GIVEAWAY: Enter to win the dress of your choice from 1950s Glam

Back in April I had the pleasure of sharing about an exciting new Australian vintage style/reproduction fashion company called 1950 Glam with all of you in this vintage outfit post. In that entry I mentioned that, come the sunny days of June, I'd be holding a giveaway with this company and I'm tickled pink to announce that the day for such has arrived!

If you're not familiar with 1950s Glam yet, I encourage you to read my positive review of the company and their products in that post, so as to get to know them better. Just to briefly recap however, 1950s Glam was recently founded by two stylish ladies in Australia who wanted to bring more old school glamour to the online shopping world via the ever-expanding selection of affordable mid-century style dresses that they offer.

In addition to the fashions themselves being well priced, 1950s Glam provides free worldwide shipping on all orders, regardless of size or where they're headed to, which is a true rarity in any online shopping context, let alone a vintage reproduction settings.

My snazzy royal blue mid-century style dress is the first that I've had the pleasure of owning from 1950s Glam, but I can say without a sliver of a doubt that it - much like the friendly, wonderful interactions I've had with this company's customer service team - is a total joy. Well made, comfortable, classic and powerfully glamorous - as one might expect from a site with the very word "glam" in their name.

There's a swoon worthy assortment of vintage and pinup style dresses to be had on 1950s Glam's website, many of which I'd happily add to my closet in a heartbeat. Today though, the focus is not on my wardrobe, but rather enhancing one of yours care of this exciting giveaway.

The lovely folks at 1950s Glam have super generously offered to provide one lucky Chronically Vintage reader with the chance to win absolutely any product on their website. Isn't that awesomely kind and sweet of them to do?



{From top left to bottom right: Audrey Belted Tropical Floral Swing Dress | Blue Rose Swing Dress | Blue and White Tea Dress | Vintage Fruity Floral Swing Dress}


Above are four of the 100+ different dresses that 1950s Glam currently has in stock at the time of writing - each of which strikes me as being especially well suited to the summer months that we're heading into here in the northern hemisphere. There are dozens more sensational frocks to be had on their site, and I highly encourage you to check this budding Australian e-tailer out.



Giveaway details:

As mentioned above, this giveaway is for the prize of any dress of the winner's choosing from 1950's Glam's current online inventory.

It is open to participants worldwide and will run from today's date (June 13, 2016) until 11:59 PST on Monday June 20, 2016. The winner will be drawn using Rafflecopter's random selector tool and contacted (by me) shortly thereafter with further details pertaining to claiming your prize.

If you'd like to enter this fabulously fun giveaway (and how can any old school fashion fan not want to?) you can do so via as many of the following nine different Rafflecopter entry methods as you would like. The more methods that you enter with, the greater your odds of winning become.

The only one that is necessary to take part in this contest is for you to visit 1950s Glam's website and then come back here to tell me what one of the dresses there is that you might like to put your prize towards (please note, you are not obliged to select this particular garment if you win and can pick absolutely any dress you wish as your prize).

Should you happen to have any questions about this giveaway, please don't hesitate to contact me via email anytime.



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Thank you very, very much to 1950s Glam for the opportunity to collaborate not once, but twice, this spring. I really dig your site and its beautiful offerings, and feel very fortunate to be able to offer one of them up as a prize to my blog's audience.

In addition, they've very kindly offered my readers a generous 20% off coupon code to that you can put towards anything and everything on their website. Just enter CHRONICALLYVINTAGE at checkout to take 20% off on all 1950s Glam purchases until Thursday June 30th.

Many thanks - and the best of luck - to all those who enter this stylish giveaway as well!

Blue Velvet Vintage: Classy fashions for classy dames

So reads the tagline on Blue Vintage Velvet's instantly eye-catching website, and goodness are they spot on with that apt description.

Housing a captivating blend of genuine vintage garments as well as plenty of vintage reproduction pieces from brands such as Betty Page Clothing, Trashy Diva, and Blue Velvet Vintage's own in-house line, Classic Dame, this is an online vintage seller whose passion for what they sell is evident the moment you click onto their website.



{One of the many thoroughly beautiful vintage reproduction dresses - this one from the site's house line, Classy Dame, that Blue Velvet Vintage Offers.}



Founded in 2002 by Theresa Campbell McKee, Blue Velvet Vintage quickly established itself as one of the best sources of vintage fashions to be had online. This is in no small part because they believe firmly in helping women to express their own unique, wonderful styles through the diverse selection of garments and accessories they stock.

In addition to having a major passion for, and wide selection of, party dresses, Blue Velvet Vintage is immensely keen on assisting customers in finding just the right attire for vintage related events, very much including weddings (they stock a great selection of vintage and vintage appropriate wedding dresses, such as the breathtakingly beguiling 1940s inspired beaded lace strapless wedding gown pictured below).





To quote site founder Theresa Campbell McKee herself, "Many gals come to us with no clue as to what to wear for a vintage themed event. Even though I very often enjoy going out in head to toe authentic vintage, not everyone wants to adhere that closely to the actual or find it difficult to locate an authentic outfit in their size. So we help them put together beautiful outfits that capture the spirit of the era they are going for." This personal passion for vintage and dedication to their customer's needs is a huge part of why Blue Velvet Vintage shines.

Their vast selection - which includes everything from shoes to flapper dresses, handbags to LBDs is certainly another, as are their (very) frequently updated stock (new items are added every week).

As someone whose wardrobe is a solid mix of true vintage, vintage reproduction, and vintage appropriate pieces, I wholeheartedly adore the fact that all three of these categories can be had at Blue Velvet Vintage, and that they understand the same applies to many of their customers as well.

By opting to not simply focus on one of these categories, but instead offering up an expertly curated blend of all three, Blue Velvet Vintage quite literally becomes a one-stop shopping destination for anyone with a passion for yesteryear fashion.



{An example of the timelessly classy, stunning genuine vintage garments that BBV stocks around the clock on their website. This charming 1950s dress has already sold, but there are plenty more awesome yesteryear fashions to be had amongst their site's listings.} 

I got my first home computer back in 2004, and can remember very shortly thereafter discovering Blue Velvet Vintage during one of my inaugural searches for vintage fashion online. I've been a die-hard fan of theirs ever since, and constantly swoon over their diverse, engaging, reasonably priced offerings (not to mention pin some of their pieces to my Pinterest boards), so it was with no small amount of joy that I recently welcomed Blue Velvet Vintage as one of Chronically Vintage's newest blog sponsors.

In addition to their vintage fashion daydream inducing website, Blue Velvet Vintage also run a terrific blog, and can be found on both Twitter and Facebook. They also provide a great email mailing list, which allows new fans and returning customers alike to stay up-to-date with some of the site's most interesting going-ons and upcoming sales.

It's an honour to have Blue Velvet Vintage as a blog sponsor, and to get the opportunity to share more about this stellar website with all of you.

If you haven't already (or recently) paid them a visit, be sure to do so today - chances are you'll instantly fall as head-over-heels with BVV has I've been for many years now – plus you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled here over the course of the summer, as I'll be modeling one of BVV's wonderful offerings later in the season.