Asos Giveaway!

Asos Autumn 2013 - 'Ladylike Chic'

Very thrilled to team up with ao.com to offer my very first giveaway - a £40 voucher to spend on Asos.com! You can enter here and on the 7th of September a winner will be selected at random. Every entrant can gain up to 10 entries each so good luck!

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I would also love to hear from you what is it you are most looking forward to this Autumn, whether it is simply wearing your favourite coat again or an upcoming gig! I can't wait to layer up vintage dresses and meet friends for hot chocolate ;) x

The Rusty Zip's 15 Year Anniversary Party

Flyer designed by Don Miller

Hope you can make it, see you there x 

Purple Paisley Haze

Modern-Day Inspiration 

This Silk Dress by Isabel Marant for SS13

Vintage Inspiration

This 1970s Cotton Paisley Maxi-Dress - Available at The Rusty Zip size S £20

Peony Lim wearing Isabel Marant

 

Create her look by adding these Pearl Hair Pins from Asos - £10

If you want to add just a touch of print try this Paisley Vintage Scarf  from The Rusty Zip - £3

My own Paisley Top from Sparkle & Fade

Paisley Summer Dress by Chelsea Girl - Available at The Rusty Zip size 14 £15

Close-ups of two Vintage Blouses - Available at The Rusty Zip £10 each

Break away from your inner wallflower with this swinging 60s Psychedelic Mini-Dress - 

Soon to be available at The Rusty Zip

Frankie's Idea - 23rd July 1971

                                                                         

 Frankie says 'Heeeeyyyyy'

Thanks to my friend Kayleigh for finding this fun gem in work today, it oozes retro style! The article is about a suave young fashion designer who worked at the infamous nightclub Tiffany's. It's taken from the Daily Express 23rd of July 1971 and is written by Pam Harley-

Women's fashions featuring all that's frilly and feminine, and men's fashions featuring flamboyant, but not feminine clothes is the new trend a 21 year old Wakefield fashion designer would like to see followed in the near future.

The young designer is Frankie Johnson, a Nigerian, who lives at 90 Pinderfields Road. He is employed as a photographer, display artist and disc-jockey at Tiffany's, Southgate, Wakefield. 

As a former pupil at Wakefield Technical and Art College, where he did a three-year course in designing, Frankie feels that English fashions for men and women are at a virtual standstill.

For Himself 

Nevertheless, he isn't too worried about this state of affairs because in his spare time he designs clothes for himself and his friends. Pictured here is one of his recent designs for himself. It is a black and white small check suit in lightweight wool to be worn as everyday gear. The jacket has two large patch pockets and a top pocket, fish-mouth cuffs and Spanish braiding around the collar and down to the front. The trousers are in the French style, with narrow hips and wide, unflared bottoms.

£45 Suit

The suit was made to Frankie's specifications by a firm of Southgate tailors. The suit cost him around £45, but he told me that it could have been a lot cheaper had he not been so choosy about materials. The shirt he is wearing with the suit is also one of his designs. Made up by a Wakefield girl, it is in white and mauve spotted cotton. It is round-collared and has long, tight cuffs, giving a slight puff to the sleeves.

Bridal Outfit

Frankie's latest creations are two bridal outfits for two friends. For the bride, he has designed a full-length gown in white crepe cut on Tudor lines with a hood. His sketches show a delicately embroidered bodice and leg-o-mutton sleeves. For the bridegroom, he has designed a brown-grey suit in lightweight wool with braiding around the collar, wide lapels and imitation belts on the front of the jacket. The trousers are in the French style. 

With a careful eye for detail, he has drawn dozens of sketches for men's and women's fashions. If we adopted some of his colourful and stylish creations there would certainly be a lot of snappy dressers brightening up our cities and towns.