Brighton is a great place to go for a vintage spree, to dress either yourself or your house. For interiors, start in Kemptown where you’ll feel in the heart of the picture postcard-worthy city – its faded grandeur adding to the romance of searching out prized new-to-you pieces.
For glamorous furniture, Moderne Brighton does quite high end Forties and Fifties pieces, while nearby the Brighton Fleamarket is, says WBB, “a real hotspot of crazy and eclectic – old crystal decanters; possibly a sofa on a really good day – you just never know. It’s proper older fashioned flea market shopping.”
Swag, North Laine is a fabulous mix of antique colonial and Fifites industrial furniture: architects tables; library ladders; metal desks; light fixtures. WARNING – you may need childcare for this bit – you could lose yourself in here for hours…
AND FINALLY, CLOTHES
Wolf and Gypsy Vintage, North Laine. “It’s a fab vintage clothes shop – relatively inexpensive; full of lovely things – Thirties negligees; crazy Seventies stuff – just one of those really nicely run, unmissable vintage shops,” says William. As vintage shopping advice goes, this is about as good as it gets. Enjoy.