RocknRomance Vintage Blog

What  does CC41 mean ?? Firstly, lets start at the beginning .. some of you will know this but for many of us CC41 is just a label but what does it mean?.. so to give a bit of background info CC41 stands for Civilian Clothing. The 1940s featured clothes heavily influenced by WWI and WWII. This is also where the 41 number comes into play.  Clothes, including dresses, blouses, skirts, trousers, cardigans, jackets and outerwear, rationing was announced on 1 June 1941. The British government needed to reduce production and consumption of civilian clothes to safeguard raw materials and release workers and factory...

https://youtube.com/shorts/AxRXGV2iix8?feature=shareGive Me Goodwood On A Summers Day And You Can Forget The Rest Of World..             Goodwood Revival one of the most, if not THE most talked about and visited vintage festivals here in the UK.        People attend in there thousands and from all across the globe to take a step back in time to a glamorous era and celebrate the wonderful bygone eras of motorsport and fashion ..  however they are not gone .. they are here it's all here at Goodwood Revival..    3 days of pitstop madness upclose to those...

I absolutely adore our Queen .. Her Royal Majesty..  I am so excited to write this next Blog post .. i have always loved celebrating all Royal moments celebrations. .. i especially loved VE day .. even though it was in the garden , and not the usual street closure that we had before .. I have also been raised to appreciate our monarchy.. yes.. i stand every Christmas day and honour our beautiful Queen Elizabeth. Family tradition i suppose .. but none of the less.. i love it ! standing along side my mum, dad and siblings , as...

The Fabulous Fifties , was a wonderful era of crazy trends and timeless fashion..  Lets take a step back and adore some of the history and styles and of course the iconic women that still inspire many of us today .     For my first fifties fashion blog , lets talk the poodle skirt ... During the early 50s Money and materials were still in short supply, and efforts were concentrated on priorities like clearing bomb sites and trying to get a devastated Britain back to normal, not fashion. However , part of feeling normal for many British women was...

How to dress like Audrey Hepburn during the warm weather  by Janice Engelgau ..

Stroll the streets of New York in classic vintage style ...