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Review : Grand Vintage Ball and Vintage Attire Pageant

The girls wore ’50s cocktail dresses, couples jived under art deco chandeliers and everyone sang along as ‘Love Shack’ was plucked out by a trendy ukulele band, in a quirky medley of eras at UMI+Co‘s Grand Vintage Ball last weekend. The call to fashion arms …

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Valentine’s Day Events Roundup, Part 2

I heart LDN by amanda farah, courtesy of the Londonist flickr pool. Not feeling inspired by any of our previous Valentine’s day suggestions? Read on for more quirky romantic ideas featuring tea, tango and tigers… Do a little dance Highbury Roundhouse is putting on a …

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Preview: The Grand Vintage Ball @ Rivoli Ballroom

Fans of the Chap Olympiad and anyone who likes a bit of dark vintage glamour with a penchant for delectable dressing up will need to clear their diary for this Saturday night. Compered by the devastating Bourgeios and Maurice the ball blurb really speaks for …

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Have Mercy On This Masquerade

By Simon Crubellier Surbiton. Famous for a rather dashing art deco train station and being a byword for suburbia. But we’ve been tipped off about a good thing happening there, in late summer, involving dressing up, lush consumption, a big old party and raising money …

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Preview: Night Of The Senses

The dress code is a law unto itself: silky or slinky, floaty or flimsy, sensual or sparkling. Dress lightly because it will be hot. Come as your Fantasy Self. Set in Brixton, at Mass, the Night of the Senses is an annual celebration of sexual …