To Buy or Not to Buy: Vintage Clothing?
By danderma | July 12, 2010
There is a lovely store in Carnaby St., London, where a collection of amazing vintage fashion items are sold… You cannot deny the beauty of those items, nor the lovely shapes/colors/fabrics/designs, and the attention to detail is simply AMAZING… nothing like the mass produced clothing items we find every where now adays…
Same thing in the Basement Floor of Top Shop, and several other locations. Vintage is always a treat to the eye and an upgrade in the fashion sense… but i could never get my self to buy something worn by someone else, even if it was more than a decade ago. I tried, i really did, i said it looked unworn, i would take it to Laundry… but i could never do it! If it is not new vintage, which is hard to find, i can’t buy it!
Could you buy vintage items and wear them? If so, how come?!
19 Comments
zuz on July 12, 2010 at 10:26.
You just mentioned two of my favorite vintage stores in london! I vote for buy!
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 00:43.
Sej…?
How can you wear it?
ansam518 on July 12, 2010 at 10:42.
The only previously owned clothes, bags I wore are either my mom’s or my sisters’! I cant get myself to buy vintage! I just cant…. so there you go
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 00:44.
This applies to me too…. I would borrow something from my sisters or mom true… or steal something i like… but that’s about it…
7awalt 7awalt ashtere vintage ma 3abbart :S
Summer on July 12, 2010 at 10:45.
Not!! If its unworn then its okay!
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 00:55.
Nafs 7alti…
MiYaFuSHi on July 12, 2010 at 11:11.
I’m exactly the same way. I mean no matter how washed an item is, it will still have remnants of sweat and dead skin cells of other ppl on it, add to that dust and mites from years of storage and the idea just grosses me out. Although i am sooooooo jealous of people who are able to do it !
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 00:58.
Ee ee exactly
b3dain i don’t know if they wore and it gone to the bathroom with it
or did something else… or went commando?
i would want to be able to do it i really do… i just can’t lel asaf… i would have an amazing wardrobe otherwise!
FourMe on July 12, 2010 at 11:16.
Have u been to the Vintage shop in Portebello? Its one Naomi Campbell shops at? They’ve got some amazing buys including vintage Chanel and Birkins priced in the thousands!!
I can never do vintage, etloo3 chabdi :/ but then ana de3la o tloo3 chabdi mn kil shay..
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 01:00.
3ndina o 3ndich khair bel da3ala… nafs il 7ala bel thab6
Hope on July 12, 2010 at 13:29.
not if worn by some1 else.. not a chance
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 01:00.
Same here…
noon on July 12, 2010 at 13:51.
akeed to buy , depends on the fabric ofcourse
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 01:02.
you would? ur lucky if you can do it… i am too de3la for that
noon on July 13, 2010 at 10:23.
well , when it comes to vintage jewellery or bags i think its more than fine , i dont see a problem in that
danderma on July 13, 2010 at 16:19.
Jewellery -aside from earrings- kinda fine… but bags depends though i still didn’t see a bag i would like buying 2nd hand …
noon on July 13, 2010 at 22:38.
r u kidding ? leather vintage bags are AWESOME
The Manhattan Team on July 13, 2010 at 21:52.
Buy! Buy! Buy! I agree, you have to really wash it just to be safe. But if it’s a classic beautiful piece that makes you happy and that NO ONE else in town will have, why not?! If you think about it, we all kinda wear clothing other people have worn. We all try on clothing at retail shops all the time that many other people have tried on– or exchanged/returned– AND they could have been sweaty or “commando” while they were doing so!
dana on July 13, 2010 at 23:24.
vintage rocks !!
i kinda have a vantage style ,, vintage always on style but other trends can come and go
you dont have to wear a vintage dress to mall or work ,, try wearing it to a reception or a family gathering ull feel special and every one would ask u about it
i always carry my mom chanel bag which she bought in 1988 and i love wearing my grandmother gold and jewelry ,,