Five Go Wild In Walsall

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Some of the most fabulous chicks in Blogland descended on Walsall yesterday for a day of art, culture, second-hand shopping, trying on outlandish clothes, cackling in pubs and causing general mayhem. Loads of people admired our colourful outfits, standing out on a day of endless grey.

After defrosting over drinks and chat in Costa Coffee we were positively raring to go. First on the agenda was a visit to the now legendary Second To None where Em and Dee were rendered speechless by the minuscule prices and massive amount of stock. It's Curtise's & Clare's third time, so they're old pros, but there were lots more exciting new arrivals since their last visit.

 Clare was suffering with the lurgy but some vibrant 1940s frockery soon had her feeling perkier.

We had a hilarious trying-on session in the party dress section upstairs. How beautiful does Dee look in this 1970s maxi and cape combo?  

 Clare rocked this pristine 1940s tea dress, it was made for her.

 Em wasn't quite so sure about the hat.

Curtise "The Body" in a studded Seventies catsuit. 

 Time to hit the town's chazzas. Clare was off trying on a frock on at this point.

After an amazing curry in our posher-of-the-two Wetherspoons we visited the Damian Hirst exhibition at the New Art Gallery and also Jodie Cary's Solomon's Knot, Fiona Rae's Maybe you can live on the moon in the next century and got spooked by Harminder Judge's In This Strange House.

We didn't make a detour to a builder's merchant, this is Dee looking unimpressed with a "Stonehenge-influenced" installation. 

From left: Em in a gorgeous hand-made Atomic frock, Clare in a 1960s two-piece & killer boots, Me in fringed psychedelia, Dee in a sweet 1960s daisy dress and Curtise rocking 1970s lurex and fake fur

Poor Clare started to feel terrible and caught the train home so the rest of us headed to rough Wetherspoons for alcoholic refreshment before saying our goodbyes.

It's the first time I'd met Em but after been following her blog and chatting on Facebook for almost three years and meeting her felt the same as it had with the others, like we'd known each other all our lives. I love blogging and I love my girls. 

My personal shopper Curtise gave me this incredible 1970s halter dress and fab cape sleeved Richard Shops blouse and other than a couple of rounds of drinks and a hair clip from the pound shop (I'm such a cheapskate) I bought nothing else.

What a frockin' wonderful day. I can't wait to see them all again.

Here's Jo's blog post about her visit to the Badlands Midlands last week.

It's a jumble sale frenzy and a Guy Fawkes fireworks spectacular this weekend, have a good one whatever you get up to.

See you soon!