From Garema to Nishi.

Landspeed Clothing has become renowned in Canberra over the years as one of the must-go places for a special vintage find. Tucked away at the back of the illustrious Landspeed Records shop in Garema Place, Landspeed Clothing is a treasure trove for beautiful vintage clothing, shoes, bags, sunglasses, belts, scarves, a range of quirky and kitch jewellery, retro headbands, and much much more. This shop combines two of my greatest loves in life - music and fashion. I popped in the other day on a lunchbreak to have a squiz around and I couldn't have been happier admiring the pretty clothes whilst singing the words to one of my favourite Sublime albums that I haven't listened to in ages. Vintage threads mixed with a little ska punk and reggae rock = best temporary escape from a hectic day.

I had a quick chat to Abi, who runs Landspeed Clothing, and really enjoyed getting to know a little more about her and her divine little hub of fashion goodness. Very excited to hear that Landspeed Clothing will be bringing some of their special, one-off pieces to the market - I'm not going to lie, I will be making it my mission to be their first customer next Saturday. 

When and why did you expand Landspeed Records to include Landspeed Clothing?

By accident. When the space at the back of the shop was vacated I moved in for what was meant to be a couple of months until the guys figured out how to fill it. Years later I'm still there!

If you had the opportunity to dress anyone from a bygone era, who would it be?

The obvious answers would be the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy or Marilyn Monroe, but they got it right so I wouldn't want to mess it up. Maybe the ones who got it wrong. All the women who've worn chiffon sleeves to the Oscars. Don't they realise it looks like baggy skin?

Why do you think it is important to buy vintage/second-hand?

Besides the environmental reasons I guess it's the quality. If it's made it this far it's probably going to last a while yet. The fashion cycle is so fast now so clothes don't need to last more than 2 months. In the past, trends lasted for years so the clothes had to last as well.

Three words to describe the Landspeed Clothing customer.

Independent, confident, intelligent.

What are you going to bring along to the 14 December Hustle&Scout?

Lots of great vintage jewellery (perfect Christmas gift!) and things that we have difficulty displaying in the shop like parasols, hats, bags and more. We'll also dig into the archives for some special dresses.