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About Us
Vintage Bizarre is the brainchild of Louise Sleigh and Beth Bertenshaw - together they are Vintage Bizarre! The name 'bizarre' (yes, that spelling), is the perfect way to describe their business - and friendship too. Look up this word in the dictionary and you'll find it described as 'odd or unusual - in an interesting way''. These girls may be very different, yet they compliment each other so beautifully. The same can be said for their wonderful array of vintage merchandise which between them, ranges from unique dresses and outerwear to linens, crockery and fabulous jewellery created from vintage bits 'n' bobs collected over the years.
 Beth and Louise hail from different parts of the world yet were drawn together through their love of vintage. Louise was born and raised in the North West of
England and Beth
originates from Richmond, Virginia. Their meeting was pure chance - a stroke
of luck you might say - and the rest is history! It's resulted in a lasting friendship and a story that's quite bizarre:
Vintage
Bizarre!
 Both have been selling online for a number of years; Louise specialising in ladies vintage clothing and accessories from her website, Catwalk Creative, and Beth from her Etsy boutique, Faux Brit. They now combine their expertise and knowledge to offer their fabulous vintage finds from selling venues across the North West. Between them, they have amassed a considerable amount of buying and selling experience in the UK and USA markets and sell internationally with customers in Europe, America, Canada and Australia. Beth and Louise are active members of the Vintage Fashion Guild (VFG).
Catwalk Creative and Faux Brit continue with their separate online vintage businesses, but Vintage Bizarre gives them the opportunity to join forces, get mobile, and meet with their customers in person. Plus they can do what they love best - talk vintage! Take a while to look around this site and get some inspiration from Beth and Louise's favourite page, Fashion Trends 2010. Mix 'n' match your vintage to create your own unique style!If you'd like to visit Vintage Bizarre in person, please refer Events. Also, sign up for an email newsletter and keep up-to-date with the Vintage Bizarre world. You don't want to miss a thing! If you can't get to Vintage Bizarre, you can purchase online. Just refer to the Recommended Links page and send an email if you have any questions.
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 Beth Bertenshaw is the energetic force that is Faux Brit. This American girl has been collecting vintage bits ‘n’ bobs for years – items that held some sort of fascination. With her imagination bursting, she mixes and matches her finds to create something truly unique and special.
Beth’s cherished stash of bits 'n' bobs came cross-Atlantic after marrying her British man and now we have the good fortune to have this fun, exuberant ‘faux brit’ girl on our British shores.
Beth's motto: *Pledge 2 Recycle Vintage 4 Life*.Discover how easily you can blend vintage into your modern
lifestyle.
Beth offers a wide range of vintage merchandise from linens and crockery to handmade jewellery, accessories, sewing books and vintage knitting patterns. Now the time has come to bid farewell to her bits ‘n’ bobs so others may experience the fascinating stories they might tell.
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 Louise Sleigh (rhymes with 'free') is one of the driving forces behind the global promotion of Vintage Love. She sells and promotes her love for vintage fashion through her online shop, Catwalk Creative Vintage, and from her Etsy boutique. Always quick to help others get involved with vintage, her creative mind churns out a variety of informative writing.
Her vintage fashion blog, Catwalk Threads, is an excellent resource for all levels interested in vintage. One will find a plethora of information from vintage retailer interviews, shop reviews as well as freelance articles for various e-zines. Her previous writings have included 'Learning to be a Vintage Clothing Connoisseur' for leading online publication, The Fashion Birdcage. Click on the link and go to pages 75-83. Also, take a look at Louise's interview with Amy Mayberry of Viva Vintage Clothing on pages 4-13.
Louise's most popular article to date is a piece on 1970's fashion at the famous Wigan Casino Nightclub. It still remains the most popular hit on Athena magazine.
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