It can be difficult to track down exactly where my love of vintage comes from. It probably started with the dressing up box that my sister and I used to play with, and the unusual amount of amateur dramatics that I did when I was growing up. But then it could also stem from those teenage years when I was trying to find my own style on a seriously constrained budget, in a town more than adequately supplied with charity shops.

So, what brought you to the world of vintage? Was is a stylish friend of relative? Were you inspired by someone on the silver screen, or the maybe the world of fashion? Did you inherit a key piece that started you off on your own collection?