Classic Cars Vintage Fabrics

Classic Vintage Cars and Caravans, vintage fashion collection. By Manchester fashion designer Collette Costello.

My pride and joy is my original vintage Eriba Pan caravan. Old cars and caravans have so much style. They have a history, previous owners, trips they have been. This collection is inspired by classic vehicles and their stories.

Dancing Night
All dressed-up for a night of dancing with the girls. Wearing a flared skirt, cat eye glasses and heels. Travelling in the “Mini” copper, with a portable record player to get the party started.

Campfire Evenings
Lazy camping evenings, in the Eriba Pan caravan. Toasting marsh-mellows on the campfire, drinking hot chocolate. Enjoying gazing at the star in the clear night sky.

Drive to the Country
Driving in the Beetle car, through the rolling hills of the Lake District. For a relaxing picnic by the lake.

Beach Walks
Packed-up in the VW camper-van next to the beach. Time to watch the sea with a cup of tea.

Vintage Travel in Britain

Below is a story of a people living in 1960s Britain. Based on true stories and facts. That inspired the fabrics above.

Time for a Sunday drive out for lunch. A visit to pretty, pristine “Preston” this time. The family pile into the “Mini” copper. Made by the British Motor Corporation it is a car that can be trusted. Much excitement is the car, it will be their first trip on a motorway. On the first ever motorway built in the U.K, the Preston Bypass. There is no speed limited, so they will be able to speed down the 8 mile stretch. Lunch will be had the service station a real treat. Where they can climb the viewing tower and watch the cars wizzing along.

The next trip will be in summer, the new motorway makes visits to “Lytham St Annes” quick and easy. A camping trip in the family VW campervan. Days would be spent at the beach, playing in the sea and flying kits. A trip to the arcades, with fish and chips on the way back to the campsite. Making happy family memories.

1960s Fabric Retro UK

Britain in the 1960’s exploded into colour. Brightly coloured pop art, mod dresses were all the rage. 1960s fashion fabrics, came in bold geometric shapes and colours.

Britain in the 1960s was booming. Young people had more disposable income than every before. Job opportunities were everywhere. Great music, art and fashion was coming out of Britain. The Beetles, David Hockney, Mary Quant were big names. The trendy Carnaby Street London, was the place to be seen shopping for fashion. In designers boutique such as Mary Quant’s Bazaar store.

Women gained freedom, independence in the 1960s. Young women, teenager had their own style. Wearing short skirt, PVC boots and shift dresses. These clothes were perfect for dancing the “Bop”, after a day working as a typist in an office.

1960s vintage fabrics. Have bold flower power prints, patterns with repeat geometric shapes. Famous 1960s textile designers like “Emilio Pucci”and “Zandra Rhodes”. Designed fabrics in psychedelic, hippy prints. These patterns looked great on Mod Dresses. Worn by the trendy women of 1960s, U.K. The invention of man-made fabrics, allowed for bright colour palettes. Polyesters, nylons fabrics were great for dying, printing in bright colours. They would not fade after washing.

Vintage 1960s fabrics are becoming more rare. They are expensive, classed as collectables now. “Heals” fabrics, by Barbara Brown, sell for hundreds of pounds. If you want to sew your own 1960s style shift dress. Buying 1960s reproduction fabrics can be a good option.

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