Hello, I'm Brigitte, the founder of Twisted Vintage. My eye for style and thrift started young; I grew up in the Black Forest in Germany in the 70s and 80s. My mum was a big on recycling, no waste and making what we had last longer – she taught me many of these useful lifelong skills including sewing, darning and knitting. In my 20s I travelled the world for a number of years, ending up in London where I found a job as a nanny for a family where the Mum was an fashion photography agent. She told me I have a good “eye for style”; finding me work assisting fashion stylists (for example I assisted on Hussin Chalayan’s shows where a young Erin O’Conner was one of the models!) and I became a full time photographers assistant – helping me to hone my “eye” further. In 2008 I got together with my friend Caroline who shared a passion with me for fashion and vintage style to start creating the first Twisted Vintage pieces. Our aim was to revive, recycle and recreate beautiful hand crafted vintage jewellery that would beunique and personal for the wearer; whilst also extending the life of something that had been made decades earlier that would otherwise be thrown away. We discovered that that by taking vintage and pre-loved pieces of unwanted or broken jewellery, we could use our skill and creative expertise to design new pieces of jewellery, with a modern twist; so much more personal and beautiful than buying “new”. The first tiny collection of Twisted Vintage jewellery was sold to friends and family and soon word got out. Demand for these decorative necklaces and bracelets grew. I now design and create bracelets, necklaces, limited edition of earrings, glasses chains and unique Statement earrings and I have recently created a vintage Sterling silver range, each unique with their own individual twist. My collection is sold via my website and at selected fairs and events. Sign up to my newsletter to be kept up to date about forthcoming events.

Website

https://www.twisted-vintage.co.uk

Address Summary

Forest Hill, London, SE23