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Reppin’ the old skool with Fydelity
As many of you know, I have the awesome role of being Truffleshuffleâs guest blogger. Iâve got a lotta love for them and of course EVERYTHING they sell from t-shirts to retro accessories.
When they asked me to review their new range of bum bags⦠I was a little surprised. Bum bags?! When did they come back into fashion? Were they even in fashion? I know we all used to have one back in the day, whether people admit it or not.
It was when I saw a photo of Rihanna rocking one, I thought hey if she can rock it so can I. But even Rihannaâs bum bag wasn't as cool as the one Truffleshuffle sent me. See I knew there would be something more to it than just being a bum bag. This is Truffleshuffle after all. Retro and coolâ¦
As cool as her bum bag is I bet it doesn't play musicâ¦ah yeah!
The bum bag that they sent me is from the brand âFydelityâ which Truffleshuffle.co.uk stock. Like I said these arenât just any bum bags- with built in amplified speakers so you can connect your mp3/iPod/smartphone to it. Itâs a boombox in a bag!
It is literally too cool. There are quite a few colours to choose from including a leopard print one (!) but I resisted and went for a grey one.
Guest Blog Post: TruffleShuffle Sundays
We all need duvet days once in a while, and in my house these tend to happen on a Sunday. Sometimes, I just love to snuggle down, watch a DVD and just generally relax. However, I still like to inject a little Truffle Shuffle style into my comfort zone, so let me share my favourite products for a Truffle Shuffle Sunday.
I have a little girl, and we start our Sundays with her favourite breakfast â egg and soldiers. A classic, right? My girl loves to eat with this amazing Gruffalo breakfast set.
The Gruffalo is one of her favourite books, and so itâs a great way to start the day. It also includes a little mug, which is perfect for a nice warm drink.
Reminisce with the Raggy Dolls
A couple of weeks ago, I turned 24. As someone who is very much still young at heart (I think the correct word is immature!) it suddenly dawned on me that I am getting old! Pretty soon Iâll have to start doing those grown up things that I have been trying to avoid like settling down, saving up instead of spending all my wages on clothes and possibly even getting a mortgage!
So when thoughts like that start entering your head, what do you do? Well you start by reliving your childhood. Those good old days where the only money worries you had was whether you had enough money to buy the latest Smash Hits magazine AND have change for a Hubba Bubba. Oh I miss those daysâ¦
I think TruffleShuffle just totally epitomises how much value we hold to our childhood memories. Itâs not so much whatâs on the t-shirt that excites us but the memories behind that certain TV program, cartoon or film. Am I right?
When I heard that TruffleShuffle were launching a new range of Raggy Dolls t-shirts it immediately brought back memories. The first thing that entered my head was of course the theme tune! âItâs the raggy dolls, raggy dolls, dolls like you and meâ¦â
Itâs strange but I can remember that whole intro in my head despite not having watched it in YEARS.
Being in the reject bin with the Raggy Dolls seemed like more fun than being a âperfectâ doll. Look at all the fun they had! It showed as a young girl growing up that you didnât have to be perfect to fit in- a brilliant social message in a brilliant cartoon.
Love is in the Air!
Hello love bugs,
Let me introduce myself, my name is Miranda, and I am a Manchester girl with a passion for music. I was very much a child of the 90âs â I grew up listening to influential musicians from my hometown such as Morrissey and Oasis and a love of music blossomed from there.
My appreciation of all things retro started at the grand age of 6, when I got my first album. It was a Ramones album, a band that had formed 15 years before I was even born. I even insisted for a time that my family called me âRiffâ in honour of Riff Randall from the 1979 film âRock 'n' Roll High Schoolâ featuring the Ramones. I was a little quirky, perhaps.
I still regularly watch âRock 'n' Roll High Schoolâ, and Iâd consider myself a huge film fan, although my husband is constantly infuriated by my refusal to watch anything new.
âHow about we watch a film? The Kingâs Speech maybe? Itâs supposed to be brilliant.â
âErm, how about we watch Wayneâs World again?â
Happy Birthday Bowie!
Hi there you lovely lot,
So David Bowie turned 65 last weekend, and I have to say that he is hands down my favourite David. (Sorry Hoff) With a music career that has spanned 4 decades, I defy anybody to question his legend status. He is all kinds of awesome, not only is he one of the worldâs biggest musical talents â but he is an eccentric crusader for the weird and wonderful.
I mean, he guest starred in Spongebob Squarepants. Some iconic megastars may (wrongly) think they are above smartly dressed sponges and meowing snails â but not our David. He was a guest on the 2007 episode Atlantis SquarePantis, and gave the show itâs highest ever ratings. What a guy.
In 1986 he starred in Labyrinth as Jareth the Goblin King, and the fabulous gang at TruffleShuffle have got a brilliant collection of t shirts celebrating the many faces of David Bowie. So, to quote Jareth (with some creative license) âI ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and buy these T-shirtsâ¦â
Ladies David Bowie Photographic Changes T-Shirt £25
Ladies Pink Dance Magic Dance Labyrinth Poster T-Shirt £20
Sunny’s Retro Christmas Gift Guide
In the words of Noddy Holder: âITâS CHRISTMASSSSSS!â
Yes, tis the season to be jollyâ¦so I keep telling myself. Now Iâm not saying Iâm Ebenezer Scrooge mark II but these past few years Iâve been more âbah humbugâ than âho ho hoâ. Despite my lack of enthusiasm for the holidays recently, I still uphold the jolly tradition of giving Christmas presents (as well as watching Christmas TV/films) - see Iâm no Scrooge!
Since us Wardrobe girls became friends back at Uni, weâve been giving presents every year and this year is no different. Buying lots of Christmas presents can be an extremely stressful task especially when youâre tackling the high street crowds (raging much?). Oh lets not forget the impact it can have on your bank balance- bad times.
Here at Wardrobe we like to set a budget for our gifts which makes it a lot easier. How awkward would it be if you bought someone a gift for a fiver and they spent say fifty quid on yours! We also love to do âSecret Santaâ which means everyone in the group gets at least one decent present each and your bank balance doesnât suffer much.
Every year, finding presents gets tougher and tougher but this year the guys over at TruffleShuffle may just have saved me from having a mini-breakdown. Their gift section has got bigger and definitely better. Also their new online gift finder is a godsend. Just to prove how immense the collection is Iâve put together a little retro gift guide to hopefully give you some ideas.