Let the London Vintage Kitchen take you back to Paris 1913

May 21, 2013 | Lena Weber

Step back to the Belle Epoque with the London Vintage Kitchen. Working in collaboration with Pernod Absinthe, you’ll be whisked away by the Green Fairy to Paris one hundred years ago, to a time where the Belle-Epoque and the Avant Garde flirted with a passion, and where struggling artistés and well-heeled socialites dined, drank and danced together without a care in the world.
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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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A great Saturday market: Spitalfields Affordable Vintage Fair

April 14, 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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London Walking Tour: The Men Who Made Menswear

March 8, 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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A favourite: Anita’s Vintage Fashion, Accessories & Textile Fair

March 6, 2013 | Lena Weber 1

Anita’s Vintage Fashion, Accessories & Textiles Fai  is a perfect opportunity for anyone looking for textiles and vintage fashion from the 1800′s to the Eighties such as Sixties chiffon, Fifties dresses in fabulous prints as well as Victorian white cottons and Thirties lace and beading.

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The Black Cat Cabaret

February 11, 2013 | Lena Weber

Dreamed up by long-term collaborators Vicky Butterfly, Dusty Limits and David Harris, The Black Cat Cabaret draws inspiration from the absinthe-soaked heyday of Montmartre’s dark and daring cabaret underworld.
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