An interesting article on vintage fashion

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catwalkcreative

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I subscribe to BBC online publication, Home and Antiques, and was interested to read this article Vintage Fashion - where to buy and how to collect. I think they make some interesting points but like many, seem to think that really great vintage pieces can be picked up in any old charity shop. Making out that the likes of Sienna Miller go to their local thrift shop to buy a red carpet dress is a joke. :duh:

You might have to register in order to view the full article and read the comments but I thought it would be of interest here and the pictures are pretty. :)

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At least they're more realistic about pricing. There are plenty of buyers that think buying vintage equates to a bargain basement spend. :rolleyes:

Hope you'll take a look.

Photo c/o H&A article.
 
I haven't found anything even marginally interesting in a thrift shop in 15 years...
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:D and here they are the best bet for interesting stuff (IMHO), as the "real" vintage shops are mostly too expensive. There's one or two nice ones, and the rest I forget about. I've had one of my worst shopping experiences in one of them - the owner was so unfriendly and gave us the feeling of not being welcome and is if she didn't want us to look through her merchandise (not that it was that high-class - lots of 60s/70s poly dresses etc.).
It's different everywhere else though, I keep finding nice vintage shops whenever I go abroad. I don't know, sometimes I get a feeling there are vintage shops here in Zurich that are only there because it's a trend now...

Karin
 
I do ok in Thrift shops.....Not terrific....More and more my favorite stops are already picked through by the employees. And if something slips through its too pricy....

-Chris
 
Originally posted by Leisa
I had an interview today for a job at the thrift store around the corner.

The boss said if ya work there, ya can't shop there. That seemed odd to me.
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Very strange! I know a couple of people that work in charity shops and the reason they do is because they can get first dibs on anything that comes in.
 
Ditto: I've heard many stories about charity shop workers scoring goodies, and I've also heard a few about them selling directly to dealers too.

Mind you, I was chatting to a charity shop manager the other day and she told me that the staff weren't allowed to buy things until they had been in the shop a week. That seems unfair to me.

Nicole
 
Originally posted by CircaVintageClothing
Mind you, I was chatting to a charity shop manager the other day and she told me that the staff weren't allowed to buy things until they had been in the shop a week. That seems unfair to me.
Nicole
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hehe! If it were me, I'd probably figure a way of hiding the goodies until the week had passed by. So frustrating! :scratchchin:
 
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