Hi everyone, You may have noticed things have become a little quiet on Thrifters of the World Unite. That’s because we’ve been beavering away creating a whole new website for the Jarvis a...
Over the last year or so I’ve been gradually amassing a sizeable collection of fabrics – vintage pieces picked up from markets and vintage shops, end of line pieces from my local fabric s...
What better a time to do our first ever vintage fair than on possibly the coldest weekend, in the world, ever. Complete with heavy snow and a rented van that wouldn’t lock. Such obstacles aside...
This week I’ve been making my own greetings (or ‘Thankyou’) cards to send out with orders from the boutique, to give them a slightly more personal touch. These didn’t take muc...
In a bid to organise myself, I’ve been filing away all the photographs that I’ve taken of the shop inventory so far, and it struck me as I looked through them all, how adding a simple ber...
Who doesn’t love tweed? The high street certainly upped it’s appetite for tweed recently but, beyond teaming a hacking jacket with skinny jeans H&M style, Is there a way to wear this...
I had this picture taken during one of only a few days of sun, as opposed to clouds and rain… Unheard of apparently during a New Zealand summertime. Maybe we do indeed always take the weather w...
It’s been a while since my last post but I have two very good excuses… 1) I (voluntarily) gave up my day job a month ago (who would do such a thing?!) and was slightly paralysed with fear at the pros...
Things have been a little quiet in my blog world, I know. I’ve been busy hatching plans for 2012 – new goals to be posted soon! That, and getting ready to finish college and my day job, a...
Lots of eBay-ing, thrifting and vintage shopping this last month has led me to this beautiful new number. A black crepe 1930′s evening gown with bead embellished neckline and sleeve. Unfortunat...
I paid a visit to the Hammersmith Vintage Fair the other week as it’s supposed to be one of the best in London. There were some lovely pieces – lots of furs and antique dresses – as...
For anyone who’s missing the Indian summer like I am, here’s a visual, sunny treat. I stumbled across this gorgeous sage green 1960′s shift recently, which would be fantastic for a ...
Wow, what a whirlwind few weeks! Now that I’ve finally caught my breath I can write a bit about how I got to the point where I finally launched my little business. I’ve, perhaps unwisely,...
How cute is this book? I picked it up in a local shop and immediately it whisked me off down Memory Lane to the age of about 5 when I used to love nothing more than colouring. But this one is like a ...
Last week I promised to post up here some behind the scenes pics from my first photoshoot for Jarvis and Janis (which, incidentally, is going very well, I’m super pleased!) So, courtesy of fabu...
At midnight on Thursday 27th October, I finally clicked the ‘go live’ button on my brand new Jarvis and Janis boutique on ASOS, having spent nearly the whole day getting to grips with the...
I know, I know, guilty as charged. I have neglected the blog of late, for one very good reason: I am about to launch my vintage fashion collection on one of the biggest and best fashion websites of a...
One of my big goals for October included embarking on a fashion design/pattern-cutting course, which I have! And I absolutely love it! At the grand old age of, ahem, mid-thirties, I am finally enjoyi...
The daddy of all craft fair’s, Renegade, came to London last weekend. And having read so much about it on my favourite American craft blogs, I decided to go along and see it for myself. Housed ...
My plans to set up a little vintage fashion business have been gradually moving forward since I posted my goals for October. The first milestone was deciding on a name for the business and briefing a...
I can’t believe it’s been five months since I launched my blog. Time flies when you’re having fun. (And when you’re super busy, trying to squeeze everything in!) It has been a...
The time has come for me to delve into the graveyard of abandoned garments that I made when I first got my sewing machine, so I can make them into something I might actually use (as opposed to someth...
Probably half of my first collection of vintage is made up of pieces I’ve collected myself over the years, so I’ve made little fixes along the way and know the pieces well. The other half...
Some of my vintage pieces had an outing last week, in a fashion shoot by fabulous photographer Chris Brock, starring the very talented (and very photogenic), Lynda Lorraine. I think the pictures capt...
One of the reasons I love London is that no matter how well you think you know the small area you may live in, there’s always a surprise – literally – just around the corner. It was...
Now, I know I’m jumping ahead a bit, seasonally speaking, but isn’t this dress a little reminiscent of a Christmas tree? I think this is a really special dress. The floor skimming skirt, ...
The decision’s been made, the clock is ticking and the expectations of family and friends are unnervingly high… therefore I had better get cracking on this new business thing! This is whe...
Ta da! My first dress made from a vintage pattern… It’s actually a tunic dress which, with a shorter hem, could be worn over trousers – a classic 70′s look. I really enjoyed m...
As you’ve probably gathered, thrifting – shopping for vintage fashion in particular – is a huge passion of mine, and much to my bank balance’s despair, I’ve developed qu...
How cute is this? Found at Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair in Spitalfields the other week. Just a little vintage vanity case to add to my collection, for an eensy £10. Affordable? I’ll say...
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