ONLINE FAIRS
9th–11th The Dorset Brocante
@thedorsetbrocante; thedorsetbrocanteonline.co.uk
HOW TO SHOP: The brocante will open at 7pm on Friday and will close at 7pm on Sunday. When the event opens you will be able to view all the exhibitors in one place on The Dorset Brocante website. They are listed in categories to make it easier for shoppers to find what they are looking for. Simply click on to each exhibitor to reach their gallery of products. From there you can follow the link to their individual website or online store to buy from them.
11th & 25th So Last Century Virtual Vintage Fair
2pm (lasting 24 hours)
@solastc; solastcenturyfair.co.uk
HOW TO SHOP: Simply tune into So Last Century on Instagram from 2pm onwards and tap the stories button (the circular logo button in the top left- hand corner of your screen) where the virtual fair will unfold with images of items being offered by 30 dealers. There will be hundreds of wonderful vintage things to buy, ranging from mid- century furniture to fashion. If you see something you like, contact the dealer with a direct message to buy or ask a question. Don’t forget, you can scroll back and pause to look at something in particular for longer. The fair is live for 24 hours so there is lots of time to call in and have a look. You can also click through to the trader’s profile to find more items they may have on offer.
18th Clerkenwell Virtual Vintage Fair
11am– 5pm
@clerkenwellvint; clerkenwellvintagefashionfair.co.uk
HOW TO SHOP: Browse all the stands on the Instagram feed a couple of days before the fair. Tune in to the @clerkenwellvint stories and the hashtag #clerkenwellvirtualvintagefair throughout the day on 18th April to find traders’ virtual stands and videos. Click through to their pages to comment and purchase.
24th The Virtual Vintage Bazaar
10am
@thevintagebazaarevents; thevintagebazaar.co.uk
HOW TO SHOP: When the event opens at 10am on the Instagram account, the dealers will be introduced one post at a time. All that shoppers need to do is click through to the dealer and browse the stock they will have posted on their own account. Message the dealer to buy something and to arrange postage and payment. You can also access all the participating dealers on The Virtual Vintage Bazaar website during the fair.
28th, 29th & 30th Wealden Bazaar Evening Vintage Markets
6pm–9pm
@thewealdenbazaar
HOW TO SHOP: Visit the Wealden Bazaar Instagram account at 6pm and browse the vintage traders who will be announced in lists in several posts the day before the market. Each list includes the trader’s Instagram name, which you can click on to reach their account and what they are selling. The organisers also use a hashtag so you can see sellers’ stock in one place, so keep an eye out for this too.
TBD Spring Vintage Instajumble
10am– 4pm
@gazehoundvintage
HOW TO SHOP: Find and follow the list of traders announced on the Instagram account several days before the event. When the fair opens at 10am, the traders will start posting images of stock with details of how to buy, postage and payment information.