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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New photos! Vintage hairstyling and make up hen party in 1950s Vogue and Pin Up Style

Want ideas for a vintage hen party combining DIY food with some added activities that you can book to enhance the fun? That’s what these ladies did at this fabulous 1950s hen party. They had their own afternoon tea, brought their own food and booked their own venue in Alston, near…

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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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1950s Dance Class at Basildon Park: Our Competition Winner!

Here are the fabulous winners of our competition with the Newbury Weekly News, Meg Green and her friends, enjoying a super 1950s day out at glorious Basildon Park in Berkshire! These lovely ladies had great fun in our 1950s dance class learning authentic Rock ‘n’ Roll moves with our fantastic…

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Spiffing fun! A 1920s hen party in Cheltenham, Great Gatsby style!

This group of hens were awfully good fun! Karen and friends had a Great Gatsby themed 1920s hen party. They started with a Charleston Dance class, naming their hen party dance troupe Lady Penelope and the Targettes! (a frenchified version of Karen’s surname!) I think this was one of my…

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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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1950s hair and make up at your holiday accommodation

This rather stylish 1950s hen party were staying near Surrey, and we came to their holiday accommodation for an afternoon of 1950s fashion and fun! Our hair and make up artists did a rather fine job of 1950s hair and make up on them, and also brought along our portable 1950s dress…

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Pleased to launch A Great Gatsby themed 1920s Hen Party!

To celebrate the launch of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, Charleston Dance & Vintage Hen Parties is pleased to announce our new 1920s Hen Parties at Basildon Park in Berkshire, near Reading. This is set to be one of our favourite and most decadent vintage hen party…

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