Judy's Affordable Vintage Digest Judy's Affordable Vintage Digest Issue 3 | Page 16

A Retro Rose We caught up with award winning, 16 year old style blogger Ellie Connor Phillips of Rose & Vintage to chat colour clashing, David Bowie and the horrors of wearing Crocs... Hi Ellie! Tell us about your blog and how you started it? My blog is pretty much an online representation of me - it’s a collection of my clothes, my likes and dislikes, the places I’ve been to...pretty much everything goes on the blog! It’s very much like a diary. I started it because I had been reading blogs for ages, and loved vintage fashion, and setting up a blog seemed like the right thing to do. What were your earliest memories of vintage fashion? In all honesty I was a little scared of vintage as a child - the idea of 16 second-hand items was new to me and I was worried they would be dirty or smell. Then my cousin and cousin-in-law introduced me to Spitalfield’s Market and Brick Lane, where I bought my first vintage sweater...it was a downward spiral from there really. It got me completely hooked! What is your favourite vintage era and why? It depends on my mood. My style usually has a little bit of a 60’s/70’s twist to it, but I think that is because I love the music from that era and it’s the era my parents grew up in, so I know more about it, it comes more naturally to me. I adore 40s and 50s shapes and styles though, and so I often end up trying to combine eras in my outfits. 50s is perfect for parties or special occasions! You’re queen of the colour clash – what advice would you give to people looking to add more colour to their wardrobe? Thank you haha! I love clashing colours and prints - I think the key is to just forget what you think goes together, and just wear whatyou want to put together... if you like that green skirt and orange coat, wear it! You’ll look