Vintage or not

In recent years, we witnessed a high demand for vintage clothes and this trend has turned mainstream culture. All thanks to celebrities who donned in those clothings. Does anyone actually know what's the real meaning of vintage? From my understanding, those items should have at least 20-25 years and beyond (IMHO). Check out the meaning vintage clothing.

Based on the recent trends, there are many boutiques whether big or small are jumping into the vintage bandwagon. Frankly, some of these items sold are not even vintage to begin with. Probably, it's some marketers' idea to hype the vintage culture and they should use the words preloved instead.

You will be surprised that some of these 'inspired' vintage items are mass produced and do have over-inflated price tags on them. These are probably sourced from some parts of the world produced with the assistance of cheap labour. What's worse is when you find identical items which claimed to be vintage. Have you wonder if these are genuine vintage then how come there are so many of them? It can be frustrating for the consumer only to discover other consumers having similar items some other parts of the world. Not surprising as one can check through eBay and other e-retailers with the advancement of technology.

I had made a trip to Salvation Army to source for some items after some hype created by the local papers read. It was a huge disappointment coz there was not many items left and spotted some 'inspired' bags as well. I left empty-handed.

The idea of wearing vintage is to make a fashion statement is all about expressing individuality as well as creative flair. When more people wearing such style and turning into a mainstream culture. This is a turn-off to its followers coz there are more people who wanna be seen in this trend.

If you are planning to get a vintage item, make sure you have done sufficient research about it (just like any other items). When purchasing a vintage item, you are also getting a piece of history and vintage fashion is all about creating an unique look that requires lots of creativity and imagination.

Happy shopping!

Vintage purse....

One of my biggest regret was to buy the nameless vintage purse in Zouk's fleamarket. Liked the buckle but not the overall package. Whenever I looked at it, I wondered what had tempted me to buy. Perhaps, my lack of exposure to fleamarket.

The Gucci purse was a better buy, courtesy by SL who was studying in Australia. Was discussing with him about bidding it in ebay. However, I did have a cap amount that I would want him to bid. In the end, I've it for AUD 100 and it was a far cry as compared to the prices that are stated in ebay now.

Honestly, I hadnt sent it to authenticate for the fear of disappointment but I did some research on the net. It appeared to genuine. Yes, I'm keen to know but it was a gift after all. Have decided not to check. The only flaw about this bag was there were pen marks in the interior of the clutch (not gonna show the inside coz there are many fakes floating around). Thank goodness.

Of course, I'll still go to fleamarkets coz I enjoy a good deal as well as exercising self-refrain and temptations. Still trying very hard to control and there were a couple of scores recently such as a brand new Commes des Garcons, Adidas Shoes and a cheap DKNY pouch.

Here is the picture of my vintage purses.

Picture by Mode Attitude Culture