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‘Vintage’ at Goodwood near Chichester in West Sussex 13th to 15th August 2010 certainly ‘celebrated 5 decades of British cool’.
Music, art, fashion and film mixed together in a unique combination to create a full on music festival with a difference.
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| Actors at Vintage 2010 | |
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In true British style the High Street at ‘Vintage’ included an Oxfam and a John Lewis, several restaurants and a traditional pub. |
| John Lewis at Vintage 2010 | |
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This transformed the Sussex countryside into a quirky version of the British village at Epcot, Disneyland.
Visitors in an array of wonderful vintage retro outfits enjoyed everything from sewing classes to cocktails and even attended an original fashion show.
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| Vintage 2010 Fashion Show | |
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We liked the bunting display at the Vintage shop with merchandise designed by Wayne Hemmingway who with his team directed and designed the event. Each carefully staged area was designed to transport the visitor back to their decade of choice complete with a club interior, great music from live artists and DJ’s and lots of dancing.
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| Shop with Hemmingway Designs at Vintage 2010 | |
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Rows of second hand and vintage stalls displayed a tempting selection of clothes and accessories. We couldn’t resist investing in womens magazines from the 1930′s and 40′s as festival souveniers. We had fun discovering treasures in ‘The Eternal Makers’ shop, a Chichester based haberdashery. Such a British themed festival had to involve some weather worthy of comment we sported our ‘macs’ and ‘brollys’ when necessary and headed into the fab music tents to have a good boogie.
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| The Eternal Maker\' shop at Vintage 2010 | |
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An alternative fringe experience was provided by ‘The Eco Factory’ near the grand entrance, just nestled in the woods. Partygoers could participate in a Fancy Dress workshop and delight at the beautifully painted, gypsy caravan of treasures by Annie Sherburne. Giant knitting classes were popular while a more intimate stage featured live performances from stars of the future by Outbound Records.
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| Katie with Annie Sherburne\'s Gypsy Caravan | |
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Sunny Sunday and the Vintage festival was in full swing. Kid Creole and the Coconuts played a great set on the main stage adding to the festival atmosphere. A fine time was had by all at the Soul Casino and our Vintage adventure finale was the wonderful Swing Commanders in the 1940′s Torch Club. This week it was announced that Vintage 2011 is planned at London’s Southbank over the last weekend in August. We are keeping our elegantly gloved fingers crossed that despite its departure from the beautiful Goodwood estate, we will continue to celebrate British Vintage, art, music and design in high style.
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| Main Stage at Vintage 2010 |