PHOTOGRAPHY graduate Ellie Gale, 21, has been wearing vintage clothing for years.
“I started with the 60s and wore really short skirts,” she explained. “Then I switched to the 50s and now I never wear a skirt that’s above the knee. I’m going back in time.”
Ellie, who lives in Meltham, says she loves the feminine shapes of 50s clothing which suit her small but curvy figure.
“I like the tight waists and pencil skirts,” she added.
She was inspired to adopt vintage style after watching classic 1950s movie stars such as Audrey Hepburn and visiting vintage shops.
“I also did a history of fashion project at university which I found really interesting,” she added.
These days she rarely dresses in anything other than 50s style, mixing original finds with reproduction garments and clothes from modern lines that have a period look.
Her hair is usually dressed in a 50s style too – rolled and pinned tight to her head.
Although Ellie is a modern dress size 8 to 10, many of her vintage finds are a 1950s size 12 or 14.
She has become so fascinated by vintage fashion that she is now working with Helene in Revival and will be taking the photographs for the online side of the business which has customers worldwide.
