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New frock..old frock

PostPosted: 13 Jun 2016, 13:30
by Ally

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PostPosted: 13 Jun 2016, 13:40
by Kaz
Oh that's really nice - and what a great price!! :D

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PostPosted: 13 Jun 2016, 13:44
by Ally
Kaz wrote:Oh that's really nice - and what a great price!! :D



I love vintage clothes. :D :D

This is from a non-profit making shop in Birmingham run by two friends of ours.
They sell recycled and up-cycled clothes by weight.

I've c&p the following:

The new store has been set up and will be run by husband and wife team Eddie and Gail O’Callaghan. The pair opened their first shop using the unusual by the kilo concept in San Francisco back in the 1990s, trailblazers at the time they then went on to open the first shop of its kind in Liverpool ‘Bulletproof’ before moving to Croatia to become co-founders of the infamous ‘The Garden Festival’. Eddie is returning to his hometown of Birmingham after 33 years due to the surge in culture and creativity in the area in recent years.

The concept behind ‘Off the Scale’ is to not only promote sustainable fashion but also train and employ people who suffer with depression, and perhaps most importantly, raise awareness of some of the stigmas surrounding the condition. Eddie & Gail have received a Key-fund loan to get things started along with support from The Big Issue’s investment arm. They hope that by combining their extensive knowledge of fashion, promotion and up-cycling, and the condition itself, they’ll be able to provide genuine social benefit to the community.

Re: New frock..old frock

PostPosted: 13 Jun 2016, 16:24
by Diflower
Absolutely fab dress, and what a terrific concept for their shop x

Re: New frock..old frock

PostPosted: 14 Jun 2016, 18:12
by Kaz
That's amazing Ally, what an original idea! 8-) :)

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PostPosted: 06 Jul 2016, 08:50
by Ally
Don picked the dress up for me yesterday and its gorgeous!!

I'm wearing it tomorrow for my day out in Glasgow.

And the end price?? £3!!

Well happy! :Hi:

Re: New frock..old frock

PostPosted: 06 Jul 2016, 09:40
by JoM
That is GORGEOUS!! Photos of it on please! :D

Re: New frock..old frock

PostPosted: 06 Jul 2016, 10:16
by Ally
JoM wrote:That is GORGEOUS!! Photos of it on please! :D



:D I will. :lol:

Re: New frock..old frock

PostPosted: 06 Jul 2016, 17:54
by Kaz
:D :D