Vogue Italia

Earrings from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery are featured in a photoshoot in Vogue Italia.

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Schön!

March 2017

Items from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery are featured in the London Calling photoshoot in Schön!

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New In!

September is here! The holidays are over and everyone is back and raring to go. September is a time to re-evaluate your wardrobe, pack away your summer outfits (boohoo) and curate your Autumn pieces.  We think Vintage Modes is the perfect spot to start your fashion spree and with September's London Fashion Week also on the horizon, you need to be belle of the ball!

If you haven't heard already - we have been running a competition to win a £50 gift voucher to spend at Vintage Modes - today is the last day! All you have to do is sign up to our mailing list here to be in with the chance of winning.

To give you a taster of the luscious items you could buy at Vintage Modes, here's a selection of new in pieces available at the moment...  

Art Deco style diamante necklace, c1970s, from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery

Statement lucite necklace with large patterned cut ball and gold tassel, from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery

Chunky clear lucite cut ring, from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery

Vintage snake bangle, from Unicorn

Art Deco Czech glass necklace, from Unicorn

c1950s embroidery scissors in hand embroidered pouch, from Unicorn

Vintage Green Grape Drop Earrings, from Arabella Bianco

Vintage 9ct Gold Diamond Cut Knot Earrings, from Arabella Bianco

Vintage 1950s Art Deco Style Yellow Plastic Necklace, from Arabella Bianco

Peter Robinson 1970s dress, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

1920s silk bolero, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

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Recent Press

DAZED
Summer 2016

A pair of earring from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery is featured in a photshoot.

Red 
September 2016

Brooches from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery are featured in a photoshoot.

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The Telegraph

Vintage Modes is included in The Telegraph's 50 Best Vintage Fashion Boutiques!

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Own your own Norman Hartnell

With the Queen's imminent birthday celebrations, we are highlighting one of Her Majesty's favourite fashion designers; Norman Hartnell (1901-1979). Hartnell came to prominence when he gained the Royal Warrant as dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1940 after designing the famous 'White Wardrobe' (photographed by Cecil Beaton) in the late 1930s, which changed the Queen Mother's image forever. These elegant Norman Hartnell gowns were worn on a royal visit to France, aimed at strengthening Anglo-French ties. The French press praised the demeanour and charm of the King and Queen during the successful visit, augmented by Hartnell's wardrobe.

A Hartnell gown designed for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in the 1930s, part of “The White Wardrobe".

Hartnell went on to design gowns for the two most important occasions in the Queen's life: her wedding and her coronation. Six years after Hartnell designed Queen Elizabeth’s sumptuous wedding dress in 1947, he was commissioned to design the coronation gown - the iconic dress of the mid-twentieth century - and Maid of Honour gowns. It took eight months of research, design and workmanship to make the intricate embroidery of the coronation gown. The Queen was so pleased with the outcome that afterwards Hartnell began to exclusively create her entire wardrobe and produced many of her finest evening dresses. Hartnell gained the Royal Warrant as dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II in 1957.

Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown. The crystal and seed pearl roses, wheat sheafs and leaves embellishment took 350 seamstresses seven weeks to complete.

The Coronation Gown: The dress was to be an historic masterpiece befitting the occasion.

Dress by Norman Hartnell worn by Queen Elizabeth II to Princess Margaret's wedding, 1960.

Hartnell was a major personality in the world of fashion;  known for glamorous evening clothes, Hartnell's meteoric rise to fame resulted in London becoming a centre of style that closely rivaled Paris. Decades of achievement were rewarded with a Knighthood in 1977. He became known as ‘The First Fashion Knight’, and is one of only four British designers to have ever been knighted.

The largest display of the Queen's dresses and accessories, including Hartnell's designs, will open to the public later this month to mark the monarch's 90th birthday. The exhibition - Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from the Queen's Wardrobe - is to be held at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, her Scottish home in Edinburgh on April 21.

However, if you long for a highly sought after Norman Hartnell piece of your own, then look no further. June Victor at Vintage Modes, Grays, has a covetous collection of Hartnell finery on offer, as mentioned in the Evening Standard below. June is also based at sister centre Alfies Antique Market.

Rose pink silk velvet matching dress jacket trimmed with beading, late 1950s early 1960s, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes 

Stunning 1950s black silk velvet couture dress with matching jacket trimmed with lace embellish, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes 

1960s Bugle beaded cocktail dress, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes 

1950s silk crepe outfit, beaded trim and mink cuffs,  offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes 

Rare 1950s vintage flower and drop Norman Hartnell necklace, offered by Arabella Bianco

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Recent Press

Another Man
Spring/Summer 2016

A snake ring from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery is featured in a photoshoot.

Antidote
Summer 2016 - The Now Generation Issue

Items from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery are featured in the new magazine, Antidote.

On the Rocks
Spring/Summer 2016

A bangle from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery is featured in a photoshoot.

Online: hungertv.com

Items from Gillian Horsup Vintage Jewellery is featured in a photoshoot on the hungertv.com website, starring Angel Rose, a British artist who works in video, performance and printed media in the form of zines.

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ELLE

In the March 2016 edition of Elle, vintage earrings from Gillian Horsup is featured in a photosoot.

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London Fashion Week 2016

As London Fashion Week nears its end, we take a look at the top shows, which were a mix of young talent and big guns, and highlight our favourite emerging fashion trends which we also discovered at Vintage Modes! 

Zig Zags & Stripes 

Peter Pilotto

Temperley London

1970s Gina Fratini dress, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

Graphic Floral Prints & Red/Black 

Markus Lupfer presentation

Margaret Howell

1970s Sid Green of London polo neck dress, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

Prints & Orange

Duro Olowu presentation

Left to right: Dion Lee, Adam Selman, Baja East, Veronica Beard and Altuzarra

1960s Velvet dress by Total Look  at Debenham & Freeman, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

Vivid Floral Prints
 

Burberry

Orla Kiely

Painted velvet skirt and matching belt, 1960s, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

 Geometric Prints 

Peter Pilotto

Fyodor Golan

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent wool skirt, offered by June Victor at Vintage Modes

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