gingerandvintage: Tapping and Tea-ing

This week has been a flurry of rehearsals for Singin' in the Rain the musical, in which I will be playing Kathy one of the leading ladies. In the 1952 film version Kathy was played by the beautiful Debbie Reynolds (first picture below), She was so perfect for the role so I hope I do this wonderful musical justice. The stage version I'm in will be at Hull New Theatre next month (9th-13th June) so its getting very near and last minute preparations are underway so when I was asked to sing at a charity concert for the Lord Mayor of Hull I saw it as a great opportunity for some last minute adverting. The Concert was held at the Guildhall in Hull which is a beautiful building; built in 1907 it is full of history, with its long corridors and giant staircases it was very much how I imagined the Ministry of Magic to be like in Harry Potter and I was almost disappointed that I came across no robbed ministry officials or cloaked witches.

I sung a medley of songs from Singin' in the Rain including Good Morning' and Lucky star to spice things up I also added in a tap routine which sounded great as the hall I performed in had fantastic acoustics... but moving on what did I wear? Due to it being freezing I went wrapped up. My coat is from Primark. I love this coat and think it was wonderful value for money (about £22) it is light in colour so can get quite dirty but its had a few spins in the washing machine and always comes out looking new. To jazz it up I added a butterfly broach that I bought at a vintage fair last Christmas. I also got to wear my favourite vintage dress (any opportunity to get it out) I bought it for a wedding last summer and everyone always comments on how much they like it and I have to agree its beautiful. It's from an online vintage boutique named Vintage Lady and I would highly recommended it! Their clothes are beautifully made and I especially love that fact that this dress has three underskirts. To dress it up I wore a string of pearls which used to be my mums when she was my age and some little brown suede heels. To finish off I got to use my new vintage bag. its an original from the 1940's as it was given to me by my Grandma who is now 91 so remembers much of the fashions from the era I'm in love with the most.

I've also had some time to relax after all that singing and dancing. Today I had tea with my Mum and sister in law Nina. All three of us love a good rummage in charity shops and luckily for us there are a bundle of Streets called The Avenue's in our city that are crammed full of vintage themed charity shops and cute tearooms. We had a charming afternoon sipping tea and eating cake in our favorites "Just" and "The English Muse" both of which have the best selection of random vintage chairs to choose from as well as delicious cakes. Mum found a lovely Brush and mirror set for her dresser from No.87 a Dovehouse Hospice shop that only sells vintage, whilst Nina and I bought some necklaces.I'm obsessed with tiny stone pendents at the moment. (Pictures below are from shops down Newland Avenue Hull)