New Year, New Handbag

...Well new for you, as this is a lovely well looked after late 1950's handbag.
(It even came in a bag for the handbag so no wonder it looks as new!)

This is in the satchel style and the lock is a very funky buckle.

The bag is a deep, rich, brown leather and the gold metal just brings a touch of bling to it. Lined inside in a black cotton fabric, it even includes a little make up mirror.

It is just such a lovely lush rick dark brown leather....

We couldn't find any label or make on or in the bag, so your guess is as good as ours!
Although we can tell you it was made in Argentina....
£65

Just lovely

Bye for now
BG

Handbag Timewarp

A bunch of vintage and retro handbags for you today.
A brace of bags? Bundle of bags? Ballows of bags? We need a name for this. Answers on a postcard...

Anyway, where were we? Ahh yes.
This handbags are a mix of retro and vintage, from 1950's up till now.

Some are leather, some are faux leather and some are plastic, but we love them all equally. Here are a small selection, so if you want to see the rest, pop in and say hello!

Gold and white striped - £18

Pink - £12

Leather embossed bag - £18

Bye for now
BG

Autumn Leaves

A new week and some new windows for you.

September has well and truely turned up now, bringing with it the cold, wet, gloomy weather. So we are trying to get bright colours in the window to cheer people up (and make them come in and spend lots of money of course!)
This week the changing colours of the trees and all the leaves have insipred this colour combination, along with the it being slightly clashy. Rich oranges and subtle greens. Love it. Autumn is our favourite time of year, simply for the awesome colours which mother nature brings out.

So for sale this week we have....
Left to Right -
Toast green merino wool jumper £24
H&M pink shirt (just seen under jumper) £4
Ralph Lauren white belt £15
H&M orange trousers £5
Orange Floral top £6
Jaeger linen pencil skirt £10
New look white blouse £4
Retro skirt £9
Wallis orange cardigan £6
Green vintage suede belt £8
New Look floral top £5
White roll neck cashmere jumper (just seen under floral top) £20
Vintage grey leather skirt £20
Brown belt £5

Have some close ups too....

Silver necklace £16

Bye for now
BG

Retro and Vintage Items Galore!

Sometimes we get a bundle of items donated in HUGE bags which is always very much wanted here at Brook Green!

Couple of laundry bags turned up at the weekend full of vintage and retro items.
What's the difference?!
Well, according to Merriam Webster, retro is "relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past : fashionably nostalgic or old-fashioned." Ruby Lane notes that "an item described as 'vintage' should speak of the era in which it was produced. For the term vintage to accurately apply to it, an item should be somewhat representational and recognizable as belonging to the era in which it was made."

We have some Vintage 1980s Leather Jackets £68 each

And some Retro skirts, recently made, in old fabrics to look like 1960s/70s. £15 each

 We also have many leather bags and shoes from £10, from the 1950s to 1980s. These vary in condition and have been priced accordingly. (Basically, sold as seen....)
(Check out tomorrows blog for the shoooooooes)

Finally, we have some AMAZINGLY CUTE 1970s leather hotpants £50 - shown here with a retro top £12

Fantastic mix of one-off items for your wardrobe!

Bye for now
BG

Rock rock till you SHOP

So we might have got a bit excited over this window and used it as in excuse to blast out some Def Leppard and Led Zeppelin in the shop, but it has certainly caught the eyes (and ears) of our customers!

We completed the window Monday at 1.20pm. First items sold at 1.22pm! Quick turnover of stock is what we want.
Already the window has changed slightly from the photos, having to replace sold books and clothes and guitars.

This was such fun to do, with the help of Yolaine and Kat, with so many pieces to fit together to make it interesting and yet still fashion and funky and most importantly eye-catching.

(Some of) The Books
Lady Gaga - £2
Bruce Springesten - £3
Depeche Mode - £2
Jim Morrison - £2
Joan Baez - £4
Leonard Cohen - £3
Bob Dylan - £5
Beatles - £2

The window outfits are mainly band t-shirts from £4 and leather skirts/trousers from £12

The men's Top Hat is from Christy's London and is for sale at £55.

Where is Slash when you need him!?

Finally, the Electric guitar and amp (which sadly doesn't go up to 11), which have been PAT tested as well as tuned up and STRUM tested is £80

The acoustic guitars in varying condition are priced from £25.

This one is so diddy and lovely. Travelling guitar by Washburn in case, as new, £60.

And here is the window....

And now I present MORE Def Leppard with the song from the title....(one of my favourites from Pyromania....)

(and I'll try to wait a few months before posting more Def Leppard....although I can't promise! haha)

Bye for now
BG