Check Mate: Collectif's Big Camden Party

This week, my favourite vintage repro brand, Collectif, kindly offered to dress and style me for their Big Camden Party as part of their 100 Dresses event... Well, it would have been rude to say no, no? You can check out my "official" feature on the experience over at After Nyne Online, but I thought I'd take the opportunity to share a few more images from the night (and of my outfit) here...

100 reasons to get excited... (Image: Lisa Jane Photography)

Make that 101. (Image: Lisa Jane Photography)

OK, 102. Free (victory) rolls for everyone! (Image: Lisa Jane Photography)

The Collectif vintagification team hard at work... (Image: Lisa Jane Photography)

Party time... (Image: Jackson & Co Photography)

Camden's Solomons' Yard pop-up becomes "the Ultimate Drive-In" (Image: Lisa Jane Photography)

The Victory Sisters kick off proceedings in style... (Image: Jackson & Co Photography)

Before the entertainment takes an altogether less traditional turn... (Image: Jackson & Co Photography)

Chillin' at the Opium Bar... (Dress c/o Collectif, Coat: Collectif - Past Season, Images: Mummy Muses)

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Blinging In the New Year

Remember, sequins are for life, not just for Christmas... I begged Santa for this gorgeous little necklace-embellished jumper, having spied it on a "This Morning" festive fashion feature teamed with a sequinned pencil skirt for a '50s-fabulous feel... Enter: the lower half of the beautiful Boohoo co-ords I've been wearing pretty much non-stop since Christmas Day...

Perhaps a teeny bit too bling for ballet at the Royal Opera House, though, even for me... so, for New Year's  Eve, I decided to go tonal, whilst retaining the festive '50s vibe, with last year's cranberry velvet midi... Topped off with the classic camel-coloured version of my  favourite Collectif midi trench, which Santa was also kind enough to pop in my stocking...










Jumper: Wallis, Skirt: Boohoo, Shoes: Primark, Earrings: Topshop

Jumper: Wallis, Skirt: Boohoo, Tights: New Look, Shoes: Marks & Spencer, Coat: Collectif, Earrings: eBay

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Baby Blues: The Midi Mac

The eternal autumnal quandary for the midi-lover - finding a hemline-appropriate cover-up to throw on top - has finally been solved for me by my discovery of Collectif's "Dietrich" trench. Having trawled through Brighton's piles of ancient furs and dirty Converse in an attempt to purchase some genuine vintage, I have to admit to breathing a sigh of relief upon coming across some lovely new, clean, animal-free gems in this heretofore-undiscovered vintage-repro store! At £47.50, reduced from £95, this was a bit of a splurge for me (albeit a great value one!), but I'm considering it my 29th (eek!) birthday present to myself... It's also available in classic beige, black and navy, but I couldn't resist the statement baby blue shade - perfect for getting some extra mileage out of my summer wardrobe now, and cosying up with pastel tights (or seamed stockings!) later on...

Coat: Collectif, Top: New Look, Skirt: Matalan, Shoes: Boohoo

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