This dress found me at the Custard Factory’s vintage flea market held every Saturday in Birmingham, England ($30). Its fun details made it stand out. I adore the silvery bejewelled, empire waist. It’s label-less and homemade — demanding a trained eye to size it up. In fact, all vintage dresses do. I normally wear a US size 8-10, but [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Birmingham’
March 23, 2008
A dress a day #3
When rummaging through racks of used dresses it’s easy to get lost in the heady mix of stained musty goodness. But keeping the “classics” in mind will help you get a lock on vintage dynamite. I spied this red, button down, shirtdress, with it’s classic chain print, while rummaging through Birmingham’s aptly-named Vintage Clothing store in Digbeth. [...]
June 4, 2007
The peoples warehouse
It’s a pity I’m leaving so soon because I’ve just discovered Brum’s thriving warehouse district. Behind the shiny new Millenium Point and Masshouse developments stands the real gem: the as yet un-regenerated Eastside dotted with dilapidated buildings, cheap cafes, dodgy pubs and bargain basement warehouses. My colleague took me to Latif’s one lunch hour. Just a five minute [...]
May 4, 2007
Charity on your doorstep
After the harrowing car boot sale last week I was still left with piles of crap. But every cloud… and this week it came in the form of junk mail. Two separate charities – PDSA (vets for pets or some such thing) and Help the Aged – dropped collection bags through my mailbox and it was [...]
April 29, 2007
Girlfriends to boot
“If you can’t sell your stuff there, you won’t do it anywhere,” said my friend Ali when I told her I was going to hold a car boot sale at the Birmingham Wholesale Markets this Sunday. “I’ve driven by there on a Sunday and it’s absolutely heaving,” she added. I was pumped. There’s nothing I [...]
