Frock Me! @ Brighton Corn Exchange this Sunday

I shall be stallholding at Frock Me! vintage fashion fair, Corn Exchange, Brighton on Sunday 11am–5pm.

Due to the time of year, I have more coats for sale than anything else, including this white leather one (shown left). So if you haven't sorted out your winter cover-up yet, pop down and pay me a visit.

http://www.frockmevintagefashion.com/

Typographic Tuesday... errr, Wednesday

There is now no craft to which I am a stranger

My first lampshade.

All dressed up and somewhere to go

Thank you, British Heart Foundation...

...and whichever old Mod dropped this crisp and perfect beauty into their donations bag.

Festical of Britain exhibiton, South Bank, London

On the trail of couture

A few weeks ago I was extremely fortunate enough to happen upon a 1960s Courréges dress at one of my regular second-hand haunts. I snapped it up without even trying it on and when I got it home I couldn't believe that it fit me like a dream.

Apart from a prized piece of vintage Pucci and a Quorum dress that was only briefly mine, I have not owned many "high end" labels in a lifetime of collecting vintage and second-hand clothes.

So I've been looking into this one, trying to date the dress. I stumbled upon something similar from 1965 on a 20th century collectibles auction website and that, along with the fact that the label has a serial number stamped on it, makes me suspect that my humble market dress may actually be a piece of French couture.


The next step is to share my find with the expert members of a vintage forum and we'll see where to go from there.