Voodoo Vixen Clothing

A couple weeks ago I received some gorgeous pieces from Voodoo Vixen! I have been sick lately and I've finally gotten around to taking some pictures and showing off what I chose. It took me ages to decide what to pick because they have so many amazing designs, but I decided on the Maggie Lou dress, Tammy cardigan and the Marli skirt.

I love emerald green so I had to have this cardigan. I've been wearing it every day since it arrived. It's so perfect for this Melbourne weather and easy way to look dressed up with a pair of high waisted jeans.

It also looks amazing with the Marli skirt. I've been wearing this combo to work because the skirt has a bit of stretch and is so comfortable to wear while doing clients makeup and hair.

I also love the back of this skirt and the little pleats, the pleats at the front give a really lovely hourglass shape.

And lastly is the Maggie Lou dress. I've been wearing a lot of red and black this winter so this dress caught my eye and I love the western design on the front of the dress. The dress also does up with some gorgeous rose buttons. (I love roses!)

If anything has caught your eye be sure to head over to Voodoo Vixen they have an online shop which you can find here - http://www.voodoovixen.co.uk/

Love Vintage Fair

A few weeks ago I went to the Love Vintage Fair with the girls I work with since we all love the vintage lifestyle. Unfortunately again this year I wasn't able to buy anything. It's so overwhelming going in there because there are so many stalls and there is so much to look through. Next year I'm going in with a game plan and a list of what I really want and need. So I don't get sidetracked by all the pretty things. 

The performers and the fashions were amazing, my favourite would have to be seeing The Pacific Belles perform. 

Here is a shot of me taken at the show eating some delicious strawberry and cream fairy floss.

Photo taken by Lliam Amor

And some shots taken by Photographer Helen McLean

Old Hollywood Portrait

I'm still waiting to get the rest of the photo's from this set, but I thought I would share this one. I've been helping out some of the students from PSC for their 40s-50s old Hollywood portraits. It has been really fun and they are so talented! These were taken with the old Hollywood style lighting as well, so it got very hot in there! I also got to wear this gorgeous vintage white dress that was given to me by the most lovely lady. I was happy to have some photos taken in it.

As soon as I get the rest I will upload them!

Bedroom Decor

I thought I would give a bit of a tour around my room because I finally have the vanity chair I've always wanted! My lovely boss seems to have the same taste as me, she had a spare vanity chair that she gave me and I'm in love with it. 

As you will be able to tell I am a huge fan of soft pinks, so everything I bring home to decorate seems to be in pale pinks and I also have a soft spot for pastel blue. How my room is decorated now is exactly what I wanted when I was a young girl. I always wanted to be a ballerina and so I had dreamed of having a room decorated in pink and white with a ballerina border, back when they were all the rage.

It looks like I might be either moving rooms or moving to a new place in a month so I wanted to take these pictures to have an idea of how I set everything out because I have the memory of a goldfish!

All I need now to finish my room is a new bed frame and I will have all the pieces I've always wanted. I don't have the $$$ to spend big on one so I'm eyeing off the cream metal bed frame from Ikea.

Everything in my room has a story behind it and I have some amazing people in my life who have gifted me some of my treasures!

I found my dressing table on gumtree for an amazing price. I've always wanted a dressing table with skirting, it's so feminine.

My gorgeous 60's wardrobe and I have somehow managed to fit all my dresses, coats and skirts inside it.

 The label from the bottom of my vanity chair

My good friend found this little vanity mirror and brush set at an opshop for me. They have some gorgeous sets on etsy as well.

I have this weird row of little shelves across my wall so I filled each one with a theme and it feels like they are all little shop displays. At the back are some of my favourite perfumes!

Liana Laine YouTube

Last week I tried putting together a little video for my first YouTube channel. You can find the link to the video below and hear my little voice! I've decided to change my name from Demoiselle Blanche over to Liana Laine. Liana is actually my first name and I liked the sound of Laine after it. It took a while reading through baby names books to find it, but I'm finally happy with it. I hope you like it too! I will make the change on the blog once I have a banner and all that finished.

I'm still learning how to edit videos and also learning how to use YouTube. The whole video has been filmed off my iPhone. It didn't work that well though because my phone is filled with music and photos so I had to keep stopping the video and then transfer it over to my computer. It was a very long process indeed!

Fortunately my lovely housemate has given me his camera which will hopefully cut down the time a bit.

Anywho I hope you like the video, please let me know what you think and what you would like to see me film!

Fabulous Forties

Sorry about the delay of blogging, I recently got my licence and it is still quite the novelty and I've been zooming around everywhere!

One thing I've been able to do since getting my licence is a bit of modeling. I am by no means a model, or am trying to get into the modeling industry. It's just a bit of fun to do on my days off! I was given the opportunity to do a photo shoot with a photographer Lee Nguyen for some forties styled photography. I did my own hair and makeup for the shoot and brought along my whole wardrobe as well as this fabulous fox stole I was gifted for my Birthday. I'm in love with the photos, the lighting and mood pretty is spot on! 

We are now starting plans for some more shoots. We are looking at doing them in the style of Gil Elvgren's pinup illustrations. I cannot wait to get them started!

I'm also waiting on a few more pictures from a 50;s shoot which I will post on the blog as soon as I get them.

Vintage Walking Tour

 This is something I've been meaning to blog about since the start of this month! I've been looking at fun little trips to take my sister along to, to show her why I adore Melbourne so much. My family is from the country and I've been living here for a few years now.
My sister heard word of this Vintage walking tour in Melbourne so I booked tickets immediately. Even being from Melbourne there are lots of spots for finding amazing vintage pieces I don't know about!

The tour was a great experience, there are three different tours you can try and we went for the Vintage Lovers Tour which went for 4 hours for $59 each. The other two you can try are the Express Tour, 2 hours for $35 or the Bicycle Tour, it goes for 4 hours for $149. The tours include cake and a drink at one of the cafe's you stop at.

I can't remember all the shop names we stopped in but I will be revisiting them soon once I have some money to spend and I'll be sure to blog about them!

We had an amazing tour guide who greeted us with our Vintage Tour goodie bag at Degraves Lane and then we set off for our first shops!

Relaxing in between shops at a little cafe in Collingwood. My little kitty teapot was adorable!

My amazing green tea cake. I really wanted to take all the crockery home with me!

We went and visited Retro Star which I already go into too much. I found this amazing pastel blue coat, it had pearl beading all along the edges. It was very hard not to take this home with me.

Everything in this window is actually from an online shop and they display it and then you can head over to their website to purchase their items. There is a lot more you can purchase on their site also. I just adore the lips necklace and I'm hoping to make it part of my wardrobe.

 I have been searching for these cushions every where! I will hopefully be going back for them fingers crossed.

Some amazing graffiti we found while shopping.

I highly suggest that when you go on this tour save up beforehand because there is no doubt you will find some fabulous things that you will need to purchase!

 Too look up more information, head to - http://www.vintagewalkingtour.com.au/ or their Facebook - www.facebook.com/VintageWalkingTours