1940s dressing up and a 1960s Bristol

Some more era hopping now, but here is a little shoot of a friend of mine with a lovely 1940s dress on, and some 1940s hair and make up with a big red rose. The bright red polka dots do remind me of the old film footage of victory day…

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1940s Photoshoot Hen Party in our portable photo studio

…And now for some more glamorous moments from this summer, from a 1940s photoshoot in our portable photostudio. This was for a particularly lovely group of girls, for a hen party in Oxford this July. The Charleston Dance & Vintage Hen Parties team had a real treat with this one, it was…

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Unusual moments from the summer’s vintage hen parties no. 2: a mountain drive in a 1940s racing car!

We had such fun dressing up and shooting our 1940s hens for our first vintage hen party photoshoot with a vintage car, and 1940s hair and make up! It took place in Oxford this July. Our photographer certainly had a lark combining the styles of 1940s photography with modern photoshop fun and…

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How to get that 1940s movie star look

When hens approach me asking for a vintage hen party, 1940s style, they’ll often choose the 1940s tea dress look. So I always get very excited when hens ask for the forties movie star look. It’s probably one of my favourite things to try and imitate, as it combines pure…

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A Vintage hen party in London – mixing up all the eras!

A 1920s style portrait. I’m really excited by the fantastic pictures from one of latest vintage hen parties! These ladies had a vintage photoshoot and a vintage dance class! They weren’t sure what dance routine they wanted to do, so they opted for a mixed 1920s-1940s dance class! Their dance routine started…

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Vintage photography calendar

Our wonderful vintage hair and make up artist in Reading and our photographer have been working together on a calendar, and here is some of their vintage photoshoot pictures. I’m very proud of our team! You can have these two dress you up and shoot you in a 1940s makeover workshop for…

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