We are uploading daily so keep checking in for the perfect dress! xxx
Monday 14 April 2014
The perfect dress
We are uploading daily so keep checking in for the perfect dress! xxx
Thursday 13 February 2014
Down the back streets of Hackney
So we have finally moved to 49 Mowlem Street (on the corner of Vyner Street), London E29HE down the back streets of Hackney! Our new space is a studio shop and since Christmas we have been slogging away painting walls, building rails and carefully hanging our antique mirrors. We will be open for appointment, and our regular opening times will be announced soon!
We are currently focussing on our online shop, so we have spent a lot of time with our model, photographing rails and rails of clothes!!
We are currently focussing on our online shop, so we have spent a lot of time with our model, photographing rails and rails of clothes!!
Vintage 80's hot pink retro blouse with an oversized collar
Vintage retro red and purple suede leather skirt
Vintage 80's oversized blue denim dungaree shorts
Vintage 80's black and gold sequinned silk blouse
All pieces available on our online boutique .... https://marketplace.asos.com/boutique/frockney-rebel?tab=all
We will be having a moving in party, so we promise to keep you updated, because we're desperate to see your lovely faces soon!!
Friday 15 November 2013
Moving shop
Sorry it has been so long since our last post. What with getting married and welcoming our new cat Phantom to the boat, we've not had much time!
My favourite pic from our wedding, courtsey of our gorgeous friend Alex (www.alexandria-hall.co.uk) A wedding blog will follow shortly!
Our cat Phantom. He is very cute, but very naughty. He manages to get into every nook and cranny on the boat and has destroyed everything - including our vintage Parker Knoll arm chair!
So some more big news.... We are moving shop on December 1st!!! After three years of magical vintage times at our shop on Cambridge Heath Road, we've decided that we would like to find a new space. We have loved our shop, but we really want to develop our homeware section and we feel we need a different space to do so. For all of our lovely regulars, you will still find us online (www.frockneyrebel.com) and we have a few other surprises up our sleeves... we are trying really hard to make a pop up shop on our boat, which will be moored at Broadway Market for the winter months. So just a 4 minute walk from our current shop location. We have been looking at shops in different areas of London, but have decided to have a wonderful relaxing Christmas and go full steam ahead come the new year. We will keep you updated with all the info.
Me moving (I still can't drive, so if you see me tottering down to our new studio like so, please offer your help, I will certainly need it!)
Untill next time beautiful people, oh and dont forget to follow us on facebook for updates ... https://www.facebook.com/FrockneyRebel xxx
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Making, baking & buying
This week has been all about Making, baking and buying... well not so much baking, butI have found so many beautiful things for the shop and for the boat (and for me!!). This Victorian doll's pram is my favourite. I did my research and it dates back to 1870. It was a little expensive, but well worth it! I tried to walk away, but I just couldn't! Anyway it makes for a very welcome addition to the shop, or I could wheel it down bethnal green with a doll in it and pretend it was my baby (that would be very scary) I wouldn't do that.... Yet!
Victorian pram
Mirror I found. Was gold, but think it looks better white.
1950's Tala cake tin. Bought from a lovely lady on Columbia road flower market.
Crystal decanters bought for the wedding. I think these will make lovely table pieces. On sale from Frockney Rebel in September. (So far I have collected 10, about 20 to go!)
Amazing blue Rover. I found this in my dad's stone yard. I would have taken it, but it wouldn't fit in my bag!
I am soon to be married and I have just realised that I have been far too laid back with the preparations . I have no wedding planner. I am the wedding planner! Anyway the last few weeks have been about frantic bunting/Wedding book/tag/invitation and banner making. I have been on my sewing machine non stop. I am also a maniac on etsy,desperately searching for a veil and other last minute things. We are getting married in the woods, which is exciting and may be a little bonkers considering the weather we've had. I would consider myself a laid back person and usually take things in my stride, BUT and it really is a big but, I do not want to wear wellies on my wedding day. Sure I'll knock about in wellies if I'm at Glastonbury, but I would much rather wear a beautiful pair of vintage heels. I'd even be ok if the stiletto occasionally sinks in to the mud, but if it is a mud bath then I'm guessing wellies are the only option! Anyway rant over, lets pray for the sun until then!
Oh and here are some of the beautiful things I have been buying for the shop. Until next time xxx
Cream 1950's wooden toy cot. £35 from instore. Message me for details
Amazing sequin top. Size 10. £20 from instore or message me if you would like to purchase online.
Another amazing sequin number. £35 from instore or message me if you would like to purchase online.
Stunning heavy gold mirror. £60 from instore or message me if you would like to purchase online.
Striped dress. Size 10. £28 from instore or message me if you would like to purchase online and don't forget to check out our online store. www.frockneyrebel.com xxx
Saturday 29 June 2013
The magic of the basque country
So, I have just arrived back from my week long hen party in sunny Barcelona - and believe me it was very sunny! We drank cartons of Don Simon red wine (1.5 euros a litre was too hard to resist!). We smoked far too many cigarettes; ate a LOT of tapas and spent far too many hours bathing in the basque country sun. It was delightful to say the least.
A group snap...
On one afternoon, we rambled in to the gothic quarter and there I found the most enchanting shop I have ever entered, 'Llibreria Selvaggio'. Picture this ... decrepit oak shelves barely attached to their hinges, but holding the most beautiful, ancient, musty leather bound books. A man of about 50 with a handsome spanish moustache (better than the ones in east London, trust me, I know!). He sits smoking a vintage cigar and the smell of dried tobacco permeates the air. There are stacks and stacks of vintage postcards, some with hand written notes on the back. I chose one, which my dear friend Caroline kindly translated and it goes like this ...
My darling
I miss you more and more each day and if I had all of the pearls and diamonds in the world, then I would send them your way, but alas I am a poor man, but maybe one day.
Yours forever
B
A snap pf the postcard...
So very sweet, and the postcard dates 1943. Love never grows old. I love that this tiny shop is filled with so many stories. It has so much character and I haven't stopped thinking about it since my visit. A real inspiration. We try to give a similar experience with our clothes. All hand picked and each piece has a story of it's own. I want to visit more shops like the one in Barcelona. Please let me know if you have any recommendations, I'd be delighted to know! xxx
A group snap...
On one afternoon, we rambled in to the gothic quarter and there I found the most enchanting shop I have ever entered, 'Llibreria Selvaggio'. Picture this ... decrepit oak shelves barely attached to their hinges, but holding the most beautiful, ancient, musty leather bound books. A man of about 50 with a handsome spanish moustache (better than the ones in east London, trust me, I know!). He sits smoking a vintage cigar and the smell of dried tobacco permeates the air. There are stacks and stacks of vintage postcards, some with hand written notes on the back. I chose one, which my dear friend Caroline kindly translated and it goes like this ...
My darling
I miss you more and more each day and if I had all of the pearls and diamonds in the world, then I would send them your way, but alas I am a poor man, but maybe one day.
Yours forever
B
A snap pf the postcard...
So very sweet, and the postcard dates 1943. Love never grows old. I love that this tiny shop is filled with so many stories. It has so much character and I haven't stopped thinking about it since my visit. A real inspiration. We try to give a similar experience with our clothes. All hand picked and each piece has a story of it's own. I want to visit more shops like the one in Barcelona. Please let me know if you have any recommendations, I'd be delighted to know! xxx
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Bright copper kettles & warm woollen mittens
We have spent a lot of time sieving and sorting recently and have put together a few of Frockney Rebel's favourite things ...
1. Gorgeous vintage sparkle stone ring... £9.50 Available to buy in store or onine here: http://bit.ly/16tN5c2
2. Vintage tan leather jacket. Size 10. A stunning piece. We adore this! In store or online: http://bit.ly/13XhCQK
3. Vintage candle stick holders £10 for the pair! Would love to keep these for myself, but there are only so many things I can store on a boat! Available in store.
4. Stunning blue sequin dress ... shhmokinnnnn! Size 10. Don't miss this hot little number...in store for £30!!
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5. Black silk dress with purple bow. A real party number... cute with a capital C! Size 10 and in store now! |
6. This beautiful heavy vintage old mirror is for sale for £28. A real unique piece!
7. Canary yellow vinatge dress... twit twoo. £28 in store and coming soon online!
8. This beautiful painting 'Childhood' is currently hanging on Frockney Rebel's wall and is priced at £40. A real bargain for something so gorgeous!
Please drop by if you can, or make sure you visit us online www.frockneyrebel.com and don't forget to follow us on instagram (FrockneyRebelVintage) - there will be a lot of random photographs, (but hey who doesn't love a cat photo!) but there will also be photographs of all of our new bits and pieces! Thanks for reading ... Frockney Rebel xxx
Thursday 7 March 2013
Catchin' up with Frockney Rebel
It's been a long long time since we have posted... We're really sorry,we have been very busy, but now we are back!
So to fill you in on the past 18 months we have made a 'What 's been going down list' here goes...
1. Frockney Rebel opened it's new gorgeous (even if we do say so ourself!) online boutique and you find it at:
www.facebook.com/frockneyrebel
2. We moved onto a house boat, so now collecting, storing, cleaning and steaming has become even more fun (we're the ones on the tow path with our iron plugged into a generator!)
(Me driving the boat)
3. We're getting hitched! So if you ever wondered why the girl in Frockney Rebel never seems to leave her small toy sewing machine, know that she is making wedding bunting & a shed load of it at that!
4. We were given timeout best shops 2012 & 2013 along with some other gorgeous shops (and we even have the stickers to prove it!)
5. We completed all seasons of The Wire, The Sopranos, Dexter and Breaking Bad! ( and are now watching Boardwalk Empire (hence the new obsession of 30's jazz playing all day long in Frockney Rebel - this obsession is here to stay!)
6. We are now selling on instagram ... Gorgeous pieces are updated and if you like and wanna take home, you leave us a little comment and we will reserve it for you. This is a lot of fun and feels like a mini vintage auction! You'll find us @frockneyrebel
(Poppy in this magic instagram shot!)
7. I still can't drive, but now we have a new Frockney Rebel vehicle, I'm hoping to make it my new year's resolution to drive! (this has been my new year's resolution for 8 years!)
(The Frockneymobile)
8. We have been on amazing buying trips to Berlin and Naples. And recently a Frockney Rebel friend went on a buying trip to America, so be prepared for some seriously hot Californian summer dresses! I got carried away and took a case full for myself (but got told off, so had to put a couple back!)
So that's it fo now, but we promise to keep you updated with promotions, sales and and any cool Frockney Rebel news!. To ensure you don't miss out, follow this blog and LIKE us on facebook www.facebook.com/frockneyrebel this is where news is updated first. Ciao for now Frockneys!
Peace & vintage love xxx
So to fill you in on the past 18 months we have made a 'What 's been going down list' here goes...
1. Frockney Rebel opened it's new gorgeous (even if we do say so ourself!) online boutique and you find it at:
www.facebook.com/frockneyrebel
2. We moved onto a house boat, so now collecting, storing, cleaning and steaming has become even more fun (we're the ones on the tow path with our iron plugged into a generator!)
(Me driving the boat)
3. We're getting hitched! So if you ever wondered why the girl in Frockney Rebel never seems to leave her small toy sewing machine, know that she is making wedding bunting & a shed load of it at that!
4. We were given timeout best shops 2012 & 2013 along with some other gorgeous shops (and we even have the stickers to prove it!)
5. We completed all seasons of The Wire, The Sopranos, Dexter and Breaking Bad! ( and are now watching Boardwalk Empire (hence the new obsession of 30's jazz playing all day long in Frockney Rebel - this obsession is here to stay!)
6. We are now selling on instagram ... Gorgeous pieces are updated and if you like and wanna take home, you leave us a little comment and we will reserve it for you. This is a lot of fun and feels like a mini vintage auction! You'll find us @frockneyrebel
(Poppy in this magic instagram shot!)
7. I still can't drive, but now we have a new Frockney Rebel vehicle, I'm hoping to make it my new year's resolution to drive! (this has been my new year's resolution for 8 years!)
(The Frockneymobile)
8. We have been on amazing buying trips to Berlin and Naples. And recently a Frockney Rebel friend went on a buying trip to America, so be prepared for some seriously hot Californian summer dresses! I got carried away and took a case full for myself (but got told off, so had to put a couple back!)
So that's it fo now, but we promise to keep you updated with promotions, sales and and any cool Frockney Rebel news!. To ensure you don't miss out, follow this blog and LIKE us on facebook www.facebook.com/frockneyrebel this is where news is updated first. Ciao for now Frockneys!
Peace & vintage love xxx
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