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Our lucky vintage find of 80's vintage deadstock shoes

  It was on a recent trip to the south of France last month that my partner and I passed a countryside boot fair. As the sellers were packing up, we stopped and glanced half-heartedly at the event and saw an elderly gentleman standing over a small collection of shoes. No one seemed particularly interested in his wares. On inspection we saw the shoes were fabulous! They were all 80s deadstock (unused vintage) and included sandals, pumps and those wonderful stacked heel loafers.     Neither speaking the other's language, we still managed to 'converse' and discovered that in the 1980's the seller used to own an upmarket boutique which he later closed. Remaining from this time was a garage...

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David Bowie at the V&A Exhibition in London - Do not miss!

I loved this exhibition. I was there for the 10am opening (with ticket) although tickets were available for the early birds. Three hours flew by as I was bathed in the audio visual soup of Bowie music, clothing and insights into the workings of this artistic genius. A huge fashion icon that has inspired so many creatives over four decades. A small tribute from Marshmallow Mountain to one of our Heroes! The exhibition runs until 11th of August 2013. If you are unable to visit then get hold of this fantastic commemorative book that the V&A have produced to accompany the exhibition.

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