Good evening, Everybody!
"With the sunshine in my pocket" or maybe "with the moonshine", I'm writing (as promised) my second chapter on Newtown and its vintage loving soul.
Newtown's vintage clothing and retro furniture scene began when vintage was still called second hand and most people were just thinking of second hand as a way to save money.
Now it is not like that anymore. Vintage is urban, posh and alternative and that's Newtown as well.
This lively suburb is located to the south-west of Sydney and easy to reach by bus.
A good place to start your 'retro' journey is to head down to South King Street. A large street full of old stuff everywhere, weird things and ... dust... heaps of dust 😊
Among all the various show windows, there is a chain called "Vinnies" which you will meet almost everywhere in Sydney and I guess all around Australia as well.
I would like to talk briefly about what is behind this chain.
It was found by the Vincent de Paul Society, a lay Catholic organisation that works to shape a more just society and tries to offer a "hand up" to people in need.
You can donate your old clothes (but still in good conditions) or buy at these shops knowing that you are helping someone.
I bought several good things there and sometimes I had even great fun in trying different styles through times. If you have theme parties or special events you can really find what suits you at a very good deal.
"When you give up your dreams, you die."
Another interesting stop there is at the Lentil as anything. From outside it looks like a regular bar but it will save your belly if you do not have money.
It's a unique not for profit community organisation, at whose core is "the pay as you feel" philsophy, where customers give what they feel the food is worth.
So basically you can eat as much as you want even for 1 $, though this organisation is made to help the community.
So if you feel like supporting them and you can, please pay 50 $/dish LoL.
It's all for today. I wish you a lovely night and follow your dreams!
How to get there: from Central station --> buses 423 // 308, metro T3 direction Bankstown Line
"With the sunshine in my pocket" or maybe "with the moonshine", I'm writing (as promised) my second chapter on Newtown and its vintage loving soul.
Newtown's vintage clothing and retro furniture scene began when vintage was still called second hand and most people were just thinking of second hand as a way to save money.
Now it is not like that anymore. Vintage is urban, posh and alternative and that's Newtown as well.
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| Newtown suburb |
A good place to start your 'retro' journey is to head down to South King Street. A large street full of old stuff everywhere, weird things and ... dust... heaps of dust 😊
Among all the various show windows, there is a chain called "Vinnies" which you will meet almost everywhere in Sydney and I guess all around Australia as well.
I would like to talk briefly about what is behind this chain.
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| One of the paricular shops on South King Street |
It was found by the Vincent de Paul Society, a lay Catholic organisation that works to shape a more just society and tries to offer a "hand up" to people in need.
You can donate your old clothes (but still in good conditions) or buy at these shops knowing that you are helping someone.
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| Me in "Flashdance-mood" @ Vinnies |
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| One of the vintage shops in Newtown |
"When you give up your dreams, you die."
Another interesting stop there is at the Lentil as anything. From outside it looks like a regular bar but it will save your belly if you do not have money.
It's a unique not for profit community organisation, at whose core is "the pay as you feel" philsophy, where customers give what they feel the food is worth.
So basically you can eat as much as you want even for 1 $, though this organisation is made to help the community.
So if you feel like supporting them and you can, please pay 50 $/dish LoL.
It's all for today. I wish you a lovely night and follow your dreams!
How to get there: from Central station --> buses 423 // 308, metro T3 direction Bankstown Line
