Aside from thesis agony, for me it’s been a summer of impromptu travel to NYC & Marbella & the most wonderful vintage discoveries along the way. I also attended The Vintage festival last month at the London Southbank Center. Any road, let’s work backwards and start with Part I -Spain.
A very nice friend who’s family have a house near Puerta Banus (think BIG yachts, premier league footballers, little dogs, lots of gold everywhere) invited me as a means of escape from methodology hades. During an evening wandering the cobbled streets of the old town in near by Marbella we came across the most heavenly vintage and designer clothing shop Dèjà Vu on Calle Pedraza, 8, Old Town Marbella 29601.
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This isn’t your average seller of secondhand, instead the store has a careful selection of pieces from classic to sartorial arranged in what feels like a chic salon full of curiosities and yummy nic-nack-ery. A visit will make any fashionista swoon I guarantee. Not only that, with such a good selection of important labels and key designers from the last century it’s a bite size lesson in the cultural history of ladies-wear as good as any V&A exhibit. Check out this Chanel suit in the first picture below!
This Emilio Pucci dress is my favourite. Perfect for drinks in Portafino or BBQs in Long Island… I wish.
The owner Richard is super-knowledgable about his stock and charming too.
Find the shop on facebook or www.dejavumarbella.com