April 2011 Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair

Earlier this month I gave details of a Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair that's happening here, in Dublin. Here's some more information for the event happening in April.
I will be heading along to it myself and I hope you guys can too.

Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire

Sunday 17th April Noon - 6.30pm

A showcase for established and new businesses from around Ireland focused on vintage fashion and retro decor.  

The Dublin Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair is returning to the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire on 17th April. It will be showcasing independent businesses from around Ireland specialising in vintage clothing, memorabilia and decor. There will be an opportunity to see and buy from over forty retailers specialising in all that is glamourous from our past.

Over the past years, a number of Irish women have turned the economic disaster of redundancy into an opportunity which has given them the incentive to turn a private passion into a viable business. Among the entrepreneurs of the Celtic bust taking part in the Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair is Sinead Lee of Hems and Gems, a new vintage shop in Gorey, Co. Wexford. Made redundant in 2009 after nine years as a buyer for a bathroom company, Sinead took time out to  have a son, Oliver, and to have a good think about the future. Rather than jumping back into a depressed job market, she decided now was the time to indulge her passion, and turned her expertise in purchasing to the area of vintage fashion. You can view her selection of well priced vintage and revamped clothing at the Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair in the Royal Marine Hotel on Sunday 17th April, and in her fun and quirky shop in the Indoor Market, Gorey.

From Hems & Gems, who will be exhibiting at the Dublin Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair, Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Loaghaire, Sunday 17th April.

Natalie wears a pyscedelic 60's dress €60.00
Wine Velvet Blazer €55.00
Wine 1950's bag €40.00

Claudia wears 60's Navy coat which €60.00.
Navy suede 80's clutch €25.00

FASHION RENAISSANCE - THE DUBLIN VINTAGE FAIR

The lovely folks from Vintage Ireland sent me the following info in relation to their upcoming Vintage Fair in Dublin. I'm definitely going to be checking it out - i'm loving all of the vintage fairs and flea markets becoming increasingly popular in Ireland at the moment and this one looks like a must-visit.

Hats by Fiona McGuire courtesy of Vintage Ireland

The fashion renaissance continues into 2011 with the return of the Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair to the Royal Marine Hotel on Sunday 17th April.

The enthusiasm for vintage shows no sign of abating, and fashion on sale at the Vintage Fair ticks all the important boxes for today’s savvy shopper: ethical, eco-friendly, good value fashion, and with Ireland's best vintage sellers all conveniently gathered under one roof.

A veritable one-stop vintage supermarket, the Dublin Vintage Fair covers all areas of 20th century fashion, from clothing to jewellery, hats, handbags, shoes and accessories, even including vintage powder compacts, scent bottles, sewing patterns and fashion prints, along with unique 20th century decorator items and homewares.

I hope to see some of you there!!