2 Interesting articles on Vintage and Sizing..

I do think the market has been vintaged to death. I dont think its death to vintage because underneath it all there will always be the educated and steady vintage buyer and seller. There will always be the art student experimenting with his or her wardrobe... There will be the retro swing dancers and movie people looking to dress actors.....

I wish the big designer would stop ripping it off... (Kate Spade, Ralph Lauren) I would love to see new inovative ideas then redone vintage clothing....

-Chris
 
I think the term vintage when used on newly manufactured items will fall off, if this trend spotter is correct. I thin the true vintage, the pre 70s, customer will continue to look for these items.
I like the thought of the term "archive". I have often wondered what my dealings will be like in 5+ years, if I'm fortunate enough to do this still in that time. When 50s, my staple years, starts to get really old...and when the women hoarding 50s wardrobes have all been gone and their stuff cleared out.
 
When 5 year old dresses are called vintage you know it's been used to death.

There will still be collectors, theatres,films and all the ownderful guys and gals who want something different.

And beautiful, quality things sell, regardless of age.

Hollis
 
In the second article it mentions traditional number sizing will be replaced by hip/waist/bust numbers in a garment. But will that be "flat measurements of the garment" or the projected measurements of the wearer and the garment would be larger for ease. (says i who overthink things and was laughed off the phone by a catalog customer service person when i asked them what the flat measurements were of a something in the catalog)
 
"found it yourself by truffling it out" Love that phrase!

"but now even the most mediocre vintage finds fetch silly money" I WISH! (whimper!)

"It’s not meant to be about fashion. It should be about genuinely being into old things and finding stuff that suits you that you really love." Right on.

I'm actually somewhat relieved to read this first article Lei, because I would like to think there would be something in fashion that, to put it simply, would be future vintage clothing! There has been a fairly steady interest in vintage clothing since the 70s, and I don't think it will go away.

Archive? That sounds like something you fold into a dark box and never use. I swear, if 70s and 80s is vintage, I should be a wax figure in a museum!
 
I agree that part of the problem with the vintage market right now is that you can get the look of vintage at Target, and it comes in a variety of sizes.

I know that I've been wearing vintage since the early 1980s, and I'll continue to do so. But even more importantly, I'll continue to collect those items in which I'm interested. The true vintage-devotees are not going to stop buying just because vintage is no longer "hip!"
 
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