Poise is composure and dignity of manner. It is a graceful and elegant bearing in a person…
Hello Lovelies….
It’s been a wee while since writing a letter to you all… With dancing at the Commonwealth Games, Workshops, Mother and Daughter Days, Young Ladies Charm School, Hens parties, Weddings, BFF Charity Pamper Days and all the fabulous things in between, I find I am sitting at the computer late on a Saturday night with a treatment in my hair and my late night comfies on wanting to reach out to you all. Its already May and I’ve been having the time of my life… I might not be rich in acquisitions and dollars but I am certainly rich in love, friendships and fun..
My Next Model Inspiration – I need a cute as a button gal I can do this on!
In this Newsletter:
- VINTAGE STYLING WORKSHOPS AROUND AUSTRALIA (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast)
- MOTHERS DAY PRESENTATIONS WITH MISS CHRISSY – BRISBANE
- GUEST SPEAKER – FROCK UP FOR OVARIAN CANCER – MELBOURNE
- JAZZ AGE LAWN PICNIC – MARION BOYCE COLLECTION – BRISBANE
- PIN UP PAGEANT – COOLY ROCKS ON
- GIVING BACK – BFF
WORKSHOPS – Everywhere:
I have just returned from the gorgeous colours of Canberra in Autumn where I ran a Vintage Styling Workshop on the Saturday and my very first interstate Mother/Daughter day on the Sunday. What a blast we had.. I have not had a minute to do a wrap up or blog post showing you pictures but will do.. I think I can safely say that ALL Mums and Daughter had a unforgettable time with laugher and a bond strengthening experience.
Coming up:
Join us for a day of Poise, Posture and Vintage Styling with Miss Chrissy from The Lindy Charm School for Girls. Bringing 20 years of experience with her, Miss Chrissy will impart the best of her knowledge when it comes to hands on Hair and Makeup techniques that are simple yet striking and will help you on a daily basis whether you are stepping out for a dance, dinner or just off to the shops! It’s not enough to have fabulous hair and makeup, its all in the way you carry it!
Sydney
GOLD COAST – Saturday 2nd of June – 4 hours – $100 pp – 10am to 12.00pm – Easy Vintage & Pin up Iconic Stylings, Up Do’s & out the door looks plus Simple yet striking Makeup then 12.30pm – 2.00pm – Pincurls & Victory Rolls, Hot Sets, Brush Outs and Pinning – The Real Deal! Classic Foundations and Iconic Looks in this workshop. Get Ready to Pin Curl and Roll your Way to Vintage Glamour! 2.00pm – 2.30pm – Poise, Posture and the Art of being graceful … Lets Carry your new YOU to the Stage!
BRISBANE – CAMP HILL ANTIQUE CENTRE & TART CAFE – Saturday 16th June – 10am to 12.30pm – Faux Rolls & Easy Vintage/pin up/rockabilly Up Do’s & Easy out the door looks plus Simple yet Iconic Makeup – $85 and/or 1pm to 3.30pm – Workshop 2 – Pincurls & Victory Rolls, Hot Sets, Brush Outs and Pinning – The Real Deal! $85
MELBOURNE – Vintage Garage Preston – Sunday 8th of July – 10am to 12pm – Faux Rolls & Easy Vintage/pin up/rockabilly Up Do’s & Easy out the door looks plus Simple yet Iconic Makeup – $85 an/or 1pm to 3.30pm – Workshop 2 – Pincurls & Victory Rolls, Hot Sets, Brush Outs and Pinning – The Real Deal! $85
SYDNEY – The Terminus Pyrmont Hotel – Saturday and /or Sunday 28/29 July – 4 Hours – $120 pp (10% of Workshop proceeds to go to Megs Skilton who is also raising money on the day for Ovarian Cancer Australia) – 11am to 12.30pm – Easy Vintage & Pin up Iconic Stylings, Up Do’s & out the door looks plus Simple yet striking Makeup PLUS 1pm – 3pm – Pincurls & Victory Rolls, Hot Sets, Brush Outs and Pinning – The Real Deal! PLUS 3pm- 3.30pm – Poise, Posture and the Art of being graceful … Lets Carry your new YOU to the World!
2. MOTHERS DAY PRESENTATIONS WITH MISS CHRISSY – BRISBANE
Master the graceful art of old-world glamour with expert advice on how to be classically cool from the marvellous Miss Chrissy Keepence from the Lindy Charm School for Girls this Mother’s Day.
Following her sell-out event at the Museum last year, Chrissy returns with more styling secrets, practical tips and tricks, and racks of exquisite vintage gowns for you to envy. She’ll show you how to take pieces from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s and dress them for the new millennium with a few carefully chosen accessories. Better yet, she’ll share the secret to finding genuine vintage clothing in-store and online, how to revive it and conserve it for your daughters and grand-daughters.
To complete a perfectly fashionable afternoon, we’re serving Jocelyn’s Provisions’ signature cupcakes and butter cake with tea and coffee in the Museum’s beautiful Dome Lounge.
BOOK HERE: Sunday 13 May, 2pm, $35
3. GUEST SPEAKER – ALL FROCKED UP FOR OVARIAN CANCER – MELBOURNE
Join us for a delightful day of Frocking Up for Ovarian Cancer. I have the honour of being guest speaker for this wonderful event.
Saturday 7th of July from 12 Noon to 4pm
Tickets on sale now: $50 and can be purchased by contacting Allison Gleeson on: MOB: 0433 826 000
Venue: Oakleigh-Carnegie RSL – 95/97 Drummond St, Oakleigh VIC
Tickets include Light Lunch, Entertainment, Raffles, Best Dressed and Door Prizes.
4. JAZZ AGE LAWN PICNIC AND DANCE – Old Government House Brisbane – Sunday 22 July – 10am to 3pm
The Jazz Age Lawn Picnic held previously as part of the Miss Fisher Exhibition was such a hit we are doing it again!
I will have my Pop Up Salon open for free vintage hair styling for all.. Maybe you might like to discuss your wedding hair option or maybe the kids just want to play fancy for a day.. No appointment needed, just roll up…
DJ SwingA Billy Ray will be spinning tunes from the 20’s through to the 70’s so lets get the party started…
BEST Dressed, Best Setting, Best Dance Moves.. Your going to get it all!
Details:
As Part of the Bowerbird and the Bride Exhibition by Marion Boyce at Old government House of more than 40 bridal gowns from 1860 to 1970, The Bowerbird and The Bride.
You are cordially invited to attend our wedding garden party!
The pleasure of your company is requested at our free family day out on the lawns of Old Government House.
Together with The Bowerbird and The Bride, we invite you to dance the day away with dance classes, be pampered to perfection at The Lindy Charm School pop-up salon and have fun with lawn games and DIY wedding themed activities, all to the beat of live music and DJ tunes.
Dress code: Come dressed in your wedding best (gowns, suits, and bridesmaid dresses!) and hit the catwalk for our Best Dressed competition, judged by Brisbane’s leading bespoke bridal fashion designer Paul Hunt.
This event is part of The Bowerbird and The Bride exhibition at Old Government House from 12 July to 19 August 2018.
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5. PIN UP PAGEANT – COOLY ROCKS ON
PAGEANTS/QUESTS/CONTESTS? Have you ever entered a Pin Up Pageant, a Beauty Quest or a Contest where you got to embrace who you are, celebrate your individuality, showcase the Vintage or Retro Glamour of your world? If yes, how did that feel? If No, are you ready to Shine? There are so many wonderful positives with entering a contest like Miss CRO and Miss Rockabilly but none more than the bonds you forge with other likeminded entrants, the new friends you make, and the confidence in which it gives you. In a safe and nurtured environment you can take your stage and be you!
There are Two Pageants for 2018 – Miss Cooly Rocks On and Miss Rockabilly – Read on about the differences in descriptions and ask yourself, which one will YOU enter? It’s FREE, fun and the prizes are insanely good…
This year I have been asked to come on board and Host, Co-Orindate and Inspire these two iconic events… I am here for all contestants and will be in regular contact through email/messenger/facebook groups with all contestants as we journey to the main stage together.
Are you the next Miss CRO?
The Miss Cooly Rocks On™ Contest, highlights the synergy between 40’s, 50s, ‘60s vintage glamour fashion and the annual Cooly Rocks On™ festival.
Application now open for Miss Cool Rocks On 2018. FREE to enter. Entries Close 27th of May 2018. ENTER ONLINE HERE
PRIZES: 000’s of dollars’ worth of prizes on offer this year for the Winner and Runners UP including Sash & Crown, Flowers, Wardrobe Vouchers, Accommodation Packages and International Travel plus more.
This year the categories will include a section for Day and Evening Glamour Wear plus each contestant will be required to express two minutes of “unique you time” showing us your hidden talents. e.g.: Showcasing original creative works (2 min performance) or you may like to just read a poem or prose, or it could simple as a statement meaning something to you…
NB: There will be a COMBINED Meet and Greet for Miss CRO Finalists and Miss Rockabilly Finalists on Sunday 3rdof June at Kirra Hill (Further Details and FB event to come). This will be an Afternoon Tea Delight for Media & Photo Ops as well Finalist Sash Presentations. This will be a day catered for you and for you to enjoy. There will be some lovely surprises on the day to delight and entertain you all.
Judging and Winners Announced at your own Miss CRO event:
Venue: Tweed Heads Civic Centre Auditorium – The Corner Wharf Street and Brett Street, Tweed Heads, NSW
Date: Thursday 7th June 2018
Are you the Next Miss Rockabilly Queen?
The Miss Rockabilly Gold Coast Contest, highlights the synergy between 40, 50s, ‘60’s Miss Rockabilly has a Wiggle in her walk and expects to have her picture Pinned to your Wall! …
Application now open for Miss Rockabilly Gold Coast 2018. FREE to enter. Entries Clos 27thof May 2018. ENTER ONLINE HERE
PRIZES: 000’s of dollars’ worth of prizes on offer this year for the Winner and Runners UP including Sash & Crown, Flowers, Wardrobe Vouchers, Accommodation Packages and International Travel plus more.
This year the categories will include a section for Day and Evening Glamour Wear plus each contestant will be required to express two minutes of “unique you time” showing us your hidden talents. e.g.: Showcasing original creative works (2 min performance) or you may like to just read a poem or prose, or it could simple as a statement meaning something to you…
NB: There will be a COMBINED Meet and Greet for Miss CRO Finalists and Miss Rockabilly Finalists on Sunday 3rdof June at Kirra Hill (Further Details and FB event to come). This will be an Afternoon Tea Delight for Media & Photo Ops as well Finalist Sash Presentations. This will be a day catered for you and for you to enjoy. There will be some lovely surprises on the day to delight and entertain you all.
Judging and Winners Announced at your own Miss Rockabilly Gold Coast event:
Venue: Tweed Heads Civic Centre Auditorium – Cnr Wharf St and Brett St, Tweed Heads, NSW
Date: Friday 8th June 2018
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GIVING BACK – BEAUTIES FEELING FABULOUS
Just wanted to share the good work of Beauties Feeling Fabulous – BFF… We offer a FREE pamper day 4 times a year (and growing) to women with Cancer (No matter where they are in their journey, start, middle, end etc) and it is such beaut day of bonding, laughing, sharing, caring and a whole lot of pampering. This was a dream of our Sister Elisha Neave and now we have the privilege of delivering this wonderfity charity service BUT we could not do it without these wonderful souls who donate their time, their commitment, their service their love and their sponsorship.
Video below: If it does not show then click the You Tube Link HERE
THANK YOU:
Cr Kristyn Boulton – Division 4 Gold Coast for your continued funding and support – we LOVE YOU… (Do you have a Councillor this good?)
To my team who are unflinching in their support:
Paige Adele Langley on Nails
Her Mum Cheryl and Glenys Randall on Reiki
Miss Tina-Louise King doing super makeup
Miss @Michelle Bartlett Smit– our hairdresser/stylist
and lets not forget the fun factor – Miss Lena Marlene who sneaks in each time and unleashes the laugher in these ladies!!
Nicole Eade Brown for your Ovariecare packs and wisdom and love
Fay Holder for your constant support and collection donations and being a champion for Breast Cancer that you are…
Jim and Nina from Fossil Vintage for your Vintage Scarves which EVERY woman adores
Lee and her team at Look for Beauty Online who donated all the makeup giveaways – https://lookforbeautyonline.com.au/Our Mum and Sister would be so so proud of BFF unfolding into the beautiful thing that it is..
THANK YOU AGAIN.. AND… This week my swing dance community SWING On In raised $200 in selling off donated clothes for BFF… Awesome..@Mae Cotton and Kerrie Bartlett
If you have any donations or want to help then please feel free to drop us a line.
Til Next Time,
Stylishly Yours,
Miss Chrissy xx
