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By Kiera Neal Although it’s tempting to shop at the big highstreet/online brands this Christmas season, since the pandemic it’s become more important than ever to shop locally and support independent businesses. Here are some of the local Gloucestershire businesses you can support whilst doing your Christmas shopping. Pink Vintage Pink Vintage sells a range of vintage designer bags and jewelry items, from brands […]
A gigantic pink lotus flower slowly opens its heavy leaves as they drop dramatically to the floor, who else could be posing inside but Rihanna, of course. Draped in a floral scarf accompanied by a luscious purple silk lingerie set; this is the introduction we all expected from the new queen of style. Miss Rihanna […]
A vintage and retro pop-up shop are coming to Cheltenham this Sunday with over 6 tonnes worth of clothing. This is run by the UK’s largest independent kilo company – Preloved Vintage Wholesale Ltd. The price of the clothing is dependent on its weight, with the shop charging £15 per kilo. You can shop for […]
You may question who and why people are still buying fur; it seems that in this day and age the industry seems old fashioned and unsought after. Faux fur is everywhere and the love for animals never dies, especially now; lockdown caused a significant rise of pet adoptions according to Pets at Home which saw […]
Non-essential stores will be opening from the 2nd of December and with Christmas round the corner, it might be worth your while popping into the vintage and second hand shops around Cheltenham. So which hidden gems is Cheltenham keeping secret? Willow Hilson Vintage- Located on Suffolk Parade, this store sells high end couture, perfect for […]
The magazine industry has been represented in film and TV countless times. Some say Ugly Betty is the most realistic, maybe you love 13 Going On 30 – to me, The Devil Wears Prada has to be the best. But what’s actually the reality of working at a fashion magazine? Online video calls have become […]
For what can only be described as an unpredictable year, 2020 has produced an entirely new spectrum of emotions for us all. The independent streetwear clothing brand Lazy Oaf has done a pretty good job at visualising how we all feel, with their latest collection, HappySad. It all started out as just a tiny store […]