A stunning old picture, ca 1920s, that so beautifully overlooks the vintage jewellery
So I spent a lot of time in Dorking last week, going through the never-ending treasure troves that are the antique and vintage shops: I visited two divine afternoon tea cafés and found the most glorious vintage glassware in the shape of champagne coupes and wine glasses. I had a reeeeeally long wander through Christique Antique Centre, as around every corner you find something new that you just HAVE to have! Love it.
Rummaging through these cabinets and imagining what stories the vintage pieces would tell if they could speak…
I will write a few posts on Christique and I wanted to start out by taking you to their vintage clothing and accessories section, which is located up a winding staircase in which you will bump your head in the low tudor style ceiling if you are not careful! It is all part of the charm!!
An old wedding dress just waiting to be worn again – pretty sure you could find a whole outfit for your wedding in this shop – check out the fabulous gold heels on the right!
In there you just want to get dresses up in one of the beautiful gowns hanging from the rails, drape some pearls around your neck and wear lots of red lipstick, 20s style!
Just one of the rails with beautiful pieces of vintage clothing. I would recommend going to a vintage shop to buy for example a dress if you are going to a wedding. It is just lovely to see the exquisite designs and also knowing that no one else will wear the same dress!
You can spend hours sifting through the clothes here… and yes, I know that vintage furs are a hot topic – is it alright to buy them or not? Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it… would you wear vintage fur?
Diving in, head first into this glorious treasure trove of vintage jewellery and accessories!
I have a couple of weddings coming up this year, so I am definitely coming back here for some fabulous accessories that will go with my dresses! I am quite tempted to wear a hat but I will be travelling quite far for both weddings, so might have to give that a miss… but when one tries on these beauties it is hard to think rationally!
Decades of Elegance 