As it’s the last day of June and payday weekend, you’ve got the perfect excuse to shop up to 70% off your favourite designer brands in the BrandAlley sales and OUTLET today. Plus, there’s free p&p when you spend over £80 – saving you an extra £5.95 at checkout. What’s on your wishlist?
Wonder Hill Handmade and Vintage Market
First stylish call of the day is the chilled and friendly Wonder Hill Handmade and Vintage Market at the Tooting Tram and Social Club. Wonder Hill is renowned for putting a contemporary twist on ye olde craft fair, promoting hot UK DIY craft and design. So, expect everything from vintage clothing, toys, homeware accessories and craft sessions to gorgeous one-offs from talented crafters, up-cyclers and handmade designer-makers, plus great eats, drinks, music, smiles and much more. Entry is free too!
Blumenfeld Studio: New York, 1941-1960
Then, there’s a fabulous fashion exhibition on at Somerset House, you won’t want to miss! Blumenfeld Studio: New York, 1941-1960 celebrates the work of Erwin Blumenfeld, one of the most internationally sought-after portrait and fashion photographers in the 1940s and 1950s. He was celebrated for his imaginative and highly individual shots, which turned fashion into art and his work appeared in America’s leading magazines, including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. This show focuses on the important period he spent in his New York photography studio and applauds his incredible contribution to fashion photography.
Frock Me! Vintage
If you love secondhand chic and are looking for glamorous summer updates for your vintage wardrobe, head over to Chelsea Town Hall today. Frock Me! Vintage, the original, London vintage fashion event, is back for a fabulous extravaganza to mark the end of June. So, join the retro fash-pack, top models and A-listers to rummage for gems and snap up amazing one-off finds from your favourite decade.
Salvo Fair, Knebworth House
Fancy a day out in gorgeous surroundings? Visit Salvo Fair at Knebworth House to shop from Europe’s best architectural salvage and antiques. Over 80 exhibitors will be there displaying the best of their stock, including garden antiques and salvage, reclaimed building materials, vintage and upcycled products. Go to the Salvo Fair website to find out more and to watch a video all about it.
Wedding DIY projects
How about adding a few chic, crafty touches to your wedding celebrations? You’ll find all sorts of bright ideas gathered together on the fabulous blogspot, The Handmade Wedding. Including the beautiful and dramatic, DIY giant paper rose pictured here. It originates from American website, Green Wedding Shoes, where you’ll find all of the easy-to-follow instructions together with big colour photos.
Happy Sunday
Jo x
Picture credits: © Image of poster from Wonderhill Market website; © Image: City Lights: ©The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld; © Image of Frock Me! Vintage via meetup.com; © Banner for Salvo Fair 2013 via directory.periodproperty.co.uk; © DIY giant paper rose from Greenweddingshoes.com.
