Fabulous Finds: A girl’s guide to all thing vintage
While shopping at Forever21 and Delia’s is great, and trust me – I have a dresser full of clothes to prove it – I find that having pieces in your wardrobe that no one else has can give you a flare that shows your personality.
But where can you find those pieces? These days it seems like everyone has the same crop top, skinny jeans and bandage skirt (only one of which I’m proud to say I own.)
My advice: go vintage.
Sometimes people feel daunted by the thought of wearing vintage clothes. They don’t know where to look. What is “in.” Or what it even is. I’m here to help and learn with you.
Vintage clothing means any item that is from, or looks to be from, a different era. It’s honestly quite simple when you boil it down.
The concept is liberating because you are not limited to what is new. You can search through decades of clothes to find what you like and suits your personality. And you can be fairly certain that no one else will be wearing that black distressed Valentino jean jacket from the 1980s (that I mistakenly passed up in a New Hampshire thrift store.)
When you shop vintage, you can choose between a drop waist, knee-high tassel dress from the 1920s or a full skirt cinched tightly at the waist reminiscent of the 1950s. The opportunities are boundless.
There’s nothing comparable to the feeling you have when you find a piece you’ve been dreaming about and know that no one else will be wearing it.
It might be discouraging to be stuck in Storrs, with seemingly few vintage venues. But you can rest assured that I know a few haunts with great treasure troves of clothes waiting for you to explore.
In this column I will try to delve into clothes from different time periods, show how easy it is to mix these pieces into your everyday wear and showcase some of my inspirations.