Customer Inspiration

"My love for vintage started back in 2012, I left my abusive ex husband who always wanted me to look like a trophy wife... and I did. I’ve always been a bit out there, I was a goth in my teens so always enjoyed the stares etc I got from people as I thought it was funny but as a mum I didn’t feel it was very mum like. So I bought my first dress and underskirt from Amazon and WOW, my confidence just bloomed. I finally believed I was beautiful in myself. I’ve never thought about myself in that...

"It was 23 years ago that I literally took my first steps into the Vintage World. I was working as a reporter on the Watford Observer Newspaper and had to attend a jive course to write a feature on it.I turned out to be taught by the amazing Robin and Collette, organisers of the Rhythm Riot, who used to run Maddy’s Jive School. I was hooked by the music and this form of dancing where you did your own thing but learnt all these exciting moves to use.Once I’d attended the course I began going to events such as the...

I'm Audrey aka Miss Sweetblack and as far back as I remember I've never felt more confident and beautiful as a woman than since I've adopted a vintage style.In my teenage years I was very insecure about myself and my body and used to hide it under big jeans and baskets. I became a little bit more feminine when I've started my university studies but once again, I didn’t felt comfortable with what fashion was offering me : Low waist and crop tops did not fit my black woman shapes and curves at all! When the fashion industry isn’t inclusive for...

You may recognise Terrie-May from one of our lockdown live performances. Terrie-May brought us sunshine and happiness when lots of people struggled to feel that. Here is how she discovered the great world of vintage style.  "I’ve been into dresses from a young age (here’s a photo of little ballerina me at age 5), and when I was a teenager I discovered a fabulous vintage shop in Exeter called The Real McCoy, which is still there and still fabulous, where I could buy old Levi jeans and fake fur coats for a fiver. My romance with vintage style really started, though, via...