Ballroom dancing was one of my passions in the 1950s/60s and, until recently, I thought that it had almost disappeared. I need not have worried, however, for nothing from that era really dies, does it?
Looking through Flickr I chanced to see the photostream of Jive Addiction – the link is here – and suddenly it was 1960 once more and I was back in a ballroom. The photos portray the action so well that I spent a good half an hour looking through them, pleased to see that serious rock and roll jive is still alive and well.
After the four events for Saturday we have only two fairs to mention today, one in Wilmslow Cheshire at the Leisure Centre and one in Sutton Coldfield on the outskirts of Birmingham (on the East side).
Here are four Vintage events for this Saturday, 26 November 2011 in Hull, Henley-on-Thames, Haringey and Watford (both in London). Sixties Britain supports Vintage Fairs as a great way to buy, get ideas, meet others that share our interest, have fun and, equally important, share ideas.
In our occasional series highlighting vintage shops we like to feature some Etsy shops if we can as these are usually good value and seem to contain some of the things other shops miss. Aside from that, both Avril and I enjoy looking and buying online and my experience with Etsy shops has always been a positive one.
This is the ‘Hot town, summer in the city, Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty’ song that is a classic now and which still seems to crop up on the radio once or twice a month in the summer.
A luscious full dress fitted tight at the waist is today’s most flattering and up-to-the-minute silhouette and every girl should have at one in her collection. The problem is, and it’s often a big problem, what accessories do you wear to complete that vintage look and stop the whole thing looking naff?