The Vintage Kilo Sale - 24th & 25th April 2010 London

If you want to update and renew your wardrobe follow a new approach: buy by weight!

This is the ultimate trend for vintage lovers: filling the wardrobe with kilos of vintage pieces. Thanks to a collaboration between the folks behind Glass Onion Wholesale Vintage Clothing and The Affordable Vintage Fair, the Vintage Kilo Clothing Sale is a unique event bringing together over 2.5 tonnes of good quality, on-trend vintage clothing.  

The next one will be held Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April at the Rag Factory just off Brick Lane.

The system is easy: pick and mix the vintage clothing you want, have it weighed and pay 15£ per kilo.

And, just in case you want to buy only  one or two items and don't want to buy by weight,  the Vintage Clothing Kilo Sale also has a separate price list. 

Where:
The Rag Factory
16 Heneage Street
London
E1 5LJ
(Just off Brick Lane, Whitechapel end)
When:
Saturday 24th April:
Trade only 1pm - 2pm
Public: 1pm - 5pm
Gallery 1 stocked full of vintage
clothing to buy @ £15 per kilo.

Sunday 25th April:
Trade only: 11am - 12pm
Public: 12pm - 5pm
Gallery 1 & 2 open with tea & cake served up
by lady Luck's pop up tea shoppe.


£1.00 Admission on both days.
Free entry to trade buyers, trade must buy a minimum of 10kg to warrant the discount of £10 per kilo

Essex Vintage Fashion Fair - 28 March 2010

When you move to London from abroad, you have so many new and exciting places to go and visit, events to join, people to meet...that you hardly go outside the city.

Having moved from Italy just a few months ago, I must confess that I've never gone further than Richmond! So, when I found out about the Essex Vintage Fashion Fair I thought, yes, this is the right occasion to go and see the rest of the country. Vintage fashion and short break...sounds a good union!

So, leaving from Liverpool Street Station, next 28th March I'll be heading  to Brentwood, Essex.

The Fair is organised by Michele and Stephen and is open to entrepreneurs, traders, collectors and just about anyone who has an interest in vintage and vintage inspired clothing, fashion accessories and fashion-related items covering the period 1920's to the 1980's.

The fair is quite young and to  celebrate the first birthday, a contest gives chance of winning £200.00 worth of vintage clothing!! Be there or be square.

Where:The Sports Centre
Brentwood School
Middleton Hall Lane
Brentwood
Essex CM15 8EE
When:
28th March 2010
10am-4pm

Hammersmith Vintage Fashion Fair - 21st March 2010

The Vintage Fashion, Textiles and Accessories Fair  is one of the oldest vintage fashion fairs in London, organised since 1999 by Paola Francia-Gardiner and Alberto Ricca from P&A Antiques Ltd specialists in vintage events.  Held at Hammersmith Town Hall this fair puts  together over hundred leading vintage fashion clothing and accessories dealers, from all over the UK and abroad, with items ranging from 1800 to 1980.

Defined by many as "the Rolls Royce of the Vintage Fashion Fairs", this unique event takes place approximately every five to six weeks and the next one is on 21st March. Ticket is £5.00 from 10am to 5pm. See ya there!

More info at the official London Vintage Fashion Fair website.

Where:
Hammersmith Town Hall
King Street
London W6
When:
21st March 2010
Admission fee:
£5.00 from 10am to 5pm
£10.00 from 8am to 10am

Swap and Bop Clothing Swap London 4th March 2010

I spotted this event in Rough Trade shop in Brike Lane. It is a clothing swap at Apples and Pears Bar organised by Hannah Jean, stylist and director of Hannah J Image Consultancy, for next Thursday 4th March 2010 from 7pm.

To get in you must bring along at least 3 good quality items of clothing and pay 5£ for the ticket.
Advanced bookings is recommended.

More info at Swap and Bop website

Where:
26 Osborn Street
London, E1 6TD
 When:
4h March 2010
7pm

Chanel Tattoos in Selfridges

Chanel is with no doubt one of my favourite brands for vintage clothing and accessories but I also love the current Chanel style and, of course, Karl Lagerfeld's  genius.

But...but, to be sincere, I really can't understand and appreciate these Chanel temporary tattoos. Designed  by Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of Chanel Makeup, the transfers tattoos called Les Trompe L'Oeil de Chanel  can be found online at 75$ on the Chanel website and, starting tomorrow, they will also be available in Selfridges at 49£.

I wonder if wearing this temporary skin art  with 'double C' logo included is really in line with the idea of luxury and quality that a customer (and authentic Chanel lover) would expect from  the Chanel brand. What do you think?

Fashion and Accessories Vintage Kerry Taylor Auction - 16 March 2010

A Kerry Taylor auction is guarantee of authentic, pure and sublime vintage. One of the youngest auctioneers in the history, after years working for Sotheby's, Kerry Taylor started up her own  independent auction house specialising in the costume and textiles in 2003. Since then, she's been holding the best vintage auctions in the world. Last auction in December 2009 included many items from Audrey Hepburn's wordrobe. 

The next aution is scheduled for March 16th. Some 300 lots will be on sale including pieces from every decade from the 18th century to the 1990s. Don't miss out a stylish 1960s Balenciaga coat, and Thierry Mugler suits from 1980s.

 

  

For the first Kelly Taylor action of 2010, a charity event will be opening  the sale, a  collection of celebrity-owned dresses, auctioned by Topshop, in support  of  Help the Aged and Age Concern, including dresses worn by Kate Moss, Dita Von Teese and Scarlett Johannson.

Where:
Kerry  Taylor Warehouse
Unit C25, (second floor)
40 Martell Road
London, SE21 8EN
 When:
16h March 2010
10:30am

Frock Me! Vintage Fair - Chelsea 14th February 2010

Tomorrow don't miss out Frock Me!, vintage fashion fair at the Chelsea Town Hall. Held several times a year in London and Brighton (check next dates here) Frock Me! brings together top vintage dealers and collections including vintage clothing and accessories from 1920s to 1980s.

Started off in the mid 90s by Matthew Adams, Frock Me! has become one of the most important and beloved fairs in London for the high quality of items you can find there.  Top designers and celebrities can often be spotted amongst the crowds searching for one-off fashion finds.

Personally, I went to Frock Me! for the first time last December and made a very good deal: a Bottega Veneta leather bag for just 35£! Simply beautiful!

Doors open at 11 and entrance ticket  is £ 4 (2£ for students)

After shopping, don't forget to have  tea and cupcakes at the Vintage Tea Room as all profits will go to Oxfam's Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

Where:
Chelsea Town Hall
Kings Rd, Chelsea
London
When:
14th February 2010
11:00am-5:00pm

TopShop gets Vintage for the London Fashion Week 2010

Here you are with another collaboration between a fashion retailer, TopShop, and a fashion collector, Vintage Academe, specialist in the very best of 20th Century women's fashion and haute couture from around the world. 

Pieces from Vintage Academe, including Jeanne Lanvin, Chanel, Ossie Clark, Azzedine Alaia and Balenciaga will be showcased in  a week long pop-up shop at Topshop’s Oxford Circus store starting Feb 18th in occasion of the London Fashion Week.

The installation will be curated by Clare Nicholls from Vintage Academe, author and fashion historian, while Judith Watt will be in-store to give the history behind some of the clothes and the designers who created them.

Some pieces can be tried and available to buy with vintage-styling advice from Topshop Style Advisors.


Where:
TopShop Oxford Circus Store
London
When:
18th-23rd  February 2010

Sale! Massive Vintage Sale by Angel Retro. London 6th February

This is a 'must go' event, a sale that London vintage lovers can't absolutely miss out. Angels Retro, famous for dressing the entertainment industry since 1840 and for its collection of costumes and accessories, by far the largest  in the world, will host a massive retro SALE in its Wembley warehouse next Saturday, 6th February.

Over 25,000 items of clothing and accessories featuring fashion items from the 1950s all the way through to the 1990s, including suits, skirts and blazers from the 1980s; 1970s coats, trousers and dresses; 1960s coats and skirts; and vintage handbags.



Items will not be individually priced but customers will be free to fill special plastic bags with whatever they desire. Medium-size bag will cost £ 20 and a supersize bag £ 50, but of course, you can fill as many as bags you wish to!

Doors open at 8:30 and entrance ticket  is £ 5

Where:
7 Courtenay Road,
Wembley,
HA9 7ND
London
When:
6th February 2010

Susan Caplan Vintage on Asos.com

A selection of Susan Caplan Vintage Collection is on sale starting today on asos.com. Some 20 pieces which, I'm sure, will be sold out soon. Prices start from £ 88 for a pair of Diamante Curved Earrings to £ 1200 for a Chanel Gold Necklace. 

The selection also includes pieces from collectable costume jewellery designers like Christian Dior and Butler & Wilson.

The wonderful gold  Chanel Vintage Necklace  ‘with the CC’ motif in the photo is on sale at  £ 956.

I like the idea of Asos.com, the largest online fashion retail, selling vintage items as a way to let people know about vintage and  high quality fashion and accessories. The partnership with collector Susan Caplan, already tested in April 2009, is the best guarantee to learn about timeless high quality jewellery.

Are the 1990s Vintage?

Selfridges pronounced sentence: the 1990s are Vintage! And, in collaboration with Rellik and Beyond Retro, London's legendary vintage stores,  it is celebreting  the 1990s with a Vintage Concept Store. Launched with a big party last 8th January (Peaches Geldof was, of course, one of the guests!) the store will be running till  29th January. As reported on Selfridges website,  a selection of  vintage pieces including 90s Chanel,  M.A.C's iconic Twig lip liner, HMV's Top 50 films of the 90s (with Titanic on the list) and an exclusive collection of YBA print's including Damien Hirst's Spots will be on sale.

Where:
The concept store can be found on the ground floor of Selfridges, in London's Oxford Street.
When: 8th- 29th January 2010

Vintage Fashion Fair - London 17th January 2010

A taste of the best vintage fashion and accessories available in London will be on show this Sunday at the Vintage Fashion Fair in Primrose Hill (Cecil Sharp House).

The fair, created by Marylin, owner of Battersea based shop Nostalgia and organiser of the very successful Vintage Fashion Fairs at Earls Court in 2006 aims to introduce new people to the 'real' vintage fashion.

The fair is not so big, 28 stalls in total, but two Ossie Clark dresses brought by Jean D are surely worth a visit!

Where:
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Time
Doors open at 11AM and close at 5PM.
£
Entry £3 on the door.

Other dates for 2010:

• 17th January
• 14th March
• 11th April
• 9th May
• 13th June
• 11th July
• 12th September
• 10th October
• 14th November