Charlotte from Happyzine came around to my house to interview me for her very cool online magazine “Happyzine”. I Had lovely couple of hours with her laughing and chatting about my business and my passion for second hand fashion, here’s what she wrote: Golden Bay’s Ceiros Begg hits the road with sustainable fashion Submitted by [...]
THE RISE OF VINTAGE FASHION
In this ‘throw away’ society that we live in today, with over 500,000 tonnes of clothing going to landfill sites in the UK every year, it’s now more important than ever for us to start altering the way we dispose of unwanted garments. There’s no better time than now to choose vintage and breathe new [...]
Elizabeth Laskar: Her Eco Line May Crumple Your Style
From URBANTIMES Elizabeth Laskar, Eco Fashion Consultant and Co Founder of eco fashion brand Crumple Catching up with Elizabeth Laskar, her enthusiasm for all things ‘sustainable fashion’ is as enlightenin it is contagious. As one of the UK ethical fashion pioneers, Elizabeth explains her personal journey through launching the UK’s first ethical fashion [...]
Swishing: The eco-fashion phenomena taking over the world
By Tierney Smith Swishing has gone global with swaps being organised in the US, Canada, Malaysia, Australia and Brazil (© The Swap Team/Creative Commons) It is the eco-fashion phenomena which has now gone global. Great for the planet, your wardrobe and even your wallet. Guessed what I am talking about? Swishing of course! For [...]
the sustainable stylist
I love this website -the sustainable stylist and the woman that started it all! She is the goddess of all which is Eco, recycling, upcycling, op & market shopping, rejuvenating and reinventing all the while spending as little as possible! Im so inspired by this ladies eco vision. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
A vintage tilt clouch made of deep purple felt is so stylish!
-I am not sure of the date on this vintage tilt. I am thinking it is a 70s remake of the 1920s cloche style. The stamp inside says ” WPL 4384 Made in USA” -the solid deep lavender hat has a front upturned brim and tilts to the right. -there is no inner ribbon or [...]
how to recreate vintage clothing
here’s link http://youtu.be/ZXExaWmbgZ4on how to recreate vintage clothing, miner adjustments are made to cover up holes or add shape by gathering etc. I do not want to promote anyone hacking up an original vintage garment as these precious vintage items are irreplaceable. If you have a loved vintage (pre 1970) item and it needs [...]
Vintage Clothing – What Is The Big Fascination?
Vintage clothing is something that has always held popularity. Vintage clothing counts as any garment from the 1920′s through the 1980′s. Vintage clothing is often used as an investment as well. One key to buying vintage clothing is to get top quality items. This means that the clothing is constructed well and has held [...]
wondering “was there anything that can’t be done with lego?”
Suppose that is a no i’m an old die hard Lego fan from way back! I had to share this photo when I saw it on Planet Vintage & more FB page. Be Sociable, Share!
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- how to recreate vintage clothing May 20, 2012
- A vintage tilt clouch made of deep purple felt is so stylish! May 20, 2012
- Golden Bay Weekly May 12, 2012
- THE RISE OF VINTAGE FASHION June 28, 2012
- Elizabeth Laskar: Her Eco Line May Crumple Your Style June 19, 2012
- Happyzine Happy Ceiros July 14, 2012
- THE RISE OF VINTAGE FASHION June 28, 2012
- Elizabeth Laskar: Her Eco Line May Crumple Your Style June 19, 2012
- Swishing: The eco-fashion phenomena taking over the world June 19, 2012
- Fab read Vintage Fashion June 9, 2012
my fave sites
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- cocorepose
- devolclothing.com
- eventfinder.co.nz
- felt.co.nz
- global fabrics
- happyzine.co.nz
- http://www.paperbagprincess.co.nz
- lovevintage.com.au
- mostwanted.co.nz
- pia andersen
- recycleboutique
- recyclogy
- sammydvintage.com
- shineon.co.nz
- shop.fashionrecovery.co.nz
- sweetie.co.nz
- the blue tree
- the sustainable stylist
- the walk in wardrobe
- vintage fashion emporium
- vintageheaven.co.nz


