We're back! The next Stroud Vintage Fashion Fair is on Saturday the 2nd of August

July 29, 2008 - PRLog -- We're back! The next Stroud Vintage Fashion Fair is on Saturday the 2nd of August in the Ballroom of the Subscription Rooms, Stroud from 10am to 4pm.

There's a new Stroud Vintage Fashion Fair just around the corner. Saturday August the 2nd in The Ballroom of the Subscription Rooms we will be lighting the crystal chandelier, winding up the old Fred Astaire tunes and opening the doors on another sumptous event. Our Vintage Specialists have been combing the country for the most aluring of vintage delights to tickle your fancy!

Check us out at www.stroudvintage.com

Pussyfoot Vintage will wow with a provocative collection of big jools and fabulous clothes, Victoria will be there with her mad 80s things, with Barry and Eileen bringing an eclectic mix of day wear, evening wear and those fabulous Italian shoes. And for those lazy Summer days, Felicity Warne with her unrivalled collection of books. Ruth Lane of Tewkesbury, Ann Taylor of Beau Vintage Birmingham, Cleo and Dina Holyoak with their passion for the 60s will be swinging by and Alexandra Cummings and textile specialist Diane Lundrigan will set out their store to offer you a collection unique to the Cotswolds.

AND if you care to leave your details at the desk, we will enter your name into our Vintage Champagne Draw. (Names to be drawn from a Vintage Coachmans Hatbox - winner to announced on the 9th!)

Don't forget - we also run Oxford Vintage at the debating chamber of the Oxford Union - next fair August 17th.

Stroud Vintage! There's nothing quite like it...


Stroud Vintage - The Ballroom, Stroud Subscription Rooms, Gloucestershire GL5 1AE

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What is Vintage?
Stroud Vintage has become very popular over the past year, but many potential customers are curious about the difference between vintage and just plain old. Generally speaking, clothing produced before 1920 is considered to be antique, worthy of collecting or displaying in a museum but not for daily wear. Most clothing produced between 1920 and the late 1970s is considered vintage by most dealers, but some will extend this cut-off date to the mid-1980s. The term 'retro' is sometimes used interchangeably with vintage, but many vintage specialists only consider clothing of the 1960s and 1970s to be truly 'retro'. Clothing produced after the mid-1980s is generally considered to be bargain-priced or a charitable donation. One-of-a-kind designs by designers such as Halston or Versace can be considered vintage after two or three years. In fashion, vintage denotes an exceptional example of period clothing, or clothing which still has some commercial appeal despite its age.