Nouveau vintage: why the Eighties and Nineties are well worth collecting

Have you ever wondered what to collect next? What are the gems to look out for now? Those elusive items that in times to come we will wish we had kept. We certainly have, which is why we’ve got an eye on what’s going on on the catwalks, and the better Eighties and Nineties items in charity shops are already attracting attention like never before. Selfridges, barely into the New Year, declared the Nineties were ‘vintage’ (though technically being 20 years old makes them retro).

One lady who is pioneering the future vintage trend has agreed to let us into the secret of ‘nouveau vintage’: Jeanne Suica is quite possible the vintage world’s leading expert on Eighties and Nineties fashion, and has sourced one-off items for clients from Paris to Hollywood. Vintage Secret’s Naomi Thompson met up with Jeanne to find out for QueensOfVinatge.com how she picked up first what we are all missing out on.
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New London vintage desitination? 10 Gales in Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green is mostly known as a particularly dingy suburb of London, equally synonymous with creative types, and for being a cultural hive of activity. Just off the bustling high street, hidden away in a former swingers club is the base of 10 Gales – Bethnal Green’s latest arts space cum vintage boutique cum coffee shop cum drop in hairdressers! Phew! Rosemary Brodhurst-Brown reports.
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Vintage nuptials: expert tips for your very own vintage wedding

Perhaps you are a vintage lifestyler and having an original vintage wedding is a no-brainer for you. Or maybe you usually only add a few retro touches here and there but would like to have an era-distinct big day? Whatever your reasons behind wanting a vintage or retro wedding, Lynsey Le Keux the founder of vintage and retro event company Lekeux Events, is here to help you with her predictions on current vintage wedding trends, where to start and how to convince your guest to get dressed up. Oh and she’s also sharing her amazing vintage wedding directory. Read more

Ahoi captain: the best repro sailor dresses

Navy is a huge trend right now, and has been so periodically throughout the last century. Who could forget Twenties drop-waist sailorette dresses or the shoulder-padded navy power suits of the Eighties? If you would like to get your very own blue number but can’t find an original vintage dress – if you don’t want to go Eighties, vintage sailor dresses are hard to find – then here we have some great reproduction alternatives.
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Club Revolver Vintage predicts the 2010 fashion trends – the vintage way

When QueensofVintage.com asked us to predict a few 2010 fashion trends and present them in a vintage-inspired way—we were elated! As two vintage-loving dancing fools/friends-turned-biz partners behind Club Revolver Vintage (CRV)—we’re all about mixing new with old. 

With the international fashion weeks about to kick off, here we have our low-down on what to wear in 2010.

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Reproduction vintage report: ReVamp

Annamarie von Firley opened her company, ReVamp, in 1998, with the idea of creating clothing inspired by designs from 1910-1950.“I started reVamp with a friend. We were out swing dancing on the  USS Jeremiah O’Brien lamenting at how poorly people were dressed.” Things needed to change-  ReVamp was born. Vanessa Sandoval went to check out the label.
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Gift voucher give away! Win £50 for a vintage Valentine’s at Alfies Antique Market

Alfies Antique Market, London’s largest antique market and home to 75 leading dealers, is on hand this Valentine’s Day to help solve the age-old conundrum of how to find a unique gift that will speak louder than words to your loved one. With antiques and vintage pieces that range from jewellery to perfume bottles and picture frames to heart shaped trinkets, you are bound to track down the perfect romantic, erotic or outrageous love token that you’ve been looking for. To make things even easier, one lucky reader will win a £50 gift voucher to spend at Alfies!

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Please corrupt us! We chat to the girls behind vintage shop Claire Incorruptible

Australian online vintage shop Claire Incorruptible is every fashion lover’s dream: stocked with exquisit designer clothes from the last few decades, if edgy, more avant-garde fashion is your thing, here’s where to shop.  We’ve caught up with the girls behind the shop to chat about their influences, Diane Keaton and Chanel.
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Top New York vintage shopping tips with It’s Vintage Darling

Rachael, founder of fab online vintage shop It’s Vintage Darling, travels the world to buy the best vintage goods for her store. Even at  minus seven she will go through the rain and snow to hunt down that perfect dress. Her last trip took her to New York, and luckily for us she’s sharing some of her NYC vintage shopping tips with us.
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Camden Passage vintage favourite: Colonel Bagshot, we salute you!

The thought of braving winter chills to trawl around the vintage stalls of Camden Passage in Angel, London, on a Sunday afternoon might have as much appeal as playing dominos with your great aunt while nursing a hangover, but for vintage stall Colonel Bagshot we made an exception. In fact, we were practically summoned there by the Colonel himself, when he granted us an interview. Martha Hayes has this story.
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