FOLLY SHOPKEEPERS: RAIDERS VINTAGE | LIVERPOOL


So have you ever looked back at Xmas family photographs and wished that your mum had kept that awesome bat-wing jumper, slinky mini-dress or those flashy stilettos? I do all the time. Sadly as the decades passed and fashion fads came and went, my mothers more outlandish items of clothing slowly wriggled free from her wardrobe, destined for the local Oxfam or landfill and never to be seen again. Sob. However, if you are anything like moi, sob ye not my dears. Possibly my favourite Liverpool vintage store, Raiders Vintage, has just opened a brand new extension filled with wonderful 'my-mum-used-to-have-something-like-this' items. After visiting the new improved Raiders, I was so excited that I asked the always fabulously dressed owner of the boutique, Kelly Reid, if I could come back and take a few pictures of her and the shop for a wee FOLLY SHOPKEEPERS feature.

    
For those of you who haven't been, Raiders is a vintage fashion boutique with a cosy interior decorated with antiques and old-school props (think Victorian checker tiles, silk roses and Louis XV furniture teamed with charming retro posters, shabby chic display units and postcards), selling a purse-friendly range of fun party dresses, cosy things, handbags, accessories and booties. 

Following in the footsteps of her mum, who ran her own Merseyside vintage shop back in the day, Kelly (above) is an antiques fanatic and collector of all things old and pretty - including a personal vintage fashion collection spanning Chanel, Oscar De La Renta and Yves Saint Laurent. You can tell she has a real flair for what she does, not only from the lovely interior design of her store but from her personal style...when I popped in to take these pics she looked amazing with her mane of gorgeous boho hair, oversized 70's mohair cardi, mix of silver accessories and killer YSL-esque skyscraper heels. Ever so stylish!
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4 comments:

  1. charlotte lucy30 December 2009 at 01:05

    In bed this morning came accross your blog, and this post and it was like fate intervened, as I had just been thinking how I didnt really know any vintage shops in liverpool...so a train ride (good old merseyrail eh) later avec the little sister, and I found somewhere here where I dont feel like i stick out like a sore thumb :)

    and got the most fantstic print dress too. For a fraction of the price it would have been in london

    xxx

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  2. NaNa30 December 2009 at 19:34

    Hey Charlotte thanks for checking out FOLLY! Glad you liked Raiders... it certainly is a wee Liverpool gem xxx

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  3. Frances Barrett27 January 2010 at 16:16

    Wholeheardtedly agree, Raiders is easily Liverpool's best vintage store. Great post.

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  4. Anonymous25 July 2011 at 14:07

    Hi Alex, is there a way of contacting you directly. Or do email me as sisi.cronin@exposure.net. Thanks!
    Sisi x

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