This year I have TWO fantastic new workshops for you, and we’re taking it on tour!  In conjunction with the Love Vintage Show this year, you have the opportunity to join me and discover more about vintage style, glamour and how to dress your very best. There are two totally different classes available at each show, one designed specifically for those of you just starting out on your journey to a more glamorous you, and for those of you seeking to uncover the secrets to lady-like glamour and all the mysteries it holds.

A Very Vintage Adventure – (Saturday class)

Classes include topics such as:

Vintage Glamour for Grown Up Girls (Sunday Class)

Class includes topics such as:

Topics include-
What is glamour and what is elegance?
Where has all the glamour gone?
Making the most of your assets.
Classy vs. Brassy
A glamorous lady always…
How to find grown up style without getting old.
Travelling in style.

The exclusive classes include a take home workbook to help you track your journey as well as a gorgeous gift bag of goodies to get you started. Champagne and refreshments will also be provided to fortify you for a morning of glamour!

Classes run for 3 hours and are available for only $86 per person.  Please email info@candicedeville.com.au to secure your booking in advance as places are very limited.

Dates & Locations

SYDNEY March 24th & 25th.

The Horden Pavillion, Moore Park.

Saturday March 24th at 10.30am – “A Very Vintage Adventure”

Sunday March 26th at 10.30am – “Vintage Glamour for Grown Up Girls”

CANBERRA April 28th & 29th

Budawang Building, Exhibition Park, Mitchell.

Saturday April 28th at 10.30am – “A Very Vintage Adventure”

Sunday April 29th at 10.30am – “Vintage Glamour for Grown Up Girls”

Melbourne May 19th & 20th

Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

Saturday May 19th at 10.30am – “A Very Vintage Adventure”

Sunday May 20th at 10.30am – “Vintage Glamour for Grown Up Girls”

Brisbane July 14th & 15th

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southbank

Saturday July 14th at 10.30am – “A Very Vintage Adventure”

Sunday July 15th at 10.30am – “Vintage Glamour for Grown Up Girls”

For more details about the Love Vintage Show and all the fabulous events, entertainment and goodies on offer, visit the officialLove Vintage website.

December is proving to be far more busy and fun than I thought it would be this year. It’s always a busy time, what with the shopping, the school plays, the extra juggle of children on holidays and what not. But this December, although it has only just started, is shaping up to be the most fun and fancy time I’ve had in a while.

This month I’m helping Matchbox and Kitchen Aid with a really cool new contest they are running, in which you can win allkinds of cool prize including your favourite retro coloured Kitchen Aids! All you have to do is dress up in your retro best and take a photo with a Kitchen Aid to enter. I’m having real trouble picking my favourite with the glossy cherry red and hot pink vying for the lead.

Knowing that not everyone is as vintage obsessed with me, they’ve enlisted my help to teach the secrets to getting a vintage look and help you with your entries.  I spent last Sunday down at Chadstone to launch the contest, and will be appearing again in store at Westfield Doncaster between 11-2pm to do another demonstration and answer your questions.  If you have a free afternoon or would like to come down and play Kitchen Aid pretty up with me, make sure to head on down early as it gets very busy! You can find out more about the Kitchen Aid contest details here. (If you happen to be in Queensland, Mistress Chrissy of The Lindy Charm School for Girls will be at Westfield Chermside from 11-2pm this Sunday for you too!)

Listening closely!

The lovely Charlotte from Matchbox in KitchenAid pink!

With everyone’s thoughts suddenly turning to what to buy for Christmas, Some Fancy Ladies™ have been flat out doing store appearances for our 2012 pinup art calendar.  It’s proving to be a hit with young and old, both men and women.  Some of the delightful old dears we’ve run into have told us all kinds of stories from their youth, their wardrobes and even some secret saucy moments. I’m always honoured when we get to meet people and write personal messages on their calendars for them. We’ve had messages of birthday love, Sweet 16′s, Christmas stocking surprises and even something to give grandpa an extra “get well”! Friday night Bonnie Rose and I were in at Flowers of Canterbury on Mailing Road in amongst some of the most gorgeous flowers to meet and greet. Aren’t they just stunning?!

I can be a bit of a ham..

Our swanky calendars and cards

I just adore the colours in here!

If you haven’t ordered your copy of the calendar yet and want to see it in the flesh, you’ll find it locally now in store at Flowers of Canterbury, and Anton’s Clothing in Melbourne Central! Now, time for a bit of a sit down I think!

Image of Imogen Hubber shot by Janie Barrett – for The Age

Built between 1948-1950, the Rose Seidler house was built by Architect Harry Seidler fas a home for his mother.   Harry had had it with the bland monotony of suburbia, the little boxy houses with their small enclosed rooms; and he set out to create something entirely different. Something that celebrated the amazing Australian environment, something that brought the outside in and brought the occupants together. There is much that has been written and said about the Rose Seidler House, but in a nutshell it is the purest example of Mid Century Modernist architecture in Australia and still by some considered ‘stark’ even by todays’ modern standards.

The house is now owned by the Historic Houses Trust and each year, faithful fans of the Fifties gather there to dress up in their classiest threads, do some dancing, some shopping and generally all have a rip roaring time.

This year I was thrilled to be  invited to celebrate the Sweet 16th Fifties Fair at the house, and come and present on Fifties Fashion & Styling as well as judging the coveted Best Dressed Awards.  Of course, being the busy bee I was, I didn’t have a spare moment to even break out my camera, so thankfully there were other who did.

Image by Louise Whelan

It was quite a cold morning, so the cardigan didn’t come off till much later. Louise stopped me in the green room just as the morning light bounced up from the slate floor and created this beautiful soft feature.

Thank you to my kind reader Susan for taking these pics on the day and sending them to me to use here.   The first pic is me talking all about the fun of fifties fashion, flanked by my two lovely girlfriends Kesenya from Alice Jean and Brooke. (Thanks for being such great models ladies!)

This pic is of the amazing watercolour sketch that  Illustrator Sadami Konchi created of me as I spoke – how cool is that!

The Fifties Fair has been running now for 16 years and attracts around 5000 people on this one day to indulge in a bit of retro nostalgia. I’m told that the Fair is evolving into bigger and better things in the next year and can’t wait to see what is in store. It is such a highlight of the year here and a wonderful opportunity for all of us crazy 50′s lovers to get together and live a day in imaginary blissful world.

Check out The Age for a fantastic, colourful slideshow of pics from the Fifties Fair here.

Yeah a headline like that is guaranteed not to get you read.. but anyway, I think it’s important to keep you up to date with all the goings on here, especially as I occasionally disappear for a bit now and then. Right’o, so first up there’s Facebook stuff.

FaceBook – I finally bit the bullet and went ahead and created a Candice DeVille Facebook Fan Page. Because FB caps our friends lists and things were getting out of hand, I’ve decided I’ll be adding all the important updates, secret events and killer new photos to this fan page.  You’ll be able to browse portfolios of all my Vintage Hair & Makeup work, see some of the stunning Bridal looks I’m working on and check out the launch of my new secret project! So if you’d like to know about some very cool things, then come on over and ‘like’ the page.

It’s been all quiet on the blogging front here this week for two reasons. Firstly as I had a sneaky and quiet birthday (!), and I’ve been hiding in a pile of gorgeous things as my Glamorous Assistant (she even wore gold lame capris while we worked!) and I get everything ready for the my first HUGE ONLINE GARAGE SALE!! If you’ve been reading for a while, you’ll know I have a serious shopping and collecting habit. So much so that if I don’t move much of this on, then I’m going to have to get another house! So stay tuned, get your eBay and Etsy accounts ready, cause this is going to be MASSIVE!

EVENTS – I have more upcoming events and workshops than you can poke a stick at!

First up – Sunday September 4th at 2pm is the Shanghai Tea Event – a very special, not to be missed, vintage style High Tea the likes of which you’ve never seen before.  The bookings for this are EXTREMELY limited, so you’ll need to get a wriggle on if you’d like to book in.

Next - Saturday & Sunday September 10th & 11th – is my killer Hats & Style workshop with Peter Jago just in time for Spring Fashion Week and the Spring Racing Carnival.

YouTube - Yes, it has been ages since I’ve created a new tutorial. I have been filming then running out of time to edit. And looking back on much of what I’ve created, I like the content but the quality just isn’t so crash hot. The good new is… I now have a proper STUDIO to film these in for you! So I’m going to go back to square one and recreate all the tutorials from the beginning as well as tackle that ever growing list of requests you’ve all been sending my way.  While I’m at it, tell me… are vLogs of much interest to you or would you prefer that I just keep my updates written?

Anyway, better get back to this schedule and start writing up this pile of reviews awaiting me, including the most INCREDIBLE stay on lipstick ever!!

xx

With Spring just around the corner I know we’re all looking for new ways to reinvigorate ourselves for the season; and my new series of workshops aims to do just that! First up on September 4th, I have the honour of presenting a whole new twist on traditional High Tea.

From the Press Release-

“Alison Waters of The Waters Group has developed an exciting opportunity for discerning tea drinkers to join David Zhou at the Melbourne Central Oriental Tea House, and introduces Candice DeVille; Australia’s premiere vintage stylist. Candice will  present a truly memorable and authentic Yum Cha High Tea workshop. In a New World twist on an Old World tradition, Candice DeVille will guide you through the etiquette and elegance of a vintage Yum Cha Tea Ceremony with all the charm, flavours and delights of East meets West.

 Experience the time honoured traditions of the tea ceremony in this afternoon workshop, set in the fragrant ambience of the Oriental Tea House’s vintage Shanghai vibe.  With a banquet selection of Yum Cha morsels and a superior selection of teas, this exclusive offering is a feast for the senses.