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Travel-Bug Tales: A slice of sunshine pie.....a Floridian beach and shopping...
Candy floss clouds?Flying on a plane became an important part of out America trip as we made our way to the different states forming a triangle over the vastness of America, but looking out the plane...
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London Hot-spots: Afternoon Tea at Number Twelve.....the Ambassador Hotel...
Watching celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal perform one of his famous scientific experiments on the traditional British tea break in the dainty English town of Darwen the other night made me grin....
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Please don't get lost...it's a cyber home move!
Hello my fabulous darlings! Just a quick note to share some news that I have been quite excited about.......my blog 'Walking In May' is dropping the blogspot address to become walkinginmay.com very...
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Travel-bug Tales: In search of Nata Tarts in Albufeira (Portugal)!
Hello and welcome back my lovely darlings! Whilst my blogspot blog is still undergoing the rather complex custom domain transition to become WalkingInMay.com I have decided to continue with posts...
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Happy Blog Birthday...and the "One Lovely Blog" Award!
The 'One Lovely Blog' Award from Wendy at the Butterfly Balcony (2012).I must start by apologising as this receiving blog post is long...long overdue! My deep thank you goes to the lovely Wendy from...
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Qipao Love: Part 1~ From Qi Pao to Cheongsam.....an evolution of a dress...
Welcome my lovely darlings to the new address www.WalkingInMay.com as the blogspot to custom domain transition is now officially completed! Worry not, if you are still using the...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Just a quick note...to wish you lovely darlings a Merry Christmas and fabulously Happy New Year 2013! Until the next time,♥May (and BouBou) xx♥ Please help ‘Walking In May’ grow by clicking to:Love on...
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Qipao Love: Part 2 ~The flapper girl in a Qipao who captured the...
Source: lolitasclassics.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/anna-may-wongI am not the first to write about the captivating beauty that is Anna May Wong, and I most definitely will not be the last, which is why I...
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LookS: Qipao Love ~ Part 3...my 1920s inspired Qipao look!
Happy 2013 my fabulous darlings...and welcome back to 'Walking In May' on this brand new year! I trust that you have all had a lovely Christmas season and apologize for the delay in completing this...
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Qipao Love: Part 4 ~ Tailoring the Qipao.....a dress made for the female form!
Collection of Qi Pao displayed in China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, China. [Source: www.globaltimes.cn/China-Silk-Museum-displays-Qipao-in-Hangzhou] Thank youso much my darlings...just wanted to tell you...
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Qipao Love: Part 5 ~ How-To choose and wear a Qipao (Cheongsam) that will...
The 'In the Mood for Cheongsam' exhibition in SingaporeSource: sg.lifestyleasia.com/features/Entertainment/in-the-mood-for-cheongsam-modernity-and-singapore-women A little warning is probably in order...
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LookS: 'Qipao Love' Part 6 ~ In the Mood for Qipao...with a Batik 50s twist!
Think Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy or even a young Queen Elizabeth II meeting Anna May Wong...and you might know where I am going with this look...with some vital inspiration from the...
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Qipao Love: Part 7 ~ When Qipao clad Nancy Kwan became the iconic 60s siren!
The World of Suzie WongSource: nancy-kwan.com/nancy18 Following my 1950s inspired Batik Qipao look in Part 6, I thought I should follow the thread onwards to uncover a little about the Qipao in the...
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Qipao Love: Part 8 ~ Qipao on the silver screen.....
Jennifer Jones as Han Suyin ('Love is a many splendored thing' - 1955)SourceThe film that actually made the Qipao (Cheongsam) a frenzied fashion trend in the West, with dress patterns suddenly...
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Qipao Love: Part 9 ~ Getting crafty with a needle and the Qipao...
Li Ling-Ai arriving in Los Angeles for premiere of 'KUKAN'1941(Oscar winning feature documentary)SourceWelcome back to the finale post of the 'Qipao Love' series...in Part 9 I thought I would follow on...
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Put a red nose on it...and fly high for Blighty!
Details from a 1940s uniform...BA.Hello my lovely darlings! You might be a little surprised as my weekly post is quite early this week, but there is a special reason for it and I hope your week is off...
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Rolling up at the Painted Lady!
With Belinda Hay...at The Painted Lady (London)!Alittle while ago I booked a place on a hair styling evening at a vintage salon in Shoreditch (London) called The Painted Lady...and it was a lovely...
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Rolling, rolling, rolling...to a fabulous GIVEAWAY!
After some hours watching me roll, BouBou decied to nap!As promised my lovely darlings…here is my victory roll hair style inspired by Belinda Hay of the Painted Lady in London’s Shoreditch, and a...
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Mad for the 60s with 'Hey Doll' Vintage Magazine (Issue 3)...and the Winner...
BouBou picking the lucky winner ...Apologies for keeping you lovely darlings waiting a little while longer for this week's post...it has been a rather unpredictable week! The good news is I have...
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For the Lady that was Baroness Thatcher....
My darlings….I shall not bore you with a long biography of Baroness Thatcher’s life, as I am pretty certain that you can find that plastered across many a places right now. But I will be admittedly...
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