Welcome to Brighton Bacall! I’m Caity – a vintage style loving, photography obsessed camera nerd from Melbourne, Australia, living with multiple chronic illnesses & an ‘invisible’ disability.
Beginnings of Brighton Bacall
I started my Brighton Bacall Instagram account in January 2018 as an outlet for me to document my ‘good days’ once my health reached a point where I no longer had much quality of life. A lover of vintage style for many years, I began dressing in reproduction vintage on my rare good days to perk myself up. I documented my outfits on a completely private Instagram account so I could look back on my bedridden days and remember that, even if it felt like I would never feel better, I would, and I would still have days where I would be able to enjoy life.
Before I became too ill to work I was a keen photographer working in the camera department in the film and television industry, and taking and editing my own photos again helped to keep my morale up enormously while stuck in bed. As the serotonin started flowing again and my confidence dressing vintage grew, I opened up my Instagram account and began connecting with other lovers of vintage style around the world, hiding my chronic illnesses as a way of separating my two worlds – the Pasty Sick Girl and Brighton Bacall. Now, my Instagram account is a happy mixture of both – a place to document my outfits and share my love of vintage style and photography, but also a place where I can share the realities of my life for those interested in reading about it.
Brighton Bacall Blog & Wardrobe Gallery
My website is an expansion on this idea, allowing me to post higher resolution images and searchable outfits, and talk more in-depth about my vintage life and the ‘Behind the Scenes’ of the highlight reel that is Instagram. Here you’ll find outfit photos, reproduction vintage reviews, and also blog posts about my life with chronic illnesses.
Structured a little differently to other fashion & lifestyle blogs, the Wardrobe Gallery is the focus of Brighton Bacall. It’s a virtual wardrobe of all my reproduction vintage pieces, designed to be an easy way to find specific items or looks you are interested in. Curate the gallery to show only the clothing category you are looking for, the brand you are interested in, season or even pieces for casual, ‘decked out’ or evening wear.
Select an item in the Gallery to read my review and personal thoughts, sizing information with measurements, and also view a style gallery of all my outfit photos to date that feature that particular item. I’ll continue to update wardrobe pages with more outfit photos and feedback, so you can check back to see new styling ideas, colour options and updates on how the garments are holding up over time! If a design is no longer made by the brand, I’ll also give you some ideas of where to find them pre-loved.
Brand Ambassador, Photographer & Content Creator
Brands featured in the Wardrobe menu have been kind enough to support my work through collaborations, hiring my services for content creation or gifting pieces in exchange for honest reviews or images. Thank you to these incredible designers and small businesses for supporting chronically ill & disabled creators like myself:
I hope you enjoy exploring my little vintage world. Please visit my contact page to get in touch! BB x
Most images you will find here have been taken on Boon Wurrung and Woiworung Country. I wish to acknowledge the Boon Wurrung and Woiworung people as the true custodians of this land, and pay my respects to Elders past, present & emerging.
I am not affiliated with or sponsored by brands or companies listed on this website unless otherwise stated. Collaborations and gifted items are clearly marked. I only work with brands I consider to have ethical and transparent business practices, and who produce high-quality products that I would be proud to wear.
All photography you will see throughout this site is my own work, unless otherwise credited.
