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posted on Wednesday 30 January 2013 @ 13:14 by Anonymous

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Judy's Vintage Fairs
This travelling fair always has a fabulous array of clothing to sift through, offering vintage fashion gems at a very reasonable price. There are two styles of fair which you can attend. The first being the most normal style which consists of stalls and individual sellers willing to give you conversation about where pieces are from and who you can bargain with, also other merchandise such as comics, jewellery and vintage hair and makeup styling.


The second is referred to as a ‘kilo fair’ where you purchase items weighed by the kilo and pay a set amount per kilo. Now, the second option is actually a very good idea if you are intending to buy, say, a leather jacket or fur coat, maybe something designer or shoes; things that you may be able to get for a cheaper price than if you pay for the individual item, BUT be prepared to trawl through a myriad of tables and piles of STUFF. You literally have to rake for things. There are just piles everywhere and people everywhere. There is no system or decorum here. It is every woman, man and child for themselves. The clothes are in no order other than colour coded, and there are some rails with coats and shirts, things that could get ruined on the floor, but the aisles are tight, so watch out for the crazy bargain shoppers who will shout at you for ‘crowding their space’.



We attended both fairs held in Edinburgh at the Out of the Blue cafe and both made for very different experiences. First we scoped out the regular fair, which was enjoyable, we got some good chat with merchants and viewed the masses of vintage pieces on display (I even scooped some old jewellery which I love). So, when attending the kilo fair, we assumed it to be the same set up, but when you entered you could smell the sweat on the air, the hardcore vintage shoppers were out to play. When we saw the masses of clothes we were initially terrified, but after we began to look around we soon got into the spirit of things and dug right in! We actually found some absolute corkers and it is well worth the visit.  

The next Kilo Sale is the 2nd of February at the Out of the Blue Cafe, Leith at 11am-4pm... enjoy!
http://www.judysvintagefair.co.uk/
http://www.outoftheblue.org.uk/

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