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Raw Vintage, 3 Abbot Street, Glasgow, 07866 153 595, www.re-cycleandwear.co.uk, is holding its first birthday party on Sat 29 Sep, 1-5pm
OTHER PLACES
TO SHOP
Vintage clothes shopping can be a challenge - all that sweaty polyester. all those sequinned blouses . . . For antique comfort. try investigating these Lycra-free safe havens:
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Vintage
Brigitte -1 ‘
.r 2’ Armstrongs
r Bens ‘
The Glory Hole 1'
-- tarry Starry
' Barnados
Godiva
- Herman Brown
HISTORY BOY
Paul Dale has had a thing about shopping for vintage clothes for as long as he can remember. He explains why ()lrl rtlotfter; like old mr )‘. res have always held a spertial (lltl.‘.’ for me lean remeririier being ‘.'(}l"y taken by my grandfather's wide fitting beige [)aks trousers. sock suspenders. and penny loafers when l was a (Illlkl. and berng proud to hang out with my father when he wore his Harris lweed lila/er, broad-r:o|lared l ours Philippe shirts and a battered pair of flared l evrs. It was perhaps through these and many other lllt'lllUl'lUf; of a happy ltli'fls el‘ildhorid that I formulated my style.
It is perhaps best desrtrihed as somewhere between 'r'fls porn baron filmmaker and an Oxl irrdge don who's been restyled by Howard Kirk, the eponymous l-listory Man of Malrgolm Bradburys 19/5) novel. In short I like big (,ollars. (,,fl(:(il<t). flares. Italian shoes. Jewellery, broad brimmed hats and Vii/ml repeated WSllii to (:har'ity shops and Vintage clothing eniporiums. it is a fairly easy look to collate though rt (foes
trousers so tight they make you weep. In New York.
it has to be the ecrjeiitiir; and reassuringly expensive Allan and Suzr's or Screaming Mini '5; down on Lafayette. .‘JlllCll sources a lot of its remarkable stock from reuently untapped film productions.
As With most men. my biggest fashion investment has been a suit. Some years ago l read an lllltll".'l€‘.".‘ '.‘Jlill Leonard Cohen and Joe Cocker. who were pir.ttirr-:d in designer suits .‘Jllll a quote from Cohen underneath: ‘When you are this ugly you should only wear surts.‘
Being a prematurely grey-haired man with a propensin for weight gain. rt was something I could relate to. Shortly afterwards I found myself in a vintage clothing shop in Gorgie in Edinburgh, which is sadly no longer there. There I found a light blue With dark blue cheek original Drurnmond surt ipictured alxwei. a label beloved of the early Mods. It was made up of equal parts wool. iGF‘y’IOlle polyester and mohair. It fitted like a glove and I had to have it. It cost $725. which was a small fortune to me back then. but rt is the one suit that has newer let me down. It's the one that always fits and flatters lily \‘Jeeble il'KC' body.
As l get older I find l have to really make an effort for people to look at me ii» the street. \.‘-./e are talking cravats and big hats here. Maybe they Just think I am some ‘.'.’€ll(l0 who has spent too long riffling through his grandfather's ward'obe. That's OK with me. as I can only dream of looking half as good as the dandies and we” turned Out men of yesteryear.
Sammy Tootal silk sr:ar‘.'es.
oer‘asionally take courage to .vear‘.
It is through family hand me downs and charity shops that l have created the main body of my '.'/ardr'ohe. but there are a few retro clothing shops that I have to Visit in any given City. In Edinburgh. ‘.'.i‘llt:l'(; I ll‘.(?. I love Armstrongs. lhe Rust. Zip and Barnardo's Vintage. ln Glasgo.'.. I love Vt’atermelon. In London. Camden market is great for scarves. denim and Stasi trauksurts revert tops have to ()thlt‘lStE sometirnesi, while the inexpensive and OCIUIIKI toil l-lollo.‘.'a,' Road is fantastir, for viscose photo print shirts and ‘3st boot r,ut cashmere mix
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