So this blog clued me in on Thrifted & Modern, an online site that sells some of the most beautiful, pristine-looking vintage clothes I've ever seen. It got me thinking: in which era did people wear these gorgeous styles, and how did they disappear, only to emerge as trends again?
The definition of vintage clothing on Wikipedia, "generally speaking", are clothes that come from between the 1920s to the 1980s. Forgive me if I sound incoherent but I am baffled: why/how is there a sudden mass propagation of flowy maxi skirts, crochet, beaded and fringed kaftans and kimonos? Like these to-die-for ones from Crystallized Vintage:
What I'm trying to say, basically, is: where the heck is it all coming from?! Is there some super secret hidden stash of rows of rows of clothes just like these that only a select group of people know about? Because I want in, now.
Then again, what's with the whole obsession over vintage clothes? I mean, most people buy vintage clothes because they look similar to something that can be found on the racks in most stores, but they feel a sense of loftiness (c'mon, we all do. I admit to it too) in the security that they bought their clothes at a 'vintage/thrift store' so nobody else will have the same thing as them, but the thing that they bought is just a slight variation of whatever is in stores--do you get my drift? So what is the point??
I guess there is always the thrill of finding something similar at a fraction of the cost. And of course there are several individuals who pull off completely different styles with whatever vintage clothes they find.
So I guess it doesn't really matter where you get your clothes from; it only matters how you wear it. I wouldn't say no to one to of those fringed kaftans/throwovers from Crystallized though.
