A Very Vintage Christmas Competition

The fabulous blogger Super Kawaii Mama has organised a 'Very Vintage Competition':

This is my entry:

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I'm Dreaming of Vintage Christmas
(apologies to Bing Crosby!)

 

I’m dreaming of a vintage Christmas
Just like the ones my mother used to know

Where my 50's earrings glisten   
And I stop to listen
To Andy from the Collectors, it is my favourite show!

(see Super Kawaii Mama on the Collectors at 7.30pm on ABC Television Australia, Friday 11 December - http://www.superkawaiimama.com.au/2009/09/15/is-it-summer-already/

                                   
I’m dreaming of a vintage Christmas
With every ebay bid I make
For a Christian Dior suit

and a 50's 'Coro' necklace

I hope they are genuine vintage, and not fakes!


I’m dreaming of a vintage Christmas
Of sleighs and big fat lovely Santas!

May your vintage Christmas be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white!


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The 12 days of Vintage Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

A Lilli Ann of San Francisco suit

On the second day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

Two bosoms like Joanie from Mad men (!)

On the third day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

Three 50’s dresses

On the fourth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me  . . .

A husband who looks exactly like Don Draper (!)

On the fifth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

A job selling vintage at Circa in Fitzroy

(The lovely Nicole Jenkins of Circa Vintage Clothing http://www.circavintageclothing.com.au/ holding her fabulous new book, Love Vintage - highly recommended)

On the sixth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

Gorgeous hair like Super Kawaii Mama

Photo courtesy of SKM, see http://www.superkawaiimama.com.au/tag/hair/

On the seventh day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

Snow and sleighbells in Glen Waverley  (mmm. . . perhaps not!)

On the eighth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

Children without computer games

On the ninth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

Suburban mothers looking glamorous

On the tenth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . . .

A 25 inch waist!

(Oh my goodness!)

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

the Darnell Collection . . .(well, some of it at least!)

Charlotte Smith, custodian of the Darnell Collection: see   http://thedarnellcollection.blogspot.com/                                  

http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/06/02/2262590.htm

and . . .

On the twelth day of Christmas, Vintage Santa gave to me . . .

no more global warming

Merry Christmas everybody!

** Dear Candice,  I have recorded me singing (!) the first song but could not put it on this blog as my blogger website does not currently allow directly uploading of video or audio. I have put it on your competition facebook site, hope you enjoy it! Rather embarassing!

Thank you for organising such a great competition.