2010, It was an interesting first year!

Sooooo, here I am sat in chilly cheshire , perusing our photos from last year.....
They show an interesting journey, that's for sure!
I went from a super stressed lowly Assistant Buyer at River Island, to the proud owner of a (sort of) thriving fashion business!  I also transferred my living arrangements from a hamster sized Wimbledon studio appartment which hemorrhaged money from every one of my orifices, to sharing a super swanky cheshire house with my (very generous and very successful) step sister!
Anyway, i digress!
What I did in 2010:
Met the stylist for Florence and the machine (no polyester darrrling), made some excellent contacts in the London fashion industry (which i will definitely be using this year), got a vintage jewellery concession in 2 House of Fraser stores, started selling on Asos marketplace, set up my super fabulous website (now all I have to do is sell some goods on it) and made lots of fabulous women happy with their vintage finds...phew!!
I even collaborated with Wonderbra and gave (very nerve racking) talks about vintage and bras to all the ladies at Britain's next top model live! Not to mention getting a fabulous weekend in Paris with their competition winner- hard life I know!!
L'oreal, Saatchi, Mccann and ITV generously let me in their doors to bring hand picked goodies to their vintage starved ladies, and our Vintage afternoon tea + boutique at the fabulous Sanderson Hotel London was a roaring success!
It brought good - Finding an unworn Herve Leger dress in a warehouse in LA; and bad - I've lost friends on the way...it's more difficult than you'd think to keep a friendship going when you're a 4 hour drive away (even in my gorgeous egg powder blue fiat 500 - if only it were an original!)
Things to do in 2011:
1.Bring We love Africa jewellery to you all
2. Start making my own jewellery designs
3.Sell more stuff!
4.Find an ever coveted Ossie Clark dress (and keep it for myself!)
5.Make my product more accessible - maybe LIberty's and Selfridges would be nice!!
6. Conquer the world (might have to save this one until 2012)!!

Britain's next top model live

Err me trying to look professional at Britain's next top model live!

My Vintage Jewellery case at House of Fraser Glasgow!

Vintage afternoon Tea and boutique at The uber cool Sanderson Hotel (the cakes were AMAZING!)

We Love Africa telephone wire bracelet...coming soon kids!

One thing is for sure...there's no going back, and who'd want to leave the shire?  If it's good enough for Frodo, it's good enough for me!!
Big love,

We love Vintage x