''Vintage Life'' is a British glossy fashion and lifestyle magazine, published by Dragoon Publishing, focusing on the 1920s–1970s. It was founded in 2010 by British entrepreneur Rae Egglestone. Issue 1 was launched digitally in April 2010 and a print version started from issue 2. Since then, the magazine has developed from a bi-monthly handbag-sized 72-page magazine to a glossy 148-page monthly publication available in

WH Smith WHSmith (also written WH Smith, and known colloquially as Smith's and formerly as W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and ...

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Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...

. From May 2015, ''Vintage Life'' has been stocked in London's

Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited, part of the Selfridges Group of department stores. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridg ...

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Harrods Harrods Limited is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It is currently owned by the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority. The Harrods brand also applies to other ...

stores. ''Vintage Life'' contains articles on a wide variety of

vintage Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product—wine (see Harvest (wine)). A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certa ...

subjects, such as fashion and

vintage clothing Vintage clothing is a generic term for garments originating from a previous era, as recent as the 1990s. The term can also be applied in reference to second hand retail outlets, e.g. i''n vintage clothing store''. While the concept originated ...

, hair and make-up tutorials, wellbeing issues, recipes, reviews and places and people of interest. Articles are contributed by a number of experts in their chosen field, including Green Goddess Diana Moran. The magazine also features singers, artists, films, theatre and TV with a vintage theme, including

Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer and actress. Her debut studio album, ''Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?,'' was released in 2009 and was certified double platinum in the UK. The album spawned the sing ...

Dawn O'Porter Dawn O'Porter (born Dawn Porter; 23 January 1979) is a British writer, director, and television presenter. She was born in Alexandria, Scotland, but raised in Guernsey. Early life She studied acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing ...

Imelda May Imelda Mary Higham (born Imelda Mary Clabby, 10 July 1974), professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Known primarily as a singer, she also plays the bodhrán, guitar, bass guitar and tambou ...

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Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on P ...

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Mr Selfridge ''Mr Selfridge'' is a British period drama television series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his department store, Selfridge & Co, in London, set from 1908 to 1928. It was co-produced by ITV Studios and Masterpiece/ WGBH for broadcast on IT ...

'', ''Call The Midwife'',

Dita Von Teese Heather Renée Sweet (born September 28, 1972), known professionally as Dita Von Teese, is an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, and businesswoman. She is credited with re-popularizing burlesque performance, earning the moniker "Queen ...

and

Caro Emerald Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw (born 26 April 1981), known for the project Caro Emerald, is a Dutch pop and jazz singer who mainly performs in English. Active since 2007, she rose to prominence in 2009 with the debut single, " Back It Up". Th ...

. The magazine is published by Dragoon Publishing Ltd, in

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

and is printed and distributed by Warners Midlands PLC.

Previous Editor

Rae Egglestone

Achievements and awards

Dragoon Publishing - Winners of the Network She Business of the Year award, 2015. Rae Egglestone - shortlisted for the Network She Business Woman of the Year award. Rae Egglestone - shortlisted for the North West Insiders Young Professionals Awards Young Marketing and Media Professional.

References

External links

Official website
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