I became so obsessed by the 1940s as a child that I ONLY dress in authentic vintage outfits
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History being her main passion in life, this woman has been taking fashion advice and practicing beauty routines for over 100 years.
Her favorite eras include the 1940s and the Edwardian era, where she’ll take fashion and beauty tips that she’ll use daily as part of her morning routines.
Jude Kershaw, 21, a historical impersonator, from Leeds, has been enamored with vintage styles since she was 13 and found her 1940s style in her late teens which her family has always supported but has always questioned why. .
Drawing on her love of history, Jude will make weekly trips to Leeds city center to stand on a bench and deliver suffragette speeches to the crowd.
Jude said: “History has always been my thing and I’ve always taken tips that I’ve learned through studying different eras, like cleaning hacks from the Victorian era and beauty hacks from the 1940s.
Jude Kershaw, 21, a historical impersonator from Leeds, has been enamored with vintage looks since she was 13 and now takes fashion advice and practices beauty routines from over 100 years ago.
Her favorite eras include the 1940s and the Edwardian era, where she’ll take fashion and beauty tips that she’ll use daily as part of her morning routines.
“It’s a very high-maintenance lifestyle, as everything has to be carefully planned from my old, authentic outfits and my hair has to be done days before it’s needed in a certain style.
“Getting authentic clothing has become more and more difficult as there’s a lot of competition now, you can still get some bargains but it varies as I have 50p items and £200 items.”
‘Through my work I often do sessions at schools and youth clubs, but in my spare time I don my suffragette outfit and deliver authentic speeches to audiences in Leeds city centre.
“Currently, I’d say I don’t spend more than £30 a month on my own wardrobe… I’ll save up for investment pieces though, eg a stunning £150 dress.
‘I will buy clothes for my educational work, from a World War II apron to a Viking dress.
“I’m always looking for new possibilities in my wardrobe, which could mean reworking garments or combining them with something else.
“Recently I’ve been putting together some outfits from the ’50s and ’60s.”
Jude is far from the first person to transform her wardrobe and her life to fit the vintage look.
She’s had a crush on vintage looks since she was 13 (pictured) and found her 1940s look in her late teens, which her family has always supported, but she’s always wondered why.
She revealed how history “has always been her thing” and said she had been studying different eras throughout her life (left and right, when she was a teenager).
The 21-year-old, who now works as a historical impersonator, has always been obsessed with history, but only in recent years has she started dressing in vintage clothing.
While Jude has always loved learning about historical events, she confessed that her family was asked why when she started dressing according to different eras.
Roo Bee, 41, from Illinois, has spent years collecting memorabilia from the 1950s, including 70-year-old sofas, a huge vintage refrigerator and vintage televisions.
The history-mad writer also loves to dress up like a 1950s star while cooking up old-school recipes from vintage cookbooks.
Roo said: ‘Everything in my house is vintage. Our house is a big old house, so I have a lot to design.
‘My parents used to take me to antique markets when I was younger and I fell in love with items from the 1930s to the 1960s.
“When I was little I imagined that I could do whatever I wanted when I grew up and decorate however I wanted to decorate, so I did exactly that.
“I have so many individual vintage collections including books, cookware, music players, and even baby items. I even have a vintage baby scale that I love. My collection is huge, I have big and small things.’
Meanwhile, Kitten and Richard Von Mew, from Stratford-Upon-Avon, are also among the enthusiasts of the period.
The 21-year-old revealed how she’s always looking for new possibilities with her wardrobe (pictured)
The 21-year-old said she has always taken tips she has learned from studying different eras, such as cleaning tricks from the Victorian era and beauty hacks from the 1940s.
She described her lifestyle as ‘very high maintenance’, explaining that ‘everything has to be carefully planned’
Jude said her lifestyle requires good organizational skills, as she searches for vintage, authentic outfits and even grooms her hair for days to fall a certain way.
Jude explained that through her work, she often holds sessions on suffragettes at schools and youth clubs.
In the meantime, she said she will often wear her suffragette garb and go deliver authentic speeches to audiences in Leeds city centre.
The two previously revealed how they only wear vintage clothing, follow the kind of diet a family living in the Blitz might have endured, and let their little daughter Betsy only play with toys from the old days.
Burlesque fanatic Kitten fell in love with the decade when she began modeling as a 1940s pin up in 2001.
Deciding that she loved the era so much that she would adopt the lifestyle at home, she quickly made Richard, the site supervisor, her husband.
According to Jude, getting the authentic garments has become increasingly difficult as there is so much competition now.
Jude explained that she wouldn’t spend more than £30 a month on her own wardrobe, but sometimes saves up for investment pieces.
Meanwhile, she said she’s always looking for new possibilities in her wardrobe, which might involve reworking items or pairing them with something else.