For a couple of years now I've fallen head over heels for Vintage clothes and Im pretty sure it's going to be a life-long love affair. The thing that puts alot of people off, the idea of someone else wearing it first, is one of the main attractions for me. I like to think that each garment or piece of jewellery has a story behind it and I'm wearing a tiny little bit of history. I'm also a bit of a believer that they just don't make 'em like they used to! Vintage clothes have a quality about them that modern clothes don't, and at the end of the day you're not going to look like just another Topshop clone if you're wearing something from 30 years ago.
Vintage can be expensive but it can also be a cheaper alternative to the highstreet if you know where to look. My favourite places to shop Vintage tend to be down Brick Lane and Portobello areas. Brick Lane has a couple of Rokit stores, which sell pretty cheap vintage, and also have a website, www.rokit.co.uk which is a good option if you don't like trawling round the shops all day. I'm also pretty sure they have a returns policy on the website which is obviously essential with vintage, as you have no idea what the size is going to be like.
An even cheaper way of wearing vintage (and by that i mean free!)is to root through all your parents old stuff. I've found some great dresses, jumpers and skirts that my mum used to wear back in the day and it cost me absolutely nothing. Perfect!
When wearing vintage you want to mix it up with some old and new stuff so you don't overdo it and just look like you've stepped out of the 1970's or some "Back To The Future" esque storyline. I love that movie :)
The pictures above is what I wore the other day when I met a friend, and fellow blogger, for lunch, http://toparistonight.blogspot.com/. My mum's drop waist dress, Alan the adorable Dachshund bag, beret from Primark and shoes from Topshop. Let me know what you think :)
R xoxoxoxoxox
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