I’m not a huge fan of knitted animals, or the funny little ‘whimsies’* that seem to populate knitting mags aimed at a certain age (most of them, in the UK)… However, I make the exception for knitted sea creatures… How could you not think that these knitted seahorses are amazing things? I think because they, and the rest of Hansi’s creatures, are so detailed and have an almost sculptural quality to them… I might be getting a little carried away, and I’m not sure I’d ever have the patience to actually knit any of them, but imagine a little herd** of woolly seahorses on a mobile, or a row of the very curly-shelled snails on a windowsill…

*Obviously allowances had to be made in the case of the knitted cupcake!

** I had to look up what the collective noun for a group of seahorses was, and love the description for the snails too; an escargatoire – but let’s not get carried away

Excitingly our dresses from Mr Tim Bargeot should be arriving from Paris next week, in time for the club on Saturday, but only just! Some of us will also be wearing (and performing in!) circle dresses from Vivien of Holloway… The line up for the vintage stalls that’ll be selling on the night is as follows:

Clothes by Soul of 65, offering both ready to wear and bespoke 60s menswear, who will be previewing their new collection. Quality vintage clothing, from designer evening gowns to mod suits, go-go boots to fantastic handbags, on sale from Louie Retro, and fantastic 50s frocks from Vivien of Holloway which will also be modelled by the Actionettes during the evening. PLUS your chance to dress like an Actionette as a selection of their vintage collection will be on sale. Sometimes a girl has to make sacrifices!

Of course there is music (Betty & The Werewolves, Holly Golightly) and djing (Guest DJs Warren – Boogaloo Soul, 100 Club, Crossfire – and Liam – The West One R&B Club – plus Actionette DJs) too so if you fancy a top night out dancing, come along and see the Actionettes present Go-Go a la Mode!