Nowadays most are familiar with the popularity of vintage clothing. Highly educated a vintage girl knows what to look for and how to wear it just right. You may have pondered with the idea, but unless you have a list of guidelines the hunt can be very overwhelming not to mention exhausting.
First off for all the skeptics, yes vintage technically means old but there is quite a difference between some ones old trash and some ones vintage treasures.
Vintage clothing is a culture, its Eras in fashion history lived out in modern day, on modern street’s, on modern people.
The first step is finding inspiration. Discover an era that interests you. Classic 1950’s June Clever, timeless Audrey Hepburn or maybe a little Betty Boop.
Once you are inspired find local thrift stores, flea markets, and vintage stores in and around your area. Usually the stores in older neighborhoods have the best selection.
Estate sales are more popular for purchasing furniture and the clothing is commonly overlooked. The families then take it to thrift stores and voila you find your vintage treasure.
Once you find a thrift store you need to know how to navigate your way around. Some stores have areas where they separate their vintage pieces. Most don’t. You need to know how to find vintage pieces verses peoples old stuff.
A good indication is fabric. Look for brocade, tulle, bold colors, geographic prints and extra bits of fabulousness. Labels are also a great way to separate vintage pieces. It’s very easy to recognize a vintage label. There usually written in cursive script. The label fabrics are simple and hand sewn.
Vintage pieces usually have longer hems. Nowadays designers can’t afford to waist fabrics so hems are usually very short. The advantage of longer hems is having that extra bit of fabric for alterations.
Soon enough you will develop a personalized eye for vintage pieces and sorting threw the madness of a thrift store will be a piece of cake.
Vintage clothing gives a nostalgic edge to an outfit. Wearing a designer jean with a 1960’s swing jacket is a unique and stylish way to unite the past with the present. I once heard a girl refer to her style as Nanny chic kind of like Mary Poppins mixed with a young urban trendsetter. She wore a vintage fur coat, a kooky amount of shiny estate sale rings and sleek modern underpinnings. It was one of the most fabulous things I had ever seen.
A vintage girl will never come across the common social misfortune of wearing the same dress as a rival, and that rival will never be able to accuse her of lacking personality.
The darling details of your vintage patent handbag may even catch the eye of Mr. Right. While you flaunt your old world charm you will be saving for a rainy day, helping the environment, inspiring others to step outside their box, and bringing back a touch of history to a modern world.
Less than 30 minutes from that first coffee, Odd Molly was born. And only some 6 years down that line, a true international fashion sensation. The core idea of the company was to let uninhibited design intuition lead the way, bringing forward a fabulous and positive message to women. Key ingredients were to not only make look great, but also to make feel great, using the corner stones of love-courage-integrity. Ever since that day the product development has evolved in the most tremendous ways, still those key ingredients have remained the same.
Odd Molly can today be found in the finest boutiques in over 1500 supreme locations in 38 countries. From Barneys in Tokyo to Fred Segal in Santa Monica and why not also the smaller corner stores of Dublin or Bordeux. Odd Molly has won international awards in many varied categories such as (only to name a few):
Odd Molly is highly loved by multi generations and the love runs all the way from the women of small Greek villages to the pickiest celebritiy actresses of Hollywood.
The future of Odd Molly is already here and there is a multitude of projects in the making. Odd Molly is about to launch a line of skin care come fall 2009 and a fantastic eye-wear line (come spring of 2010) and a number of other brand extending projects are in the laboratory, yet to be revealed.
The greatest Odd Molly inspiration will always be you. So expect a lot.
Source: www.oddmolly.com
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