Another long weekend has come and gone – and we’re back to the ‘ol nine to five. A tenuous link which provides a lead in for this gratuitous Dolly Parton mention, and gives us an excuse to play one of the most catchy  pop songs of all time.

You probably know she wrote the music and lyrics while filming the movie of the same name. You might not know that the amazing typewriter sound you can hear in the opening bars was made by Dolly flicking her acrylic nails across each other. Cup of am...

We know you do it. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. And in your next secret session, you make like to take inspiration from the amazing Anne Margaret. The ‘pantyhose and pants’ look has been long overlooked, don’t you think?  In the 60’s, Eddie Sedgwick took up the mantle. And more recently Lady Gaga and Lily Allen have been seen sporting the look.

We sense a comeback.

You’ve planned your vintage outing for this weekend. Now it’s time to take retro glam to a whole new level.

Learn how to create perfect pin-up girl make-up below. Our best bet for the perfect red lipstick? Try Mac’s Ruby Woo (Dita Von Teese is a fan and  The Puppini Sisters named their last album after it) or Russian Red.

During WW2, rationing mean that fashion options were limited. However pragmatic wartime Belles found another way to change their look – their hairsty...

Haikus are easy.

But sometimes they don’t make sense.

Refrigerator.

For all the lovely belles who went to V-Festival yesterday (Duffy is our homegirl) we thought we’d post the completely addictive ‘Make Your Own Album Cover’ game. The game has three simple steps...

1. Get a band name. Just use the title of a randomly-generated Wikipedia article.
2. Get an album title. Use the last couple of words from the last quote on a page of random quotations.
3. Get some album art. Use this Flickr tool to generate a random image. Then use Photoshop, Paint, or whatev...