It’s time for October’s fashion tip of the month. My brother and his lovely girlfriend Laura live in Bath and Laura told me about an amazing shop called Instant Vintage. It stocks clothing that is inspired by vintage designs but at prices that won’t make you choke!
I love vintage but the prices that some stores charge is astronomical, particularly in London. Often you’re being charged £50 for a summer dress that may be vintage but it’s also seen better days. When I was growing up we would go to jumble sales and pick up bags of clothes for a quid...so much ‘vintage’ stock these days belongs back in the jumble sales!
There are some vintage stores that I think make a huge effort to get the stock right - this sounds pretentious but they have a ‘well-edited’ selection (sorry!) - and don’t charge a fortune. One of my favourites is Marshmallow Mountain in Kingly Court, just next to Carnaby Street. I always find something I would love to buy.
Anyway, ‘Instant Vintage’ gets around the difficulty of trying to get ‘vintage’ in your size and in good condition. All sizes are available and it’s brand spanking new! The dresses are my favourite items on the site, though the jewellery from the Danish designer Lisbeth Dahl is also lovely.
And the reason I’m including it on Edna is that it’s also fully up and running for online retail (hurrah!) and delivers...so you don’t have to be lucky enough to live in beautiful Bath to shop there.
Emily ballerina dress - £30
Anise navy dress - £55
Diva dress - £55
Flapper dress - £48
Emma dress - £48
Teardrop bracelet - £14.95
Stretchy glass acorn bracelet - £14.50
Bow corsage - £5
So did you like any of last night’s gilets? Or are you already converts?!
Tonight’s blog is the second ‘Edna’s Fashion Tip of the Month’...following on from the success of last month’s Kate Kanzier tip-off from my friend Charlie. I was so stunned that a shoe store that good and so well priced could exist in London and I would be ignorant of it! So I thought that Edna could be a forum for you to share all your best fashion secrets and tips.
This one is courtesy of Huyen and is a good one...Brand Alley
I’d never heard of it but could barely contain myself when I logged on. It’s a designer discount site but you don’t need an invitation to join (as you do with Cocosa) and they have amazing sales. Huyen sent the link to me when I blogged about Max C bags as there was a Max C sale that day...with everything around £5-10 cheaper than I’d shown on my blog.
Some of the great items on sale...right now!
Costume National green shoes, down to £40 from £425 (though bit high for me)
Twenty8Twelve black dress, £44 down from £330
OPI Shrek Forever After Mini Pack - Four Mini Lacquers - £7 (down from £12.15)
Farhi by Nicole Farhi Navy Military Jacket £100 down from £200
They add new sales every day, so always worth a look!
