there’s some really good make up tutorials that you can
follow to help you experiment with your look.
If you could go shopping with any old Hollywood actress
who would you pick?
Oh, this is a good one! I’d probably pick Veronica Lake,
but I’ll probably just get hair envy and life envy… she
was so glamorous, don’t get me started on her amazing
hair waves!
Tell us about how you ended up working for Judy?
I was at University studying Graphic Design and I was
really bored over the Summer between my second and
third year, I wanted to do something creative with my
time so I emailed Judy asking about work experience
opportunities and funnily enough (I think it was fate) she
was looking for a student designer to come on board as
part of the team to do the flyers and posters. I started
2 mornings a week and then she got me working at
the fairs, which I absolutely loved. After Uni I carried
on working for Judy part-time whilst working full-time
in a bar, it was knackering but it’s paid off completely.
Just before Christmas Judy offered me this position and
about three months ago I started as Brand and Event
Manager full-time. I still get to do brand design work,
which is originally the job I came here to do, but I’m also
in charge of fair organisation, promotion and working
the events. I feel extremely lucky to be in this position,
it’s amazing.
What does an average day at work entail?
Every day is completely different. Depending how many
fairs we have that weekend or that month my working
Instaglam!
pattern changes. I spend lots of time promoting each
city so I often spend a day on one event (and answering
emails in between)! I also run our social media profiles
so I get to natter with our wonderful customers which
is great. Then obviously there are fair days which are
always full of excitement, suspense and lots of shopping
(and cake)!
What’s your favourite part of the job?
I get to work in an environment that I love. I don’t feel
like it’s ‘work’ because I’ve been used to physically
exhausting bar work all my life. I never get the ‘oh god
I’ve got to go to work today’, or ‘ah, the person I work
with is driving me nuts! Oh my boss is being horrible!’
it’s great. Judy, Donna and myself work as a really good
team and really get on which is so lovely. It’s challenging
as well, I never get bored, it’s high pressure sometimes
but it’s more than worth it.
What does the future hold for Judy’s?
We’ve got a few new places we’re going to this year,
which is exciting. We’re really building the brand with
me behind the wheel of the affordable fairs and Judy
behind our other brand The Vintage Kilo Sale and The
Vintage Furniture Flea. We are really pushing the fact
our fairs are affordable, that’s why the company started
after all. We are currently running a Mr/Mrs Affordable
Vintage Competition which you can enter each month
(with the winner getting free entry to all of our events for
a whole year)! We’ve also got some festivals lined up for
the summer as well – so you might see us with a cheeky
G&T in hand and our wellies on when the weathers
warmer...
We at Digest HQ are frankly obsessed with Emily’s instagram, @emilyhasglasses. Expect a mix of classy selfies,
enviable vintage bargains and food that looks so good it
doesn’t even need a filter!
Televintage
Our TV screens were once again glowing with marvellous
series’ in 2013. Shows like Breaking Bad and Game
of Thrones had people hooked from start to finish but
2013 also saw some beautifully vintage programmes.
Since premiering in 2007, Mad Men has alerted a whole
new generation to how sexy the 60s can be. Focusing
on exploits in the 1960s New York advertising industry,
Mad Men boasts some of the most historically accurate
set design and downright perfect wardrobe design in
modern television. Costume designer Janie Bryant, I
salute you. The ensemble cast’s wardrobes perfectly fit
the sexy, classy and seductive tone of the show. If any
guys out there need tips on choosing a suit, look no
further than lead character Don Draper (John Hamm)
who sports a variety of suits in a variety of colours and
textures. True to 60s form he isn’t afraid of patterned
ties either. A high collared shirt, normal width tie of a
complementary colour and well-fitting text \