On selected Sundays throughout the year, Chelsea town hall is transformed from a drab council meeting venue into a cavern of beautiful vintage pieces for the Frock Me! fashion event. With over 50 stalls, the event is a cornucopia of vintage dresses, accessories and fabric as well as a tiny vintage tearoom.

The stalls spill out of three main rooms in the town hall, and are crammed with an incredible range of vintage clothes. Frock me! has become popular in the area, and some degree of pushing Chelsea yummy mummies out the way will be required if you are after a good old rummage. Every inch of the town hall is filled with a variety of women and men’s clothes, with each stall bursting with piles and boxes of clothes and accessories.

However, the popularity of vintage clothes does have an effect on prices; don’t expect this to be like finding a bargain at a charity shop. Dresses are at least £50 and up to £200, but all are in beautiful condition and are original. There are amazing things to be found including an extensive Ossie Clark collection, 1920’s silk slips and Edwardian lace-up boots.

The Victorian tearoom is in a room adjacent to the main area, and serves tea and cakes by waitresses in Victorian maid’s outfits. It’s the perfect place to take a break from browsing all the stalls, but the wait for a table can be a long one.

So if you have the strength on a Sunday, battle it out against other fashionistas, designers and students to find gems hidden away at this eclectic fair.

The next Frock Me! fair is being held at Chelsea Town Hall on the 8 June or, if you fancy a trip to the seaside, they are holding one in Brighton on 22 June.

Chelsea Town Hall, King’s Road, Chelsea, SW3

Admission £4; concessions £2; under-16s go free

Open 11am-5.30pm

For more information visit: www.frockmevintagefashion.com