October 11,
2015 12:00-16:00
I tend to buy fewer things with higher
qualities at bargain prices, hence, I am the fan of season sales or fashion
outlet. What am I supposed to ease my shopping urge between the winter and summer
sales? Helsinki Retro & Vintage Design Expo held in Spring and Autumn is
one kind of the best solution.
Helsinki Retro & Vintage Design Expo is one of the biggest vintage event organizers in Finland. The fair is a
great opportunity to channel between exhibitors, visitors, connoisseurs and
buyers to review the beauty of our past. Exhibition is on offer and display high
quality range of nostalgic items, such as the ancient coins, antique furniture,
antiquarian literature, 1950-70’s kitchen goods, family postcards and vintage
fashion.
Though quite some Asians are personally
opposed to vintage wearing, for the reason of dirties and ugliness, still, vintage
fashion now encompasses and awakes the nostalgia for our childhood and the
memories. It gives us a taste of times we would love to have lived. Especially
in Europe, the trend for second-hand goods is booming in a direct response to
our ecological and economic concerns. The vintage trend is becoming a new style
in its own right, it is just yet another challenge for fashion bloggers to mix
and match, give a used one a new life.
At the fair, I have gained Bally vintage quilted flap bag at merely 50 EUR, from Maarit Hautala-Harikko, a lovely and
smart lady who is travelling between Florida and Helsinki. It’s always nice to
chat with stand owners about their stories and passion on the retro items. Due
to my affection toward afternoon tea and vintage tea set, I also keep my eyes on
USSR era teacup collection since I especially fall in love with
golden rim and sophisticated pattern drawings. Surprisingly,
this time I spend 20 EUR taking Schumann Arzberg 4 teacups and 16 sauces home. Arzberg is the trademark of German manufacturer
of porcelain, founded in 1887 in Arzberg, Bavaria. After the shopping spree,
the golden grain patterns on the Arzberg cup surely give me a cozy tea time on
the rainy weekend.
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