“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are” Gianni Versace
We buy clothes all the time and don’t really think about it. It has become so easy nowadays, you can buy and pay literally with a few clicks of your mouse while sipping your cinnamon latte. How many times have you ordered something and within a month or not even that you were over it (guilty!)? It’s a whole different feeling with Vintage. Keep scrolling down to find out more.
What is the meaning of vintage?
Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 20 years before the present day is considered vintage. Retro, short for retrospective, or “vintage style,” usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era.
So yes posting last year’s fashion outfits does not technically classify as vintage unless you are wearing your mum’s dress from the 90’s.
Why to buy vintage clothing
♥ It’s the opportunity for reinvention
♥ You can’t afford this £1,000 dress? Then why not hunt down the original inspiration…
♥ Desire to recreate familiarity, or felicity, in a world that is rapidly changing and increasingly impersonal
♥ Feeling of accomplishment. With vintage there is an extra sense of serendipity – to find something you love, which fits, is rarer than walking into a shop with racks of the same pieces in every size – but that winning feeling is so much greater
♥ It’s a great way to make you feel distinctive and express your personal style, not that of millions of people.
Don’t get me wrong, I love modern fashion and that accessivity that some years ago we could only dream about while watching fashion shows and celebrities on TV. The problem with new fashion now is that it is horribly ubiquitous. In the past, splashing out on a designer piece assured you some level of exclusivity. But now, with the same luxury fashion collections being sold by almost every online retailer, spending hundreds of pounds on something so widely available doesn’t bring the same cachet it used to.
And Guys let’s not even talk about the same-dress nightmare …
thanks hun, great to see you back. kisses xx
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thank you Len! I loved reading your glorious taste of summer post. Now I really want to go somewhere nice and warm so I can wear some fabulous summer dresses xx
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thank you Rena, you are such a sweetheart. I really enjoyed reading your post about shoes for the rain! xx
Wonderful hat!
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I love the Joe Browns outfit, it is perfect! I think you are right with everything you wrote and we definitely sometimes should overthink our buying habits. To buy vintage pieces makes absolutely the difference! I have a few vintage pieces I like 🙂
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Ohhhmmy you look so elegant and classy.
Love the total outfit.
Much Love,
Zarrah | The Bandwagon Chic
Great vintage look! Love this hat, it really suits you! 🙂
Magda
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Such a darling outfit, and so elegant on you! I love mixing vintage and new in my outfits!
XOXO
Annie
wow that’s a stunning look ) and it’s just soo authentic for me cause all your clothe sand accessoires fit together 🙂 gorgeous! great look 😉 greetings from my holidays at the schenna hotel in south tyrol!
Claudia
Those boots are so amazing, I need them
xo
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Such an elegant look! Gorgeous!
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You look amazing ang glamorous, Babe! Love your hat!
Have a wonderful day!
Much love, Len
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XO
You look so gorgeous and sophisticated! Loving the matching set.
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Lovely pics and style!
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Wow! Such a classy look! I love this kind of vintage look.
Wonderful post dear!
Beauty and Fashion Freaks
The post is so interesting! Thanks for share with us more of vintage clothes. The look is amazing
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So pretty, love this vintage look!
xx, Elise
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thank youuu hun xx
That outfit is so cute! I love it.
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thank you Nora. I love your post about wedding rings! Very informative xx
Love your fabulous outfit, great combo too, all perfectly match. You look gorgeous, thank you for sharing!!!
xxx
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Amazing vintage style!! Love how you styled this look!!
xx
Mónica Sors
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OMG, you look like you just stepped out of a movie.
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ahhh thank you lovely for such a nice comment. I do try my best with every post that comes out. This has really made my day. xxx
I love your ‘I have a dream’ post, great reading xx
thank you Brenda. I’m currently experimenting with vintage fashion xx
thank you hun. I’m getting more and more into vintage fashion, it’s timeless. I really like your last post and that Nora Roberts quote is fantastic! xx
I have always love ❤️ vintage pieces. Always look in my grandmere’s closet for her vintage Dior pieces. Love the look! ♥️😘👍
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Great look. It suits you.
Wow! Great! The quality of your outfits was superb from day one and now the layout of your posts is getting better and better … 10/10 is I was a teacher 😉