Vintage fashion expos: old clothes, new generation
April 12th 2009 05:59
Looking for something different to do this weekend? How about you local vintage fashion expo?
The mother of all vintage fashion expos takes place in various parts of California several times a year. And according to it's event calendar, it's the oldest expo of its kind. Oooh, and apparently it's the US's largest as well.
If you happen to be in the Brisbane vicinity during the month of May, you might be interested in Brisbane's Vintage Fashion Fair. For a $10 entry fee, you can gawk at- and possible buy -a variety of items such as buttons, gloves and fashion magazines from anywhere in the last hundred years.
For those of you who live in the Sydney area, and are looking for an excuse to get out of the house this weekend, may I suggest the Vintage Clothing, Textiles and Jewellery Expo? This is a biannual event that brings together over 60 different exhibitors selling merchandise of the vintage variety. Also, there are prizes for best vintage costume, so be sure to dress up!
Finally, if you're a vintage sort of person, but the idea of braving expo crowds is a bit much for you (and you can get to Melbourne) you might want to head to a little boutique called Circa. Circa sells "good quality men's and women's clothing from the Victorian era to the late 1970's" according to its website. Sounds like quite the place to have a rummage through.
Prices for the items are as varied as the items themselves, with virtually the same item being available at just one expo all across the price spectrum. Even if you don't pick up anything, it doesn’t cost anything to look (minus the entry fee), and there where some very pretty items in the fashions of generations gone by.
The mother of all vintage fashion expos takes place in various parts of California several times a year. And according to it's event calendar, it's the oldest expo of its kind. Oooh, and apparently it's the US's largest as well.
If you happen to be in the Brisbane vicinity during the month of May, you might be interested in Brisbane's Vintage Fashion Fair. For a $10 entry fee, you can gawk at- and possible buy -a variety of items such as buttons, gloves and fashion magazines from anywhere in the last hundred years.
For those of you who live in the Sydney area, and are looking for an excuse to get out of the house this weekend, may I suggest the Vintage Clothing, Textiles and Jewellery Expo? This is a biannual event that brings together over 60 different exhibitors selling merchandise of the vintage variety. Also, there are prizes for best vintage costume, so be sure to dress up!
Finally, if you're a vintage sort of person, but the idea of braving expo crowds is a bit much for you (and you can get to Melbourne) you might want to head to a little boutique called Circa. Circa sells "good quality men's and women's clothing from the Victorian era to the late 1970's" according to its website. Sounds like quite the place to have a rummage through.
Prices for the items are as varied as the items themselves, with virtually the same item being available at just one expo all across the price spectrum. Even if you don't pick up anything, it doesn’t cost anything to look (minus the entry fee), and there where some very pretty items in the fashions of generations gone by.
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