On Tuesday 13th
August, I spent the evening in The Peacock Inn in Goudhurst, marking the
occasion of Eagle Day. On this day in 1940, Hitler ordered a great aerial
attack on Britain, and over a ten-hour period, the areas of Essex, Kent, Sussex
and Hampshire were very strongly hit. To the Germans, Eagle Day (“Adlertag”) launched
the Battle of Britain.
During the day, The
Peacock (which dates back to 1347!!) had organized lindy hoppers, a replica
Spitfire Aircraft and a fly over. In the evening we had live music from an
English folk band, The Stings (yours truly acting as official press
photographer), and a large collection of classic cars filled the car park. I
was even lucky enough to be driven to the event in a vintage white MGA! There was also
an optional 1940s fancy dress theme, and loving a good excuse to dress up, we
went for it.
Impressively, we
managed to make outfits mostly from what we had in our own wardrobes. My mum
looked perfect in a bicycle dress bought from Anthropologie, brown Mary Janes,
and pearl earrings and necklace, but completed the look with a brown snood that
she found on eBay for £3.99. I decided myself to go for more of a land girl
look and dressed top to toe in khaki, I accessorised with tan lace-ups and a
beautiful silk headscarf that I found in Accessorize.
Just goes to show that
you don’t actually need vintage or expensive fancy dress to pull off classic
retro fashion… Although, of course, that’s always fun too :)
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