for a week. During the weekend there are
two main room upstairs for music: One
that seems to cater more for Swing and
the “Jivers” and the other more “down &
dirty” type rockabilly bands. In between
the two is a large vendors area and the
vintage items on offer in this extensive
market place are always a big draw card
of Viva. If you’re after a piece of genuine
vintage fashion then this is the place
to get it! I was a good girl this year and
did not splash out, although I did get to
wear my delicious vintage 50’s black and
white party dress that I had bought from
Coutura Vintage in Australia before I left
especially for this occasion, and I felt like
a princess in it too!
But despite the chance to dress up, dance
and shop, my main focus at this event
was on sharing my love of vintage trailers
with others. I certainly did not expect to
get so many people coming by to look
inside the trailer and talk to me about
the car and my travels and the magazine.
I was absolutely blown away by the
positive reactions! There were about six
or so other vintage trailers in the show
and I had fun on Saturday afternoon
going around with the camera filming the
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