Spring in The Vintage Wardrobe

Spring has sprung in The Vintage Wardrobe!

Well, perhaps not. But as we open our doors today for the first time after a lazy yet necessary Christmas, there is a certain 'je ne sais quoi' in the air, a thrill and healthy anxiety not unlike the first day of school. A new year, new trends, new stock, skies that are the limit...oh 2011 you tease, what have you got in store for us??

If pictures posted by store owner and pint-sized partner-in-crime Nicole Evans are anything to go by, statement staples, bold colours and ethereal fabrics await. Never one to take five, Nicole's latest finds [coming all the way from Cyprus - a retro treasure-trove if you know where to go!] are enough to make anyone abandon their Arans and hunt for the Factor fifty. Take a look for yourselves....

With simple blouses big at Fendhi, prints at Cavalli and white dominating Wang and Calvin Klein, the pieces give a real flavour for S/S '11 [and at £15 a pop, are an absolute steal. Click here to let us know you want one!] That said, the first catwalk show that 'sprung' [oh dear, we really do have spring on the mind - what we wouldn't do to no longer have to wear three pairs of socks!] to mind was Raf Simons for Jil Sander. See for yourselves...

Clean lines, exuberant shades and deploying the one trend that everyone's talking about: colour blocking. Whether dressed up or down, simple vintage blouses such as these are perfect for picking up the trend, allowing you to look as sharp as Rubiks cube all season long.

That said, the sun-kissed colours of these Cypriote 'shirts of paradise' may feel a long way off for those of you sat with cold-nipped noses and see-through skin. Taking a leaf out of this 1987 Versace ad, we've got ample wooly knits to keep us going until the sun comes in...

Easy as ABC. Come pop in folks.

 xVW x