5.30am on Tuesday morning, my lovely alarm goes off. That morning I got up early to head south of Wimbledon to Kempton Park to meet my fellow work colleagues and explore the vintage markets for inspiration for the next collection. So with my Starbucks in tow, jacket and snood I set off on the train at 6.45am. These markets were just fantastic and there was so much to see! Times like that I really wish that I owned a house here and could fill it up with all the beautiful furniture that was there. I found a beautiful large mirror with an incredible antique detailed frame for only £35!!! You'd pay more than that for a cheap nasty one from Ikea! There was so much nostalgia there, I saw a series of Beatrix Potter books which brought back such nice memories, there was real knights armour / swords, antique guns which my brother would have loved (that sounds bad haha) and just lots of beautiful handmade clothes and accessories. Vintage and antiques aren't really my thing but after visiting these markets my thoughts on that have changed and you just really admire the handy work and talent that went into creating all the pieces there. I even nabbed an angora / wool handmade cardigan for £5!! It was a cold drizzly day but we had delicious hot jacket potatoes for lunch, I have a new found love for food since I have been here especially hot food! Will have to watch the waistline over the next few months…. yeah, right!
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