Welcome to my razzle-dazzle world of glamorous vintage fashion with a slightly modern twist!

My name is Dominique King, known under the nom de plume Dominique de Merteuil. I’m a vintage fashion blogger, a guest speaker on the British, American and French fashions popular in the 1930s through the 1950s, and the founder of It’s Beyond My Control, the vintage fashion blog for a decadent femme fatale with a penchant for quality and sustainable fashion.

I’m a daily wearer of authentic vintage raiment that dates back to the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. My credo is that life is too short to wear ordinary clothes!

The Main Topics I Cover On It’s Beyond My Control Blog

  • Styling tips on how to pair vintage clothes with contemporary brands
  • The ultimate guide to vintage clothes: how to date, buy and care for vintage
  • Best hair & beauty product reviews
  • Best retro eyewear
  • Luxury vintage-inspired lingerie
1950s outfit vintage fashion blog

Learn More About Me & the It’s Beyond My Control Blog

I’m a quaintrelle with a penchant for quality. Also, I can resist everything but beauteous lingerie & yet another red lipstick.

Dominique de Merteuil

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Vintage fashion blogger Dominique de Merteuil & Oliver Goldsmith brand collaboration.
Dominique de Merteuil

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Dominique de Merteuil, the vintage quaintrelle with a penchant for quality.


My Audience & Stats

  • Monthly website pageview ~38k via organic traffic. 10% via Instagram & Pinterest
  • Readership top regions: US (80%), UK, AU
  • 85% of my readers are women between the ages of 20 and 35
  • My conversion rate on the C.V. (Collective Voice) affiliate program is between, 11%-15% per month.

Blog Categories

The main topics I write about:

  • Styling tips on how to pair vintage clothes with contemporary brands
  • The ultimate guide to vintage clothes
  • Best beauty product reviews
  • Best retro eyewear
  • Luxury Lingerie- What’s underneath counts most!
  • Perfect weekend series-Hotels, restaurants & museums reviews
  • The best dog products for the pampered pooch

Brands

Examples of contemporary brands I had the pleasure of collaborating with on projects.

  • Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear
  • Helen Moore England
  • French Sole London
  • Wolford
  • Aubade Paris
  • Tokyobike
  • Dr Irena Eris
  • Wheels & Dollbaby
  • Poporcelain
  • SPITZ Germany
  • Lenagerie

I Offer Two Types of Sponsored Blog Posts, as well as Content for Social Media and UGC

1. Bespoke Sponsored Post

  • An in-depth, at least 1200-word, SEO-optimized article written by me and published on itsbeyondmycontrol.com. Please note that I create all content for the It’s Beyond My Control blog
  • Six images in total. Three product shots and three images of me with the gifted product/products.
    • The sponsor is welcome to re-post images from the blog post they sponsored, on their social media, but I retain ownership of my work. Images may not be used for advertising purposes/ whitelisting
    • The sponsor can link to the sponsored article/post published on my website but neither duplicate nor change the content.
  • Three static Instagram in-feed posts/ carousel
  • One Instagram Reel
  • If I’m already part of your affiliate marketing, I will include affiliate links with your products within the sponsored blog post.

I ALWAYS disclose sponsored posts and affiliate links and include a no-follow, sponsored link to the sponsor’s website.

Please note that I only write about products I tested and fell in love with and can wholeheartedly recommend to my readers. That will require you to send me a sample of the product/products you would like me to review.

Price Upon Request- If you are interested in a bespoke sponsored blog post, please e-mail: dominique@itsbeyondmycontrol.com and write a “Bespoke sponsored blog post” in the subject line.


luxury faux fur from Helen Moore
Helen Moore England
saddle shoes SPITZ sneakers
SPITZ Germany
looking stylish on a bicycle 1940s fashion
Tokyobike

2. Mini-Sponsored Post

I offer a 500-word paragraph that will be published within a topic-related article that’s already live on my website or a new article I am working on.

  1. I will create two images of the gifted product

*The client is welcome to re-post images from the blog post they sponsored, on their social media, but images remain the copyright of Dominique de Merteuil. They may not be used for advertising purposes/whitelisting

2. One static Instagram in-feed post

3. If I’m already part of your affiliate marketing, I will include affiliate links with your products within the sponsored blog post.

Price Upon Request- If you are interested in a mini-sponsored blog post, please e-mail dominique@itsbeyondmycontrol.com and write a “Mini sponsored blog post” in the subject line.


Sponsored Content For Social Media

  1. I charge a flat rate of £1600 ($2000) for three static Instagram posts (carousel format) or one Reel that will be published on my Instagram page @itsbeyondmycontrol

2. For one Reel + three static Instagram posts (carousel format or 3 separate posts) and one Insta Story, I charge £2900 ($3700)

Usage:

  • You can post the images and the Reel I created for your brand on your social media
  • If you wish to use images I created with your product on your website or in a newsletter, I charge 20% on top of the flat rate for one year of usage, and I retain ownership of my work.

3. I also create UGC ( User Generated Content) and stop-motion product photography solely for brand use.

My rates for UGC and stop-motion depend on your requirements, props, location and complexity of the project.

I offer one year of usage rights and I retain ownership of my work.



CONTACT: dominique@itsbeyondmycontrol.com

What I Don’t Offer

  • I don’t offer guest blog posts, free or paid
  • I don’t offer advertising on It’s Beyond My Control blog
  • I don’t include do-follow links on sponsored blog posts
  • Last but not least, I don’t collaborate with fast fashion brands. My motto is quality over quantity.