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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 15:49
AVFF Future Events:2012 is shaping up as a fantastic year of events for Anita's Vintage Fashion Fairs, which include some new and exciting collaborations. Be sure to 'Save the Dates' and we hope to see you there:
Please do get in touch with us if you are interested in taking a stall at this event.
______________________________________ Sunday 15th April 2012 – Anita’s Vintage Fashion Fair – Battersea Arts Centre - 09.30 - 16.30
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A FESTIVAL FIT FOR A QUEEN
On June 3 Battersea Park will become an immersive world of eccentric British culture, celebrating the 60 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Bringing together artists, designers, chefs and bakers, revellers will be royally entertained throughout the day. Situated on the beautiful southern bank of the Thames, Battersea Park provides the perfect vantage point to cheer on the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant of 1000 boats. Festivalgoers will also be able to kick back in deck chairs and watch live footage from the specially erected giant screens. Live music is the order of the day, with everything from 1950s swing orchestras on the bandstand through to Norman Jay’s legendary Good Times sound system - plus a host of exciting acts on the main stage. If all things folky take your fancy, there’s a full programme at the “Village Green”, alongside Home Live Art’s “Alternative Village Fete”, where an array of interactive stalls await you.
And if that’s not enough, you can rummage for a royal bargain at our Classic Carboot Sale, covet a beautiful find in Anita's Vintage Fashion Fair or Etsy's Handmade Memorabilia & Vintage Collectibles Marketplace or hand craft your own souvenir at one of our many artist-led workshops. And for thrill seekers, Carters Steam Fair will take you high in the sky, and then bring you back safely down to earth where you can revive yourself with a cuppa and a bun baked by the WI, while you watch the competition to build the tallest cake in Britain. Thirsty punters will be able to head to one of our bars including our pop up London pub, ‘The Diamond Geezer’ and stop for a sing-a-long and a right cockney knees up. Curated by Hemingway Design and Clare Patey, the festival will evoke the best of eras gone by whilst marking the glorious present and celebrating the joy of being together on a historic day and public holiday. A short video of Wayne & Clare talking about the festival festival can be found below and on YouTube. For more details about AVFF Vintage Marketplace at the festival please click here. Watch this space for more detailed information about the day and all the artists – coming soon.
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Sunday 13th May 2012 - Anita’s Vintage Fashion Fair – The 20th Century Theatre, Notting Hill - 11.00 - 17.00
Notting Hill is an exclusive vintage fashion event of 28 exhibitors held at the fantastic 20th Century Theatre in the heart of Portobello. The fair is a must for all vintage dealers and vintage fans who look for exceptional high quality vintage fashion and accessories. Described by Time Out as ‘An Aladdin's cave of treasures’ to discover, AVFF fairs provide a relaxed and upbeat, creative atmosphere showcasing quality Vintage for exceptional value to stallholders and visitors alike.
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 15:14
Sunday 15th April 2012 – Anita’s Vintage Fashion Fair – Battersea Arts Centre - 09.30 - 16.30
We are back for our first vintage fair of the year at The BAC on the 15th April. The spring Fashion Fair is just in time for hectic summer months ahead. With calendars packed-full with seasonal occasions: Weddings, Ascot Race days, summer parties, and the prom season. It is the ideal time to prepare and indulge in those one-off vintage pieces. For more info on this event please click here. Please do confirm if you would like to take part in this event as we are currently experiencing high demand. Please contact us asap to book your space either by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Anita on 0208 325 5789.
Sunday, 01 April 2012 14:54
Vintage "Poisson d'Avril" (April Fools)
Image via Tammy Tutterow Sending funny postcards on April Fools Day (the first of April) to friends and family of people holding fake fish was a French tradition in the early 20th century. The icon of the fish being used during this time is often believed that in the French Rivers there was often an abundance of fish, especially in spring as the young had just hatched. These young fish were apparently easy to fool with a hook and lure. Therefore, the term "Poisson d'Avril" or "April Fish" became widely used and it was customary to fool people on April 1st as a way of celebrating the foolish fish. There are many theories surrounding the origin of April Fool's Day, one particular being that it has strong links to the French calendar reform of the sixteenth century: In 1564 France moved their start of the year from the end of March to January 1. Those who failed to keep up with the change, and stuck with the old calendar system and continued to celebrate the New Year during the week that fell between March 25th and April 1st, had jokes played on them such as having cutout fish attached to their backs. It is still celebrated in France this way today with many people sneakily attaching paper fish to there prank victims back. Hope you have a wonderful fish fun April Fools Day. AVFF x Here is a selection of some beautiful french vintage "Poisson d'Avril" (April fools) postcards:
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:08
A FESTIVAL FIT FOR A QUEEN
Diamond Jubilee Festival, Battersea Park - The official Diamond Jubilee Party – 3rd June
On Sunday June 3rd 2012 the Queen celebrates her 60 year reign with one of the largest events ever held in London, the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. This unique spectacle, inspired by a rich history and tradition of entertainment and theatre on the Thames, is expected to include 20,000 participants on the water, millions of spectators on the river banks and a global audience expected by the major broadcasters to many hundreds of millions. The flotilla, with the Queen at its helm, will be 7 miles long, pass under 14 bridges and take 90 minutes to pass any given point.
A festival “fit for a queen” celebrating design, music, art, film, fashion and food from the past 60 years will play a key role in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and provide an ideal vantage point to watch the flotilla. From a portrait of The Queen made out of 3,120 cakes, to public ‘knightings’, and a knees-up featuring Pearly Kings and Queens at The Diamond Geezer Pop Up Pub, The Diamond Jubilee Festival, Battersea Park, will mark The Queen’s reign in a wonderfully eccentric, inimitable style. Curated by Hemingway Design (Vintage Festival) and Clare Patey (Feast on the Bridge), the festival will provide a truly creative day for the whole family to get involved in.
“We’ll be creating a completely immersive environment – a timelines through the 60 years of our Queen’s reign. This will be a proper knees up with dancing and plenty of activities – it’s a chance for people to put their glad rags on and polish their dancing shoes.” - Wayne Hemingway, MBE Festival-goers will get the chance to play traditional British games with a Jubilee twist, listen to historic fairy-tales, feast on cake made by London's hip new wave of Women’s Institute members and create their very own souvenirs of the day. They can also enjoy a ride on the vintage steam fair, shop in the Right Royal Department Store, watch films in the open air cinema and learn to dance 1952 style.
“The Diamond Jubilee Festival will be a celebration fit for a queen and a party which will remain in the collective public memory for many years to come. Artists, designers, film-makers, chefs and bakers have all been brought together to create a distinctive celebration for all.” - Artist and co-curator Clare Patey
The Diamond Jubilee Festival at Battersea Park is the official public party, a free celebratory event that will be the curtain-raiser for a great British summer, including the London Olympics.
The park will be divided into zones to include: · Pageant Viewing + Thames bars - watch the Pageant and toast The Queen and 1,000 magnificent vessels from here. · A Coronation bandstand tea dance with live big bands swing, jive and lindyhop open dance classes, 1952-themed bars and the food flavours of the Coronation Year. · Crowning Glory - The Main Stage. Six concerts for six decades of The Queen’s reign. · A Tea Garden, staffed by the Women’s Institute and featuring “Cake in the Clouds”, an attempt to build the world’s tallest cake, Jubilee jam-making with strawberries grown across the capital, and, courtesy of Konditor and Cook, a portrait of the Queen made of 3,120 cakes, one for each week of her reign. · The Salons Hair & Beauty Makeovers - choose from any decade as long as it’s the last six. · Anita's Vintage Fashion Fair presents a Right Royal Department Stall with 12 hand picked vintage clothing and accessory dealers · Etsy Marketplace presents a veritable cornucopia of royal collectibles and handmade memorabilia. · The Style Spotter's Best Dressed Catwalk. · Public Toasting - a mobile toasting trolley complete with regal hats and drinks giving people the chance to publically toast whoever or whatever deserves it! · Mass Kazoo play along - God Save The Queen played by 1,000 plus festival goers and led by a marching kazoo band, followed by a mass toast to The Queen. · Souvenir Making - crown making, knitting, customised headscarves, medals – a chance to make and wear a souvenir, complete with knitted crown jewels. · Library and Storytelling zone with royal fairytales, myths, contemporary stories and historic tales. · Home Live Art's Alternative Village Fete, an unusual take on the traditional family day out. · The Village Green, showcasing British folk traditions at their finest. · The Royalty Picture House -an outdoor cinema, showing Pathé footage from the Coronation and other significant televised royal events · A mini-museum and public memory bank exhibiting royal memorabilia collected by the public through the decades, curated by Josh Knowles. This will be a month long exhibition at Battersea Park’s Pump House Gallery. · Classic Car Boot vintage royal memorabilia and more all sold from classic cars from the last 60 years · Interactive photo-booths featuring; My Coronation, Family Portraits and Public Knightings. · The Diamond Geezer pop up pub, with Pearly Kings and Queens, sing-a-longs and traditional pub games. · The Great British Seaside Craft Workshops with The Seaside Sisters and a fancy dress flotilla on the boating lake. · Carter’s Steam Fair, a collection of nostalgic fairground rides, carousels, swing boats, chair'o' planes and dodgems. · A themed festival market with food and drink celebrating all things British as well as food and drink from across the Commonwealth. · Corgi Corner fun and games for your faithful friend – don't leave him at home! · A Right Royal Art School - your chance to paint a portrait of The Queen · The Good Times Bus-have a boogie with Norman Jay MBE
A short video of Wayne & Clare talking about the festival can be found below on YouTube -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_HqCVuYc14
ANITA’S VINTAGE FASHION FAIRS … Presents A Right Royal Department Store The Diamond Jubilee Festival vintage clothing and accessories marketplace.
12 hand picked stalls selling:
With an expected 90,000 + visitors on the day and a large vintage following... It is set to be a memorable event! Stall sizes and prices vary depending on the size of your collection. For more information or to request an ‘Expression of Interest form’ please email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Anita: +44(0)208 325 5789. Or alternatively download the form using the download section below. Please note: deadline for submission of forms is 15th April 2012. Related VideoDim lights Embed Embed this video on your site
Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:54
AVFF Pop-up Vintage Fair
Saturday 7th April 2012 – AVFF Pop-up Vintage Fair – 12 Noon – 17:30 THE METROPOLITAN - 60 GREAT WESTERN ROAD, LONDON, W11 1AB As part of WestFest celebrations The Metropolitan (next to Westbourne Park tube) are hosting their 5th year event, which runs from 5th – 8th April. Every year they put on a micro music festival, with live bands and dj’s throughout the weekend. It is a free event for customers and a charity is supported. We have been asked to put a mini-vintage area in the upstairs of the venue. Stalls are £40 with all proceeds (minus £10 admin fee) going to charity. Please get in touch if you are interested in taking a stall at this event This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / tel: 0208 325 5789.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:31
Vintage Festival 2012 is BACK!Good News: The Vintage Festival 2012 is back! A celebration of British culture through music, fashion, film, art, design and food. From the guys who brought you the popular Vintage at Goodwood and Vintage at Southabank their third summer festival is set to go with a bang! Taking place at the breathtaking Boughton House Estate in Northampton on Friday 13 July -- Sunday 15 July.
Get your 'Glamping' gear at the ready as this three day event is set to be a vintage festival to cater for all tastes with exclusive DJ sets, catwalk shows, hair and beauty makeovers, vintage shopping and live music from: swing, rockabilly, mod, soul, funk, disco, ska and pop. “A festival appealing to everyone from the casual vintage admirer to the hardcore devotee." Find out more at http://vintagefestival.co.uk
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Friday, 16 March 2012 17:35
Wonderful Weekend: St. Patrick’s Day & Mother's Day"I was born in Ireland and come from a large Irish family and it makes Mother’s day an important tradition for me. The fact it falls on the same weekend as St. Patrick’s Day makes it even more so. My Grandmother ran a second hand/ vintage clothing business (it’s good to know that I am like her) and my Mother is one of 12 children"
Mum on her wedding day - I still have her beautiful wedding dress which she handed down to me.
Mum and some of the family and friends. "To me being together as a family is a very important, having 3 girls & 1 boy is it always busy and never dull! The girls will be helping at the Fair on Sunday. It is really great having them at the fair - everyone loves the fact my children are helping out and they have been doing so since they were teenagers - it gives the Fair a more personal/family touch - it also helps that they all love vintage and want to come! I’m off to Twickenham on Saturday to see the England v Ireland Rugby game with my husband (who’s English) and we will both be hoping for a win.” Happy St. Patrick’s Day and wishing you wonderful Mother's Day and hope to see you at our Mother's Day Special Vintage Fashion Fair at 20th Century Theatre, Notting Hill on Sunday 18th March. Anita - AVFF x
Thursday, 08 March 2012 20:27
Exclusive to our AVFF friends: Vintage Collection for saleWe have been contacted by a lady called Soraya who has come into an amazing collection of vintage clothing and accessories from the 50-80's (see the images below which is just a small part of the collection to give you some idea of what's on sale).
She is offering AVFF friends the opportunity of purchasing some or all of the collection. It is rare that such a vast collection of Vintage Clothing comes up for sale. All items will be available at trade prices.
The collection of around 1200 pieces of womens Vintage clothing......some never even worn.They cover 60's,70's,80's and some 50's pieces. Dresses, skirts, tops, jumpers jackets etc in varied sizes from 8-16.
They were collected over a period of time by a lady who worked in fashion and she dreamt of opening her own shop. Unfortunately due to family Tragedy this has remained a dream as she had to become a carer. This has left her with no choice but to sell her belongings amongst which is this collection of vintage clothes.
The items are located at a store house by Ikea in Edmonton and available for sale : FRIDAY 9TH MARCH & SATURDAY 10TH MARCH ONLY - Please note this is a cash sale Please do contact Soraya direct to arrange an appointment to view the collection. As you can image a collection of this size is creating a lot of interest so do contact her ASAP if you are interested. The
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Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:32
London Fashion WeekendIt was great to go to London Fashion Weekend on Saturday (25th Feb) at Somerset House. Every year after London Fashion Week has been and gone and now Milan Fashion Week is in play, LFWeekend finishes the week with this extensive fashion shopping event. Here are a few snaps from our day:
Around 5 years ago Anita with AVFF introduced vintage to LFWeekend so it was great to see the vintage area expanded and curated by the talented Vintage by Hemingway design team. The Vintage Floor had a fab atmosphere with a gorgeous tea room in the centre where you could chill out and have tea and scrummy cakes by Molly Bakes.
Image via: Vintage Hemingway blog
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Sunday, 19 February 2012 20:11
London Fashion Week: Bernard Chandran One half of the AVFF team was lucky enough to attend the Bernard Chandran AW 12/13 collection at London Fashion Week yesterday. There was a huge amount of anticipation and buzz in the air as the show hall at Vauxhall Fashion Scout was brimful, all with cameras, iphones and even ipads to hand ready to snap away.
The show kicked off with two models walking the runway in tandem both with oversized collars and contrasting shade of light and dark which set the tone for the show; structured and sophisticated. The collection had a sharper edge to his previous offerings and had a utility 1940's underpinning construction to the pieces which I really liked. Beautiful fabrics and contrasting textures were cleverly mixed to add interest to the feminine silhouettes. Sparkling custom-made embellishments could be found subtly on each garment from shoes, belts, collars and even the models lips (Perhaps the invite gave a tiny hint to that). Plus our favourite beauty product Lipcote was also to be found in the exclusive goodie bags.
     
  
  
  
A Beautiful and elegant collection see the video by Brighton Art below:
AVFF Upcoming Fairs 2012
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