What kind of images do you have when you hear “vintage clothes”?
I think there are many people who have negative images such as “not clean”, “not trendy”, and “flashy image”.
I had such an image at first.
One day, when I saw that my favorite magazine model liked vintage clothes and dressed in fashion, I also wanted to wear them and became interested in vintage clothes. → It’s my simple personality.
In this article, I would like to introduce you to charming points of such vintage clothes.
What is vintage clothes in the first place?
It refers to clothes that has been used even once.
The extreme story is that once you wear it, it will become vintage clothes.
What are the types of used clothing ?
“Brand used clothing”, “Vintage used clothing”, “Military used clothing”, “Regular used clothing”, “Second hand goods”. It can be roughly divided into these 5 types.
What are vintage clothes?
It means a valuable item that is less than 100 years old and has a certain age (about 30 years old) and quality, and the difference between used clothing and vintage one can be divided according to the time when they passed.
How to wear vintage clothing
I think there are many people who are reluctant to wear vintage clothing and find it difficult.
Vintage clothing has age-specific features in fabric, shape and details.
First of all, just by adding vintage clothes +1 point to your usual coordination, you can add depth to your coordination and feel free to enjoy your own fashion that is different from others.
After learning about the fun, knowing the history and background of vintage clothing will increase your knowledge of fashion and expand the range of coordination.
Brand vintage
A brand vintage that many women long for.
Vintage Chanel, Celine, Gucci, Hermes, etc. have different logos, the texture of the fabric is different, and there are many rare items that are no longer sold.
It is recommendable for those who want to have different items from others, enjoy unique fashion, and want to have high-brand items at reasonable prices.
Sustainable relationship with vintage clothes
In this world where sustainability is important these days, it is important to make clothes from recycled materials, but I think it is the ultimate sustainability to wear existing clothes for a long time and cross from one generation to another.
For us, vintage clothing is very important and valuable in living while being aware of the connection between fashion and the global environment.
There used to be no fast fashion.
Many vintage clothing is made of durable materials, carefully hand-crafted from rare and good materials one by one, so you can still wear them in good condition.
You will be impressed.
You can feel the warmth of such a maker, and you can also meet rate one-of-a-kind items that are not the same.
I felt attachment and special feeling to such clothes, and strongly wanted to wear them carefully for a long time.
Nowadays, clothes can be bought cheaply and easily anytime, anywhere. I’m sure that the time will come when history, background, and quality of goods will be emphasized rather than prices. Or rather, you’re already here.
From today when you learned about vintage clothes, I would like you to think carefully about whether you can wear the clothes you want for a long time, and then buy them.