Give your wardrobe a thoroughly modern vintage makeover with Dawn O'Porter and her team of style experts!
Tying-in to her new prime-time six-part Channel 4 show of the same name, journalist Dawn O'Porter is a woman on a mission: to ignite Britain's passion for vintage fashion! We're a nation obsessed with cheap, disposable clothing - but Dawn and her team of vintage style experts are here to show you why hunting for one-of-a-kind fashion gems is more exciting, better value for money, and a lot more fun.
Are you fed up of the same old high street shops? Are you bored of your wardrobe? Do you fear arriving at a party and seeing someone wearing the same thing as you? Yes? Then it sounds like you're in need of a modern vintage makeover!
THIS OLD THING is here to show you that vintage shopping doesn't have to mean rummaging through old cardigans at a car boot sale - instead, let Dawn introduce you to a world of beautiful and unique fashion treasures, and show you how to create a glamorous personal style that is all your own.
Packed full of insider vintage fashion know-how, THIS OLD THING will take you through the history behind your fashion favourites (including the classic Little Black Dress) advise you on how to find gorgeous vintage jewels of your own, and show you how a few simple tricks can turn an old item of clothing into a fabulous prized possession.
Whether you're a vintage virgin or a retro clothing addict, THIS OLD THING is an indispensable style handbook offering even more of the vintage hints, history and how-tos shared by Dawn in the new Channel 4 series. Dawn O'Porter is a broadcaster, novelist and journalist who lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chris, two sons, cat Lilu and dog Potato. She has made numerous documentaries about all sorts of things: polygamy, childbirth, Geisha, body image, breast cancer and even the movie Dirty Dancing. Dawn is obsessed with vintage clothing and presented This Old Thing on C4, trying to convert high-streetaholics to the way of old threads.
Goose, the sequel to Paper Aeroplanes, was published in 2014 and Dawn has published two novels for adults, The Cowsand So Lucky. She is highly prolific on Twitter and Instagram (@hotpatooties). Give your wardrobe a thoroughly modern vintage makeover with Dawn O'Porter and her team of style experts! THIS OLD THING is based on Dawn's Channel 4 show, running for six episodes in June 2014. We'll be working with Channel 4 and the production company to ensure maximum coverage for the book. Dawn will also be promoting the book whilst the series is on TV, not only to her 330k Twitter followers, but also with events.
