Rockabilly and 40s weekenders

Miss Bamboo has been very busy of late attending various 1940s and Rockabilly Weekenders. She has had a fabulous time running her pop up boutique and meeting friends and customers old and new.
Miss Bamboo has been seen at Haworth 40s Weekend, Hemsby Rock n roll weekender, Rockabilly Rave and finally having fun away from her stall at Hepcats Holiday.
Here is a few snippets from these events!

 Miss Bamboo's Pop up Boutique

                                             

  Big Bamboo enjoys some 'poodle fun' with Tia the pink poodle in aid of breast cancer.

 

 Elaine 'Misstiki' and Si Miles

 

 

          Miss Bamboo often sells Misstiki's fabulous hair flowers and jewellery at her stall. You can check her designs out at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150280762362302.349556.642737301&type=3

Shoe Love at Haworth 40s weekender

     See Miss Bamboo's fabulous shoe collection at  http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1347191

Miss Bamboo's stall at Rockabilly Rave

 Pearl harbour 40s dress  shown here is available at http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=8673158 

 

 

 

 

 

Caroline of Rose and Co and Amy of Hebden Bridge WI  always find time for afternoon tea

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Miss Bamboo adores Rose and Co vintage style  beauty products so check out her lovely ranges at http://www.rose-apothecary.co.uk/index.html

You can also  tweet Amy @HebdenBridgeWI

 

Tropical Fun at Hepcats Hawaiian Night

See Miss Bamboo's  range of tropical and hawaiian dresses, shoes and accessories  at http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1347270

                                             

Miss Bamboo looks forward to seeing you all at Rhythm Swing Revue, Twinwood 1940s weekend and Rhythm Riot x

DIAMOND JUBILEE DELIGHT AT MISS BAMBOO

This year we celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee with an extended bank holiday on the weekend of 2nd-6th June. So whatever you may be doing, be it a street party, garden party or afternoon tea, Miss Bamboo's 'Jubilee Collection' will help you celebrate in style. 10% off with code JUBILEE at www.missbamboo.co.uk

Check out our 'Jubilee Collection' at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.419257761427659.94166.227209553965815&type=3

 

                                                 40s  style dress in 'Pearl Harbour Print'

                                                         'Carnivale' shoe in red

 

Red Lucite Bag

 

Red/white/blue hair flower

 Queens Coronation - 1950s glamour at the Palace,

Miss Bamboo photoshoot at The Liars Club - behind the scenes!

Miss Bamboo is very excited to have just done her first  photoshoot. Hair and makeup was by Bethany Jane Davies of The Vintage Beauty Parlour http://bethanyjanedavies.com/vintage_beauty_parlour.html and Bethany also modelled along with Carla Marques. Both girls are stunning, Bethany is a stunning voluptuous 50s pin up and Carla a latino beauty who  looked amazing with her 40s up do. Carla has a shop Kustom Korner in Afflex Palace and designs fab t-shirts and jewellery, check her out if you're in manchester. http://www.afflecks.com/our-shops/stick-em-up-art/

Photography was by Madame Boudoir  www.madame-boudoir.com but the finished photos are a secret at the moment!!! Naughty Miss Bamboo did manage to get a couple of her own snapshots though just to give you a little taster!

                                        Betty Dresses in Mexican prints Las Senoritas and Frida
                                http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1306578

                                                  Hawaiian Ruffle Dress in Bird of Paradise
                               http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=8668112

 

                                              Hawaiian Ruffle Dress in Cream with Tiki shoe
                          http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=8673864


We were so pleased to be able to use The Liars Club Tiki Bar and are eternally grateful to Captain Lydon! This is such a cool bar with lovely staff, great music and atmosphere and a huge range of rum and tiki cocktails. Just love it!
www.theliarsclub.co.uk

We also did some shots on what i like to call 'tiki' roundabout but after a few days of quite Spring like weather, it was absolutely freezing. We must have looked funny, 3 vintage girls in tropical birds dresses running across the road, dodging traffic to get on the roundabout!!! We sure did get  a few beebs from the passing cars. It was too cold to think about a sneaky snapshot though so you will have to wait for the real thing. Hope Madame Boudoir can get rid of goose bumps!!!!

ITS CARNAVAL TIME - ARRIBA!

 
Carnival is a Mexican celebration running between 16th-21st February and is  time for wanton revelry before the absence of Lent! Miss Bamboo is partial to a bit of revelry herself and is offering 10% off her Mexican and Latino range between these dates. Code MEXICO http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1306578
                                                                                                                            

                    Miss Bamboo adores Carmen Miranda, the epitome of 40s latino glamour

                              When in Mexico find yourself a  mariachi band to join !!!




See some of Miss Bamboo's Mexican inflenced collection.......

Lovely Betty Dress in Frida print

Senorita Dress in Sacred Heart

Orchid Mexican style wedge with ric rac

Hair flower with chillis

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR FROM MISS BAMBOO

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival and a public holiday in China. The Chinese New Year 2012 starts on January 22 (Chinese New Year' Eve). It is the year of dragon  and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day, February 6th.

 
Miss Bamboo loves all Pacific styles and one of her favourite is her Asian Pacific collection. In celebration of Chinese New Year on January 23rd Miss Bamboo would like to offer 10% off all items bought from the 'Asian Pacific' section on her website until the festival end on February 6th 2012. Use code ASIANPACIFIC http://www.missbamboo.co.uk/PBSCCatalog.asp?CatID=1347274

                                                            
            Asian dress in Pearl Harbour Print, one of the gorgeous selection in our Asian Pacific section.

Miss Bamboo is now on twitter

Miss Bamboo is always a 40s/50s girl at heart but even she has conceded to the pull of the 21st century and is now on twitter! http://twitter.com/#!/miss_bamboo

                               Starring  Miss Bamboo in 'The Curse of the 21st Century part 3'
         ... first she met Facebook, then she overcame the Blackberry, now she must tweet.......

1940s Fashion

I adore glamorous 1940s fashion. I admire how British women of the period managed to create glamour out of osterity. However, I have always preferred the  American influence and  in particular 1940s Hawaiian and Pacific Wear. Popularity in these designs grew after WW2 with the development of travel and tourism allowing access to more 'exotic' overseas locations, also represented on screen during the period. Who wouldnt fall in love with  the Pacific romance of  'From Here to Eternity'. The 'Road to....' series with Dorothy Lamour also glamourised Pacific adventures and romance with travels to a variety of exotic locations.

                               Dorothy Lamour in one of her Pacific adventures........

                                   Servicemen in Hawaii taking a well earned break with girls in
                                       cute puff sleeved  tropical floral tea dresses

                                   Elvis In Blue Hawaii, the film was made later but represented
                                                              tropical fun post army!

Miss Bamboo brings you an array of gorgeous tropical and exotic dreses made from the original vintage 40s patterns from top US company Trashy Diva, along with select vintage pieces.  Miss Bamboo's handpicked  collection of tropical and latino shoes complete the look along with her matching hair flowers and bamboo parasols.

                                                      reproduction 1940s tea dress

                                                         vintage 1940s tea dress
                                                              
                                                                 available at
                                                        www.missbamboo.co.uk