What is 'Vintage'? Everybody wears it, people talk about it, blog about it, shops sell it - but what, actually, is 'vintage'? Fashion and history experts Lydia Kamitsis, Jane Mulvagh and Judith Watt share their views on this new cultural phenomenon. Read more...
"I began my presentation to the students with the story of Apollo 8 because it captured the prevailing atmosphere of the time...." Sheilagh Brown introduces the Sustainable Collection Collaboration between the Royal College of Art and Esprit... 
1968 was a busy year. Doug and I had two baby daughters, Quincey and Summer and we had just sold The North Face shop. I was looking for something to do to balance motherhood while Doug was making plans to go on some climbing expeditions... 
“There’s never been a model since, like Vera,” comments Guimarães. “She was able to transform the clothes, it was not only about beauty - the way she carried herself made all the difference. Women like Vera are no longer made.”
Brasil Fashion shot on Claudio Silveira's farm featuring Lino Villaventura, Tarcisio Almeida and Conexao Solidaria. 
First came Flea and the 2013 Red Hot Chili Peppers world tour. It was a special stage outfit created by Flea's best friend and neighbour in LA, Lara Schnitger, that started it all...
...You always need to look at Esprit in the social context of where and when it was formed. The ‘60s in San Francisco were the heady days of flower power and free love. Susie and Doug were children of that era and so Esprit was formed by two people who had a fashionable product and wanted to make a difference... 
Pretty Please Vintage : a collection of vintage garments altered by Agnieszka Orlinska. Styling Ina Lekiewicz
Dignity, through art and creativity. Restoring health, with cranio sacral therapy. Featuring Lungi Morrison, Uscha Pohl. Photos: Tomek Sierek
