From the forces sweetheart look of the 1940s to the full-on rock'n'roll style of the 1950s,
Natty Smalls the heroine of
Polka Dot Dreams has a fabulous vintage or reproduction outfit for every day of the week. But where does she get them? And if reading
Polka Dot Dreams gives you the urge to buy some retro threads of your own, where will you find them?
I asked three queens of the vintage scene which emporiums of mid-century style they recommend.
Kai Hoffman, the swinging singer with
Kai's Cats and the hostess with the mostess of London's premier swing night,
Live and Let Jive (Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's on the first Thursday of every month) gets all her stage-wear and just about everything else she wears from reproduction 40s and 50s fashion designers:
Vivien of Holloway
294 Holloway Road
London N7 6NJ
Tel: 020 7609 8754
www.vivienofholloway.com
Jazz zinger (and that's not a spelling mistake)
Kitty La Roar recommends long-established vintage shop
Blackout II on Endell Street in Covent Garden.
Vintage fashion event organiser
Bettina Scarlett suggests the following vintage-inspired designers:
Outerlimitz www.outerlimitz.org for evening wear and
Lady K Loves www.lady-k-loves.com for good value day clothes.
You might also like to pop along to
Bettina's Christmas mid-century vintage market at The Hammersmith Club, 11 Rutland Road, Hammersmith on December 14.
So now you know where to get an outfit just like Natty's in
Polka Dot Dreams a vintage clothes romance by
Julia Douglas. Click
here to try before you buy.
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