Penny-Rose
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My blogs
Polkadots and Spinning Tops
About me
Gender
Female
Industry
Education
Occupation
Administrator, Office Manager, General Jack of All Trades
Location
Dunedin
,
New Zealand
Introduction
After 40 years I am finding my own sense of style and fashion: I am a mother, wife and friend, union delegate and advocate, who is a through and through magpie with an eye for vintage and retro fashion, jewellery and other treasure.
Interests
Op-shopping,
junk shopping,
second-hand shopping,
car boot sales,
school fairs,
markets,
sale bins,
thrift stores,
scavenging,
Bambi ornaments,
raffia handbags,
frosted glass,
Bagley's glass,
hats,
cats,
vintage clothes,
retro clothes,
vintage sewing patterns,
shoes,
polyester dresses,
Osti dresses,
Lady Lichfield dresses,
costume jewellery,
plastic jewellery,
making jewellery,
re-fashioning clothes,
deconstructing clothes,
peonies,
playing the ukulele,
1950s,
1940s,
1930s,
1970s,
1960s,
1920s,
recycling,
sustainability,
crochet,
knitting,
Alfred Hitchcock,
Cary Grant,
employment relations,
workers rights,
black and white movies,
post-its,
Tim Tams,
vintage fabric,
vinyl records,
Pacific Ocean,
penguins,
sea lions,
caramel slice,
Vivienne Westwood,
Melissa shoes,
steam trains,
steam punk,
David Cronenberg,
David Lynch
Favorite Movies
Alice in Wonderland,
Hairspray,
Bladerunner,
Wizard of Oz,
Bambi,
North by Northwest,
Milo and Otis,
The Castle,
Nanny McPhee,
Twin Peaks,
anything by David Lynch,
Alfred Hitchcock,
On the Waterfront,
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Favorite Music
Country,
Loretta Lynn,
Patsy Cline,
Elvis,
Johnny Cash,
June Carter,
Bryan Ferry,
David Bowie,
Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra,
Buena Vista Social Club,
1980s
Favorite Books
Wuthering Heights,
Tess of the D'Urbervilles,
The End of the Affair,
Madame Bovary,
Brave New World,
The Crystal World,
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,
Diana Gabaldon,
True Blood series
