The Spiegeltent has returned to the Old Steine for its annual residency as part of The Brighton Festival, boasting a line-up that includes award-winning cabaret La Clique, the theatrical Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen and The Ray Charles Experience as well as Festival acts and club nights.
To find out more about this enchanting orginal Art Nouveau venue, we caught up with producer of The Famous Spiegel Garden, David Bates…
How old is the Spiegeltent that is in town for The Brighton Festival?
This spiegeltent is called The Moulin Rouge and was built in 1918 in Herentals in Belgium. The builders were Oscar Mols Dom and Louis Gorr.
What type of acts would have performed in the Spiegeltent in the late and early 19th and 20th centuries?
Spiegeltents were originally travelling dance halls so most of the entertainment was in the form of travelling dance organs and live dance bands. They travelled with the fairgrounds, which came to villages once a year. Spiegeltents collect the ghosts of their previous locations and these ghosts come out every time the containers are opened. So like may old buildings the sense of history is palpable and adds to the experience.
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Vintage Brighton editor Jo-ann Fortune delves into the Laura Ashley archive for a piece in Mollie Makes magazine this month, ahead of the British brand’s 60 year exhibition at The Vinyl Factory on 5-6 June.
This vintage lunch-box sized Thermos shows a much older and more sophisticated Barbie to the one we’re used to, with the cropped, coiffured hair, petticoat and pearls typical of early 1960s US fashion.
Shelley Louise Baker popped into the Beyond Retro press day to find out about their new re-loved and re-worked range, prints charming collection and on-trend sports wear.
Brighton-based dress label Allium B is holding its first ever sample sale at the West Hill Hall on 11 May, offering vintage-inspired summer styles starting at just £10.
Vintage Brighton editor Jo-ann Fortune delves into the Laura Ashley archive for a piece in Mollie Makes magazine this month, ahead of the British brand’s 60 year exhibition at The Vinyl Factory on 5-6 June.
This vintage lunch-box sized Thermos shows a much older and more sophisticated Barbie to the one we’re used to, with the cropped, coiffured hair, petticoat and pearls typical of early 1960s US fashion.
The Spiegeltent has returned to the Old Steine for its annual residency as part of The Brighton Festival, boasting a line-up that includes award-winning cabaret La Clique, the theatrical Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen and The Ray Charles Experience as well as Festival acts and club nights.
To find out more about this enchanting orginal Art Nouveau venue, we caught up with producer of The Famous Spiegel Garden, David Bates…
How old is the Spiegeltent that is in town for The Brighton Festival?
This spiegeltent is called The Moulin Rouge and was built in 1918 in Herentals in Belgium. The builders were Oscar Mols Dom and Louis Gorr.
What type of acts would have performed in the Spiegeltent in the late and early 19th and 20th centuries?
Spiegeltents were originally travelling dance halls so most of the entertainment was in the form of travelling dance organs and live dance bands. They travelled with the fairgrounds, which came to villages once a year. Spiegeltents collect the ghosts of their previous locations and these ghosts come out every time the containers are opened. So like may old buildings the sense of history is palpable and adds to the experience.
Shelley Louise Baker popped into the Beyond Retro press day to find out about their new re-loved and re-worked range, prints charming collection and on-trend sports wear.
Brighton-based dress label Allium B is holding its first ever sample sale at the West Hill Hall on 11 May, offering vintage-inspired summer styles starting at just £10.
When we heard that Verity Waite, co-founder of vintage hair and makeup specialists The Vanity Box, was in town to train the stylists at Simon Webster Hair, we thought we’d put her skills to the test.
Beyond Retro on Vine Street will host a pop-up stitch tattoo parlour as part of the Brighton Festival on Saturday 11 May, with Jenny King’s Embroidery Studio on hand to update your pre-loved threads with textile tatts.
