Vintage Vision

Fashionable & Sustainable. A Social Enterprise. We use vintage clothing to tell stories, reduce isolation, learn new skills and have fun! And, lovely clothes.

[Flic Everett @fliceverett]

The absolute decadence of the local charity shop window.

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

@kellercre8s @Teacherglitter Kids encouraging parents to save money, save the planet AND look cool .....even better! 👏👏

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Love this! (The memory bit, and the gorgeous top as well!)

[Ceridwen Eccles @Teacherglitter]

I wore a top today to work that was my mum’s in the 60s. She dropped off my daughter tonight after school and I saw her immediately clock it and the sheer memory slide that passed her face was intense as she said, ‘I loved that top.’ 😭💕

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Fantastic....and a great message for the kids you teach too...start the habit young! 👍

[Ceridwen Eccles @Teacherglitter]

@Vintage_Vision Everything I am wearing (minus underclothes) is charity shop or things passed on to me 😊

[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

This is too plain. Needs more frills. #Frockingfabulous #fashionhistory of 1853 via KSU Museum.

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Our vintage donations often came with stories. A beautiful 'mermaid' green top - bought in Carnaby Street, and worn to a dinner where Dame Margot was the guest of honour - always brought a tear or two to an audience. One day we'll write that book!

[Luci Gosling @lucigosling]

Lovely programme on BBC4 - Margot Fonteyn on ballet. Not only is there some captivating footage, Fonteyn herself is the epitome of elegant chic, appearing in a series of impeccable, crisp separates & delivering to the camera as gracefully as she dances.

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Fabulous!

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

If I were the head of MI5 and meeting up with shady agents and gazing seriously across the Thames, this is the coat I would wear complete with the black gloves and a mysterious half smile almost hidden by the high collar. #Balenciaga, 1963 #thekyotocostumeinstitute

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Our own little bit of #WelshManufacturing social history.. the marvellous Peggy, talking about her days at the #Dannimac factory in #Brynmawr #Wales
https://t.co/emZ8mr8UE0

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Great article on #SocialEnterprise @CommClothing (led by @paddygrant ) Bringing jobs to where the (amazing) skills are… #Wales #DaIawn

[Patrick Grant @paddygrant]

We LOVE Welsh Pants!
This project has been a joy. A reminder we can all play a part in bringing skilled manufacturing jobs back to the UK and building a more vibrant, fairer local economy.
Huge thanks to @wynneevans @kiripritchardmc https://t.co/8MnbycDR6R

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

And here’s the old poster (we didn’t put the year on sadly!)

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Wondering where all these fab people are now….maybe a project for those dark winter nights?! #Abergavenny #Blaenavon #vintage #retro #stories

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Hmong embroidery (story cloth) involves both ancient traditions and more recent adaptations and is created by women of the Hmong people of China who migrated/fled due to war and persecution, to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam #WomensArt

[Woven in Kirklees @WovenInKirklees]

If you're getting involved with #GrowingColourTogether, this opportunity might be of interest!! #WOVEN23

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Great result!

[Thread Republic @thread_republic]

Such a busy day today with a team of 15 volunteers in #Huddersfield sorting all our fabric donations! Majority are new volunteers too thanks to our listing on
@TheBigHelpOut23 #TheBigHelpOut

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Fabulous festival….get some of these exciting events in your diary!

[Woven in Kirklees @WovenInKirklees]

We're excited to announce the full #WOVEN23 programme featuring 100+ exciting events celebrating textiles, popping up all across Kirklees between 3 June - 9 July.

👇🧶🧵🪡🌸👇

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

An inspiration to so many - designers, makers, and wearers! The Mary Quant name is synonymous with style and fun. Thanks for everything Mary. Go well. ❤️

[Fashion Museum Bath @Fashion_Museum]

A sad day today with the news of the passing of Mary Quant. A towering figure in British dress history, her name defined the look of a generation. RIP Dame Mary Quant (1930-2023).

Photograph by Shahrokh Hatami
Ernestine Carter Archive, Fashion Museum Bath

[Amanda Peters @AberGirl2011]

Great to hear about #FashionEnter on @BBCr4today this morning - and to discover they have a Welsh factory https://t.co/YM9FY9TC9j employing ex #LauraAshley machinists. Best of all, a #SocialEnterprise !

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Fabulous! (The book and the endorsement!) Any chance you might be at @hayfestival with it this year?

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

When you are already having the best week then…….♥️♥️

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

We love this idea!

[Uniform Exchange @uniformexchang]

#SocialFabric event this Sunday 26th February @thread_republic #textiles Hub in #Huddersfield @PiazzaHud, 10.30 - 3pm. Help to #repair our school uniforms so we can reuse them for families in #Kirklees. #zerowaste #collaboration #sew

Email [email protected] to join us!

[Vintage Vision @Vintage_Vision]

Wondering how many dresses are in the wardrobes of Newtown?! So many clever seamstresses, making such beautiful, quality, clothes. #nostalgic #LauraAshley #vintage

[Vintage Blue Lagoon @VintageLagoon]

Laura Ashley and husband Bernard Ashley started Ashley-Mountney Ltd in 1953 as a small screenprinting business that they ran from their home. After the move to Wales, the company expanded and moved to larger building. The first true Laura Ashley dresses were made in 1966.