Summer Sale at FortyFive

Good news, everyone!
Forty Five have kicked off their summer sale, with massive discounts on hoodies, shirts, skirts, t-shirts, and other beauts. It's on in their Plymouth store, and online in their web store which is up and running. And all you kids know the best way to get even more off is by joining FortyFive on Facebook, and look out for those updates!
Hop on over to http://www.fortyfiveclothing.com/ now.

Faux Couture, Plymouth

Faux Couture is the second vintage store to get up and running in Plymouth, so I had to get down there and find out what it's all about.
Adam and Dan have got themselves a tidy little space up in Mutley, painted the walls nice, and have absolutely filled it up with all manner of beautiful womens wear, menswear, shoes, accessories, homeware, books, and more. (Its all sourced so secretly, they wouldn't even tell me where they got it from!) As they say: "Faux Couture aims to provide Plymouth with an alternative shopping experience. Cheap & Chic is the name of the game, with a unique selection of hand-picked, vintage garments & accessories from the 30's to the 90's that all fits in with the image of Faux Couture. What is the image? Well, simply stuff that looks amazing, is individual and makes you feel a million bucks!"

Check out their online shop here for quirky jumpers, amazing nautical theme dresses and shoes (if only they fitted me!) and some pretty hot handbags. Ok, so I'm bigging up the girls stuff, but there is great mens retro t-shirts, a couple of cool looking wallets, and some great check-shirts for the discerning sartorialist too!

And they are open from today!! The shop announced today on their Facebook page that they are now open every day except Tuesday and Sunday. That means you can hit them up from right now, right now! for one of a kind vintage, cool retro, and a whole new look! Primark is dead! Long live vintage!

Vintage and Retro

Vintage is in Plymouth! Finally!
When I first moved down to Plymouth, I noticed the lack of vintage shops, or rather, I noticed that there were none! Sure, we got charity shops, but now all you vintage loving girls and guys dreams have been answered with not one but two dedicated vintage stores right in P-Town!
So here's the lowdown on the first one...
Lorraine has seen the light and has a treasure trove of beauties in her Vintage and Retro Stall, in the Pannier Market downtown at the bottom of Cornwall Street and new George Street. The lovely ladies are selling every day of the week. I spied a great 60s taupe coloured handbag, and a doctors bag from the Victorian era! There is also an amazing light blue 50's dress, which made me stop in my tracks!

Wish I had some photos to show you. You'll just have to check it out yourself! Head down there to stall 191/192. It's just down one row from the diner, so indulge your 50's side, and have a cuppa and a browse.

Afternoon Tee 2009 - After the storm

Hope it's not too late to say...
another Afternoon-Tee in the box! It was great, so cool to see loads of different clothes, in partcular great t-shirts and accessories, all accompanied by top music and sunshine. Sorry I couldn't stay longer to hear some of the ace hiphop and drum and bass and live bands, you can check all the photos and gossip at the Facebook page.
Next one rumoured to be in October? What can I say? Excited already!

Plymouth Update

Spring is sprung!
Three quick updates for everyone.

Plymouth store Forty Five, are bringing it strong for spring and are ofering their Facebook and myspace friends a 20% discount voucher. So get on to Facebook or Myspace and get shopping for spring. I personally love these Japanese koreshi doll necklaces.


Lee at C-3 has just finished a nationwide tour, promoting the next level of C-3 and in particular the new "varsitees" (see what he did there?). You can read all about the tour here and see and buy the new t-shirts at http://shop.channel-3.co.uk/.

And lastly, Afternoon Tee is kicking off real soon, only a couple of weeks away and it's looking real hot! See the updated lineup of clothing and music at the Facebook page, and keep checking back here for the low down.

Claire out.

Break in service

I'm just going out, I may be a while...
I have a few juicy things I want to tell you all about, including vintage - a subject very close to my heart!
But I have had to go away from Plymouth from a while. When I get back, I will be on that like Donkey Kong, and see what I can find out for you! Looking forward to it!

Afternoon Tee 2009

Yes, by "soon", I meant today!



Afternoon-Tee 2009 has officially been launched.
This year it will be held in the University of Plymouth Student Union (UPSU) on the 10th May, so stick that in your diaries now folks, cos if it's like last year (including the great weather) it should rock.
Afternoon-Tee is a showcase and mini-festival of all things independent fashion, djs, music and art from all over the Southwest.
Our friends C-3 clothing will be there, as will a host of other great clothing brands, plus more to be announced. There is also the great news that there will be no less than 4 music rooms, including a Band Room, hosted by star Plymouth rockers Less Than Me.
And if that doesn't float your boat, there's still loads TBC, so more surprises to come. If you have any interest at all in independent fashion, cool music and art, and a cider in the sunshine, then I thoroughly recommend you get down there. See you there!