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Viva la Vintage! King's Lynn vintage shop is right on trend with teenage fashion




Did you know your 70's and 80's wardrobe is now considered trendy again?

Tina Collins opened her shop Viva Vintage on Norfolk Street in January, she turned her hobby into her own business buying and selling vintage clothes.

Why not have a clear-out of your Wardrobe, re-work some of the pieces you own, and anything else you don't want? Pop down to Viva Vintage and sell it to Tina.

Tina Collins runs vintage shop Viva Vintage on Norfolk Street (58242391)
Tina Collins runs vintage shop Viva Vintage on Norfolk Street (58242391)

Collecting vintage pieces started as a hobby for Tina, she then started selling some of her pieces on Ely Market.

But a dream of hers soon came to a reality when she saw her future shop at 28 Norfolk Street available to rent.

Viva Vintage opened its doors to the public back in January, owner Tina said: "We're slowly building up, we've had lots of positive comments and starting to get some regulars in too!"

Colour coordinated vintage shop Viva Vintage (58243443)
Colour coordinated vintage shop Viva Vintage (58243443)

As well as being fashionable, buying vintage clothing can be seen as taking a more eco-friendly step towards filling your wardrobe.

Buying vintage clothing also means there's often a story behind the top, jumper or hat that you buy.

For example, Tina told a story about a lady who previously owned this jumper pictured below.

This vintage jumper was given to Tina by a previous wool shop owner in Lynn (58241979)
This vintage jumper was given to Tina by a previous wool shop owner in Lynn (58241979)

"We had a donation which was from an lady who worked in a wool shop in town for around 60 to 70 years, we were given a lot of hand knitted items, I think its great that they've made their way here," said Tina.

Vintage styles are making a comeback, corsets, flared trousers nightgown dresses and sweater vests like the one above are just some of the things that making a return in 2022.

"We have a mixture of people who come in, young and old, but we do get a lot more college students now.

Some of the vintage pieces in Norfolk Street's Viva Vintage (58243409)
Some of the vintage pieces in Norfolk Street's Viva Vintage (58243409)

"Its nice to see some history of Lynn in the shop," said Tina.

Swapping fast fashion for vintage clothing can be a great way to improve your carbon footprint.

Some high street chains can produce thousands of items of clothing very quickly to keep up with fashion trends, this is known as fast fashion.

Lots of offer in Viva Vinted, whether you're buying or selling (58243538)
Lots of offer in Viva Vinted, whether you're buying or selling (58243538)

According to a recent survey, 66 per cent of fashion related internet traffic was from fast fashion websites.

Ditching a bag of clothes in your favourite high street shop and opting for a couple of pieces in a vintage shop will have more benefits than you realise.

And not just on the environment, but perhaps on your bank account too.

Who knows, you might just find one piece of clothing that you'll fall in love with.



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