Birmingham Vintage,Crafts & Pre-Loved Extravaganza

A vintage crafts & pre-loved event is on at Aston University Students Guild on Saturday 3rd March (ie. this Sat)

Sowe will not be there but you never know what you may find!

Scarlet

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Image - http://www.spacehopperevents.com/event/Birmingham+Vintage%2CCrafts+%26+Pre-Loved+Extravaganza+/36/

Christmas Pop up fair

Christmas Pop up Vintage Fair - New St Birmingham

Hello christmas elves!!

If you are struggling to get your last few christmas presents and want something unique, individual and shhh cheap - then get down to the pop up vintage bazaar on New Street. Fight your way past the sloooow german market shoppers and get in - there are amazing vintage furs, the best novelty Christmas jumpers and gorgeous jewellery. You can find it next to Cafe Rouge and it will be there until 23rd December!

Enjoy!

Ellephant

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Moseley Vintage Fair

Hey hey,

This Sunday the Birmingham Vintage Fair will be at The Cross, Moseley as if this isn't enough the Moseley Jass Festival is also on all weekend. What more could you possibly want from a Sunday - Vintage treats, Jazz and the forecast is for sunshine!

Sowe will of course be there with our usual selection of Vintage clothes, accessories, bags and jewellery.

We have some brand spanking new vintage stock in this week to, here are a few sneakpeeks..

Why give yourself back ache and tennis elbow with a massive bag? We have a beautiful selection of vintage clutches in a range of colours and styles. Here is a kitsch heart shaped velvet clutch..

Ahh pretend to be a pink lady from Grease in this classic 50's look (without the tacky satin jacket)!

A great scarf can add so much to an outfit whether you wear it in your hair, as a belt, tied to your bag or even tied round your neck - try these light chiffon ones for a splash of summer freshness.

The nautical look is always a classic and this cute vintage inspired naval skirt is easy to wear with classic white pumps or coloured wedges..




Cant wait to see you there!

Ellephant

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Sunday 3rd July - The Cross, Moseley - Vintage Galore!

This Sunday 3rd July Sowe will be at The Cross in Moseley bringing you all our vintage & customised pieces....including a vintage bike!!!! how cute....(will post pics later in the week with contact details if req)

This is usually a really good event with plenty of quality items! I can't wait!!!!

Come and join us...

Scarlet

xxx

70's Makeup

Some 70's makeup looks for Saturdays Vintage Fair!

Enjoy

Ellephant

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70's Styles from Sowe

Birmingham Vintage Fair!!

If you havent been able to make it along to Glastonbury this weekend, fear not we have a mud free alternative! Come along to the Birmingham Vintage Fair in St Pauls Square where we will be channelling woodstock with our hippie vibes! We will also have performances by 2 local bands to really finish off the festival feel!

Now to one of life's eternal questions.....What to wear?
We have some lovely 70's ensembles for sale, see some of them previewed in the pictures below.

Cant wait to see you there!
As always peace and love

Ellephant

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New stock for Birmingham Vintage this Sat 25th June!!!

Hey hey hey!

Me and Elle-phant got busy last night and took some piccys of some of our latest stock for the vintage fair in Birmingham on Saturday this weekend (as previously mentioned by Elle-phant) check out the link below for details...Sowe will be there, all day for you stylish sisters and trendy brothers, yes we have some menswear guys!

http://www.birminghamvintage.co.uk/

Look out for El's blog in the next few days with our 70's stock pics...trust me there are some bargains and must haves, I've had to restrain myself from keeping alot of it!!!!

Scarlet

xxx

Images - www.google.co.uk/maps

70's Fashion

Peace and love people!!

Ha soooo as I have already said the Birmingham Vintage Fair is here in under a eek (the countdown is on!) and Sowe has been busy preparing!

As I mentioned the fair is taking on a 70's theme, now me and Scarlet love an excuse to get dressed up (although we have a tendency to take it to far - ask Natty Bling!!) Soo whilst out shopping on Saturday we gots to talking and debating what is 70's fashion is it flares and disco fashion or miniskirts and eyeliner or hippie-boho???

Well you will be relieved to know I have done my research and I'm glad to say its all 70's fashion!!

The 70's was an era of significant change in politics, equality, economy, music and youth culture this all of course had a huge impact on the fashion trends. To sum them up...

Early 70's continued from the 60's with a hippie look of maxi skirts and peasant shirts, but also the mini skirt was introduced as was hotpants.

Mid 70's saw the glamrock era and the introduction of the platform shoe for men and women. Shops such as Biba thrived and fashion icons such as David Bowie and Bianca Jagger were created.

Mid to Late seventies saw the Disco look emerge with three piece suits for the men, leotards for women and generally loads of lurex and polyester think John Travolta and Saturday night fever, in stark contrast to this the Punk style developed with ripped jeans torn t-shirts, tartan and safety pins with icons such as Siouxsie and Malcolm Mclaren.

Funny that the 70's often gets a bit of a slating when people refer back to it but it seems that every style albeit with a slight modern take has been recreated...who can say they havent worn; flares, platform shoes, ripped jeans, maxi/mini skirts even the looks as a whole have come back think Sienna Miller and Kate Moss with their boho-chic and the punk look with stars such as Jaime Winstone and Agyness Deyn.

So what will you be wearing this Saturday?!

Cant wait to see you

Ellephant

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Hippy girl picture; http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5037030662_c51147fcb9.jpg

Hotpants girl; http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/hotpants-2/hotpants-1970-model.jpg

Mick and Bianca Jagger Wedding; http://thehistoryofrockmusic.com/images/mick-bianca-jagger-wedding-2.jpg
David Bowie; http://cheerbear.webs.com/Bowie.jpg

Saturday night fever; https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCsjQ3xuQnapbjcFn4FcPPGAwZcLkjCPUO3hjpEsjuhMI_tIXZPsBGrYnP-nfa0bbagjFI6s_J4eTWCo2of9tzZbRu8r3PN2LgQi_gz6n4lHRK3aDHcA5dc3zxm9XPlSIGjn2zm3D4tg/s400/SaturdayNightFever.jpg

Siouxsie;http://www.buzzinmusicblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/siouxsie-sioux.jpg

Sienna Miller; https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNm0mwpie-ZfLceY4pCwTnKIeo-glQ5PYSH1_PjLfi2wYhfHViJCQ32u2QoIn2JocIFLySzW6ski7in3LIYo5qidHYenKJOIBpCYNVCmNgmsjerbhr1B2G67TaYYuByTVuU5yMtLu7IwgD/s1600/sienna+miller+street+style1.jpg

Agynes Deyn; http://www.soundfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/idmag-agyness-deyn-2-150x150.jpg

Birmingham Vintage Fair

Hello Lovelies,

Finally we have fantastic news to deliver - we are over the moon to announce Sowe will be joining a fantastic line up at Birminghams newest Vintage Fair.

Birmingham Vintage is taking a fresh new approach to the scene and seeks to project a festival atmosphere by creating a fair with vintage fashion and accessories, art, food & drink as well as makeup and hair consultants to work their magic!

The fair will be held on the 25th June from 11-5 in the creative hotbed that is the Jewellery Quarter at AE Harris. For more information, directions and lots of other interesting stuff go to http://birminghamvintage.co.uk/

As if things couldnt get any better they are having a 70's theme so I will be channelling my inner hippie (not hard really ha!) and going all out with the peace and love vibe!!

Cant wait to see you there!!

Ellephant
PS stay tuned for more info on what Sowe will be taking to the Vintage Fair!
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