My Dream Vintage Dress

This is how I feel in this dress!!

I Am Wearing :

Vintage Maxi Dress - c/o Beyond Retro

Fringe Boots - Topshop (old)

Jewellery - Topshop

When Beyond Retro asked me to go down to their Dalston store to find my dream vintage dress, I was both excited and mildly terrified at the same time. I love vintage and I love dresses AND I dream about them all the time, but what if they couldn't make my dreams come true? What if I traveled across London with a tummy full of dress shopping butterflies only to have them turned into vintage moth balls!

Alas all my fretting and mid-summer sweating was all in vain as I entered the fitting room with a basket full of (almost) 27 dresses! I managed to whittle the 27 down to 4 and came home with not 1 but 2 vintage dress dreams! 

The dream you see before you was a mere £20 - that my darlings is quiet possibly the dreamiest part!!

Here is something else you might like to hear :

Want to win a wardrobe full of your very own dream dresses?

For your chance to win a £250 voucher to spend in one of the London Beyond Retro stores and an  overnight hotel stay for you and a friend at The Hoxton Shoreditch - Click here

Good Luck friends!

MWAH
XOXO

Clare Astra

P.S. For those of you waiting to hear who won the Caravelle Watch - the winner will be announce via twitter later this week.

Vintage Christmas

I Am Wearing : 
Bowler Hat - Primark Vintage Christmas Sweater - Beyond Retro  Check Swing Skirt - Asos Pink Boyfriend Coat - New Look Croc Boots - BHS
So this year the Christmas jumper seems to have TAKEN OFF! With heaps of novelty Christmas jumper all over the high street I decided that for this years #ChristmasJumperDay I would go with something a little different!
As you already know I am a massive fan of all things vintage - affordable and good for the environment - whats not to love.  So when I came across this little cutie in Beyond Retro (the Brick Lane store is my fav) I instantly new it would make a great alternative festive jumper!
Christmas jumper are the MOST fun and I love wearing them - just remember that they don't all have to be covered in Santa's and snowmen!
Merry Christmas Folks (I think its safe to start saying this right?)
Clare Astra  MWAH XOXO

Vintage Sequins

I Am Wearing : 
Sequin Jacket - Beyond Retro Mint Box T-Shirt - Primark Full Skirt - H&M Heels - Primark Disco Clutch - Accessorize Necklace - St Johns Market Liverpool
I know what you are thinking - and YES I am wearing yet another full skirt! It's just one of my many fashion addictions - when I find a shape that suits me I tend to get it in every colour!
This weekend I have been busy planning my summer holidays - we are doing a 10 day driving tour around northern Europe so I am all excited about the crazy things I am going to see and do this summer - holiday planning is my fav thing to do - dreaming of summer is always easier when the sun is shining outside the window.
What are you up to this weekend?
Do you have any tips for things to do and see in Paris, Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam and Bruges?
I would LOVE to hear from you
XOXO Astra
PS the winner of the Malibu Limited edition scarf is : Jodie! Congratulations!! Please email me the address you would like the scarf to be posted out to.