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What I wore to VLV13

Because I have friends who are unusually interested in the contents of my closet. Because those friends were unable to attend Viva this year. And because I received a number of lovely compliments regarding my wardrobe during the course of the weekend, and perhaps some of those people are coincidentally readers of my blog. THURSDAY [...]

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Mon, April 12 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, friends, sewing, vacation » 5 Comments

VLV13: Prepare to Launch

If you know me, you know that my year pretty much centers around the annual Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in April. Well, it’s that time of year again, and so off I go. My flight leaves in about 12 hours, and I am mostly packed. Ish. My planned wardrobe includes four vintage dresses, one [...]

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Wed, March 31 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, music, vacation » 4 Comments

VMTEAM “Getaway” Sale

NOTICE: March 20-28 is VMTEAM sale time! Search for vacation-themed items with the ‘vmteamgetaway’ tag by clicking here. Each participating VMTEAM store has their own special offer for this sale. Please be sure to visit a shop’s main page for that store’s specific details. Here at Tiddleywink, any item tagged ‘vmteamgetaway’ is 20% off the [...]

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Sat, March 20 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, fashion, nostalgia, shopping, vacation » No Comments

Feb 1: Two Months to Viva!

AAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA! Whew. Okay. As many of you know, my Biggest Event of the Year is the annual Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender. I first attended VLV10 in 2007 at the urging of (and spending all of my time with) my friends at Peek Photo and a mutual friend of ours. They were absolutely sure that [...]

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Mon, February 1 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, food, friends, nostalgia, shopping, vacation » 5 Comments

Oh, Drat.

I sold a dress from my shop! Oh, but I’m out of town and the buyer needs it by Thursday. But I can actually be home in time to meet the Express shipping deadline! But that will cost $15 more. But the customer is willing to pay it! And my flight isn’t delayed! And my [...]

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Wed, December 9 2009 » cars, friends, vacation » 2 Comments