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Vintage finds
By on 11/02/2010 16:55:38
Clothing designer Nicole Frobusch offers tips on how to achieve the vintage vibe with ideas from her own home…
are getting wise to using vintage pieces. Keep your eyes open when travelling abroad – I find Germany is a great hunting ground.Don’t try too hard to find things, just keep your eyes open Haunt car boot sales, and look around when you’re driving or walking
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A vintage and modern style home
By Junior on 01/09/2011 17:23:29
Vintage class meets modern design to create a family-friendly home that is relaxed, colourful and fun
Lucy Ryder Richardson lives in a classic four-bedroom Seventies house, architecture that relentlessly divides visitors into definite “love it” or “hate it” camps. Certainly, as we arrive on a sunny morning and walk up the steps to it, her house feels quite special. It is set on a...
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A vintage Seventies style home
By Junior on 02/09/2011 16:12:43
Eco clothes designer Nicole Frobusch has used Seventies styling and vintage furniture to create a quirky family home
You could say that it was almost inevitable that Nicole Frobusch – eco clothes designer, former singer with rock band Medieval Babes, and now mother-of-two – would create a home dedicated to all things vintage. She and her husband, Paul Winter
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Going vintage
By on 15/03/2012 11:09:41
Their Nibs founder Fiona Bell shares her five top tips for creating a retro look
1) Match a little girl’s vintage party dress with a bolero-style ballet wrap and ballet pumps for that added party glamour.2) The same dress could be styled with a long sleeve T-shirt underneath worn with a battered pair of canvas Superga-style lace
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A Fine Vintage
By Kelly Beswick on 11/03/2011 12:06:30
By fusing striking prints with classic tailoring, Fiona Bell created Their Nibs. Here, she reveals how she is inspired by beauty from a bygone age
Getting to meet Fiona Bell, founder of the children’s vintage clothing and textile company, Their Nibs, proves to be more of an adventure than I bargained for. We’d arranged to meet at her Kensal Rise, north London store. But upon entering the shop
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Sukie founders' quirky vintage home
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 06/09/2011 13:33:16
Darrell and Julia Gibbs, founders of design company Sukie, embrace vintage style at their cosy family home by the sea
For a family with a passion for making things, a Thirties townhouse with an Arts And Crafts vibe in the suburbs of Brighton is a fitting abode. It’s from here that Darrell and Julia Gibbs run their business Sukie, designing notebooks and journals, handkerchiefs and cushions, with...
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A quick guide to vintage styling
By Junior on 30/04/2012 18:00:00
Their nibs founder, Fiona Bell, shares her retro children's styling tips
■ Vary the stylist The most satisfying thing about the vintage look is its appeal for everyone – from a proud grandmother to the trendiest mother. A grandmother may style a vintage dress in a more traditional way, with a ballet-wrap cardigan
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What I Found Today - Vintage Paper Doll Set
By Matthew Holroyd on 28/05/2010 10:23:40
We just love the site etsy
Vintage paper fashion doll, with dresses made of beautiful hankies! For more information visit Etsy
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Vintage cars needlepoint wall-hanging by William Yeoward
By Junior on 01/03/2008 00:00:00
Race to purchase William Yeoward's Sports Cars wall-hanging from The Rug Company
favourite is this Sports Cars design by William Yeoward. Featuring vintage classic car makers – from Aston Martin to Triumph – it costs £695 and is wonderful for any budding car fanatic.
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Vintage fashion comes to Mothercare
By Junior on 29/07/2009 16:38:00
and fabrics aged from newborn girls to eight years old.“The dresses are just lovely… adorable”Kate Moss“I love Their Nibs clothes because they make little girls look like little girls”Thandie NewtonTiered woven rompers and pretty vintage dresses for only £26
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