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is it just a load of second hand junk that the media have put a spin on and now we think is fashionable or is it a genuine (long) trend:
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what do you really think of vintage?
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You could look at antiques the same way, yes ... just a bunch of old stuff.
I think vintage has staying power. The reasons are the same reasons antiques have staying power. In addition to the nostalgia factor, by definition the merchandise available this season is finite/limited. If you add vintage to the mix, suddenly you have unlimited choices and a greater range of taste. And there's the added bonus that when you buy vintage you're recycling and being friendly to the planet, which brings in a whole 'nother audience.
I think vintage has staying power. The reasons are the same reasons antiques have staying power. In addition to the nostalgia factor, by definition the merchandise available this season is finite/limited. If you add vintage to the mix, suddenly you have unlimited choices and a greater range of taste. And there's the added bonus that when you buy vintage you're recycling and being friendly to the planet, which brings in a whole 'nother audience.
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I have always thought of vintage as a bunch of old stuff. I think some people can pull off a nice look with it. I used to think oh, I should try some vintage peices--but then I really think about it and never go through with it.
I think the media has hyped it up a lot. If I ever did go there, it would be with accessories only.
I think the media has hyped it up a lot. If I ever did go there, it would be with accessories only.
[font="]I shop consignment a lot, and consignment does not always = vintage. I am able to get good jeans in my size without spending $$$ for it. Suits, coats and other classic items I love shopping for as well. If its in good condition and has staying power style wise, what’s wrong with it?
As for a true vintage, except for coats, I cant really pull off well. The older fabrics didn’t stretch like they do now so the items tend to be ill-fitting on me. [/font]
As for a true vintage, except for coats, I cant really pull off well. The older fabrics didn’t stretch like they do now so the items tend to be ill-fitting on me. [/font]
Maybe I'm just growing older, but vintage to me means antique, as in pre-sixties or perhaps the seventies now. "Vintage" to me used to be an almost sacred term. I don't like it when people say vintage this and that when they just mean to say second-hand from five years ago.
I love thrift stores and hand-me-downs though; they are havens for finding truly unique items that speak to you personally. Just please don't CALL it vintage just to sound hip and justify a higher pricetag (although I do admit to using the word occasionally just to use the accepted terminology.
) Now they sell 10-year old clothes and price them practically higher than they were originally sold for just because someone "hip" took the time to "select" it and to tell you what to think. This to me is nonsense.
Sorry, it's just that I really love true antiques, and hate for the masterpieces to be lumped together with overpriced "vintage Gap".
I love thrift stores and hand-me-downs though; they are havens for finding truly unique items that speak to you personally. Just please don't CALL it vintage just to sound hip and justify a higher pricetag (although I do admit to using the word occasionally just to use the accepted terminology.
) Now they sell 10-year old clothes and price them practically higher than they were originally sold for just because someone "hip" took the time to "select" it and to tell you what to think. This to me is nonsense. Sorry, it's just that I really love true antiques, and hate for the masterpieces to be lumped together with overpriced "vintage Gap".
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I have had a love affair with vintage for as long as I can remember. For me there's something exquisitely romantic about wearing an item from 50 or more years ago.
I remember when the thrift stores were full of treasures from the 60s and earlier that nobody wanted. It was heaven. My girlfriend and I used to spend a day each month op-shopping (we call them opportunity shops in Oz) and we almost always ended up with something fabulous. We didn't call it "vintage" in those days either....just old stuff.B)
These days it's a trend and sadly (for me) the treasures are few and far between. I have to get my fix from Ebay but it's not the same. I can't feel and try on anything...just hope for the best. It's difficult because some things can look positively dowdy....and regardless of how old or fabulous an item is, I won't wear it if it doesn't look great on.
I suspect that the "vintage trend" will eventually pass. I think it's a shame the way people are cashing in on the trend and trying to pass off junk as vintage. I've seen quite a bit of this on Ebay. Like Melisande said, second-hand does not = vintage. Vintage to me is 1970s or earlier.
I remember when the thrift stores were full of treasures from the 60s and earlier that nobody wanted. It was heaven. My girlfriend and I used to spend a day each month op-shopping (we call them opportunity shops in Oz) and we almost always ended up with something fabulous. We didn't call it "vintage" in those days either....just old stuff.B)
These days it's a trend and sadly (for me) the treasures are few and far between. I have to get my fix from Ebay but it's not the same. I can't feel and try on anything...just hope for the best. It's difficult because some things can look positively dowdy....and regardless of how old or fabulous an item is, I won't wear it if it doesn't look great on.
I suspect that the "vintage trend" will eventually pass. I think it's a shame the way people are cashing in on the trend and trying to pass off junk as vintage. I've seen quite a bit of this on Ebay. Like Melisande said, second-hand does not = vintage. Vintage to me is 1970s or earlier.
i didnt vote because i like vintage but i dont see it as a trend when i go shopping for "vintage" i know i might be able to find something that nobody else will have i dont care if someone had it before me (just wash it) i've never payed much more than £5 for anything vintage so i dont find it expensive - maybe i'm just thinking of second hand shops help me someone 
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Melisande said:Maybe I'm just growing older, but vintage to me means antique, as in pre-sixties or perhaps the seventies now. "Vintage" to me used to be an almost sacred term. I don't like it when people say vintage this and that when they just mean to say second-hand from five years ago.
I love thrift stores and hand-me-downs though; they are havens for finding truly unique items that speak to you personally. Just please don't CALL it vintage just to sound hip and justify a higher pricetag (although I do admit to using the word occasionally just to use the accepted terminology.
Sorry, it's just that I really love true antiques, and hate for the masterpieces to be lumped together with overpriced "vintage Gap".
yes...yessss...!!!..
I completely concur....
OH, thank you Softgrey! You don't know how much I just want to hug you and Charlottesometimes right now! Thank goodness I'm not alone. I don't know, it's just something I feel so passionately about.
Yes Charlottesometimes, I agree, it WAS heaven. One of my favorite activities in the world was going to the markets in little towns to look for special treasures. Sometimes when I'd find ancient little pieces--maybe even with a hole that told its own story---it felt so magical, like destiny had brought us together. Now when I see these delicate lost souls lined up in trendy boutiques, sold off exorbitantly as The It Thing, I'm not sure why, but it breaks my heart...
Thank goodness I'm not alone. I don't know, it's just something I feel so passionately about. Yes Charlottesometimes, I agree, it WAS heaven. One of my favorite activities in the world was going to the markets in little towns to look for special treasures. Sometimes when I'd find ancient little pieces--maybe even with a hole that told its own story---it felt so magical, like destiny had brought us together. Now when I see these delicate lost souls lined up in trendy boutiques, sold off exorbitantly as The It Thing, I'm not sure why, but it breaks my heart...
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Another thing: I have a feeling this vintage trend is a result of creative stagnation. Every decade in the 20th century has had its own definitive and new style, but since the 90's, we have been rehashing things that have already been done. First it was the 60's revival, then the 70's, and then what we wouldn't dare believe occurred: the 80's was in. Could it be that now that we've come full circle and are running dry, we are told to go buy vintage? Is the only truly new style to have come out in the past decade the velour track suits?? 
What is going on?
What is going on?
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i abosolutely love vintage. i find i'm drawn to something that dates back a few decades more so than stuff that is new. my favorite place to "shop" is my mom's closet. she has so many things from when she was young that are in great condition such as clothing and jewelery too. and it doesnt cost a penny! i've found heirlooms that i would suspect cost a fortune. i found a leather belt from the 70's with a silver buckle and turqoise stud in the middle along with a gold choker from the early 1900's (was my grandma's) that has an ivory cameo earlier this morning. my favorite is my dad's band tshirt. he was in a jazz band when he was in highschool and now i have their shirt that's perfectly thin and drapes so nicely on me it looks better than any of those fake vintage rolling stones tees.
it looks better than any of those fake vintage rolling stones tees.Coke, I love your account of shopping in your mom and grandmother's closet! I think that's the ideal...things once loved should be passed down to those for whom they have a special value beyond money. Your parents and grandmother--and the pieces themselves-- must be very happy that you cherish those things.
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Vintage is a somewhat over-rated term and is often used as an excuse by those selling second-hand items.
I am an avid charity shopper, car-boot & jumbly goer and most of the things I buy from them I class as new to me, rather than vintage.
For me, my vintage items are things like my inherited 50yr old fur coat, 30's cocktail dress and edwardian shawl. As children, my cousins and I used to dress up in my gran's old evening dresses and I SO wish I still had them now!
I am an avid charity shopper, car-boot & jumbly goer and most of the things I buy from them I class as new to me, rather than vintage.
For me, my vintage items are things like my inherited 50yr old fur coat, 30's cocktail dress and edwardian shawl. As children, my cousins and I used to dress up in my gran's old evening dresses and I SO wish I still had them now!
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I love vintage. Vintage and antique is the roots of all style today! You can have the real thing that designers are inspired by. With 100 years of great fashion behind us, we have sooo many options for "style" and clothing choices with 100 years of clothes out there waiting to be found and worn again.
So many vintage clothes are made so much better than today. You can pick up cashmere sweaters for $40 as opposed to $100-200. I find cocktail dresses with amazing couture cut and style in silk for $50-100. I find 1920s dresses that have silk velvet and REAL GOLD lace as gold lame had actualy gold thread in it. Something like this would cost $10's of thousands if made designer couture.
I think most people are scared off of vintage by most vintage stores having bad selection and merchandise. It takes a dedicated person to search out the best pieces.
I couldn't get by on vintage alone, but I love it so much! With out it, my waredrobe would be bland, or just way more expensive.
So many vintage clothes are made so much better than today. You can pick up cashmere sweaters for $40 as opposed to $100-200. I find cocktail dresses with amazing couture cut and style in silk for $50-100. I find 1920s dresses that have silk velvet and REAL GOLD lace as gold lame had actualy gold thread in it. Something like this would cost $10's of thousands if made designer couture.
I think most people are scared off of vintage by most vintage stores having bad selection and merchandise. It takes a dedicated person to search out the best pieces.
I couldn't get by on vintage alone, but I love it so much! With out it, my waredrobe would be bland, or just way more expensive.
I think vintage is little pit overated as Feline said. It is still something that I love. When the clothing has a history and if it has lasted for 50 years you can be sure it's really well made.
The best way to use vintage is to wear it one piece at one time (well if you are going to a dress up party you can have a vintage dress and some vintage accesories but in every day use it doesen't look so good if your head to toe vintage).
I just hate that there aren't any good vintage/second hand shops near me
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The best way to use vintage is to wear it one piece at one time (well if you are going to a dress up party you can have a vintage dress and some vintage accesories but in every day use it doesen't look so good if your head to toe vintage).
I just hate that there aren't any good vintage/second hand shops near me
.love love love vintage, i love finding something that nobody else would be wearing. i love the uniqueness of the clothes. i find myself liking vintage more than the stuff in stores right now. vintage has history and each peace has lived and gone through life. for each piece, i wonder who was wearing it, and what kind of life they had. and the truth is, i hate being dressed like every other girl in this city and vintage clothes just add to me simply being me.
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I discovered vintage about three years ago..and really there is a difference between it and old stuff.
What constitutes vintage to me is anything from the 70s' and older and really, wearing vintage makes you feel unique as well as invoke an ambience and nostalgia of days gone by. I personally feel that it is a challenge to get vintage right, especially nowadays when there are more people interested in vintage, it just makes the selection pool that much smaller.
What constitutes vintage to me is anything from the 70s' and older and really, wearing vintage makes you feel unique as well as invoke an ambience and nostalgia of days gone by. I personally feel that it is a challenge to get vintage right, especially nowadays when there are more people interested in vintage, it just makes the selection pool that much smaller.
