Category: Vintage Shops
Vintage entrepreneurs Q&A – Margaret Davidson, online vintage shop owner
Have you ever thought about setting up your own vintage business? Are you a vintage shop owner curious about other vintage traders’ experiences? Well, in this new series we will be meeting up with a range of vintage entrepreneurs to find out more about their career paths, mistakes they’ve made along the way and their [...]
Vintage shop focus: The Stellar Boutique
After spending time selling her vintage finds in Portobello, Greenwich and Spitalfields markets, Stella decided to set up her own online shop, The Stellar Boutique. Having worked on the idea for two years, Stella decided on the name because it incorporated her name (Stella) without actually being directly about her. The boutique officially opened its [...]
Vintage shop focus: Devoted 2 Vintage
Having felt inspired from browsing vintage shops during a trip to America back in 2006, Paul and his business partner wife Bernice decided to set up Devoted 2 Vintage. It first began life in January 2007 as a shop in Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, followed by an online shop which went live the same year. The online shop became [...]
Vintage shop focus: A Quarter Of
Spending time with Black Jacks, Fruit Salads, Gobstoppers, Drumsticks, Candy Necklaces, and Bonbons would be most people’s idea of heaven and luckily for Michael Parker he gets to do just that every day. As founder of retro online sweetshop A Quarter Of, it’s Michael’s job to relive childhood memories everyday, by filling his shop with sweets from [...]
Lanvin, de la Renta and Ossie Clark lovers, don’t miss the Wiliam Vintage sale
Always passionate about fashion and with a keen eye for all things visual, William Banks-Blaney has many years of experience hunting down rare and beautiful pieces of vintage clothing and advising his many female clients and friends on their sartorial dilemmas. In 2009, his passion became a second career with the launch of William Vintage, [...]
Reproduction Vintage Report – Silk & Sawdust
Breathing new life into classics from the last century, reproduction vintage label Silk & Sawdust recreates vintage-inspired designs from the Twenties through to the Eighties using modern fabrics. The label’s range is hand-tailored by highly skilled dressmakers in Thailand, and all items are carefully cut to fit today’s figures.
