So, last weekend found me in St Andrew’s Hall in Norwich, a venue in which I have had a stall on many occasions at different events, but not as a stall holder this time, oh no, I was actually being trained to be in charge of a big event, run by national company Lou Lou’s Vintage […] Continue reading →

Why had no-one told me about Brick Lane before?! To start – yes I am a vintage clothing ‘dealer’ these days but am also a collector & wearer, and have been since the mid 1980s. I don’t buy as much as I used to due to various increases (in the cost of 1950s dresses, in […] Continue reading →

I posted a 1950s shirt from my online shop to California the other day (a lovely address with the words Hollywood & Burbank in there too…) and it made me smile and think a little… Why do people buy vintage/period/original clothing, as opposed to buying retro or repro? I know there are many reasons: It’s a thing […] Continue reading →

I will explain: Gressenhall is a place in the Norfolk Countryside where we got dragged every year on primary school trips to a museum – I recall it was actually called ‘Gressenhall Rural Life Museum’ in those days (by which I mean the late 1970s/early ’80s) and my brother still fondly refers to it as […] Continue reading →

Having reviewed ‘My Norwich Fashion Week’ for 2011 & 2012, 2013 and 2014 , before I bring things up to date, it’s time to look back at 2015 – when I nailed it with my collection of oriental inspired vintage nightwear! 2015 was a funny year…I was made redundant from my day job of 24 years on 31st December 2014 […] Continue reading →

Hot on the heels of Norwich Fashion Week 2016, I found myself once again assembling the prettiest of my pretty things & working on presentation, as the Norwich Most Curious Wedding Fair was on it’s way! I took part in the first Norwich Most Curious Fair in 2012, when my business was much newer (alongside hubby […] Continue reading →

Continuing my stroll down memory lane re Norwich Fashion Week…having looked back at 2011 & 2012 when it all began & then 2013 when I got more involved, it’s interesting to see how things moved on in leaps & bounds for 2014! For this year, Fabulous Miss K wisely dropped the idea of running a vintage fair in favour of dedicating her […] Continue reading →

So, today was my 5-weekly visit to good old Garner of Norwich where I look forward to having my colour revived, my dead ends removed & my curls revitalised! Part of the pampering that I enjoy is to sip coffee whilst browsing the latest copy of Vogue magazine ( I always insist on a fashion-based read, no gossip […] Continue reading →

As Norwich Fashion Week 2016 approaches, I’m finding it interesting to look back at the event in previous years, particularly my own involvement, to see how things have grown and changed. I recently covered the vintage events during 2011 & 2012, so here we are in 2013… For this year, the vintage fair & fashion show […] Continue reading →