A trip to Amiens

VINTAGE CLOTHING FAN RUTH TIERNEY MADE SOME EXCITING FINDS

OKAY, WE DIDN’T QUITE crawl out of bed in time for the 5am grand opening (blame the local wine for that!) but when we did emerge from our hotel in nearby Abbeville at 7am, stallholders on the outer edges were still setting up so we didn’t miss all of the bargains. I had my eyes peeled for vintage fabrics. My husband Chris collects records, so made a beeline for boxes of vinyl. We’d come prepared with roomy bags, euros and plenty of water. The joy of driving to these flea markets (Amiens is just over an hour from Calais) is that you can load your car with finds, without having to worry about luggage restrictions on planes and trains. The sheer scale of the market is daunting and exciting. Some of the…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, 01-Jul-2015

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