In Crouch End: Scarlet Rage Vintage

June 4, 2013 | Lena Weber

If you’ve ever needed a shop to prove that it is in fact possible to sell high-quality, pre-Eighties vintage in London at reasonable prices, then head to Crouch End newcomer Scarlet Rage Vintage.
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Exhibition: Ultra Vanities -Bejewelled Make-Up Boxes from the Age of Glamour

May 31, 2013 | Lena Weber

Ultra Vanities – Bejewelled Make-Up Boxes from the Age of Glamour celebrates a unique, private collection of exquisite, finely wrought, jewelled and enamelled boxes that were all the rage from the Twenties to the Seventies.
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A great Saturday market: Spitalfields Affordable Vintage Fair

May 25, 2013 | Lena Weber 1

Spitalfields Market opened its gates on a Saturday for the first time in 200 years last year, launching a regular monthly vintage fair there.

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Win a book on Gilda to kick off the BFI’s Rita Hayworth season

May 23, 2013 | Lena Weber 18

When she was good, she was very, very good, and when she was bad she was torrid. The BFI Southbank introduces a season of the finest films of the Forties star known as ‘The Love Goddess’ – Rita Hayworth.
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London Walking Tour: The Men Who Made Menswear

May 19, 2013 | Lena Weber 2

Ever wanted to know why George ‘Beau’ Brummell became so famous? Or where Mr Fish popularised the kipper tie? Or the sartorial connection between Jan 30th 1969 and Feb 14 1969? Or why St James’s became associated with gentlemen’s outfitters in the first place? Or how the election of a Labour Government in 1945 lead to Teddy Boys? Or how the Marshall Street baths played a significant role in how today’s high street looks?

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Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Fair

May 5, 2013 | Lena Weber

The Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Fair is one of London’s original and most well known vintage fashion fairs.
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