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The couple who live like it’s the 1930s

Ruth Shelly and her husband Robert Oestmann may live in 2023, but you wouldn’t know it if you took a look at their lives.


The married couple from the West Midlands dress almost exclusively in 1930s attire, and have decorated their house with similar period pieces, including a 1936 wireless.
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It was the perfect match, as both embraced the period style before they met.
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Shelly, 29, explained how their lifestyle works, despite the 90 year time difference.
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She said: “We live in the modern world, we don’t hide away from it.
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“I run a business, we have a computer, but this is what we like aesthetically, musically and very much being ourselves.â€

This clip is from Nihal Arthanayake on 10 January 2022.

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