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Powder Blue Ruby

November 29, 2023 · 2 Comments

I was recently at a vintage market where I found a true vintage version of this exact dress, but in a peach fabric. If it wasn’t for the fact that I already had this lovely dress waiting for me at home I would have been a bit sad (since the vintage original had a 24′…

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La Femme En Noir

October 18, 2023 · 1 Comment

If you grew up in Australia then you probably didn’t get to enjoy Halloween. That’s how it was when I was growing up, not that it stopped me from imposing Halloween on my friends and family. Now as an adult I’ve seen the rest of the country gradually become more interested in Halloween with every…

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CC41 style

September 21, 2023 · 2 Comments

The last outfit from the short season of cooler weather we get is a 1940s reproduction suit by Miss Bamboo. I love that more and more vintage repro brands have started making 1940s suit sets and I try to grab one every time a good one comes out. Miss Bamboo have actually released suits for…

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WLA

August 22, 2023 · 4 Comments

A few years ago I was very much attached to my denim Freddies of Pinewood dungarees. I loved how they looked, but unfortunately living in the tropics you don’t get a lot of wear out of denim. So when Emmy Design did a pair of dungarees in linen, I thought hey what a great idea!…

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Baba Zina

July 27, 2023 · 1 Comment

In this household we go on two holidays a year; in winter and in summer. The winter holiday is exclusively for Diago, and then in summer we leave Diago with a sitter and go to the beach. Every year we head to a cabin in the bush where the humans get to drink mulled wine…

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Russet

June 15, 2023 · 1 Comment

Here we have yet another fabulous 1940s knitwear creation by the same designer as my previous post. Those of you who collect 1940s knitting patterns are likely familiar with this specific design, as I’ve seen it pop up a lot in various colour combinations. Because I do my best to only get stuff I will…

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40s Fair Isle

May 17, 2023 · 1 Comment

One of the perils of living in Australia, is that sometimes when you buy things online they get sent to Austria instead. Yes, really, that happens. Or it has to me, because that’s where this lovely knit ended up when I bought it. I guess statistically when you order the amount of things online that…

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Make Do & Mend

April 20, 2023 · 1 Comment

When I really love something I wear it to shreds. Quite literally. Which was the case with this dress, one of my all time favourites. The under arm area had become too worn to be repaired, and to be honest it was getting too small because I’ve swelled up like a tick in some areas….

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Postcards

March 14, 2023 · 2 Comments

I don’t know how it was decided that March is the first month of autumn in the Antipodes and spring in the rest of the world…Every year seems to be the same; March starts with a healthy heaping of snow in Europe and in Australia it’s summers final hurrah. I’ve just picked several kilos of…

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All The Green Things

February 21, 2023 · 1 Comment

Hopefully I’m not jinxing myself by saying this…but we’ve had a pretty decent summer by Brisbane standards this year. My banana tree has produced several kilos of very nice looking bananas, and my hibiscus plants have bloomed beautifully. After last year I’m not taking any of this for granted. And it looks like it has…

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A vintage lover from Brisbane. I am passionately nostalgic for decades before my time. I enjoy recreating looks inspired by the past wearing both vintage and vintage reproduction clothing. My blog focuses on the styles of the art deco period and features both authentic vintage pieces from the 1920s, 30s & 40s, as well as modern reproductions of clothing from these eras. My blog explores creating modern every day looks with vintage elements. If you would like to say hello get in touch with me through harlow@harlowdarling.com.

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