really set off your 1920s costumes and add to your 1920s dressing up! If you have long hair that’s not too…

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A 1920s hen party in a Jacobean mansion

Fancy a Vintage Hen Party in Oxford but want an upmarket, luxurious venue and a Champagne afternoon tea too? Happy to drive a little further out to Oxfordshire for the special hen party you want?  I love this image from one of our 1920s hen parties at a Jacobean mansion…

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1920s flapper costumes and hair and make up in Cheltenham

Hello again! Here’s another gorgeous group of ladies who had our 1920s hairstyling and vintage make up in Cheltenham. As you can see they went onto the rather fine Daffodil restaurant for dinner, which we helped them to arrange. What do you do for 1920s costume ideas? Whether you’re having…

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1920s hen party in London – dancing, hair and make up and a photoshoot!

Here’s a very fun 1920s hen party in London with some unusual moments – a cat turned up – is he a jazz cat? He was certainly very relaxed and unphased watching these ladies dance and stomp about in thei r Charleston Dance Class, and he even joined in with…

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Superb 1920s hairstyles and make up. An elegant hen party.

  Here is one of our most stylish 1920s photoshoots and our favourite 1920s hair and make up hen parties! The girls booked a makeover and photoshoot and a vintage tea party. We were so pleased with the work of our hair and make up artists on this one! The…

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