Some of my best dresses are vintage (see the below ’70s cheesecloth number I found on a Greek island—nothing compares during the summer IMO). In my 20s I had a great run of finding gem after gem thanks to the fact I lived a hop, skip and a jump away from Brick Lane and most of my hungover weekends were spent trawling through thrift stores with nothing more pressing to do than get brunch. Things have changed: My life is far busier with a toddler, there are definitely less hangovers, the stock of vintage in the UK is becoming more and more limited and I’ve become increasingly fussy about what is allowed to enter my very full wardrobe. So, I still wear many of these special secondhand pieces to this day, but I can know also shop safe in the knowledge that almost any vintage-trend inspired dresses, whether new or old, will see plenty of wear.
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