August 2012

About “Honey, We Love Old Things!”

August 24th, 2012

WE LOVE old things, as you can tell. Hence, when we stumbled upon a super cute vintage cafe, we decided to make it a location for this shoot!

Carpenter and Cook is a quaint little place that sells yummy scones, cakes and tarts (all lovingly made on-premise). It is also chock full of vintage paraphernalia. Scattered all over its premises are old sewing machines, vintage radios and random knickknacks. You can sit on it, eat off it, and the best part? You can also buy it! It’s just our kind of thing. 😛

And to model this month’s clothes, we just had to have Melissa Tai, a writer with The Honeycombers. Her spunk, sassiness and cheeky grins lent an irrepressible energy to the shoot. The Honeycombers, if you do not yet know, is an online magazine that lets you in on what’s fun to do, what’s good to see, and what’s delicious to eat on our little island.

As for this month’s theme, it’s florals, florals, florals. Florals have always been around, and we like how they come in all shapes, colours and sizes. Whether it’s teeny weeny wallflower-like prints, or bold punchy in-your-face blooms, we’ve got ’em covered. Bright, cheery and girlish, the clothes are not just pretty, but exude a nostalgic charm that harks from the past.

Every piece of vintage clothing and jewellery featured in this photoshoot is for sale. All are unique and one-off. There are many pieces here that we love, but also hundreds more at the shop that we did not manage to photograph.

Come down to the shop and find something for yourself! For enquiries and reservations, please call the shop at 6336 9774.

See you at Granny’s Day Out!

“Honey, We Love Old Things!” Contest

Win! :

Six lucky girls will win a $50 voucher, either from Granny’s Day Out or Carpenter and Cook!

Tell us you love us! :

Step 1: “LIKE” our Granny’s Day Out FACEBOOK PAGE & ALBUM “Honey, We Love Old Things!”

Step 2: TAG yourself in your favourite photos in the album “Honey, We Love Old Things!”

Step 3: TELL US WHY you love us: Granny’s Day Out, Carpenter and Cook, or The Honeycombers!

Contest ends 14 September, 2012.

Good luck! xxx

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Honey, We Love Old Things!

August 24th, 2012

We’re glad the days of typewriting are over! Melissa, the writer, types away in a 1970s floral maxi dress with a frilly halter neckline.

An explosion of colours! Brown peekaboo leather sandals peek out from underneath a bright hem.

She's glued to the phone: 1970s vibrant blue floral dress with spaghetti straps, comes with its own scarf!

She’s glued to the phone: 1970s vibrant blue floral dress with spaghetti straps, comes with its own triangular scarf!

Super long yellow beads add an interesting clash of colour! Wear them like this or looped a few times round your neck.

She’s posing prettily in purple. This gorgeous 1950s/1960s dress with looks swell with a dusty blue belt cinched at the waist. We love, we love, we love.

Dress up your ears with these beautiful 1940s clear lucite earrings embedded with flowers

Make them green with envy with this friggin’ awesome jumpsuit printed with petals and leaves! Worn here cinched with a skinny belt.

Jumpsuits let you sit as chor lor as you like!

Melissa sips tea standing up, while looking grand in a black and white 1970s halter neck maxi dress with white piping.

1950s pearl cluster earrings are sweet and an alternative to that solitaire pearl look.

1970s dusty orange maxi dress with a gathered bust and empire waist

Long and feminine 1970s dusty orange floral dress with a gathered bust and empire waist. Swish swish swish.

Grab a basket, let’s buy some jam! Melissa looks cute in this 1980s sunshine yellow ruffled blouse and 1980s waisted skirt.

Beautiful baby blue dangling drop earrings from the 1940s.

That's her scoop! Melissa models a ladle, and a 1960s floral sheath dress cinched with a white 1960s ah-go-go belt.

That’s her scoop! Melissa models a ladle, and a 1970s floral dress cinched with a white 1960s ah-go-go belt.

Lemons are good for your skin and hair! They make you look radiant, especially in this 1980s black and white floral dress (check out the folded decolletage), pulled together with a bright pink belt.