Vintage Drink

Introducing the L'atelier ..... a wonderful cafe on Kingsland Road, Dalston, London.

It has an inspirational vintage styled interior.....

L'atelier makes great coffee and food. If you are in the area pay a visit and taste the hot chocolate made with melted chocolate swirled around a beautiful glass ....this has been voted by the expert 'chocolatelier' Zan the best hot chocolate in his world!

January Sale

Today a very happy customer from Dalston purchased this gorgeous vintage fur hat modelled here by Cleo on a cold and windy Welsh beach over the new year. Goodbye lovely hat.

It's A Zeitgeist Christmas.

Warm jumpers and cool jewellery at the Christmas pop-up.........

Haberdashery Happiness

This Friday the 6th of December my Zeitgeist Boutique Winter Collection will be appearing at the Haberdashery on Middle Lane, Crouch End as part of the cool Crouch End Barboot Christmas evening of shopping with a drink in your hand! here is the flyer......

See you down there browsing through the lovely vintage clothing and accessories.

Vintage Van

The Zeitgeist vintage collection is still without a home.....for the time being the search for a premises to host the Zeitgeist Boutique continues. There are though lots of new and exciting possibilities and so it is only a matter of time. On my travels I did come across this vintage van and pondered over the idea of a travelling shop!.....

Model Of The Moment

Daisy my Schnauzer doggy modelling part of the Winter Zeitgeist Collection which includes this wonderfully warm vintage angora beret.

The Zeitgeist Beer

When the Zeitgeist vintage shop finds a new home we will celebrate with our customers and treat them to a ZEITGEIST black beer. This lager is brewed by Scotlands largest independent brewery named BrewDog. I haven't tasted it yet but I am intrigued.

My Lovely Lopapeysa

The winter of 2013 is around the corner and as essential vintage item is a traditional Icelandic jumper. Lopapeysa or Icelandic jumper is an Icelandic style of jumper originating around or before the 1950's. It is believed that the jumpers are patterned on Greenlandic women's costume. The yarn used, lopi, is made from the wool of Icelandic sheep and contains both wind hairs and fleece. Wear one of these jumpers this winter and you will be forever warm!

House Hunting!

The Zeitgeist vintage pop-up shop is looking for a home! Our lovely venue the Ramblin' Rose in Crouch End, London N8 has ended for the time being and we are homeless.....if anyone knows of a suitable spot then speak out!!

William Burrell And His Collection

This week I headed up the M1 and beyond to where I was brought up....in Glasgow. During my stay I always visit the Burrell Collection which as a building was awarded A-listed status by Historic Scotland in February 2013 in recognition of its position as one of the country’s finest examples of 1970s architectural design. This building houses just a small part of the eclectic collection which was acquired over many years by Sir William Burrell, a wealthy Glaswegian shipping magnate and art collector, who then gave it to the city of Glasgow Corporation in 1944. The trustees spent over 20 years trying to find a suitable 'home' for the collection, one which met all the criteria set out in the Trust Deed, without success. Eventually, when the Pollok Estate was gifted to the city in 1967, the Trustees had certain terms of the deed waived, which allowed the current site to be used. A design competition for the museum building in 1971 was won by the architect Barry Gasson. The museum was opened in 1983, and was named as Scotland's second greatest post-war building after Gillespie, Kidd & Coia's St Peter's Seminary. I had a fantastic adventure visiting this now sadly derelict Seminary in Cardross last year with Ben. It is a tricky place to find but once you do it is definitely worth it.