East London Vintage Tour – Make a Vintage Skirt

Being based in Brick Lane means that we're lucky enough to be surrounded by an eclectic mix of boutiques, bars, restaurants, amazing Indian food and of course, lots of far too tempting vintage stores...

To make the most of this, we're adapting our Make a skirt course to include a trip down Brick Lane to see some of the best vintage stores, get inspired and maybe buy some vintage fabric, and then we'll head back to our studio to make your own retro inspired pencil skirt. Shopping and sewing - not a bad way to spend the day in London!

Itinerary
We will start the day with a get together in the studio to give you the low down of what’s in store for the day. We will then set out for our tour of Brick Lane where you can experience the sights and sounds of one of London’s hippest streets.

We will visit the many retro stores and places of interest including Rokit, This Shop Rocks, London’s first vintage department store Blitz and “The Shop” where there will be a chance to purchase vintage fabrics. Back in the studio you will cut out and make a simple pencil skirt in either you purchased fabric or a fabric of your choice.

You must be able to sew and have made at least one garment before to join the course.

By 4pm you will then be ready to head home with a newly made skirt and vintage finds or maybe head off to one of the many bars or restaurants in the area.

Dates and times:
Thursday 15th November
Saturday 24th November
Saturday 8th December
Thursday 20th January
Saturday 30th January

10am to 4pm 6 hours including lunch break
Price £100

Minimum numbers of participants for each date are 5 and maximum are 10. Please call 02073753235 to book this exclusive course!

Clothing Alterations and Customising 23rd May

Learn the skills to get the perfect fit from all your vintage finds, charity shop bargains and mums amazing hand me downs. A great way to save money and prolong the life of your clothing, this course will give you all the basic skills to alter or repair your clothes.

Learn how to how to take up or let down hems to lengthen or shorten a garment and how let out or take in seams to fit. You will also learn how to replace broken zips in skirts, trousers or jeans.

Bring your alterations with you to the class to work on, 3 to 4 garments. You should be able to wind a bobbin, thread the machine and sew simple seams to this class.

Price: £45.00

Availability: 5 places left

Wednesday, May 23^rd

Time: 18:00 - 21:00

Duration Details: 1 evening, 3 hours

Loving East London

This shop front illustration has recently popped up right around the corner from us - we saw the process of the painting going up last week and the finished product is so striking. Never a dull minute in our creative corner of London.

We like to make the most of being based in such a creatively rich area, by integrating tours and trips around the local markets, studios, shops boutiques and exhibitions in with our regular short courses.

We call these our Fashion Days Out, and they are exactly that, a chance to get out about in London visiting the most amazing and inspiring fashion destinations. Based on either Vintage fashion or InsideLondon fashion and culture, our Fashion Days Out make the most of our wonderful city and combine lectures, talks and sewing skills with guided tours and visits (and a fair bit of shopping)

Have a peek at the site for more about these fabulous weekends and for details on how to book.

Special event coming up?

We can also tailor days or weekends to you – if you’d like to organise a Fashion Day Out with a group for a special event, birthday, anniversary, celebration or part of a holiday – we can tailor a package to your interests and find a date to suit you. We just need confirmation of a group size of at least 8. Call for more details on 02073753235 or email info@fashonantidote.com

We've got that vintage feeling!

Being so ideally located in Brick Lane, right by Spitalfields market and the ever busy Truman Brewery, at Fashion Antidote we're always surrounded by an inspiring mixture of contemporary and vintage fashion. With our Vintage fashion weekend just round the corner we dipped our toe into the amazing selection of Vintage wares around, get us in the mood. 

The Shop

The Shop is one of Brick Lanes longest standing Vintage Stores, and offers an unrivalled range of beautiful vintage fabrics alongside rare and quality vintage garments.

Blitz Department Store

Blitz Department Store is a huge five room Victorian warehouse transformed into an all-encompassing department store. The store is a joy to walk around with so much thought put into the beautiful decor, and every vintage need is catered for, from huge selection of clothes, accessories, furniture and homeware.

Spitalfields Market

Spitalfields is just round the corner from us, and a great influence and inspiration for us and our students alike. Thursday's Antique Market is a collectors and vintage hunters dream, with everything from jewellery, apparel, military paraphernalia, furniture and the odd stuffed animal.

Join us on our Vintage Weekend and we'll take you around all these places and more, in between learning some priceless sewing knowledge and creating your very own vintage inspired skirt in our studio.

See the website for more info and for our other sewing courses!

Calling All Vintage Lovers...

Fancy a spot of sewing, and a vintage forray into East London, armed with all the expertise and know-how of a vintage expert? 

Roam the unbeatable selection of vintage and retro shops and markets Spitalfields and brick Lane has to offer with our vintage fashion expert as your tour guide, and then head back to our nearby studio to learn how to make your own vintage inspired garments. 

Over the two days shop, sight see, stitch and sew to make a beautiful dress ready to wear and take home. 

The perfect retro weekend, great as a gift especially with christmas just round the corner!

To book, and for more info check out the website.