VINTAGE & AMERICANA

I was about to get myself Gina Holdar's book A-Z of Classic American Clothing, but Ina was quicker and got it to me for Christmas!

It's a good book for anyone interested in American clothing, Americana, or just clothes and also vintage in general, as it is full of useful things to know as well as fun facts. You can get the book via americana.se. The author, based in Sweden, also runs Americana Classic Vintage, and a web store will launch later this month. Americana classic vintgae can also be seen at Helsinki Vintage this weekend.

And now, listen up all of you who will or can be in Helsinki this weekend:
Americana is giving away two tickets to the Helsinki Vintage happening!

The event will take place next Sunday; March 6 - I don't know what evil powers decide it has to be the same weekend as I work, every single time, but luckily the harbour is close so I'll have a chance to stop by.

Anyway, to enter the give away, leave me a comment on this post, and yes, as usual, be sure I will be able to contact you.
Stay put next Friday then as I will draw the winner randomly and let you know the same evening!

And yes, if you post and link to this competition somewhere on the interwebs you get another entry per link, by leaving me a comment and linking to said your mention.

Good luck - and see you next Sunday perhaps :)

AND THE WINNER IS (vol 2)

Aaaaaand, we have another winner tonight!

As usual, I wish it'd be possible for all of you to get a little something in the mail, but as you know there can only be one... And this time the lucky one who will win the delicious sweethearts set from Playful Promises is...
Tanïa! Congratulations :)

AND THE WINNER IS (vol 1)

So, the Vivien of Holloway valentine's giveaway has come to an end. Thank you all for your participating!

The winner was drawn among those who had answered correctly, and the lucky gal was...
Katja, from the Netherlands!

announcement

The Vivien of Holloway competition will end tonight, instead of tomorrow like previously announced! This due to the shipping; so that the winner can receive her products in time for Valentine's Day for sure. So still some more hours time to answer if you already have not!

And as you already know, the Sweethearts give away winner by Playful Promises will also be announced tonight, like planned.

Good luck!

SWEETHEARTS!

I was contacted by Playful Promises, which I think you all remember from before; the brand with playful and retroinspired cute lingerie?

They wanted to let you all know the following:
First, for those of you who will be around London next Thursday, the 10th, there will be a "Late Night Love In" at their East London boutique withbubbly chocolate and 20% off all night, also a burlesque appearance and the chance to win tickets to the TASSEL CLUB Burlesque night.


Second, Playful Promises and Retro Photo Studio have a little competition going on; looking for someone who represents the everyday woman to be turned into a new pin up princess. The winner will get a retrolicious photoshoot in Playful Promoses lingerie - you can read more about it on the Playful Promises Blog!

Third and last, but definitely not least: Playful Promises are giving away the delicious Sweet hearts set in the picture above to one of you -just in time for Valentine's Day!
♥ ♥ ♥
To enter the give away, leave me a comment on this post. Be sure you are linked to a functioning site / profile, or leave me your email in the comment. As usual, only one comment per person, but if you do tweet or post about this give away, linking to it, you may leave me another comment per link, showing me where and what .

The competition will run until February 10th, when I'll draw the winner at random.
Be sure you check your emails then, Playful Promises can do a quick delivery for you to get the lingerie in time for Valentine's Day!
♥ ♥ ♥
PS. You still have one weeks time to enter the Vivien of Holloway competition too. Try your luck!

VIVIEN OF HOLLOWAY VALENTINE'S COMPETITION!

Oh, have I got news for you:


We have once again worked out this nice thing with Vivien of Holloway, and this time they are kind enough to offer one of you a chance to win a £50 gift certificate! Just in time for you to perhaps get yourself something nice for Valentine's Day...

To enter you'll need to answer five questions related to the brand.
Email me your answers to freelancersfashion@gmail.com - use VIVIEN OF HOLLOWAY VALENTINE'S as the subject so I'll be able to find your emails in my inbox!

The questions are as follows:
1. What size is 36/28/40?

2. How would you measure yourself to get the correct bust/waist/hip measurements?

3. Can you tell me in what clothing we have the sweethearts fabric?

4. Where is all the Vivien of Holloway clothing manufactured?

5. Where was our shop before we moved to Holloway Road?

Visit the Vivien of Holloway site (www.vivienofholloway.com) to find the answers!
The winner will be drawn randomly among those who have answered correctly.

The competition is open until February 11th when I will announce who has won the gift certificate.
Vivien of Holloway can offer you next day delivery so you'll get your items in time for Valentine's Day :)

Good luck!

NEW YEAR'S GIVE AWAY OVER

So, I'd like to thank you all a lot for for your comments on the Best Of 2010-competition.

The lucky winner this time was commenter no43; Phoenix Rising! You will receive a small little pinup-package I out together - a set of false lashes, a strawberry pin up lip balm, a swallow pin and a bow pendant.

♥

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF

2011. So, last year is over and this one has begun. Time goes by so fast.
But on the other hand, some things that happened only a short while ago feel like it could have been years since. The days get this strange blue, thin layer of nostalgia over them, and happenings are transferred to this space where time has no meaning - last month, last year, ten years ago. Sometimes it feels like forever, sometimes like just now, sometimes the amount of time does not matter, except for that it is all something that already was.

Well, I guess those are just called memories. Perhaps you know what I mean.


Blogs form this ever changing media in the sense that what you publish is only directly available for a short time; the faster you post the faster old posts disappear to the archives. And while some old posts are viewed over and over again via different sources others will remain unread.

So I thought I'd have kind of a similar diggin-in-the-archives-competition or shall we say give away to the one I did last year, when I asked you to name your favourite post ever on The Freelancer's Fashion Blog.(Surprisingly many thought the best one was written during December 2009, which of course is great as that would mean I just get better by time...or then just that it's not interesting enough or to much bother scrolling back a bit. Heh:)

But anyway, this time it goes like this:
Name or link to your favorite post from 2010 by leaving me a comment.

Just like last year, when Prefecta won the mirror necklace, you will be able to win a surprise gift, something small and pretty.

The competition will be open for about a week or so and you can of course enter from where-ever in the world you are, but do leave me your email if you don't have a blog or page to link to.
Happy New Year!

TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNER

Ok.
So the Hoochie Mama Jane Art Deco earring give away is over.
And.
The winner,
who will receive these,

is...
(drumroll; trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
Pinup Candy!

And for the rest of you, there will be more give away's coming up still ♥

GIVE AWAY TIME : ART DECO EARRINGS FROM HOCHIE MAMA JANE!

I think you all remember the art deco earrings Hoochie Mama Jane sold at Helsinki Vintage - dead stock jewellery from a Chez manufacturer that closed down in the late 20's eraly 30's, the same ones that made the Mucha designed pieces?

Well, now Hoochie Mama Jane (selected as Helsinki's best vintage store 2010 by City-magazine btw, yey!) is giving away one pair of those earring to one of you!

The pair you can win is about 10 centimeres long, with a drop of soft pink glass and turquoise, purple and clear rhinestones. Lot's of small prety deatils, one of a kind for sure!
The earring are sold for 75-200 euros, this pair is valued at roughly 100€.

The give away is open to all my readers, followers and random stop-by's alike. To enter, as usual, all you have to do is leave me a comment on this post! However, Hoochie Mama Jane is a small one woman business so I'd appreciate it if you'd stop by the store on Vaasankatu to check out all the lovely things there. If you're not around town, take some time to visit the website and the Facebook group - there is no online store and the text is in Finnish; but if you see something you really want in the pics you can always send her an inquiry by email.

And as usual you may only leave me one comment, but if you re-post or tweet about the give away you may leave me another comment here telling me you've done so, linking to your mention. Make sure your blogger profile is open, and if you are not linked to any site, leave me a working email.

The winner will be chosen randoml. You have one week time to enter; the contest is open until Sunday November 14th! I will announce the winner the next day; Monday Nov.15th.



Good Luck!

FOUR THINGS RIGHT NOW (+ ONE FIFTH THING)

Pretty carnations against my soft pink kitchen walls.

Bread with butter and a whole lot of garlic plus apples from the farm. Life is too short and baked goods too great to ever even consider giving up carbs (which are healthy btw), bah!

The high heeled vintage brogues I mentioned earlier. Another case of The Lazy Thrifter Get's Lucky; they were brought to me, didn't have to lift a finger.

Wall paper from PiP Studio that will soon be on a door here at home!


+ that fitfh little extra thingie; the Playful Promises give-away has ended and the lucky winner was Maarikki!
however, the rest of you still have a chance to buy your favorite Playful Promises items (and anything else on the site too of course) with a discount of 20%, as the discount is extended until Friday October 1st! So hurry up! Use the code fashion.

♥ PLAYFUL PROMISES COMING UP ♥

I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with Playful Promises already?
If not, then hurry up and give them a look; I'm sure you will like it:


Playful Promises is a London designed brand with a range of playful and flirty lingerie, swimwear and gifting in delicious colours and shapes with cute packing - I love the candy pants for example!

Playful Promises was created in 2004 and can be found in stores around the world as well as in their own shop in East London and of cores online: www.playfulpromises.com

Here's a little sneak peek of what's to come later this fall:


So, now I'm of course more than pleased to be able to offer one of you the chance to win a Playful Promises' Please Me Please set!

The winner can choose between a bra or a basque, and a brief or a thong. The sizing goes from XS-XL and 32A-26DD.

How to enter?
Visit the Playful Promises site and leave me a comment telling me what your favorite Playful Promises product is! Make sure your blogger profile is available/blog link working, or if you do not have a blog or site, remember to leave me your email in the comment so I can reach you afterwards. One only comment per person!

You may get another entry if blog or tweet (or post on a forum) and link to the give-away. Leave me another comment telling me you've done so, linking to your post in question.

The give-away ends in one week, September 28th! I will draw the winner randomly the nest day.

Last but not least, you also have the chance to shop at Playful Promises with a discount of 20% until then!
Use the code fashion.

Good luck and playful shopping ♥

announcements

1) The give-away from Island Filigree has ended and the two lucky winners are: Anaïs, who will get the pendant, and Mae, who will receive the earrrings!

2) I have no idea why it is so hard for me to actually get the things out there, but by now I have collected two ikea-bags full of items I will sell and donate away. The ones in the first category will end up on my sales blog, including the following almost unused items: a bullet bra, girdle and waist cincher, all one size too big for me, all from What Katie Did. I will try and goddamit post them on the blog next week so in case you're interested stay tuned!

3 ) and oh yeah, almost forgot, we Itty-Bitties now have a blog; catch up with burlesque news, shows and updates here: ittybittytease.blogspot.com! Our site is finally also up and running, version 1.0 at least.

A PRETTY PRETTY GIVEAWAY

I am glad to tell you not only one but two of my readers will have the chance to win some beautiful handmade filigree jewelry:

A paisley pendant-


- or a pair of Drop Flower earring from Island Filigree!

Island Filigree sells sterling silver filigree from the Mediterranean island of Malta. Filigree is an ancient tradition that has been handed down over generations for hundred of years. The art of filigree is now experiencing somewhat of a renaissance in Malta, as local artist have started to make new and more contemporary designs. Island Filigree sources filigree from Maltese artists only and make sure everything on their site is handmade.

For more info and shopping head over to their site islandfiligre.com. They offer free shipping worldwide!

To enter the contest, as usual, leave e a comment on the post below. You may mention weather you'd rather win the pendant or the earrings, but bear in mind that the winner will be drawn randomly so it can be either one in the end.

Please leave me only one comment and make sure your profile is viewable or that you've left me a link to your site or your email!

If you tweet or link to this giveaway you may have another entry for the contest; leaving me another comment linking to the post/tweet or forum in question. I will draw the winners on Sunday, September 5th!
♥ Good luck ♥

FOUR THINGS RIGHT NOW (OF WHICH ONE OF THEM IS THE WINNER!)

Parmesan-walnut-lemon pasta helping us recover from the wedding last night. Should've made more...


Finally got the closet emptied of stuff (my grandfather's books and a whole lot more undefined stuff), washed and painted to be ready to filled with my stuff! Burlesque stuff mostly. Our living room is grateful to stop serving as a storage room.


My pelargoniums are dying. I don't know why. They are in a sunny place and get enough water. Any hints how to recover them anyone?


Last but not least, Miss Fortuna drew a winner of the Tyra Therman mermaid brooch and the lucky one is Paula!