Vintage outfit post: Autumn change

The past few weeks have been so busy! We have had wedding's and parties to attend, lots of freelance deadlines to complete, as well as shooting all of our new vintage stock that should hit The Attic People Vintage online within the next couple of weeks. It feels more like Autumn here now after that beautiful freak October heat-wave the weather now feels as it should for this time of year. Lat weekend I pulled out a new vintage dress and mac coat I have been waiting patiently to wear and that day was the perfect temperature. Ross also pulled out one of his hats for the first time in ages which was nice.

I love this time of year, so many amazing colours everywhere from the bark of the trees to the pretty leaves on the floor. Since these photos were taken I have had a change in hair style which I will share with you soon, As you can see my roots were in need of some colour and by bleach blonde locks were sadly unhealthy. Hope your all having a good week so far :)

Marisa wearing: Vintage dress, vintage mac, vintage boots, vintage tapestry bag and belt, Topshop tights and ring.

Ross wearing: Topman Mac and jeans, vintage shirt,vintage belt, Hat from market, Dune shoes.

Vintage outfit post: Walthamstow Art Deco Town Hall

Me and ross took a little time out this week to explore Walthamstow, It could be a potential next move for us here in London. Whilst looking around the green part of the area we stumbled across this incredible grand Art Deco building which is the town hall. We walked around so much that day but stopping to have a rest here definitely made our aching feet worth while!

One of my favorite textile designers William Morris was also born here too. I was totally unaware of this until researching the area a little more... this adds even more charm to the area for me.

Have a great weekend all :)

Marisa wearing: vintage dress and Vintage bag from The Attic People Vintage, Vintage leather peter pan collar jacket, Topshop tights and rose ring, Vintage boots from The Attic People Vintage.

Vintage outfit post at Spitalfields Market

One of the things we love about living in East London are the weekend markets on our doorstep! Spitalfields Market is so much fun to browse around on a Thursday or Sunday. A vintage lovers dream with a range of vintage furniture and clothes dealers, antiques, fabrics, small designers, crafts and food stalls. 

The market is also surrounded by lots of amazing boutiques, and  a great choice of yummy restaurants and cocktail bars. Last thursday me and Ross took a few hours off work to gather a little inspiration and even fitted in a cheeky cocktail or two!

On Friday we headed up North to Nottingham for my sisters Champagne and cake birthday party. We didn't get to take  many photos as we were both run down with a horrible colds! We did manage to take a few snaps of all the cakes which I will share with you soon.

If anyone wants to share any other good markets in London excluding Portobello and Camden? that would be great. Hope you are all having a good week :)

Posted by: Marisa

Another 1950s vintage dress

I am pleased with the amount of wear I have been getting out of my 1950s vintage dress collection this summer. This is one I picked up in Liverpool around four years ago. The print is so pretty, its a floral folk print which reminds me of our our holiday in Switzerland a few years back. The shape is quite simple and it's made from cotton so perfect for a warm summers day!

Today we are relaxing after a fun filled bank holiday weekend full of partying with friends. I will post some photos later on this week. How has your weekend been?

We have added a some more vintage dresses to the Attic People Vintage with lots more to follow soon and a new A/W Collection on its way.

Marisa wearing: Vintage 50s dress, Next clogs, vintage peterpan collar leather jacket, vintage belt, vintage tapestry bag from The Attic people vintage.

Vintage outfit post at the Natural History Museum...

On Saturday we paid another visit to The Natural History Museum as we did on Ross's birthday. Both times we have been far too relaxed about getting there and ended up only having a couple of hours to look around. Last time we covered the Dinosaur section and this time we managed to cover the Evolution floors!

The vintage bolero top I'm wearing has been sitting in my wardrobe for far too long without being worn so I thought I would go for an eclectic look and mix it with a clashing printed vintage playsuit. I love experimenting with layering colours and prints, being a little spontaneous with your clothes is very refreshing.

Any weekend adventures yourself?

Marisa wearing: Vintage 50s bolero, vintage playsuit from The Attic People Vintage, Vintage handbag from The Attic People Vintage, Topshop socks and rings, Primark brogues, Barry M nail polish.

Ross wearing: Vintage leather jacket from The Attic People mens vintage, Vintage check shirt from The Attic People  Vintage, Topman jeans, Charity shop shoes.

Posted by: Marisa

Better late than never...Vintage outfits from Birmingham

We took these photos last weekend whilst visiting Ross's Nanna, Aunt and Uncle in Birmingham just before all these horrible riots kicked off around the country. This is a bit of a late weekend outfit post but at least anther weekend is almost here! 

The weekend was lovely, we spent Saturday relaxing, looking through old family photographs and eating dinner at The Queens pub in the beautiful English countryside. On Sunday Ross's nanna surprised me with a bundle of amazing vintage dress's from the 50's and 60's for me to take home... I couldn't have been more happier to accept these stunning dresses which I will share with you soon. We also went for a walk in the Clent hills and ended sunday with another full tummy from a home cooked roast dinner. There are lots of inspiring old houses in Birmingham, check out the ones above.

Its been a strange and worrying week with all the pointless riots which were so close to us, things seem a lot calmer now and I'm hoping it stays this way for all of the UK.

Any interesting plans for this weekend?

Marisa wearing: Vintage bag ,Vintage dress new stock from The Attic People Vintage,  Next clog sandals, vintage belt.

Ross wearing: Topman blazer and trousers, Vintage belt and vintage western shirt from The Attic People Vintage, charity shop shoes.

Posted by: Marisa

A new vintage dress!

These photos were taken around London's East End broadway market over the weekend. The weather was glorious so I pinched this beautiful vintage embroidery dress from our brand new stock for The Attic People Vintage which we sourced last week. It couldn't have been more perfect for such a hot day!

I feel we have neglected the shop a little lately as we have had so much going on with moving, settling in and freelance design work. But, that's ok though as were back on track and have tonnes of stunning vintage dresses to fill the shop and we're planning changes and exciting new lines for our website for A/W 2011. If there are any items you would like to see in out store feel free to let us know :)

A flash of vintage colour!

I certainly added a little colour to our East London neighborhood the other week on this grey and blustery 'so called' summer evening. Me and Ross were heading out for a few drinks to celebrate my dear friend Catherine's birthday in Camden.

This colourful dress has been on show in our bedroom for the last year without any loving wear from me. I was going to hem it as I don't tend to wear maxi dresses too often, but I'm glad I left it as I had so many compliments that evening. For some reason it felt right to wear it after a year on my rail... anyone else suffer from clothes neglect? Maybe it was because I never had the right coat to wear over it, or the material is too hot to wear on a warm evening, or I was simply never in the right mood to wear it. But this night was perfect and I enjoyed every minute of wearing this bold statement dress :)

My weekend in Nottingham was special and I had a really good buying trip yesterday so lots of new vintage will be hitting The Attic People Vintage within the next couple of weeks.

Good weekend?

Posted by: Marisa

What we wore: Down the South Bank...

Last weekend when the weather was really nice me and Ross took our first trip (since living here) down to the South Bank. We mainly went down because I wanted to see this textiles exhibition by Collier & Campbell at the National theatre. It was a very inspiring... I took lot's of photos which I will share with you later on in the week!

Besides the exhibition we had such a lovely afternoon/evening strolling alongside the River Thames taking in all the wonderful very touristy sites of London. The atmosphere was very festival like with crowds of people drinking, street artists, food venders, grass areas full with  people chilling, mini drink festivals and of course the much welcomed sun:) 

I'm posting this late as we were ultra busy last week with jam packed freelance work The Attic People ebay auctions, birthday events and  evenings catching up with friends. I never knew we would be able to fit so much into one week... I  think this week will be a little more slow paced. Anyone been to the South Bank? What did you think? I'm not usually a fan of touristy places but I really like this area :)

There are more auctions ending this evening click here to see bids.. they are ending shortly so hurry!

Marisa wearing: The Attic People vintage dress, Vintage leather jacket, Topshop tights, Primark shoes and bag.

Ross weraing: Topman trousers, H&M shirt, primark cardigan, Charity shop shoes.

Posted by: Marisa