Days of Grace is the place for beautiful vintage style dresses and stunning accessories. These one-off designs are made from antique lace and vintage textiles and are perfect for country, barefoot on the beach or beautiful summer picnic style weddings. They’re totally romantic dresses with a boho edge and each original ranges from the late 1800's right through to the 1980's.
At Days of Grace you’ll see exquisite beadwork, beautiful draping fabrics and laces. Alongside the wedding gowns in the back room there are medieval style hand woven silk bodices from the 1980s. There’s brand new fine lace and slipper satins from sourced designers with a vintage inspired twist, always unusual and completely unrepeatable. Owner Linda Duriez finds these discontinued gems from designer archives and brings them to life, each totally unique, such as her current Jenny Packham 30s inspired pieces. A visit to Days of Grace Vintage is a delight because you never know just what treasures might have been added to their collection and with these often hidden away in store, it’s always best to ring ahead to let them know exactly what you’re looking for.
A click onto the website lets you sample some of the vintage and retro pieces available or you can find their treasure trove of a shop at 15 Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton [although they recommend you book an appointment in advance, to avoid disappointment]. You can also find their sister shop Pirouette in Exeter and online. Based in a 16th century merchant’s house in the old West Quarter, you can explore the very different designers showcased including Maggie Sottero, Sottero & Midgley and Annasul Y. New designers arrived recently include Amanda Wakely and Yolan Cris. A wedding gown specialist, the Pirouette range is forever changing. Think delicate gowns, beautiful veils, hand made jewellery and tiaras.
Whether you’re looking for something vintage or vintage-inspired, perhaps even vintage re-created, Linda will be at our fair with some beautiful dresses to showcase from both shops. There’s something for everyone, but you’ll have to be quick as there’s only one of each gorgeous dress.
