an incredible shop, The Real McCoy, and
continued to spend any available money
and time in there throughout my course. I
remember for my first year ball I bought a
vibrant blue lace prom dress, with blue velvet
ribbon bows. I loved that I was wearing a
dress that others had perhaps worn to their
first balls, and also rev-elled in the fact that
in a sea of black stretch mini-dresses (it was
the victory belles interview
2002, enough said) my dress was completely
unique.
Liz: I’ve always had hand-me downs with
clothes growing up and I always enjoyed
picking stuff up at boot sales for a bargain
price. My friends always laugh at me
because if they compliment me on a piece
of clothing or an accessory, I always reply
by telling them how much it was and where it
was from!
What do you like most about vintage?
Marcia: So many things appeal to me about
wearing vintage clothing. I love its history,
that others have created and worn the
clothes, taken great care of them, and quite
often vintage clothes are incredibly well
crafted, which is why they still look great
today. From an environmental perspective
you can also give clothing a new lease of life,
and wearing clothes that are 50 years old is
one of the best and easiest forms of recycling.
Instead of buying mass-produced, poorly
constructed garments, that will last a season
and then be discarded, go have a rummage
in a vintage shop!
Karen: I completely agree with Marcia. I am
not a fan of the disposable fashion culture
that is prevalent today, I am much more of the
‘make do and mend’ school of thought! There
is a real sense of class inherent in the styles
of decades past and the idea it wa ́