FADED MAY 2014
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO
VINTAGE FASHION
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ON THE COVER
FEATURES
SHOPS
Falmouth University student Lucy shares her opinion on second hand clothing and its popularity among students today
A look at why 90’s fashion is back and here to stay
Why taxiderm has become cool
LUCY’S WARDROBE
THE RETURN OF THE 90S
THE ART OF TAXIDERM TAXIDERMY Y
THE PARISAIAN’S VINTAGE SCENE Explore the streets Paris and some incredible vintage
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elcome to Faded’s first summer edition. Faded brings you an insight into vintage fashion in todays culture, from designers to street style catch up with the places to shop and styles to look out for. In this issue Faded has focused on particular eras that are popular amongst young people today. We also take at look at festival dressing and where to shop for the fastly approaching festival fun. Faded provides a platform for vintage fashion to be promoted and shared and is the essential starting point to your vintage fashion directory for all you vintage fashionistas.
THREE ANGELS
A beautiful french antique furniture shop situated in Hove
FESTIVAL CHIC
Get some inspiration for the coming festival season with vintage from ‘Kate & Aud Clothing’
LOOKS 1940’s
Get the simple 1940’s look and check out a great little vintage dinner.
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KATE & AUD VINTAGE FESTIVAL CHIC
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the festival season upon us, most of us begin mentally devising the essential wardrobe checklist needed to accommodate our festival spirit. For each individual this checklist will ultimately differ. For some the sign of a successful festival might directly correlate to the sheer muddiness and smell of the clothes. If this is the case then your checklist might include a trusty anorak or bomber jacket that can with-stain the unpredictable weather conditions of a typical British summer. However, for others, the festival attire is an essential part of the festival experience; a chance to wear that item you’ve had hanging in your closet that you don’t think you could quite get away with in any other situation. Either way, if you’re looking for glam, or simply for practicality, ‘Kate & Aud Vintage’ is definitely a shop worth visiting. From classic denim dungas to stylish waterproofs and a great selection of boots to endure any amount of mud you will be dancing in this summer. Kate & Aud Vintage situated in the heart of Brighton. As well as one off vintage pieces one can also find a wide selection of re-made vintage clothing based on the owners’ designs which includes some very beautiful handmade jewellery. You can also find the store online at: kateandaud.com Happy Festivals!
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Summer Wonderland Welcome to the fabulous wardrobe of ‘Crystal Vintage’, a fantastic vintage boutique on wheels. This vintage pop up shop has an incredible range of vintage one off pieces for this summer season. Summer is upon us and it’s time to ditch the beanie for the headdress. You’ve had a spring clean and you now have the opportunity to get creative and have some fun with your summer wardrobe. Layer the prints, abandon the black, and get bright and bold this summer. Get hold of some summer garms from ‘Crystal Vintage’. Crystal Vintage is a collection of globally sourced 1920s to 1980s women’s fashion. Selling a variety of garments and accessories, including some top end designers such as; Chanel, Dior, and Ossie Clark. This is high quality couture vintage. Chloe Le Fay is the owner of Crystal Vintage, who originally started her career in vintage as a buyer, soon realising she had an eye for fashion she decided to open her own store. Crystal vintage is a new store, that is continuing to develop and expand. The clothes are sold both online and on the road. ‘Gloria’ is the name of Chloe’s ‘pop up boutique’. An old horse box converted into vintage truck, that travels around both festivals and vintage fairs in the South East. The shop can also be brought to clients homes, taking home-shopping to another level. ‘Gloria’ was refurbished by Chloe herself, using all recycled material. It is a vibrant, colourful dressing up box, with plenty of stock which is constantly replenished.There is an unbelievable selection to be bought, with a wide range both of evening and day wear.
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“Crystal Vintage is named after my stylish grandmother who was wonderful at making outfits for her and her family and so inspired this passion in me in the first place..� Chloe Le Fay
Welcome back to the 90’s, kids
The 90’s are back and although we have all grown up (well some less than others), we are all relishing in the clothes that reflect the simpler innocent times of our childhood years.
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We have had a fairly bland past few years: The Only Way Is Essex and Jersey Shore have successfully murdered recent high street fashion, and music has been so mundane that we have seen little to no creative fashionable spark apart from Lady GaGa dressing up like a hot dog that one time. However a nostalgic Spice Girls reunion at the Olympic Games coupled with Blur headlining Hyde Park seems to have kickstarted a welcome resurgence of the incredible era of shamelessly bold Britpop and carefree Grunge fun as our tongues are once again tasting the sweet nectar of the 90’s. Gap years to Thailand are being taken in tops of Tie-Dye and the chino Topman wastemen have finally been phased out by Levi denim high waisted men. Kicker plaid shirts are kicking out the V neck posers and our old school high top nike’s are once again stomping the scene clean of any plimsols and and boat shoes. With the monotony of the past decade finally over, we can now finally call our time in the 90’s vintage; and after 20 years it has decided to make a refreshing resurgence. It was, and always will be, our time: an era when people didn’t get much sleep and Sandstorms were frequent. Princes were Fresh andkidswereleftHomeAlone. Our Reeboks were classic and our tops cropped. Welcome back to the years which shaped you. WORDS BY SAMMI RAZVI
MODELED BY KAYLA MITCHELL PAGE & AMBER MITCHELL PAGE
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T he Parisian approach to “friperie”, the French word for a place that
sells second- hand clothing is one that should adopted. Paris is a city known for its vintage heritage. I was fortunate enough to spend a day in Paris exploring the city’s vintage and all it has to offer. After arriving in Paris and with some required effort, planned my day according to the ‘Time Out’s Vintage Shopping guide”. The first shop on route, ‘Omaya vintage’, fairly resemblant to many British vintage shops, most likely due to the large range of Brit pop and Brit Punk clothing found in store. This made perfect sense after a conversation with Thomas, one of the two brothers who set up the shop in 2010, who often travel to Manchester for the shops supplies. The shop had a relaxed atmosphere, probably due to the friendly, welcoming personalities of the two brothers. Another store worth mention is ‘Free P Star’, this is a chain of three vintage shops in the heart of Paris. On first impressions, you immediately get a sense that this is a popular store amongst Parisians, simply due to the sheer amount of people who appear to be rummaging for their lives. With baskets full to the brim of clothes going for Euro an item, well who wouldn’t be. All the clothes are extremely reasonably price and in good condition. Their is a range of clothing from all eras to suit all tastes. Although many of the vintage stores in Paris are not orderly, this is half the fun. You definitely get a sense of satisfaction when you find that particular item for you. Not only are the Parisians clued in when it comes to vintage stores, but there is an incredible sense of vintage style that can be seen walking the streets of Paris. The Parisians, as we all already know have great taste and this is most certainly reflected in their day to day dress.
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Photos from clockwise left: street art found in French vintage market ‘Kilngon Court’ French. Antique dealer wears vintage clothes from the market. A french vintage bodice from the markets vintage clothing shop. Shop owner Thomas in his shop ‘Omaya Vintage’.
Vintage in Paris A look at Paris’ approach vintage. Explore the streets of Paris and find an incredible selection of vintage shops and fantastic street style that can be found in this beautiful city.
Items found in ‘Omaya Vintage’: http://www.omaya-vintage.com
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Items found in : ‘Free ‘P’ Star’: http://www.freepstar.com/
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LUCY’S WARDROBE Lucy Wildgoose, a Falmouth University student and second-hand clothing hoarder, speaks to Faded about her thoughts on vintage and its growth in popularity amongst young people and student culture today, and why she, herself, prefers boot sales to high street.
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Lucy’s bedroom on first glance appears to have no floor, no in fact, just clothes. Without a doubt I have never seen so many second hand gems in one room at once, well except in a shop. This is undoubtedly a second hand hoarder if i’ve ever seen one. From funky velour jumpsuits to bomber jackets with prints as aztec as you like, Lucy has most certainly mastered the skill of second hand shopping. “I think that new clothes lack a story, they are fairly generic and manufactured, they don’t have a history to them. I like to imagine the times at which clothes were worn.” Avoiding the high-street, Lucy instead seeks out the cheaper charity shops and jump sales, as well as the occasional Ebay snoop. It is not just Lucy who has a growing appetite for all things pre owned, but many young people today are commonly known to favour an old thrift shop than the TopShop on Oxford Street. Perhaps it’s our developing taste and thirst for individual pieces that depict our unique selves, or maybe just the influence of Macklemore’s hit ‘Thrift shop’, either way the demand for vintage is growing. More and more young people today are using vintage to their financial advantage, using online boutiques such ASOS marketplace, and Facebook groups including, ‘Wavey Garms’ to buy, swap and sell pre-loved clothing. Whether you are paying off the student loans or saving for bills, there is always a marketplace out there for every budget.
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ALL CLOTHES PROVIDED BY ELLEWOOD VINTAGE FIND THE STORE ONLINE AT :http://www.ellewoodvintage.com/
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o the summer season might be here, but the sun might not be quite ready to make an appearance. To embrace the summer without catching a cold, try combining the summer dresses with a fur and finish the look with a classic trilby hat. One essential purchase this summer is undoubtedly the vintage hat. No matter what the weather conditions, get yourself into the summer mood with a hat to accessorize any outfit. At Bobby & Dandy vintage you can find a great selection, as well as some beautiful vintage summer dresses. Find the store online at: h t t p : / / b o b b y a n d d a n d y. c o . u k /
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ALL CLOTHES PROVIDED BOBBY & DANDY VINTAGE MODELED BY AMBER MITCHELL PAGE
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Eaton Knott a shop that has made roadkill couture. Set up by Jess Eaton and Jon Nott. The two business partners each have their own areas of expertise. Jess is a conceptual artist, originally beginning her career as a makeup artists, then began branching out into costume and design. Her latest achievement being her collection, ‘Roadkill Couture’. This incredible collection, created out of pelts, feathers and bones headlined at Brighton Fashion Week 2012 and since then has been used in a range of magazines, including LOVE magazine when it was worn by model Kate Moss. With her designs, Jess creates beauty from things that would otherwise be seen as grotesque. Jess has very strong ethics, none of the animals used for the collection were harmed, but instead donated or found. Her work challenges societies relationship to animals. Her partner Jon is a well established tattooist who has been working in the art for 20 years now. Alongside this, he is a bone collector, and creates incredible pieces from the treasures he finds. This is definitely a shop worth visiting, even if it is not for your particular taste. Both Jon and Jess are lovely friendly people and take the time to speak to you about their works. May 2014 FADED 49
Here is excerpt from an insightful interview with Jess Eaton about her work conducted by Danielle Robles from ‘LiveFast’ magazine. “Roadkill Couture has lots of layers…I want to challenge people to think about their own and our societies relationship to animals. It is very self-serving and hypocritical. We don’t want to be confronted by death and have removed the reality of our behavior and consumption to the point that people get offended by the old fashioned butchers with carcasses hanging in the windows and have created a ‘faceless’ animal that is just a cellophane wrapped piece of pink flesh on the shelves of a supermarket. I want people to think about how we give values to animals… some we find worthless and eat, some we consider family and take into our homes. It’s all social conditioning and I think it is wrong. In India the cow is holy (roast beef is our nation’s favorite dish) and in China, they eat dogs which we consider to be man’s best friend. If you can wear leather/eat meat then why not wear a coat made out of dog? I would never kill anything for my work and only use materials that would normally be thrown away. I am not also not sensationalizing death but celebrating beauty and using our natural resources as our ancestors did before we became a ‘throw away’ society. Sure some people get up in arms about being confronted by the truth, but human nature is ugly.”
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All clothes provided by three Angels Modelled by Lydia
THREE ANGELS With a beautiful range of French antique furniture to delicate lace dresses, if you are looking for the house or for yourself, have a wonder round this magnificent shop situated in Hove. Three Angels is a well established French influenced antique shop in a beautiful warehouse which has recently started to sell vintage clothes. This is the place to come for something truly antique and special. There is a beautiful selection of dresses in satins and lace, not budget but quality pieces to treasure. There is also a gorgeous selection of velvet jackets in at the moment, in a range of cuts and colours. You can find Suzanna running ‘Three Angels’ at threeangels.co.uk
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STARFISH VINTAGE CLOTHING
opers paradise is Brighton’s ultimate vinatage shop by a mile. It is a Starfish vintge clothing,
Hand sourced quality vintage from Italy. Starfish Vintage offers a wide range of elegant pieces from 1940s onwards. The shop is situated in Brighton, North Laine, Gardner Street.
All clothes provided by Starfish vintage clothing ttp://www.starfishvintageclothing.co.uk
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