Last month Australia was lucky enough to have Miss Rockabilly Ruby and her photographer-husband Charles in the country. It's not everyday a hugely popular vintage-inspired Instagram sensation tours Downunder, offering classes and photoshoots, so of course, all the pin-ups and vintage-lovers came flocking. Ruby was kind enough to answer our burning hair-styling
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Hot Rod Revival Lives On: Rattletrap 2018
A Very Vintage Christmas: Pin-up and Vintage-Inspired Christmas Gift Guide
Struggling to find your pin-up the perfect gift? Our resident expert shopaholic, Mavis Mayhem, is here to save your Christmas bacon with the ultimate retro Betty gift guide for lovers of pin-up and vintage-inspired goodies. Black Lagoon Designs For the Tiki-loving Pin-up! Danielle's unique and limited edition hand painted designs are a
Vintage Halloween Hair – 1930s Corpse Bride
Get inspired for your Halloween look with Retro Betty Hair and Beauty Editor Mavis Mayhem's vintage 1930s Corpse Bride look. To recreate this hair style you'll need: Heat set spray Hairspray Tail comb Sectioning clips Pencil curling iron To create the tight curls, take 1/2 inch sections and curl holding the iron
Stroppy Jalopy 2017
By Mavis Mayhem & Francie Flathead Stroppy Jalopy 2017 saw more than just the event's namesake speedster jalopy getting dirty, with the country mud run and motokana event celebrating it's biggest year since inception four years ago. More than 40 entrants made their way to Leeton, in country New South Wales last
Vintage Hair Tutorial – Faux Bangs and Curls
Retro Betty Hair and Beauty Editor Mavis Mayhem shares this popular vintage-inspired hair style creating a faux bangs look, combined with loose curls and a hair flower. Retro Betty Faux Bangs Vintage Hair Tutorial from Retro Betty on Vimeo. This vintage-inspired style works in both long and shoulder length hair, but you
The Last of Summer Pin Up Pool Party – Gold Coast
Retro Holiday Heaven: Notel Melbourne
The retro revival is alive and well, right smack bang in the middle of Melbourne's concrete jungle. A concrete car park to be exact. This car park is the home of the unique boutique accommodation experience that is Notel. Notel is a mind-altering combination on re-fabbed 1970s airstream trailers and a
A Charming Day Out – QT Hotel Pin Up Pool Party
A bevy of Queensland's finest pin-ups and vintage enthusiasts descended on the retro-inspired QT Hotel Surfers Paradise on Sunday for the very first Lindy Charm School Pin Up Pool Party. The creation of Chrissy Keepance, vintage stylist and founder of The Lindy Charm School for girls, the event was a chance for
The Adore Pin Up Interview – Part 1
Adore Pin Up is Australia's number one pin-up magazine and at it's helm is one talented lady in Brianna Blackhart. At only 22 she's producing a high-quality publication to rival international magazines, she's a published pin-up herself, she's studying law, and all while advocating body confidence and championing diversity in pin-up. Retro Betty