VINTAGE SHOPPING: BLITZ X STUPID CUPID ii

So my quest to find the perfect Valentine's gifts for the customers of Blitz Vintage Department Store continued instore this afternoon. Today's couple I like to think of as the '90s Rave Kidz (see the all important use of the letter Z. It means nothing if you use the simple S). Part Hacienda throw-back, part urban b-boy, part Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast member- these guys are serious about bold colours and even bolder patterns. And oh what fun I had finding some of the most headache-inducing colour combinations I could. It's about defying the cold snatch and pretending like it's high summer... all the time.

Couple No. 2: The 90s Rave Kidz
She likes: Will Smith circa 1990, body-con, ridiculous 80s fashion, Ev Vogue, stone-wash denim, Sister Sister, fringing, chunky ghetto gold, bright lipsticks and Nike Air Max
He likes: Aztec print, bow-ties, Wu-Tang Clan, box-fresh trainers, East vs. West coast arguments, street art, snap-backs, the high-top fade and Nike Air Max

Original 90s Snap-back caps £25

Selection of original 80s & 90s Swatch watches £70 / Original 90s Chicago Bulls wool beanie £22 / Nautical backpack £28

New York Knicks sweater £40 / Original '90s Chicago Bulls Snap-back £30 / Converse £20

Urban Iran £5 / Decoded, Jay-Z £6 / The Vulture, Gil-Scott Heron £3.50 / Bow-ties £8 each / Paisley print button-down shirts £25

College Sweater £24

Ghetto gold belts £10 each / Patchwork leather brogues £32 / Aztec rucksack £20 /Aztec scarf £8 / Sunglasses  £12 each

Printed snap-back cap £30 / The Princess Bride £4 / Aztec rucksack £35 / Suede wallabee style creepers £30 / Tan woven leather brogues £38 / Bangles £12 each

Hiking boots £35 / Red leather rucksack £40 / Yellow leather rucksack £30 /  Silk scarves £10 each / Wind-up robot toys £3 each

Aztec woven belt £24 / Wool zig-zag jumpers £32 /  Pink leather rucksack £30 / Silk scarf £10 / Little Miss books £1 each

Silk scarves £10 each / Ghetto gold chain belts £10 each / Denim Levi shorts £20 each

Woven leather belt £10 / Glamorama by Brett Easton Ellis £3.50 / Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk £4/ Wool bobble hat £8 / Filth by Irvine Welsh £2 / Ralph Lauren shirts £25 each