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

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

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