New vintage shop in Crouch End: Painted Black

February 29, 2012 | Lena Weber 5

Crouch End still has surprisingly few vintage shops so it’s welcome news that new vintage store Painted Black has opened its doors just off easy-to-access Park Road. Specialising in vintage womens and menswear, home deco items and cameras, Painted Black … Read More

For mid-century vixens: Vivien of Holloway

October 30, 2011 | Lena Weber 3

If you love the Forties and Fifties then reproduction vintage label Vivien of Holloway could be for you. From Forties tea dresses, swing trousers and blouses to Fifties sarongs and full-circle dresses, the label offers a huge variety of … Read More

How to wear vintage

October 10, 2011 | Lena Weber 1

It would be fair to say that vintage is rather in vogue at the moment. But if you are treading the retro waters for the first time it can feel like a bit of a minefield on where to start. … Read More

For brilliant 60s and 70s inspired fashion try Huzzar Huzzar

September 29, 2011 | Lena Weber

Designer Samantha Potepa is the woman behind Huzzar Huzzar, the go-to London-based label for Sixties and Seventies-inspired clothing. Using genuine vintage fabrics, buttons and buckles as well as vintage sewing patterns, Samantha creates beautifully crafted skirts and dresses, all of … Read More

For the modernist gentleman: Mendoza Menswear

August 28, 2011 | Lena Weber 1

If you like the razor sharp cuts of early modernist suits or late Sixties-inspired knitwear, then head to Mendoza on East London’s Brick Lane. The shop specialises in modern and vintage menswear inspired by the Sixties and early Seventies.

Many … Read More

Revival Retro – for fab reproduction vintage

August 12, 2011 | Lena Weber

Few of us want to wear our best vintage every day, there’s rips, sweat and comfort to consider.

Enter Revival Retro. The newly opened shop in Kingly Court sells beautiful women’s Twenties and Forties style clothing and shoes from labels such … Read More