'I walked into a Manchester bar and people just couldn't stop staring'

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Claudia Silcock is used to people staring at her. That's because the 20-year-old is obsessed with the 1950s and almost exclusively dresses in eye-catching vintage clothes from the era.

She began to find herself drawn towards vintage fashion aged 18 and soon it developed into a passion. The content creator was drawn to vintage shops and scoured eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Depop for 50s clothing.

She now has a 130-strong collection of outfits as well as mountains of vintage jewellery, shoes, magazines, bags, purses and even a 1950s record player.

Claudia reckons her vast collection of vintage items has a total cost of £3k and she plans to grow it further - once she has got a larger wardrobe in her home. READ MORE: Manchester named eighth best city in the WORLD for nightlife She said she gets funny looks from teenagers if she ever goes into modern bars - but pensioners love to stop her for a nostalgic chat in M&S.