Help Save Manchester's Victoria Baths

Did you all know that our vintage fair on Sunday is part of a fund-raising open day for the Victoria Baths?

Our fair runs from 10am-4pm, entry is just £2 and all proceeds from the door go to the preservation and renovation of the baths, which is a cause close to the heart of many locals and one which visitors to the city can appreciate as worthy.

How many of you are from Manchester, and who learnt to swim at these baths? It seems as though just about all of the local schools used these baths for lessons so there are plenty of people out there who took their first dive in one of the old pools.

As always there will be plenty of exciting exhibitors bringing a huge variety of genuine, high-quality vintage products, from clothes, bags, shoes and jewels to gift, home-ware and much more.
Look out for the Yorkshire Tuck Shop selling all of our favourite old sweets, representatives from The Hope House Museum who will be offering the chance to buy some of their costumes, and of course plenty of exhibitors with 1920s-1970s fashion which you can try on in the swimming pool changing booths!

The Victoria Baths are holding an open day on Sunday to show everyone how much progress has been made so far with the rescue operation on the building and give guided tours.

So come along on Sunday 3 July for some vintage fun and to support an excellent cause. For more inside information go to http://www.discovervintage.co.uk/, follow @discovervintage or search on Facebook. If you are coming then please try and let us know here!

Home and Fashion Fair: Manchester

A very good morning to all of our lovely followers! Hope you have been enjoying the sunshine :)

Just wanted to flag up our fair in Manchester on Sunday to make sure you all have it marked in your diaries!

Sunday 3 July
Victoria Baths
Hathersage Road
Manchester

We'll be open from 10-4 and entrance is just £2. There will be absolutely loads of sensational vintage goodies for sale - homeware, fashion, jewellery and more - from the 1920s-1970s.

If you think you might come then please let us know on Facebook so that we have a good idea of numbers and make sure we have enough tea and cake for everyone!

More details to follow so watch this space! In the meantime, if you know any local Manchester bloggers who love vintage then please let us know!

Harrogate Fair Photographs - Vintage Homes

Most of the Discover Vintage fans have a passion for vintage fashion, but how many of you extend your love for vintage beyond the wardrobe and into the rest of your home?

There was lots of homeware at our Harrogate fair, including some sensational soft furnishings from Retro Cushions:



I often find that the easiest way to introduce vintage into your home, though, is through the kitchen. That way if your other half doesn't like it or you change your mind, you can put it away or replace it quite easily. Cute little vintage glasses and tea-sets are always popular...



...do you all have vintage-style homes? We'd love to see some photographs of your vintage homes - you can send them to us at discovervintage@gmail.com and we'll display them on our blog to give everyone some inspiration!

Harrogate Fair Photographs - Vintage Fur

A controversial one, but how many of you wear real fur? There was lots of fur available at our Harrogate fair and I saw someone buying, so there is obviously demand. Does it seem more acceptable to buy vintage fur than something made more recently? Are any of you ever tempted but then decide against it because you're worried what people will think?







This is a really interesting one so I hope some of you comment and let us know what you think!

Harrogate Fair Photographs - Vintage Hats

The photographs from our Harrogate Photo fair are finally in - so it's time to get them gradually online to see what you all think of our exhibitors and their vintage goodies.

There were lots of beautiful hats at the fair....

Are any of you big fans of hats? I think it's a bit of a Marmite thing - you either have a "hat head" or you don't! Sometimes you need a fairly small head to get away with a vintage hat as some of them are tiny!

How many of you wear hats often, and who would be brave enough to wear a vintage veiled creation to the supermarket?? Let me know your thoughts!

Harrogate Fair

Our Harrogate Vintage Home and Fashion Fair on Sunday was lovely, thanks to everyone who came either as an exhibitor or a visitor.

I have taken loads of photographs but just need to locate the USB thing that will connect the camera to the computer...sorry! It may have been left behind during the move but I'll get it sent to me ASAP! I can tell you without photographs how AMAZING the Marvellous Tea Company's Chocolate and Guinness cake was. And the brownies. And the Victoria Sponge. Whoops!

Don't forget our Vintage Wedding Fair is happening in Chiswick Town Hall on Sunday!

Will post properly as soon as I have the photographs...
Catie

Fair Feedback

Thanks to the lovely (and not scary at all!) Julie Moorby on Facebook we would love to get some feedback from all of our fans and exhibitors about what works well at the fairs, what could be improved, what you'd like to see there...anything at all that you think could help to shape the fairs to be as amazing as possible.

You can post your comments here either with your name or anonymously, or you can email discovervintage@gmail.com

Of course you can also post suggestions on our Facebook wall or through twitter (@discovervintage).

Gosh there are just so many ways you can get in touch with us! You could even write us a letter or pick up a phone, if you prefer some good old-fashioned vintage communication!!

Looking forward to all of your comments and constantly improving the fairs!

Blog Launch

Calling all vintage fans!

Hopefully many of you will already know about us through our fabulous vintage fairs but for those of you only just catching on, we are Discover Vintage and we adore high-quality beautiful fashion and homeware from the 1930s-1970s. We source fantastic products from a host of vintage suppliers (including our own Vintage Emporium) and put on vintage fairs where you can find some old gems just perfect for your home and wardrobe. And now the time has come to start a blog!

Our next Vintage Home and Fashion Fair is on Sunday 12 June at St George Hotel, Rippon Road, Harrogate. Tickets are just £1.50 on the door (£1 for concessions) and trading will start at 10am.

There is lots more information to come including a sneak-peak at some of our exhibitors so keep tabs on us here for all of the Discover Vintage gossip!