Vintage treasures...

(image from Winifred and Bance.com.au)

I love Vintage shopping. It's the thrill of the chase. You never know when you'll unearth a rare or unique piece.

What I love most about vintage and antique finds is the idea that the items have history. I love to think about who owned it before me? Where they bought it from? Was it a favourite or particularly special item to them? Of course, I'll never find the actual answers to these questions, but I love to let my imagination run wild...

(image from shag - melbourne)

This brings me to share some of my favourite Vintage stores on the Perth Vintage scene -

The Ginger Fox
Winifred and Bance
Bluebird Vintage

Off to market in Perth...

The Perth Market @ The Perth Cultural Centre (31/10/09)

I have found loads of inspiration and creative endevour since relocating to Perth a few months back, and the markets have been a popular haunt for me so far. Perth has some great markets to explore such as The Perth Market @ The Perth Cultural Centre and The Perth UpMarket. Both are a great place to find some really unique pieces whether handmade, re-invented or vintage and both are highly recommended as a great way to spend a weekend morning.

The Perth Market @ The Perth Cultural Centre (31/10/09)

The Perth Market @ The Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge is held between the WA Art Gallery and the WA Museum both Saturday and Sunday each week, and is unfortunately the only regular market of it's kind in Perth. The Perth Market is where I first discovered The Ginger Fox, a great place to find some quality vintage treasures. This is truely a great little market that deserves Perth's support to keep us market lovers busy.

Perth UpMarket @ UWA (15/11/09)

With more emphasis on handmade goodies The Perth UpMarket held quarterly and has recently moved to it's new home at the beautiful location of Winthrop Hall, University of Western Australia (UWA), which in my opinion is worth a visit on it's own. The Perth UpMarket offers heaps of beautifully handcrafted pieces from clothing to bags to badges to toys to anything and everything these clever and talented people create. As the market is only held once every few months I'm hanging out till the next one which I believe is March 28th. See you there...

Preamble...

Hi all and welcome to the official blog of nic and clay. I have created this space to pour out my mind’s scramble for the world to read and decipher, and to share my passion for all things creative, art, handmade, travel, style, food, culture, design, fashion, vintage, music, sustainability, photography and our Wedding in 6 months time. This is also a place to recognize and appreciate other designers who provide me with so much inspiration (see the list of bloggers we love). I also make it my mission to reconnect with my creative side, unpack my camera, dig out my sewing machine and 'make things' this year...

I have just relocated to Perth with my Fiance after a 1 year stint in back Melbourne (my home town), 2 years based in London UK and a whole lot of travelling in between. So as a Perthonian newbie I have made it my mission to discover the heart and soul of Perth and all it has to offer. So join me on a journey of discovery, creativity and inspiration in a new city far far away...