Polly Rae is the sweet and saucy face of the modern Burlesque rennaissance. Her ‘Hurly Burly Show’, stepping up to make theatre-goers swoon at ‘The Garrick Theatre’ in London from March, sees her take on the role of a wayward, enthralling seductress. She turns up the heat, flipping cabaret tradition on its head, in a slick display of dress and undress. If you want to win a pair of tickets for the show, just send your name and address to: competition@beyondretro.com. [..]

Oh, fashion week! Isn’t it all about the free-flowing fizz, the fabulous goodie bags and then the frocks?! (Oh, I can’t believe I just wrote that…I sound like my assistant now! I’ve been spying on her inbox and it is OVERFLOWING with those free party invites, you see!). [..]

Sometimes, you just have to say ‘boo’ to what you SHOULD be wearing! So get ready to put your own style stamp all over London Fashion Week! Every day during London’s hottest style spectacle, I’m going to bring you (alongside all the best vintage catwalk copycat scenes, of course)) a mesmerising, glamorous or seemingly tricky (first looks can be deceptive and all!) piece of clothing straight from the Beyond Retro closet! [..]