On the 7th October we stepped into the world of Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair at York Hall in Bethnal Green. If you missed out don’t worry, they’re hosting another fair at the same venue on 4th November. Until then we’ve got you covered with a glimpse of the vintage shopping experience.
Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair has been running for 13 years in as many as 30 cities! It gives people and sellers the chance to jump back into the past offering a wide range of vintage handmade and reworked products. Emily Hughes is the brand and event manager for Judy’s Vintage Fair. In this short film she shares with us her love for vintage clothing. You’ll also learn what you can do to ensure that you don’t miss out on being a part of the next Vintage Fair.
One of the vintage traders, Elle Blackwell expanded on the vintage community vs the fast fashion industry.
“Basically its recycling, obviously if you think about all these factories who are making new clothes, all the pollution that’s going into the air. Where if you’re not buying vintage clothes they’re going to the land fields and nothings being recycled, it’s just effecting ozone layer.”
Elle went on to say: “There’s a big thing about fur, where people are against fur being sold, some high-street brands are stopping fur being sold on their website or market place as well as silk, but they’re not stopping leather. Which is very weird. You can sell fake fur, but that’s just a pollutant, isn’t it? It’s plastic.
“If you can recycle, you should. Plus it’s cheaper and you’re supporting small businesses. Where big businesses are coming around vintage traders, they’re taking photos of our stuff and they’re not paying for photos. If you look at fashion now, it’s full of 70’s stuff, so why would you want to pay hundreds of pounds for something, when you could buy the original of, if you search for it.”
Vintage styles are increasingly visible in high street shops. But why settle for a seventies-influenced piece when you can have the real thing – and cheaper?
“I always buy from traders,” said Elle. “I don’t really buy from shops. I find it painful going shopping new because it’s just annoying when you think, hold on a minute I had that in my stall last year and now they’ve just completely stolen our style. That’s where they find their inspiration from, it’s from vintage stores.”
For people who love a good bargain, there where many unique pieces (vintage jewellery, clothes and homewares) priced at 75% less than luxury brands.
Lydia, Abbie and Iona were keen to get their hands on some bargains and willing to stretch their coins for those unique pieces! They shared their pleasant shopping experiences within the vintage community. Watch the video to hear their thoughts as they try on some of the merchandise!
Blousey Vintage is mainly an online vintage blouse vendor. They have a distinctive way of styling their shirts, as their owner explains in this interview conducted by Marta Pezzino.
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