The Leader and Arrow were motorcycles produced by Ariel Motorcycles of Birmingham in the 1950s and 60s and were both examples of the way that the company tried to adapt to the 1960s idea of what a motorcycle should be.
Posted in 1960s
Tagged 1060s, 60s, ariel, arrow, golden arrow, leader, motorbike, Motorcycle
The estuary of the river Camel in Cornwall passes Wadebridge and goes downstream as far as Padstow. It is an area of considerable beauty made more popular by the Camel Trail which is designed for both walkers and cyclists although not, and this was intentional, for cars.
After the war, as the 1950s began, girls as well as boys began to find that jobs were easy to get.
In reconstructing the country there were abundant opportunities and jobs were plentiful enough to ensure that every girl had a choice of where and when to work. Of course pay was less than a man’s wage (no equal opportunities yet) but it was still not bad and, as rationing began to end (sweets were the last off ration in 1954), life began to get better.
Where wartime was ‘make do and mend’, the 1950s gave women in general a chance to become much more fashion conscious. Girls, in common with young men, wanted to establish their own identity and create their own fashion rules and this ultimately lead to the mushroom in fashion consciousness that was the 1960s.
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Tagged 1950s, 1960s, 50s, 60s, bikes, Fashion, female fashion, girls, leather, motorbikes, retro, rockers, teddy boys, vintage, women, womens fashion
One of the most noticeable trends of the 1960s was the idea that you could make more use of the rooms in your house if you improved access to them by getting rid of the interfering doors, walls and windows.
The idea was to open the house out thus making access to the various living spaces easier. Where most houses had been built with separate rooms, each divided one from another by a door and a wall, it was thought desirable to remove as many of these as possible thus opening out the space and making access from one living area to another quick and easy and, in many cases, merging the spaces together.
Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged 1960s, 60s, architecture, diy, house, house design, living, rooms, through-lounge
There are not so many Vintage Fairs being held this coming weekend, the 10th and 11th December 2011, so there is just one post for both days.
As we always say, we believe all of the information is correct at the time we publish the article but please, please check with the links provided to confirm the date, venue and times and let me know of any changes or mistakes.
If you do go, have a great vintage time and send us a link to any photos you take or articles you buy. If you are organising or know about a vintage event please let us know, thanks.
Combining vintage with modern is a great way to wear the best of vintage and at the same time use the best of modern as well.
In the last article I talked about finding the right accessories to go with your vintage clothes and suggested a choice of bracelets. You might want to just refresh your memory of the article by clicking here (it opens in a new window).
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There are a lot of events for next Sunday, 4 December 2011, so have a look below and decide which one is for you. We have events from most of the UK including one from Northern Ireland even and an event in Norwich: which I added myself (those who know me will know that Norfolk is my second home!). We do not have events from Scotland so perhaps vintage fairs have not yet caught on there. (No, I doubt it too, so if you know of an upcoming event in Scotland please let me know.)
As we always say, we believe all of the information is correct at the time we publish the article but please, please check with the links provided to confirm the date, venue and times and let me know of any changes or mistakes.
If you do go, have a great vintage time and send us a link to any photos you take. If you are organising or know about a vintage event please let us know, thanks.
December is looming and we are moving every so much closer to Christmas so that shopping takes on that festive urgency that only a good vintage fair can clear.
There are several events for this coming Saturday, two of which I have already mentioned – the links are below – and one further one in Guildford.
As we always say, we believe all of the information is correct at the time we publish the article but please check with the links provided to confirm the date, venue and times.
