Sharing the giveaway love!

I'm not anywhere near to the giveaway stage, but I wanted to share the love of those who are!!

First up Belle Blossoms of Vintage Belle is celebrating their 1 year anniversary with some fabulous autumnal hair clips and fascinators.  A great alternative to summery flowers.  Belle has allowed a couple of ways for you to enter the giveaway, so check out her blog for details.  (closing deadline 31st Oct)



Photo from Vintage Belle blog



Another winter inspired giveaway is happening over at Oranges and Apples with their 'Cozy Woolies Giveaway'.  The winner gets to pick either a hand knitted scarlette, a hat or a pair of fingerless gloves.  Again, a couple of entry options.  (Deadline 1st November)

Photo from the Oranges and Apples blog



Over at Bombshell Bettie's Vintage, she is half way through her month long giveaway fest!

This weeks is an amazing print from Lauren Maurer Artworks.   With a staggering FOUR options for entries Bettie is spoiling us! Head over there to see how to enter.

Photo from the Bombshell Bettie's Vintage Blog

Going back to the autumn theme, but this time for those of us who need a colourful pick-me-up in the makeup department, Fleur over at The Diary of a Vintage Girl has reviewed some of the recently launched  Collection 2000 makeup.  A great way of achieving a vintage look on a budget.  (Personally I recently purchased the lipstick and think it is great! Not as drying as I find MAC, goes on well and has great staying power!)



Photo from Collection 200 website



And last but not least, what I personally think is a stunning giveaway - a Heydays Dress from Shona at In the Heyday.  Celebrating 100 followers Shona has decided to give away one of the popular 'Fleur' dresses, inspired by the vintage 'Swirl' house dresses and Fleur de Guerre herself.

I almost didn't mention this one as I am eyeing up the dress myself!!!

(Competition closes 29th October)

Photo from In the Heyday blog

Good luck if you decide to entry any, or all, of these giveaways.  Let me know if you win!!!

Foxy

xox

Foxy Coxy coming to an event near you!

Part of my involvement with the vintage, cabaret and burlesque 'scene' ties in with what I do as a day job - Events Management  - which is great.  To be able to work on and be involved with more 'creative' events in the evenings after working on business conferences and seminars during the day keeps me sane!

As with most things in life this connection came through people I knew and had met while going to events and being my usual chatty and helpful self.  I'm always one to utter the phrase 'is there anything I can do to help'.  Usually this is pounced upon, but on occasion I actually get to attend a show as an audience member - it's not that often as inevitably I get roped in to helping out some how!

But, off the back of this over the weekend a friend and I were chatting about the skills we have between us and we came up with 'The Hostess Hotties'  Click here for the Facebook page we have set up.




Miss Loula Cherry and Foxy Coxy
The Hostess Hotties



Making the impossible, possible!

We are available for all of your hostess, usherette, cigarette/cupcake girl, stage maid and front of house needs, as well as on the day organisation, performer assistance and PA duties to promoters and event managers. Leaving you pressure free and able to enjoy your own show!

So, within a matter of hours, of chatting about, setting up and contacting a few people - we had our first booking!!!

This Saturday  Loula and I will be at the fabulous  Duchess Divine presents BBW Burlesque!  (Big Beautiful Women) at Bar Elixir in Euston.
Ticket are still available £8 in advance and £12 on the door.  Click here to book.

If you are there - come and say HI!

Foxy
xox

The patented nonsense 'What kind of vintage are you?' quiz.

My blogger friend over at redlegsinsoho has received a copy of the What Kind of Vintage?
quiz from Dr Johanna von Pinkelthingy and her friends at the Kodd Institute of Psychology.

I highly recommend you scoot on over and that a gander at the questions - answer truthfully to find out exactly what kind you are!!!

A small corner

So, having had the most amazing (but busy) weekend in Lincoln for my sisters wedding, I decided last night to create a small vintage haven in my room, with what I currently have with me.
This is the result -

It's a mixture of things, modern perfume bottles mixed with vintage 50s glasses (ebay), vintage hand held mirror and hair brush (charity shop £1.50), vintage jewelry box (ebay) with selection of vintage (one modern) brooches.
At the very back is a packet of vintage (50s) footies, you know, the little foot socks made of stocking material.  These were an amazing ebay find and come with all the original packaging and have never been worn. By the writing on the packet they are Spanish.  But it is interesting to see that something I thought was a fairly new clothing item isn't!

All pictures my own

Have fabulous weekend
Foxy
x

A blank canvass

Hello again,

As I previously mentioned I am in the process of moving flats (once again).

I am hoping not to have to move for quite a while once I am settled, but you never know the twists and turns life is going to throw in your way!

Anyway, my new bedroom is pretty much a blank canvas and with all the fabulous bits and bobs, pictures and hats and jewellery and dresses and ......  you get the picture, I am hoping I will be able to create an amazing, lovely, relaxed, vintage inspired (as if you couldn't guess) haven.

The room is pretty standard in the scheme of things.
Lovely big bed and a super duper large wardrobe (no Foxy, not an excuse to fill it with more vintage frocks), desk in the corner for my computer (one day I will downsize to a laptop) and some space for my storage units.

Not all my stuff is in yet, as I need to go through a lot of it as it comes out of storage - which means there will be some loveliness to share around!  I shall let you know of anything I am selling to give you guys first dibs!
I will post some pictures of what I have done so far after the weekend as I am away at my sisters wedding!!
Yes, I am a bridesmaid (eek!) and here is a sneaky peek of the embellishment on the dresses.  More to follow.

Picture my own

Have a fabulous weekend all
Ta ta

Foxy
x

This evening I will be...

Meeting a friend for dinner at the Spitalfields branch of the S&M cafe - no, not that!  Sausage and Mash! nom nom nommy.

S and M Cafe, Spitalfields
Picture from http://www.london.randomness.org.uk/

The S&M cafe is a traditional British cafe serving hearty portions of your favourite food ‘Just like Grandma used to make!’ at affordable prices.  http://www.sandmcafe.co.uk/

I think I have already decided what to have to eat!!!

Picture from the S and M website
http://www.sandmcafe.co.uk/

Then, assuming we don't get bogged down by all the lovely puds, we are planning to go to the V&A Friday Late. 

Victoria and Albert Museum
Picture from their website http://www.vam.ac.uk/

This months theme is Retro Hollywood Glamour - this is how the website describes it -

This August, bask in 1950s Hollywood glamour with the likes of Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando. With film screenings, performances by Fitzrovia Radio Hour and an Alfred Hitchcock quiz, travel back in time to the age of Technicolor


There are numerous workshops being held, screenings of 1950s Hollywood trailers, a film quiz as well as tours of the Grace Kelly Exhibition. I've heard that this worth seeing, so I am hoping we are there in time to get on one of the tours.

Photograph by Erwin Blumenfeld, New York, 1955.
Copyright The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld 2009.
From V and A website http://www.vam.ac.uk/

So, the outfit has been picked, table reserved and positive thoughts are being sent out to ensure that the wind and rain ease off whilst I am out!

Maybe some of you will be there?  If you spot me, come over and say Hi!

xox

Welcome to Foxy Coxy Events blog

Hey!
Welcome to my blog!! The first post.

Not only I am in the middle of moving flats and interviewing for a new job at the same time - I decided to start a blog!
Such is my life, never a dull or quiet moment.
On that note, I would like to apologise now for the lack of pictures in the blog initially (I can't remember where I packed my camera, but I do know I need to buy new batteries for it!). What pictures I do include will be uploaded from my Blackberry, which doesn't have the best camera, but it will have to do for now or 'borrowed' from the 'tinternet



So, my first blog...... what to do?  I wasn't sure and had considered many things until I was on my lunch break last week and I spotted a stall in Old Spitalfields Market which had some vintage magazines on the corner of the stall. (I'm currently working between Liverpool Street and Brick Lane).
I didn't have time to stop and look properly as I was on the milk run (tea is a very important part of the day in the office), but I made a mental note of the stall and hoped that the stall would be back the next day.

So, it took a while to find the stall the next day, but as Thursday is 'Vintage day' in the market, the stall was there.  Yippee!!  It turns out the magazines I had seen were 'The national film and entertainment weekly' - Picturegoer.

Research tells me that Picturegoer was a UK based magazine published between 1913 and 1960. To begin with the focus was on films and performers of the time, evolving from movie reviews during the silent film era to a weekly listings guide of the films showing in the UK cinemas as the 'talkies' became popular. Further development saw it become a bi-weekly movie magazine sold in the cinema kiosks with hundreds of top flight film stars gracing the cover.
After World War II, Picturegoer found itself competing with the magazines the film companies and cinemas started producing themselves.
During the 1950s Picturegoer adapted and became more sensational, featuring the popular cheesecake and beefcake style artwork and photographs.
Sadly the last issue of Picturegoer was published on 23 April 1960 after being merged with a pop music magazine. (further information and cover photos can be found at the Picturegoer Magazine Archive website)


Anyway, enough of the history lesson.  I leafed through the copies on sale, debating which to treat myself to, when one caught my eye.  I was sure I had seen the cover photo somewhere recently, but I couldn't place it.
Even with this niggling in my mind, it was my favourite so I brought it!  It didn't cost much more than the monthly glossy magazines available now, but to me, it's worth so much more - this is a magazine I won't throw away after reading and to be honest, I find the articles more relevant and not all that different!

It wasn't until the weekend that I realised where I had seen the cover photo before. I was packing up some of my stuff and came across the Dreamboats and Petticoats magazine I had brought on a whim a couple of weeks ago!  (I'm not ashamed to admit that I have all of the Dreamboat and Petticoats albums)

Picture taken by myself
Dreamboats and Petticoats Magazine

Flicking through again, I came across this montage page

There in the bottom right hand corner was the Picturegoer magazine I had purchased a few days before!

Picture taken by myself
Images from Dreamboats and Petticoats Magazine

Below is a picture of my actual magazine and a few choice items of inside

Here she is - Brigitte Bardot, Picturgoer cover girl

7 April 1956

In all her glory - Brigitte Bardot
Picturegoer managzine, 7 April 1956

A music feature

Picturegoer magazine, 7 April 1956

Adverts for Ryvita and Anadin!
Picturegoer magazine, 7 April 1956

Lovely isn't it?  With that fabulous (well I think it is) old book/paper smell.  Hopefully you will enjoy her as much as I do. 

Signing off 

Foxy Coxy

xox