This kind of takes the fun out of finding the real stuff!

And you know there will be eager young buyers using daddy's credit card to pay big bucks for this stuff from trendy sellers on ebay and etsy because they want to look unique.

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I'm not sure honest vintage repro sellers, who don't pretend to offer the real thing, are any threat to real vintage sellers. Once you are familiar with the genuine article, there's no way you can be fooled by repros. Or be satisfied by their, erm, quality.

I've got mixed feelings about this, because sometimes I get tired of the labour-intensive care (or expensive dry cleaning) required for most vintage garments and wish for something with authentic vintage style that I can throw into the washing machine and dryer without worrying that I'll ruin it - or it will ruin the rest of my clothes with a dye run or something!

But that will never stop me (as a buyer) seeking out genuine vintage items to wear because most repros really aren't good enough for me anyway (horrible cheap synthetic fabrics, bad cuts/styling, shoddy finishing etc).

I'm going to seriously contradict myself and say that one of my favourite garments is a cream silk blouse in a very 30s style made by a Brighton designer and beautifully finished. It made no claim to being a repro at all, but is clearly inspired by vintage styles. The trouble is, I have to have it dry cleaned by a specialist just like any other vintage item!

What really worries me is poor quality repro being sold on as genuine vintage by inexperienced sellers, or even unscrupulous manufacturers/wholesalers.

Now that IS a problem, and it does have an impact on the genuine vintage market by disappointing buyers who thought they were buying the real thing.

Sarah
 
and that's my goal... to change vintage reproductions....

I want to take it back to metal zips, same sewing techniques and as comparable (durable) fabric as I can get..... If not offer a special obviously limited line made from buying out dead stock fabrics... ohh modern vintage couture.. that would be fun and cha ching! If I do get that far in my business ventures, I think I would have to give the members here a freebie couture, vintage reproduction with authentic fabric!... but as I said in my other post that's a 10-15 year goal.

But would producing quality vintage reproductions destroy the value of the originals?

Or if my "dream' of having that franchise become popular, I can offer unique authentic pieces at hefty prices encouraging a trend of "vintage awareness" but then again if it grows in popularity it will be harder to find at good prices... so what to do huh?
 
Oh good. I can replace that baja hoodie I lost many moves ago.
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I think repros will become more common as people expand in size. The orig stuff is still going to be tiny on average.
 
Jennifer, I love your idea of quality, authentic repro clothing. There's a few companies working along those lines already, but their prices are often higher than the originals!:

http://www.revampvintage.com/

http://www.whirlingturban.com/index.htm

http://www.leluxeclothing.com/servlet/StoreFront

http://www.madametralala.com/index_NEW.htm

I can't see reproductions destroying the value of original vintage - you'll have a nicely designed label in them, won't you?! :)

Hatfeathers (sorry I don't know your name!) - great point about sizing, since so much vintage is already too small for most people. I think that's a major factor in the appeal of repro.

Sarah
 
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