Last weekend I attended Wayne Hemingway's vintage festival held this year at London's stunning Southbank, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain held at the Southbank in 1951. The majority of the event was held across the 6 spacious floors of the Royal Festival Hall and encouraged visitors to partake in a number of vintage activities including dance classes, creative workshops, and tea parties, as well as the opportunity to buy the finest vintage clothing, jewellery, music and bric-a-brac. In addition, pop-up hair and make-up salons authentic vintage styles including 60s bouffant beehives and thick 50s-style winged eye liner. The event also included mimic clubs such as The Blitz Club and Wigan Casino injecting a nostalgic ambience of said classic venues.
One thing I particularly loved was a bunting-style wall that featured in the accompanying exhibition on the original 1951 festival. The wall titled 'What did you do in the Festival of Britain? What did you do today? invited people to write down memories from 1951 and the present day. I lost track of time while stood at that wall, reading everyone's thoughts and experiences. My favourite read "Came with my boyfriend, now with my husband 57 years later and still happy together at 80-years-old." That makes me so happy.
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