70s cocktails

TGI The Weekend, Vintage Dames and Dudes!

Glam Rock week is coming to a close... but what better way to celebrate the weekend than some classic 70's cocktail recipes? 

Take your pick!

HARVEY WALLBANGER

3/4oz vodka

1 1/2 oz orange juice

1/4 oz galliano 

orange slice for garnish

maraschino cherry

ice

fill glass with ice // pour the vodka and orange juice into a glass // top up with galliano // add slice of orange and maraschino cherry // 

story:

supposedly invented by LA mixologist Donato 'Duke' Antone, who had a regular customer called Harvey.

Harvey was a surfer and had lost a competition one night. story has it that he got rather inebriated on the fruity drink and kept banging into the walls and doors.

SLOE COMFORTABLE SCREW

(ah...tee hee hee)

3/4oz vodka

1 1/2 oz orange juice

1/4 oz galliano 

orange slice for garnish

maraschino cherry

ice

fill glass with ice // pour the vodka and orange juice into a glass // top up with galliano // add slice of orange and maraschino cherry // 

KAMIKAZE SHOOTER

3/4oz vodka

3/4oz triple sec

3/4oz sweet and sour

2 pinches sugar

lime slice

fill shooter glass with vodka, triple sec and sweet n' sour // sprinkle pinch of sugar // add wedge of lime









Bon weekend!

glam rock fashion

It's Glam Rock week on the blog and what better way to kick it off than a collection of serious sparkle? Bowie would be proud. 

vintage sequin tank // shop

glam rock collar // shop

glam rock panties // shop

cropped tee // shop

sequinned top // shop

gold chainmail scarf // shop


sequin tank // shop

platforms // shop

glam rock playlist

Happy Monday, Vintage Dames and Dudes!

We hope you had a glorious weekend.

It's a new theme for the week on the blog... we're looking at the fabulously sparkly Glam Rock era!

Here's a little playlist to start your week, with the Glam Rock giants T Rex, Bowie and Iggy Pop, plus Golden Earring and a song that Em loves, by Mud. Enjoy!

70s disco fashion

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Recovered from yesterday's rave yet, Vintage Dames and Dudes?

Put down your whistle and slip on your platforms: it's 70's Disco fashion time!

70's disco dress // shop

Disco reigned until the late 70s and became popular in New York and Philadelphia before spreading through other cities, such as San Francisco and Miami, as well as Europe. 

Disco music included artists like Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Jackson 5, Gloria Gaynor and of course - The Village People!

vintage platform disco shoes // shop

Fashion-wise, we're talking pure hedonistic fun - loud, trippy colours, spandex, high-waists, sequins, metallics, glitter, hotpants, jumpsuits, gold lame, bell bottoms, chunky shoes and bling jewelry.

70's gold necklace // shop

Nightclubs were popular and of course, required a dresscode. The laid-back vibes of the 60s had passed and as technology and fashion became increasingly accessible, the focus was on style status. If you wanted to Disco, you had to look the part.

disco jumpsuit // shop

Like the Rave fashion of the 90s, Disco fashion was a costume for the clubs. It was clothing that came out at night time. A casual girl who wore a peasant dress during the day would transform into a Glamazon Queen once the sun went down, sporting a white spandex jumpsuit and sky-scraping platforms. 

disco halter // shop

The term 'disco' came from the French 'discotheque', which meant 'disc only' - i.e. no live music. Disco began as a subculture and became a sign of the times. Unfortunately, racism and homophobia were still rife after the 'free love' sexual revolution of the hippies in the 60's. Black and gay communities found a place in Disco. After the release of Saturday Night Fever, Disco achieved popularity across the races, genders and sexual-preferences.

pink disco dress // shop

Female sexuality was beginning to be embraced more openly than in previous decades. Donna Summer released Love To Love You Baby, which contained simulated orgasm sounds. It was never intended for release, but nightclubbers of the Disco scene loved it. The promiscuity of the 60's continued into the 70's, women wore micro skirts, skintight clothing and began to embrace sexuality in a way that only men had done before. Nightclubs became hunting grounds: it wasn't just about dancing, it was about preening, strutting and parading - from both genders.

70's red jumpsuit // shop

Disco started to filter out in the late 70's, in favour of Dance and Electronic music, Rock and Punk. Despite a move away from the scene, Disco has remained an iconic period to this day, with plenty of nightclubs offering Disco nights or even Disco rooms. 

vintage disco ball // shop