tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87944390822892588702024-03-13T01:02:43.659-07:00THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT - PART 2THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-12821927308395038412010-05-13T04:47:00.000-07:002010-05-13T04:48:54.818-07:00VINTAGE GOLD!UMI & Co. Vintage and Crabbie's Alchololic Ginger Beer provided the second instalment Grand Vintage Ball & Vintage Attire Pageant at the Rivoli Ballroom on Saturday May 8 May.<br />Vintage purists mixed with dressed-up dabblers for an evening of retro fun and frolics, offering a welcome respite from an otherwise serious week for our United Kingdom.<br /><br />Retro revellers danced the night away to music from the 20’s to the 80’s and entered the Vintage Attire Pageant for their chance to be crowned Best In Show. The Greta Garbo inspired young lady was a real contender for the vintage crown, but was pipped to the post by a dapper English gent and a curvaceous Rockabilly Queen.<br /><br />The Brockley Ukulele Group, refreshed retro favourites including Rawhide, Love Shack and Coolio's Gangster’s Paradise , whilst Jonny Demonique infamous tattoo shack offered nautical inspired works of art and Miss Amy Gwatkin’s legendary vintage photo booth captured the nights most gorgeous revellers.<br /><br />Alex Adams, from Deptford who won the best outfit category said: I’ve had a fantastic night!<br />I’ve had this polka dot frock for ages, but never have an occasion to wear it. I’ve got quite a few vintage outfits in my wardrobe so I’ll be back to defend my title at the next vintage ball!<br /><br />No matter what the ballots say we are comforted to know that our fine shores will survive just fine with such an emboldened celebration of all that is great and good from bygone days.<br />Blue? Red? Yellow? Hang the future we say! For now our vote will always be vintage gold!THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-76518116214909294332010-05-10T10:04:00.000-07:002010-05-10T10:12:29.266-07:00THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT PART 2 - AMAZING!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkKWzJKEJHsDJgLwk8LH-4YKY-vOwmKqZVagsofxWRkVreqFTLwKttrr19LW1E4s7FfcRI5lgaPMsl7-_OkfmQX9sIeZHAag30Ps-H7K72PQKZkV18CWntPk7teHciMuCgWd5HZ3Wawc/s1600/DSC_0209+crop.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469690394080164002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkKWzJKEJHsDJgLwk8LH-4YKY-vOwmKqZVagsofxWRkVreqFTLwKttrr19LW1E4s7FfcRI5lgaPMsl7-_OkfmQX9sIeZHAag30Ps-H7K72PQKZkV18CWntPk7teHciMuCgWd5HZ3Wawc/s320/DSC_0209+crop.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A big thank you to all that attended the ball on Saturday night. It was amazing and you were all fabulous, just fabulous! I was doing a lot of running around and only allocated 17 minutes to enjoy myself, but I actually had 24 minutes of unadulterated fun!</div>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-12189488440783380952010-05-05T08:44:00.000-07:002010-05-05T08:47:35.427-07:00DID YOU HEAR ME ON BBC LONDON RADIO TALKING ABOUT THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL?<span style="font-family:arial;">I went on the internets and found the link to my BBC London Radio interview about the Grand Vintage Ball & Vintage Attire Pageant this Saturday. How many times did I say </span><span style="font-family:arial;">fabulous?!</span><a onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p007j6ml/Saturday_Breakfast_01_05_2010/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p007j6ml/Saturday_Breakfast_01_05_2010/</span></a>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-41905214365305412392010-05-04T10:47:00.000-07:002010-05-04T10:57:42.871-07:00WE LOVE THE BROCKLEY UKULELE GROUP!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rEHbBGilmR9FHuFfY4EA2wcBLNSa8gwPN5eywC4PnjVjQZhNpDDNflcmHgUtizCN7IsOiNVf4aYjx42I3RRogiNkhHZ1WzHUHcm-7IeLheqMLpW0EYlY9zpJ1GHNMEtt7eMuzqVpaS4/s1600/BUG+at+the+Garden.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467473133287085778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rEHbBGilmR9FHuFfY4EA2wcBLNSa8gwPN5eywC4PnjVjQZhNpDDNflcmHgUtizCN7IsOiNVf4aYjx42I3RRogiNkhHZ1WzHUHcm-7IeLheqMLpW0EYlY9zpJ1GHNMEtt7eMuzqVpaS4/s320/BUG+at+the+Garden.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> For those of you who don't know, the Brockley Ukulele is a refuge for closet ukulele players in Brockley and the surrounding area.<br /><br />They're currently running tings on the uke-cover, comedy-folk suburban-core music scene of London. They meet, jam and perform regularly with an ever-changing line-up and an ever-increasing repertoire, so you'll never see the same set twice!<br /><br />See them live at the Grand Vintage Ball this Saturday. My favourites: Rawhide and Daft Punk's Stronger - amazing!</span>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-55831193605805114582010-04-22T12:03:00.000-07:002010-04-22T12:10:02.124-07:00Dear Darlings, Dare-doers and dastardly Dukes and Duchesses of fashion,<br /><br />End of the month pre-pay day blues? Me too, t’is ruddy rubbish.Fear not Sweethearts and fellow slaves to the wage, help is at hand!<br />If you venture to London’s quaint Greenwich Village, and pop in to The Beehive on Creek Road you can get your Early Bird tickets for the not so princely sum of £10! Just say the magic words/ quote the reference ‘Grace Kelly’.<br />To be clear this offer will not be available on the door or online. Honesty is the best policy you know. Failing that, why not trot down to this Sunday’s ‘My Vintage Affair – a vintage fair’ at Oliver’s Bar in Greenwich from 12 and get your hands on your early bird tickets while picking up the perfect outfit for the ball. Two birds, one fabulous outfit and all that.<br /><br />Now that's put a cherry on your ice cream sundae… talking of which, not to brag but one of our fabulous Dj’s, designer extraordinaire Julian J Smith designs were featured not once but *twice* in last week’s Grazia! And if that wasn’t enough to wet our whistle, this week, the ever alluring Jonny Demonique could be seen in action in this month’s Bizarre magazine!<br />To experience the pleasures of the flesh that Mister Smith and Mister Demonique provided under one roof, without the media involvment, you know what you need to do…<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you there, looking decidedly unsquare.<br /><br />Cheerio! xTHE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-24352486394133228772010-04-01T04:53:00.000-07:002010-04-01T05:10:35.866-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4uqh9cdMB-YYQbZqqObhWtbkae5zX0D5Ax1bfBirU04PUQlaxl5nyj372KQoPryL9m9pQ6pFpSErc3Slzp2V-2a-9hwCLoR1p1tg32HSc7Oz51S3efpQWnenBRNQ9_O7LvtDMgDYkyI/s1600/n20865419880_5926.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455136050897868562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4uqh9cdMB-YYQbZqqObhWtbkae5zX0D5Ax1bfBirU04PUQlaxl5nyj372KQoPryL9m9pQ6pFpSErc3Slzp2V-2a-9hwCLoR1p1tg32HSc7Oz51S3efpQWnenBRNQ9_O7LvtDMgDYkyI/s320/n20865419880_5926.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>THE SHORE CREW TO DOCK AT THE RIVOLI BALLROOM!<br /><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Docking south of the river with us for one night only will be the Shore LeaveCrew, featuring the Shore Leave DJ's, Jonny Demonique's infamous tattooshack and Miss Amy Gwatkin’s legendary photo booth.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Disc jockeying on the night will be the dashing and dangerous Zak Mckraken playing 1920s-40s - Gypsy-Jazz-Punk, Wartime-Weimar-Jazz and Battering-Ram-Blues...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">More info on the motley crew is at </span><a href="http://shoreleavelondon.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://shoreleavelondon.co.uk/</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Limited tickets are available at Lastminute.com</span> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.lastminute.com/site/entertainment/event-product.html?skin=engb.lastminute.com&eventID=839775396-1" target="_blank">http://www.lastminute.com/site/entertainment/event-product.html?skin=engb.lastminute.com&eventID=839775396-1</a></div>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-15943402666512754992010-02-15T10:15:00.000-08:002010-03-09T12:19:04.873-08:00JUST CONFIRMED - THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT - PART 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIl2k7v1Oj34_ZOTLsCkoo1nPxPS6OAO95pb5Vn-di1_FYHasfm76sFIatJbvrTmLWR4f5LpzNJCtjPFgWzmdwBhpya21R6_bje0XpNW6HM7-gI5JI1rAZwpYAkmtXbzKse0BwY0QJoo/s1600-h/7830_154568896465_509976465_3204073_3623444+crop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438535970668270946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIl2k7v1Oj34_ZOTLsCkoo1nPxPS6OAO95pb5Vn-di1_FYHasfm76sFIatJbvrTmLWR4f5LpzNJCtjPFgWzmdwBhpya21R6_bje0XpNW6HM7-gI5JI1rAZwpYAkmtXbzKse0BwY0QJoo/s320/7830_154568896465_509976465_3204073_3623444+crop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">JUST CONFIRMED!<br /><br />THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL<br />& VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT - PART 2<br /><br />Saturday 8 May 2010<br /><br />Once again the night will take place in the sumptuous environs of the Rivoli Ballroom.<br />It’s the perfect opportunity for vintage enthusiasts to don their best vintage and retro outfits and enter the ultimate Vintage Attire Pageant, where they can be crowned Best In Show. Prizes will be awarded for the best outfits and best dancers.<br /><br />Music on the night will be a aural extravaganza of Big Band, Swing, Jive, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Motown, Lounge, Kraut Rock, Studio 54, Gypsy-punk, 80s New Romantic Pop, and 90’s nonsense.<br /><br />Disc jockeys on the night include designer extraordinaire Julian J Smith, the Shore Leave Boys and Graham Bond.<br /><br />Inspiration for outfits is:<br />∙ Dictators wife Champagne socialist ∙ Dressed to kill ∙ DIY delight - I made it myself!<br />∙ Fur coat and no knickers ∙ Love sick sailor ∙ Smack my bitch up – Pimp couture at its finest<br />∙ Fetish Poirot ∙ Margarita Dragatan ∙ The Margot Leadbetter Award for lifetime services to synthetic fabrics<br /><br />When: Saturday 8 May 2010 Where: Rivoli Ballroom, Brockley, London SE4 2BY (opposite Crofton Park Train Station)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Time: 8pm - 1am<br />Price: £14.99<br /><br />Dress code: Strictly mothball chic<br /><br />For more information call 08453 708 078 or 07956 850 661<br />Tickets available from <a href="http://www.lastminute.com/">www.lastminute.com</a> or <a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/">www.ticketweb.com</a> or from our shop - The Beehive, 320 – 322 Creek Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9SW.<br /><br />Brought to you in association with Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer </span></div>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-47371468118756860722009-11-02T09:56:00.000-08:002010-04-22T12:03:04.611-07:00LONDON'S FIRST EVER GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTok_DUI2UURG45d5tJXmHMu1fSxDmlXncjfV-7NBMI803qSjxFKCU7PncyFVTlKVq8Lk8zKhepvHP-wkuS1HbpoEqMAn96QNBc_-qhXdO0kCmlpVCDj-j47x19apZ6pcH5qPkScAmc3s/s1600-h/without.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399566914665223842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTok_DUI2UURG45d5tJXmHMu1fSxDmlXncjfV-7NBMI803qSjxFKCU7PncyFVTlKVq8Lk8zKhepvHP-wkuS1HbpoEqMAn96QNBc_-qhXdO0kCmlpVCDj-j47x19apZ6pcH5qPkScAmc3s/s320/without.jpg" border="0" /></a> An evening of where fascinators, fancy frocks and fabulous cabaret stole the show...<br />Furs, frocks and all manner of vintage fripperies flounced to the music of several decades at the first ever Grand Vintage at the Rivoli Ballroom on Saturday 26 September.<br />1950's jivers sized up glam 70's disco queens and 80's retrosexuals at the ball offering fine London folk an opportunity to don their best vintage and retro outfits.<br />Contestants in the Vintage Attire Pageant competed fiercely for the first prize of a bottle of Babycham and quality satin rosette. Categories included, Dictators wife, Retrosexual, and most dapper gentleman.<br /><br />Tunes from Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Whitney Houston and Erasure encouraged revellers of all ages throw serious shapes on the dancefloor.Disc jockeys on the night included designer extraordinaire Julian Smith and femme fetales the She Set. Comperes on the night - the fabulous alternative cabaret act Bourgeois & Maurice who grilled contestants on everything from their most hated celebrity to most embarrassing moment, revealing a lot more than a vintage corset in the process.<br /><br />The next ball will be held at the Rivoli on Saturday 8 May!<br /><br />For more information go to <a href="http://www.umiandco.com/">http://www.umiandco.com/</a> or call 08453 708 078<br /><br />P.S Apologies in the delay in this post. I think I had 'post event depression'...THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-5907987444227571622009-09-24T10:24:00.000-07:002009-09-24T10:40:43.495-07:00LASTMINUTE.COM STILL HAVE TICKETS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3ntPHUs2P6RXvI79A4ddsxa7RbfJSHjkRc_1BRN7lMxiFxKSO8bxokTZyuEbrK4iur75ZmSuJAYehKVJVcBXC1WK81vtVwIrYlN5A1eQxx_75rGzL8lTwkkI9W-kbKrvT4ZghWAfolg/s1600-h/n694955167_327859_2970.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385086341990124482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3ntPHUs2P6RXvI79A4ddsxa7RbfJSHjkRc_1BRN7lMxiFxKSO8bxokTZyuEbrK4iur75ZmSuJAYehKVJVcBXC1WK81vtVwIrYlN5A1eQxx_75rGzL8lTwkkI9W-kbKrvT4ZghWAfolg/s320/n694955167_327859_2970.jpg" border="0" /></a>Kittens,<br /><br />The good people at Lastminute.com tell me that there are a few remaining tickets for the Grand Vintage Ball & Vintage Attire Pageant this Saturday. Why is this? Do you not want to shake your body like a horny little pony to tunes from the 20's to the 80's?Do you not want to have a vintage makeover by Nina's Hair Parlour or enter the pageant? Or is it that you're not sure about seeing the fantabulous Bourgeois & Maurice, the She Set or Julian J Smith (pictured), who'll be hot footing it across town to do a set after showing at London Fashion Week? I'm confused? Edith, put the kettle on…THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-56544177059735291432009-09-22T10:23:00.000-07:002009-09-22T10:58:49.135-07:00JUST A LITTLE REMINDER...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifEgnQzMt-480M37RrHrEvvOMyyk5ZysBpHoJSh7dbY921ICDJ25pGl_rCHtSo3RI_-4RDluCesrO0bzp_nPSFwgKVDf4N8n2SSSFLMo3vYB1wNrDiDH08rw1aQQbcxNMqbnIb7_F164/s1600-h/IMGP0944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384344220233051282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifEgnQzMt-480M37RrHrEvvOMyyk5ZysBpHoJSh7dbY921ICDJ25pGl_rCHtSo3RI_-4RDluCesrO0bzp_nPSFwgKVDf4N8n2SSSFLMo3vYB1wNrDiDH08rw1aQQbcxNMqbnIb7_F164/s320/IMGP0944.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hello darlings,<br /><br />Just a little reminder that the Grand Vintage Ball & Vintage Attire Pageant is fast approaching.It's going to be amazing. We've got fantabulous alternative cabaret duo Bourgeois & Maurice, The She Set spinning tunes from the 20's to the 80's, designer and DJ extraordinaire Julian J Smith, vintage makeovers, cheap booze and of course the pageant which starts at 9.47 sharp. The categories are:<br />Best outfit from the 20’s to the 80’s<br />Dictators wife<br />Retrosexual<br />Best afro<br />Best moustache<br />Most dapper gentleman<br /><br />Tickets are selling fast at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ticketweb.co.uk">http://www.blogger.com/www.ticketweb.co.uk</a>.<br />You can pay on the door but why risk it? Buy your ticket right now, there's a dear.</div><div> </div><div>For more information email <a href="mailto:thegrandvintageball@umiandco.com">thegrandvintageball@umiandco.com</a> or call 08453 708 078 or 07956 850 661</div>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-84631313092526779092009-09-05T08:30:00.000-07:002009-09-07T11:30:58.263-07:00WIN A VINTAGE MAKEOVER FOR THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithr97Yn5ElO6eIvjGtbKOQsgYzVg1Ox95cZJ8vLJ0bKPzdIOeWk65hJc-H7i-eobFIrUahOx5aWdyutuL1_0eL-hjrUFvt-06knBSaIb73PTFaXr1z9YzpMX0N6ruVuMnxepo8GYrXgQ/s1600-h/1218328782.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794029738462130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithr97Yn5ElO6eIvjGtbKOQsgYzVg1Ox95cZJ8vLJ0bKPzdIOeWk65hJc-H7i-eobFIrUahOx5aWdyutuL1_0eL-hjrUFvt-06knBSaIb73PTFaXr1z9YzpMX0N6ruVuMnxepo8GYrXgQ/s320/1218328782.jpg" border="0" /></a>Win a vintage makeover for the first ever Grand Vintage Ball at London’s Rivoli Ballroom on 26 September.<br />Are you worried that you would dearly love to come and join the vintage festivities and frivolities but simply don’t have a stitch to wear?<br />Then allow us to turn Cinders into the belle of the ball. In collaboration Nina’s Vintage Beauty Parlour, Ooh La La! Vintage and vintage lifestyle photographer Carole Evans, one very, very lucky reader will be offered an amazing VIP vintage makeover.<br />The VIP vintage treatment for the night, includes: four VIP tickets to the ball, a darling up-do or magical make-up by Leila from Nina’s Vintage Salon and use of a frocktastic gown by Ooh La La! Vintage and UMI & Co Vintage.<br />Who knows you may even win the pageant itself.<br /><br />To win this amazing price answer the following question: Which grand dame de la mode gave us the following fabulous quotes?<br /><br />“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty”<br /><br />“I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little – if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny. And it’s best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”<br /><br />To win, email the answer to thegrandvintageball@umiandco.com. Don’t forget to include your favourite era, dress size, measurements and style wishes. The winners will be notified by 15 September 2009.<br /><br />There is no cash alternative and the usual terms and conditions apply.<br /><br />Good luck!THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-90372613899738475332009-08-18T11:45:00.000-07:002009-08-18T11:48:46.840-07:00THE SHE SET JUST CONFIRMED TO PLAY AT THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDEf828OdomuUKsBDA_g4MZk2dBp9ROmMAylRz76pcAxno1PGGnVbDanxSh9oMRZmTnKkYUTumnEKUQDAuNld-WWemWAnfqy4Dh-uaDhycfUzCegWXf08LrF1h97oJow_PXsekUd6DZ0/s1600-h/l_ce1c2501ef5a4677bd910d78b80b62cb.jpg"></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371377198334395938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIQlzAW7eLhyr-ewNDXpmKgAqdnzhXWKYkTDKXkCtAaT9qyGOcPQY_onQcYSlYkhyUJQBpKID95yLBsotA9sDXJOG7k3DGiLTZ_qvpswFN5K3bX3_Z3jMbIeXTGhSgiI85NYYpqF3Org/s320/m_3fa30fe62db163178749227f9995470f.jpg" border="0" />The She Set will have just been confirmed to play at The Grand Vintage Ball & Vintage Attire Pageant spinning vinyl from the 20’s to the 60’s!<br /><br />Each one of the sassy collective specialises in a different era, genre and has her own sense of style and appreciation of music.<br />The ladies also run monthly club night The Sect.<br />Each month has a different theme inspired by a person, era or culture. Marie Antoinette, Studio 54, Britpop, Delia Derbyshire, Dirty Dancing have all recently featured in the eclectic random night of aural pleasure.<br />For more information on the She Set go to:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.myspace.com/thesheset" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.myspace.com/thesheset</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.myspace.com/jointhesect" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.myspace.com/jointhesect</a> </div>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-4774935247261911492009-07-16T02:34:00.000-07:002009-07-16T03:05:59.674-07:00BOURGEOIS & MAURICE JUST CONFIRMED TO COMPERE THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qF7Dd2TJ0B5XJt33Gf43wyxNluigWWsQ8M-F9wJUpr8Hw5i-mEmniibOs61j0bafG4PhjqUE0ZVMXu8sQ7R7YDqYy5aQGD5QwJmAMzecQNZAtg0D2y9L-bVMuw-FfRA8ePRCeR3oN3o/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358991072196437010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 113px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qF7Dd2TJ0B5XJt33Gf43wyxNluigWWsQ8M-F9wJUpr8Hw5i-mEmniibOs61j0bafG4PhjqUE0ZVMXu8sQ7R7YDqYy5aQGD5QwJmAMzecQNZAtg0D2y9L-bVMuw-FfRA8ePRCeR3oN3o/s400/images.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fcNhCSMWCeDMwvvCoPtrn0Vl3xuSZ4Gn-E3HljiK818wrBGf5pYiLSHMUL1s3OyheHMuJCW46vkflRNM4aJKuyUUFep5EwEOAoAvMVFpdYjTyJqYUZaE8VVbEwH3y_KftG-XVEojA_w/s1600-h/images.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Bourgeois & Maurice, dubbed as musical couture the fantabulous alternative cabaret duo, have just been confirmed as comperes for The Grand Vintage Ball & Vintage Attire Pageant. The duo are on a mission to better the lives of all humans in the world, starting with their own. Merging film, fashion, fear and gossip is what they do. Copy their style if you dare! </span></div></div>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. VINTAGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104030664619280189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794439082289258870.post-60340891072699433152009-06-11T08:53:00.000-07:002009-07-16T03:26:50.497-07:00THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL & VINTAGE ATTIRE PAGEANT - SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009<p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The first ever Grand Vintage Ball will be a night of glam music, mindboggling feats of derring-do and decadence.<br /><br />Whilst the powdered preening pansies fight it out at London Fashion week, to see styles plundered from the past, the event will show the real sartorial creativity and design London has to offer.<br /><br />Just like music sampling, which involves rifling through the past with scant regard for periods, styles and eras, the ball will be a non purist homage to the past.<br /><br />Held in the sumptuous environs of the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley, South East London, the night is the perfect opportunity for the Retrorati and the Sartorial Intelligentsia to don their best vintage and retro outfits and enter the ultimate Vintage Attire Pageant, where they can be crowned Best In Show.<br /><br />Contest categories include:<br />Best outfits from the 20’s to the 80’s<br />Dictators wife<br />Retrosexual<br />Best afro<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Best English Gentleman<br />Best moustache<br /><br />Disc jockeys include designer extraordinaire Julian Smith playing Jive, Rock ‘n’ Roll, 1970s Glam Stomp, 80s New Romantic Pop, Patriotic English, Studio 54, Motown, Punk and 90’s nonsense<br /><br />When: Saturday 26 September 2009 </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Where: Rivoli Ballroom, Brockley, London SE4 2BY</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Time: Doors: 8pm -1am<br /><br />Tickets: £14.99 plus booking fee from <a href="http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/">www.ticketweb.co.uk</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=schedule&venue=rivoli&month=8&day=26&year=109">http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=schedule&venue=rivoli&month=8&day=26&year=109</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> or more on the door<br /><br />For more information call 08453 708 078 </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Dress code: Strictly mothball chic<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Please note:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This is not a purist event<br />This is not a fancy dress event<br />Afro wigs will not be permitted </span></p>THE GRAND VINTAGE BALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY UMI & Co. 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