Keyword results: Vintage
What:
Hibernian House Sale
Where:
Hibernian House, L6 342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
When:
Sat Jan 9, 9am-6pm & Sun Jan 10, 10am-4pm
How much:
Almost everything hits $20
Description:
Screw new years, new starts and new things. Somethings comfort lays amongst the old and the old routine. Tuck that 'get fit' resolution in the back of your diary and spend your gym membership moneys at the old faithful Hibernian House. - HM
Event: Sales
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
What:
Hibernian House Sale
Where:
Hibernian House, L6 342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
When:
Sat Dec 12, 9am-6pm & Sun Dec 13 10am-4pm
How much:
Cheap
Description:
We told you the kids at SixOhOne loved to trawl, and you probably didn't believe us. Well, now we have proof. They're having yet another vintage market at Hibernian House. Full of heaps of new (old) treasures. - HM
Event: Sales
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
What:
Vintage and Retro Fashion Sale at Hibernian House
Who:
A bevy of Sydney's hipsters with too much stuff
Where:
Hibernian House, L6, 342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
When:
Sat Nov 7 and Sun Nov 8, 9am-4pm
How much:
Loose change
Description:
An old co-worker of mine was a dedicated bargain hunter and vintage connoisseur. We'd get him to tell us tales of his fashion conquests every week, not because they were particularly fascinating, but because he pronounced it 'wintage', which was endlessly entertaining. Try it now: 'Wintage'.
Event: Sales
Stimulus: Clothing
What:
Rethreads
Where:
Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh
When:
Sat Sept 19, 9am-5pm
How much:
Free
Description:
So times are tough and the wardrobe just isn't working for you. The mates are like "stop complaining, your clothes are cranking" but you're over it and need a change. Worst part is you're broke. Well, lucky for you, clothing is currency at Rethreads. With a swapping system that sees you exchange your finer, pre-loved threads in return for some new-to-you treasures, you're sure to give the wardrobe a breath of fresh air.
Event: Fair
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
What:
Ivory Bangs Trunk Sale
Where:
Perry Lane Cafe, Rear 254 Oxford St, Paddington
The Hughenden Hotel, 14 Queen St, Woollahra
When:
Fri Aug 21 & 23 (Perry Lane Cafe)
Sat Aug 22 (Hughenden Hotel), 9am-5pm
How much:
Cheap
Description:
For Ivory Bangs, tradition is important. They also see the importance in affordability, authenticity, and not cutting the tags off a three-season-old garment and trying to sell it as 'vintage'. They're having a trunk sale that spreads over three glorious days. To be clear, the trunk can be located at Perry Lane Cafe on the Friday and Sunday, but on the Saturday it can be found at The Hughenden Hall.
Event: Sales
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
I got totally bamboozled at the optometrist a while back and walked out with a pair of specs that make me look like an irate 50-year-old who calls up the ABC to complain a lot. As such, the majority of my friends don't even know that I need glasses, because I only wear them when not to do so would put other people's lives in danger.
When it comes to apparel, 'vintage' is a word bandied about so lackadaisically it can come swing-tagged to anything from Dior couture to last season's Kmart boho-tie-dyed-peasant top.
Behind every genuine find there is a log of man hours, endlessly thumbing through the racks of moth-eaten rags and mass-produced fictions, or a Great Aunt Belvedere who just happened to have a treasure chest of Chanel hiding in her attic.
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