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...Wayne done in my career’Hemingway Designer is full of praise for the Preston Guild Vintage Weekend

by jenny SimPSon “Asanortherner, iknow we have got [email protected] less inhibitions. We like adance and like agood time. People just got straight up designer Wayne Hemingway has on the dancefloor. There have been no hailed the Preston guild Vintage Week- wallflowers. We had 800 people on the end as ahighlight of his career. dancefloor at the ball doing the Lam- Wayne and wife gerardine curated beth Walk which was just phenomenal.” the hugely successful arts, music, food Wayne said the spirit of ‘42 Ball, im- and fashion extrava- agining what the guild ganza, which saw of 1942 may have been around 75,000 people like if not cancelled aday pack out Aven- by the war, had been ham and Miller Parks ahighlight, along with last weekend. other musical events The annual event includingthe north- is usually held in ern soul 1972 party. the south-east but He also dJ-ed with Morecambe-born son Jack at the disco Wayne said he had guild ‘92 session. been thrilled to bring Wayne praised eve- Vintage north for the family man: Wayne with his ryone who had worked guild. wife Gerardine and son jack on it and hoped The red or dead Prestonians would not creator said: “i’ve have to waitfor anoth- enjoyed it more. There have been mo- er guild for more similar events. ments in this that were the best things i He said: “ithad something for every- have done in my career. body. People kept coming up to me and “i was nervous –there is more money saying it was one of the most memorable in the south but ithink this (weekend) weekends they have had. Young people creative man: Wayne Hemingway’s Disco in the Spiegeltent, miller Park. Below: had probably been more uplifting. will be inspired by this.” avenham Park’s Guild Big top

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STyliSh: acouple have alaugh while dancing at the 1952 rocking guild event groove on: People enjoy the disco in the Spiegel Tent

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