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Fleur de Guerre

The Golden Era Girl www.fleurdeguerre.com

About Me


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Welcome to my page, chaps! So you want to know about me? Well ...
I'm a girl who loves the 40s. I dress in a 40s style every single day. Even my jeans are repros! I won't lie and say I never wear jogging bottoms and tank-tops though, because, quite frankly, I do wear them. For yoga. Or gardening. Or wearing about in the house to stop my vintage getting coated in cat hair. But when I am out and about, I am in full vintage regalia. Hair, makeup, and clothes. Some might call that high maintenance, but it's just the way I am. Alas, although I have always had an interest in the 40s and 50s, I haven't always been so well dressed. I started out as a grubby little grunge fan, progressing to dreadlocked metal-head in my teens, through a brief psychobilly period before maturing into the vintage maven that you see before you today. I hope you'll agree that this is a change for the better. I see dressing vintage as a kind of grown-up interpretation of the alternative look I've had ever since I was old enough to decide how to dress ... to be any other way would feel strange to me!
I've now been doing vintage and pin up modelling for a year. I love what I do, and I am always interested in hearing from photographers with interesting ideas, or anyone who might have a project they would like me to get involved in. Shoots, catwalk shows, promotions work, anything will be considered, so get in touch!My AIM is FleurDeGuerre, I love meeting new people to chat to. :)

My Interests

Vintage vintage vintage. Clothes, hair, shoes. Gardening, baking, my cats, cups of tea, Virginia O'Brien and Rita Hayworth, reading, being a geek, cold cream, yoga, red lipstick and seamed stockings, the library, etsy, this smiley - D:

I'd like to meet:


Other vintage mavens, pin up girls, rockabilly guys and gals, shoe collectors, people with more dresses than cupboard space, people who make stuff, cat lovers, baking enthusiasts, and people who would consider taking my picture. Basically, anyone who shares my interests, either musically, sartorially, or feline!
I'm learning to swing dance, so would love to meet a tall, dark stranger to take me out on the tiles, just to practice my footwork, of course! ;)
I'd also love to hear from any vintage repro or pin-up clothing or accessories companies willing to lend me things for shoots. I always have shoots coming up and am constantly having to source new outfits and accessories (more shopping, poor me!) so would be most grateful to be able to borrow things in exchange for photos.

Come and meet me at the forthcoming Burlesque Brunch!

Music:



30s and 40s Big Band Swing, Glen Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Frank, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Fred Astaire, Devil Doll, Brian Setzer, Stray Cats, Amazing Royal Crowns, Mike Sanchez, Dion and the Belmonts, Nekromantix, Tiger Army, Horrorpops, Murder City Devils, just about anything really.

Movies:

Anchorman, Zoolander, Napoleon Dynamite, The Prestige, Batman Begins, Dark Knight Returns, O Brother Where Art Thou, Spirited Away, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Princess Bride, Dark Crystal, Sin City, Hot Fuzz, Nightmare Before Christmas, Dead Man's Shoes. 28 Days Later, My Neighbour Totoro, Children of Men, Dodgeball, Bubba Ho-Tep, Cover Girl

Television:

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Peep Show, South Park, Lost, Scrubs, Big Train, Spaced, Futurama, Mighty Boosh, Heroes

Books:

The Lies of Locke Lamora, A Song of Ice and Fire, Geek Love, Felix Castor novels, Kabuki, Red Dwarf, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Dresden files, other, really nerdy epic fantasy stuff, Robert Goddard, detective books, Diana Gabaldon

My Blog

My main blog

Dear all,I am now posting much more regularly over at my main blog, which is called Diary Of A Vintage Girl. So if you are interested in reading what I get up to and seeing some pictures which won't a...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:02:00 PST

Move over Rita!

I have a new idol. And, in fact, a huge girl crush. On the stunningly beautiful and downright awesome Virginia O'Brien, whose nicknames included "Miss Deadpan" and "Frozen Face" due to her unique and ...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:51:00 PST

Bit late, but...Miss August at Dungaree Dolly!

I'm absolutely delighted to have been picked to be Miss August over at Dungaree Dolly's fantastic site! I absolutely adore Dolly's creations, each purse, bag and accessory that she creates is cuter th...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:03:00 PST

Wedding fever

This summer has been a whirlwind of wedding and hen parties. I feel like I am now sufficiently experienced to be able to start up my own business as a freelance professional wedding guest. I promise t...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:43:00 PST

Who reads comics?

Calling all nerds, non nerds, music fans and people who just enjoy cool stuff. My number one favourite artist and good friend Jamie McKelvie (who you will find on my top friends and at www.jamiemckelv...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:50:00 PST

Weddings Galore!

Friday before last, I went to my first wedding of the summer. Despite living a fair way away from me, the bride and groom considerately (*wink*) had their wedding only 3 miles from my home, making it ...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PST

I know I’ve updated a lot this week but...

The best video I have ever seen. It makes me cry with joy. :) ...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:10:00 PST

Club Shepway Bathing Beauty Parade - July 20th 2008

Taken from Lady Lucie's own Myspace Blog. Come down and see me in the Parade!*******Join Club Shepway at the Leas Lift Folkestone on Sunday 20th July to celebrate 100 years of Bathing Beauties, and re...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:33:00 PST

A confession

I have something to admit. Underneath the glamour, the perfect(ish) hair, the nice clothes, there is a dark secret hiding. I am in fact a dirty great big NERD!When I'm not at the day job, modelling or...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:24:00 PST

Well fancy that!

This weekend I had to put my car in for a service and MOT. I only bought it last year, and it's only 5 years old, with 25,000 miles on the clock, so I wasn't expecting anything major to come of it. So...
Posted by Fleur de Guerre on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST