We are all raring to go for the debut Boscombe Tea Party taking place tomorrow in town….. with our very own mad hatter tea party going on in the window display!

We will be appearing at The Boscombe Vintage Market in the crescent from 10am – 3pm alongside Fishee Designs Vintage Photo Booth with some our boutiques vintage goodies, and gift ideas from The Cherry Closet and South West Artwork‘s talented artists.

Hope to see you there (fancy dress encouraged – dontcha know!?)  xx

On the eve before the big day, we’d like to offer a big congratulations to William and Kate for tying the knot tomorrow.

Our money is on a sleek vintage inspired fitted wedding gown…(it is all about the dress, right?!)

Our Royal wedding vintage Britannia window display has been up for a fortnight to join in the wedding fever sweeping the nation, and we have plenty of art and vintage collectibles to mark the occasion!

So wherever you are, whoever you’re with, and whatever  your feelings are for the Royal family- enjoy the day!! xx

What’s in the What Alice Found window display?

(1970′s wedding dress & veil / men’s black suit / vintage shirt and tie / collectible Daily mirror newspaper / Diana Book / vintage silver teapot set / bride & groom cocktail glass set / pearls /velvet bow tie /  scarf / top hat /red netted hat / men’s patent black shoes / peach belted dress / vintage toy dog – NOW SOLD – Queen print Ltd edition / footstool / vintage kitten heels / bridal gloves with pearl cuffs / Commemorative silver plate / South West Artwork limited edition T-Towels, part of ‘The Royal Biscuit’ series)

…and lots of confetti!

Now don’t get us wrong – we don’t tell our customers in a yoda – esque voice that “you don’t find the perfect dress, but the dress will find you – the perfect owner…” but we do think when you slip into a one off vintage garment you can sometimes feel it was ‘meant to be’.

(Yes, really!)

So we were delighted when customer Melissa  walked out of the changing room in the much sought after ‘peppermint princess’ 1950′s handmade netted number.

This particular dress had been displayed in the window and tried on by a handful of lovely ladies. Being a bespoke handmade dress it had specific measurements for its previous owner and had yet to find the perfect fit for its reincarnation!

Doesn’t she look fab!?

As the dress was such a popular item in the store – we have a few exciting developments in the pipeline, in which we hope to create customers favourite dress patterns customized to any shape and size in vintage fabrics. We will update you with news on these plans when we can!

“Women want individuality, not mass production, and that’s what vintage clothing gives them. Wearing vintage suggests originality and flair. I mean, a woman can buy an evening dress on High Street for two hundred pounds and the next day it’s worth almost nothing. But for the same money she could have bought something made of gorgeous fabric, that no one else would have been wearing and that will actually increase in value.”

~ Excerpt from ‘The Vintage Affair‘ by Isabel Wolff

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‘What Alice Found’ invited friends, family and press to a sneak preview of our new boutique on Friday night after a crazy and intense fortnight of preparation!

The Place

Situated in the buzzing bohemian end of Boscombe, Bournemouth, our brand spanking new art and vintage fashion collaboration boutique was proud to unveil our debut Alice in Wonderland vintage inspired window display to guests. By 9pm our Georgian shop front was all steamed up from the jam-packed party goers and atmosphere!

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The Party

With Billie Holiday crooning quietly in the background, guests were invited to peruse the vintage treasures and original artworks whilst sipping champers and tucking into the delightfully designed Alice themed miniature cupcakes from the fabulous local company C’s cupcakes.

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The party was filmed by local video producer James Dwyer (will share this soon!) and we were also treated to some impromptu magic from local magician Chris Keward!

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The People

Thank you to our guests who made the effort to come from far and wide to support our new adventure. We loved sharing our new shop with you all, friends and family alike – to name just a few fellow artists and vintage superstars; Vintage Dorset, Vintage Per Sempre, Love from Hetty and Dave, Zoe Sinclair of The Girls, Compassionate Dorset, Lisa Northover, The BARG crowd, Jilly P, Andrea Pittam, Caroline Tucker and our shop logo designer Ben Farrell from London.

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You can read a feature on the shop by BH Beat and an independent review by local journalist Rachel Valentine.

We will be updating this blog with more news and events in the future xxx