In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from this week. As ever, we had fun reading your comments! and recollections! So, what do you remember…? Who loved to watch A.L.F in the late 1980s? A furry…
When you say the words “flat packed” you don’t tend to associate it with vintage or retro. In fact I once wrote an article for Vintage Life magazine called The Flat Pack Backlash, but little did I really know that…
We are definitely animal lovers at Your Vintage Life. However, it is sometimes hard to find great products for your pets that fit in with a vintage loving home – no ugly modern plastic pet baskets for us! When shopping for…
In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from Facebook this week. We had great fun reading your comments and memories! So, what do you remember from back in the day vintage lovers…? Did you have one of these yellow…
Yes summer is nearly here (although it is pouring down with rain right now!). We have bought our summer vintage frocks, donned our new retro sandals and are now focusing on the months ahead for our businesses as well as our…
The last 2 weeks has been busy with our first National Vintage Wedding Fair as well as half term. We formally took over the reigns of the fair on the hottest day of the year. It was great to meet…
Today’s Get The Look features our home and our love of hanging things on the walls. Plates, plaques, prints, mirrors, fabric and even handbags all adorn our walls. The Lounge is a mixture of teal and red with retro prints that…
“With the commercial boom in the 1920s perfume sales rocketed. Ladies would apply their perfume before a night of dancing, to allure as well as to feel individual in a time of new found freedom. To reinforce branding, manufacturers designed…
We’ve been adding some amazing new stock to our eBay shop over the last few weeks. With summer coming its a great time to update your wardrobe with some vintage shopping and in todays blog we showcase five of our…
In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from this week. As ever, we had fun reading your comments! and recollections! So, what do you remember…? Altogether now…”PIGS IN SPAAAACCCCCE!” We used to love watching the Muppets back…
Today we meet Dawn, the lady behind the vintage business called Oh My Kitsch. She came to our first Vintage Academy workshop last year and her story was featured in the recent edition of V&Oak magazine. “Oh My Kitsch is…
Nothing evokes the memory quite like a vintage photograph, whether it is of a global event, such as a picture depicting the horrors of the First World War or the faded image of family ancestor; for example, a great grandmother…
Although grouped under the banner of ‘vintage,’ lingerie styles changed considerably between the 1920’s and the 1950’s. In the 1920’s it was the flapper style; in the 30’s art deco reigned supreme; by the 40’s cotton satin and silk were…
With the Hay Festival starting this Thursday, how about some book focused vintage shopping this week? We at Your Vintage Life can’t resist buying a beautiful book and by choosing a vintage books they can give you something visually beautiful as…
In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from this week. As ever, we had fun sharing and you had fun commenting! So, what do you remember vintage lovers…? Who loved having a Snowball at Christmas time…
Recently we went on a buying trip together on a cold Friday morning. Our focus was to buy stock for Keeley’s many shop units and vintage wedding accessories for Kate’s wedding fair. Let’s face it buying is the best bit…
It’s been an emotional two weeks here at Your Vintage Life. A bit of a rollercoaster really, and thankfully we are just about getting off the ride. So today’s blog is (in the words of the late Ian Dury) is…
