Featured Image credit: lostin1950.blogspot.com Vintage shopping can be an arduous task, but there’s a way around the sneeze-inducing flea market hunting—online shopping! However, you’ve got to play it smart to make sure that you’re getting your money’s worth. Don’t miss these tips when you’re shopping vintage online: Image credit: fashionflashbacks.weebly.com Know Your History: Quality, Design, Label: Vintage is all about history’s hidden treasures. When it’s time to shop, it’s good to have somewhat solid knowledge that will help you along the way.Determining when the dress was made will give you information on its materials and quality. For instance, a lot of…
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Feeling Vintage – Movie Star Style, Thrift Store Grace
Vintage fashion never really goes out of style (as you probably noticed). Whether it’s just one piece you wear, an entire ensemble or merely the setting you surround yourself with in a photo, no one can deny the appeal of the vintage look. Perhaps, like me, you forgot it even existed after a couple years of getting sucked into online shopping – but it thrives still. The draw of vintage may be the appeal of dressing like someone else, someone exciting from a film perhaps, or maybe it’s just the joy of bringing life to old items of clothing –…
Designer of the Week: Jack and Jones
Jack and Jones Jack and Jones have a line for every style of fashion-forward man. Founded in 1989, they have become one of Europe’s leading producers of menswear. With five lines expressing different styles and expressions of fashion and functionality, Jack and Jones’s mission is to make it easy for men to create their own distinct style within the current trends. Originals This line takes its influence from the current trend, making it the line to choose from if you’re a fashion follower. Taking cues from the indie scene, the Originals line is bold and proud to stand out from…
Eco Friendly Fashion Can be as Simple as Just Shopping Savvy
Over the years I’ve been making sure to transition my clothing and jewelry into a more eco friendly collection. This doesn’t mean everything I have is made of hemp, it can be as simple as buying used or vintage clothing, reclaimed jewelry, faux leather – including faux fur, pleather, faux shearling and faux suede, or just making your own clothes more often. You can also shop wiser, make purchases that you know you will use for years and buy quality things that you wont need to donate or throw away soon after buying them. Some of my buying habits are…
So it’s earth day! What’s the earthy thing to do?
Buy nothing at all today, because consumerism is part of the reason we need an earth day. THEN. Buy Vintage tomorrow! Vintage is one of the most earth friendly things you can buy. Not only was little to no energy used in preparing the vintage piece for resale but more than one person is using a single manufactured item rather than one item being created for each person. New items take manufacturing, employees using precious energy that could be used on helping the planet. Also other resources as far back as the painful creation of the factory it was made…
New City page: New Orleans Street Fashion
During my travels, I’ve been staying in New Orleans the longest of any US city so far. I have to say it is lacking in obvious signs of awesome fashion but upon closer inspection the subculture here is strong. Theres tons of vintage clothing shops, less shops with new styles but an endless supply of priceless and irreplaceable retro wear makes up for most of that. Check out the page here: New Orleans, Louisiana Street Fashion