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The Vintage Fashion Expo

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This weekend marked the inaugural Vintage Fashion Expo hosted by The Vintage Experience, a two-day extravaganza featuring some 28 vintage and thrift clothing sellers, cheeky Black Orchid burlesque beauties, live music, a Charlie Chaplin mime and loads of delicious things to eat and drink. It took place at QV54 in Cape Town – a very fitting venue with its towering […]

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A Very Coco Halloween

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On Wednesday evening we traded at the Vintage Experience market at Truth in Cape Town. Being the eve of Halloween, the theme was “A Very Vintage Halloween”. All the traders, and some of the shoppers, dressed up in their best vintage-inspired and spooky costumes. I decided to go as the legendary Coco Chanel. Her sometimes […]

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Put it in your diary: The Vintage Experience 1 year anniversary market at Truth

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Oh boy, you guys don’t want to miss this one. Can you believe that is has already been a year since the launch of the first Vintage Experience market (back when it was still Vintage Wednesdays) at Cafe Chic? It is unbelievable how much the Vintage Experience has expanded, with a monthly market at Truth […]

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New Cape Town night market for vintage lovers

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We’re proud to be a part of the launch of a brand new vintage night fashion market market in the Southern Suburbs, in collaboration with The Vintage Experience (formerly known as Vintage Wednesdays). The market will showcase a dozen or so sellers’ latest best finds on Tuesday 28 May at Jakes in The Village (Steenberg […]

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April Vintage Experience market at Truth

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After taking a few months break from markets, we were back at the latest Vintage Experience market (formerly known as Vintage Wednesdays) at Truth on 25 April. I couldn’t believe just how much the market has expanded since the last time we were there! The back of the venue has been opened up to accommodate several […]

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