Living For The Weekend

Before the weekend starts I thought I'd post a few photos from our last one. If you follow my Facebook page you'll have seen them already, so feel free to scroll past - but do stop to admire my new boots on the way.

I'm wearing a 1970s Prova maxi dress from Sarah Misfit, current Topshop canvas platforms (£3.99, Acorns Hospice Shop), 1930s Liberty of London silk scarf (Walsall flea market) and Jon's wearing Liberty of London embossed shirt, Diesel Red waistcoat, Tootal kipper tie, skinnied-up vintage trousers (All charity shopped)

On Saturday we set the alarm for 4.45am and drove down to Bath where we were trading with Judy's Affordable Vintage at the magnificent Neoclassical Guildhall, built in 1775. The location was amazing & the sales brilliant, although lugging 25 sacks of clothes and four dress rails up & back down three flights of stairs did very nearly kill the pair of us. Its times like these when I'm truly grateful for my prosthetic hip, the single part of my body incapable of feeling pain.

I got to see darling Emma for the second time in a fortnight and to meet her ace mum who did a brilliant job encouraging the buyers . For a woman who isn't into vintage she was a blinkin' natural. I also got to meet the lovely Ceri and her daughter along with dear Elizabeth, her sister Sarah and their Mum. 

Johnny Boom Boy is wearing: 1970s safari jacket, Vintage Tootal scarf, skinnied-up trousers, Original 70s DMs, tooled leather belt (all bought second-hand)

We got back home just after 8.30pm, downed a couple of rum and cokes & collapsed into bed. We needed our sleep, the following morning meant a welcome return to Moseley's fantastic Retro & Vintage Fair, which is always busy.

We shared our regular position on the stage with our mates Lyndsey & Steve of Boomerang Retro. 

Wearing: Vintage 1960s John Marks psychedelic velvet coat dress, Mongolian lamb boa, suedette platforms and a 1960s velvet choker

The following morning, after unpacking the van, paying the takings into the bank and doing a quick lap of the town centre chazzas, we spent the rest of the day in Wetherspoons. Monday afternoon is the new Saturday night, don't you know?

Our pitch at Moseley Vintage & Retro Fair

The rest of this week has been spent in the usual way, hunting for fresh stock, followed by the inevitable washing, repairing & pricing in readiness for the next event. You won't find a button missing, a dodgy hook and eye, wonky hem or inefficient zip on our rails. Its a shame high street shoppers aren't as discerning as most vintage buyers or certain chain stores peddling poor quality, badly finished clothing would have died out years ago.

Wearing: Me-made mini shift (using a 1967 Butterick teen pattern), vintage white leather boots, 1960s turquoise leather trench (courtesy of Sarah Jane), 1960s pendant (from dear Em), 1960s Vogue umbrella & nylon gloves (car boot sale) 

  

Its not all hard slog though. I did manage to whip myself up a frock. Emma Kate sent me a fabulous parcel containing these white vintage boots, a 1970s dress-making pattern, two amazing pieces of fabric and the coolest chopping board ever. I couldn't rest until I'd made up this 1960s psychedelic wool material into something worthy. Do send her your virtual kind thoughts, Freddie, one of her beautiful cats had a nasty accident this week. 

We'll be doing another double this weekend:

Hmmmmm.......I wonder if anyone I know will be popping along?

See you soon!