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State Library of New South Wales

Carina and Fedi El Saouda, Mulberry Street Vintage Boutique, 592 King Street, 21 February 2013

a8817 Online No. 38

"Some of the more unique items we’ve had in include a skirt and petticoat sewn with horse hair from 1880."

Mulberry Street Vintage's Australian-made fifties-inspired dresses have become a popular choice for Sydney brides.

In 1909 a fire broke out in the window of a dressmakers at 51 Enmore Road causing £20 ($2,580 today) worth of damage.  A passer-by and the fire brigade extinguished the blaze with buckets of water.

The best standard of vintage clothing is known as 'triple A' quality.

There are 12 vintage clothing stores operating in Newtown.