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Advantage: Fashion!

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Greetings vintage lovers!

The strawberries, champers and grunting that is Wimbledon came to an end last Sunday with our man Murray unable to clinch victory from the Swiss jaws of defeat. As Murray weeped all over his Tennis whites we at Judy HQ got to thinking – tennis has provided us with some curious fashion moments over the years. With Fred Perry remaining the last British man to win Wimbledon waaaay back in 1936, it only seemed appropriate to indulge in a healthy dose of fashion nostalgia.

From elegant long pleated skirts to some dubious short shorts, each decade saw its own unique style play out on court as it did on the catwalks- it’s almost enough to make me want to grab a racket! [Almost.] Trawling the internet for tennis stars past, here’s a selection of some of our DEUCE-iest [get it? get it??] picks…

 


Advantage? We say YES!

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Be gone outfit drought…

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As we veer ever nearer to the supposed ‘British summer’ [so far we’ve seen wet with a side of RAINY] we find ourselves in a drought of outfit inspiration.

 That was, of course, until we went to York’s Affordable Vintage Fair last Sunday, where style was in no short supply. Vibrant hair, blazers and some sublime vintage tailoring – take it away York…

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A corker of a Yorker!

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Hello all!

Just a quickie to say thank you to all who came out to one of few fairs we’ve got going on this Summer – York! [cue fluoro-fifties flyer from another world – wooo!]


Alas, the weather may not have been as shiny as our hi-vis flyer, but we still had a corker of a day! Indulging in a little street style [we get about] this was one of our fave outfits of the day…


Polka-dot poifection!

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Vintage Nation Festival 2012

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To recall our first ever solo vintage festival [which was nearly three weeks ago – BAD BLOGGER!] is something akin to trying to remember a bruise accumulated after falling of a park swing or tumbling from a seesaw in the follies of youth; you know you enjoyed it, wind in your hair, going higher and higher but at some point, you ate dirt, dusted yourself up, maybe cried for a bit [depending on your disposition] then threw yourself on the roundabout and got on with it.

Conceited and long-winded analogy? Yes! Irrelevant? NO! So what am i trying to say? That Vintage Nation was enjoyable, exhilarating, successful but BLOODY HARD WORK! Electrics failed, food vendors cancelled, gales were blown, tea was NOT SERVED CORRECTLY [hell hath no fury like a commercial caterer scorned – or should that be SCONE-d?] At the end of it, we were tired, delirious and probably, a little drunk [blast you Crabbie’s!]

Still, there was MUCH to be thankful for – the marketplace[which looked AWESOME and didn’t stop all day!] our sponsors, our live acts and performers, our photographers, our cars and of course, our customers. Without you, all of you, we couldn’t have made it through. And so, without further ado, here are a few snaps of a day that will, just like the King said, “be always on my mind..”

And there we have it – our first festival, done! Just the most massive, humongous, Godzilla-sized thanks to all of you who made it happen. To next year? To next year!

 

xVVx

To market, to market…

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Greetings loved ones!

Perhaps one of the perks of arranging a festival [especially one where hopping is involved!] is getting to OGLE all of the glorious things that are set to be on offer waaaay before anyone else.

Altruistic and generous as we are [read: broke] we’ve decided to share with you some of the wonderful traders we’ve got popping along to Vintage nation Festival in Brighton on Saturday June 9th [it hurts too much to look at them alone – sob sob, if only we were rick sob sob]

Sobbing aside, here’s a rundown of some of the tip-top ladieswear traders popping along to the festival…

 

Trader 1: Hattastic

Featured everywhere from Time Out to Milan, Chloe Haywood’s Hatastic! is on the hit-list for any summer events-goer looking to be heads above the rest! Jewels, florals, trinkets and bridal bits – from down the aisle to high fashion, it’s certainly worth a peruse!

 

Trader 2: Jarvis & Janis

Fleetwood Mac meets maxi dresses, for all fans of the 60s and 70s, add Jarvis & Janis to the equation. Prints, fringing, paisley and suede – perfect for a bohemian summer!

 


Trader 3: Darlings Vintage

For all those all about old-world glamour, Darlings is the stall for you; opulent gowns, one-off accessories – from cocktail dresses to designer names, you never know quite what you will find!


Trader 4: Shopfloor Whore

Spotted on Asos, in Company [and on Jessie J’s head!] Londoner Shopfloor Whore will be adding capital city swagger to the event. Featuring more print and glitter than the mind can handle, be sure to pick-up a trademark turban to be the envy of your clique.

 

And there we have it, a mere SMATTERING of the goodies on offer! If you enjoyed this visual smogasbord, be sure to click HERE and get your ticket [before it’s too late!]

 

xVVx

Welcome to Vintage Nation!

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Hello all!

So this week, we’re not up to much…only PUTTING ON OUR OWN BRIGHTON VINTAGE FESTIVAL! [nearly had you for a second! Us? Not do anything? YEAH RIGHT!]

Like all good things, we’ve made you wait for it, showcasing all of our fairs before even whispering the word ‘festival.’ But with fairs out of the way, the FESTIVAL shall play and so over the next few weeks expect to see a whole host of things on offer! In the meantime…

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Bethnal Green’s Affordable Vintage Fair!

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What happens when you take jugglers, acrobats, DJs, cake-makers, traders, chap-rappers, bartenders and vintage fans and bedeck it in a truck-load of bunting? Bethnal Green’s Affordable Vintage Fair my friends, and here it is in pictures…


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