Welcome to Fair City Vintage: Retro Style, Sustainable Finds & My Creative Journey

Welcome to Fair City Vintage, a shop which brings together a curated collection of 60s/70s fashion and retro inspired accessories and homeware based in Perth, Scotland.

First things first I'll introduce myself, my name is Helen Fleming and I am the owner behind Fair City Vintage and the more obviously named personal label Helen Fleming Design. As the shop name implies I am indeed from Perth, Scotland and this is where my personal creative background begins as I earned my Bachelors degree in Contemporary Art and Contextualised Practice from Perth College UHI, since graduating during the pandemic I have been trying to figure out my life direction and so far this is where it has lead me. I was inspired to start selling vintage clothes since I have gotten more involved in the online vintage community and have found it inspiring seeing how much fun other young women are having dressing up in the decades they love. In recent years particularly during my time working at a local charity shop I became a lot more passionate about buying second hand and I am conscious about the environmental impact of fast fashion. I have always loved the shapes, colours and patterns of 60s and 70s fashion the most and it is my dream to be able to combine my own creativity with my love for vintage style.

What makes Fair City Vintage unique is the curated collection of vintage clothes that are hand picked to offer the best of 60s and 70s styles as well as promote local and handmade accessories. In store you'll find my own label designs going by Helen Fleming Design. In time I plan to expand my product offerings and hopefully more like minded people will find us and we can grow the vintage and retro loving community in Scotland.

I plan to use this blog to share style guides, shop updates and information about markets I may be attending. Currently I sell online and I am open to visit most Sunday's at the Errol Sunday Market in the Artisan Hall, Unit 7.

Hope to see some of you following along on my shops journey as it finds its feet in the world of vintage and retail.