News : The Leeds Guide - My Favourite Outfit Thursday 12 Nov 2009
32 The Leeds Guide Wed 28 Oct-Thu 12 Nov 2009
My Favourite
OUTFIT
With Lorna Jasper, manager of
UpStaged
Words: Jessie Thear
Pics: Tom Arber, www.tomarber.co.uk
Lorna runs a stall at the Leeds Vintage Fashion
Fair, held at The Adelphi on 15 November,
and will be launching UpStairs, a specialist
burlesque boutique, at the store in November.
No. 5 Grand Arcade, Leeds, LS1 6PG. 0113 243
5855, www.upstagedleeds.co.uk
SHOES
“I’m wearing a pair of 1940s bedroom slippers
made of black satin. They’re £39.50.”
STOCKINGS
“I’ve got one of a range of seamless stockings
on, they’re new, obviously. They’re part of the
burlesque range that we’ll be selling at UpStairs.
They’re £6.50 a pair and come in black and nude.
They all have the fully fashioned heel and seam up
the back.”
UNDERWEAR
“I’m actually also wearing one of our girdles from
UpStairs. It’s £36 and it’s got six suspender straps
on it to keep the seam bang straight. I’ve even got
ones with eight straps. I find if you only have two
straps on each leg it can go a bit skew whiff!”
DRESS
“My dress was one I bought from the shop. It was
£75 and it’s a 1946 black crepe with floral print. It’s
an original 1940s.”
CARDIGAN
“The cardigan I’m wearing over the top is actually
a BHS cardigan. I really like the big buttons and it
goes with the dress. It’s going to be difficult for
anyone to be head to toe vintage, and I’m a big
advocate of mixing and matching high street and
vintage.”
BAG
“I love this bag — it makes me think of Audrey
Hepburn. It’s Italian from 1954 and it costs £35.50.
It’s gorgeous.”
JEWELLERY
“The black bracelet is from Accessorize which I
always wear because my daughter gave it to me,
and the gold bracelet and necklace I’ve had for a
long time which my Mum gave to me. We’re big
into jewellery. We sell a lot of sparkly bits, generally
50s stuff, costume jewellery and glass beads.
We sell Lily de la Mer jewellery here, the signature
pieces tend to be shiny and sparkly, often with
stones in them.
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