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Vintage…not for me
Filed Under (Berlin, Fashion) by Nadine on 03-12-2009
Tagged Under : Berlin, H&M, second hand, shopping, Vintage, Zara
I’m sure you’ve noticed the Vintage trend that is going on, especially among bloggers. Saying that you wear Chloe boots with a vintage dress seems to make you ultra fashionable immediately. Aparently mixing so called vintage pieces with new pieces is a sign for looking great. Well… I have to say I often like the mix on fellow bloggers and yesterday I went to a big vintage store in Berlin called “Garage” with the intention to find some great and cheap accessories for my wardrobe. After looking around for 10 minutes I realized that vintage isn’t for me. Here are some reason why:
First of all, “Vintage” is just a euphemism for the word “second hand”. If you say your scarf is vintage, we think of an old scarf of great quality, probably worn by a wealthy lady in the 60s, having a tea party. If you say your scarf is “second hand”, we would think of a cheap scarf that you bought because you didn’t have enough money for a new one.
Which leads me to reason no.2: You don’t know who wore the piece of clothing before you! Of course you can wash it and it probably would be fine, but just thinking about the fact that a person who doesn’t care so much for hygiene could have worn it for years makes me shiver.
Which leads me to reason no3.: The smell. Have you ever noticed that all vintage stores have the same smell? And believe me it doesn’t smell nice. It smells old and dusty. Now this smell doesn’t really make me wanna buy something there.
Last but not least reason no.4: The prices. Sure, you can be lucky and make a really good deal if you find something of great quality, but let’s face it, most of the stuff in a vintage store is old, worn and pretty average quality. For some reason though, the prices aren’t that low! I saw a dress yesterday at “Garage”, black with some golden pearls, really nice and simple, but then I saw the price tag: 20 Euros! Uhm….I can get a completely unworn, new dress like that at H&M for the same price. So no, thanx.
Frustrated after realizing that this was probably my last visit of a vintage store, I went off to Zara and H&M and bought a beautiful skirt and studded blazer, will show you tomorrow…
What’s your opinion on vintage? Do you like it? Do you often buy vintage clothes? Leave a comment! I wanna know!
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hey i love vintage clothes, but i think if you mix vintage and new things it looks fabulous.for new clothes look at ladenzeile
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Hi! I totally share your opinion! Thanks for saying it out loud! I always wonder why fashionable people keep buying vintage. Sure, some pieces from earlier decades might be of better quality, are better cut and can give a “modern” outfit an interesting edge. However, these pieces are hard to find, mostly cost as much as a new piece (sometimes even more) - and than there’s still the smell. Urgh.
Personally I own a single vintage item, a dress I bought for the lovely smurf blue and cool 70’s cut. I ordered it online and when I got it I realized that proportions must have been different 30, 40 years ago. Everything is a bit too short - not them hemline, that’s fine, but all the rest doesn’t really fit. I’m 1,76 m and obviously too tall for this. I made some alterations, so now I can wear the dress, however this will be my last try for vintage, err, second hand.
I see, so there is another reason not to buy vintage, the wrong proportions! Thanx for your comments Nanny and Anna!