12 Of The Best Places To Buy Vintage Clothing Online In Australia - ELLE Australia |
- 12 Of The Best Places To Buy Vintage Clothing Online In Australia - ELLE Australia
- Remember when Levi’s made a retro clothing collection for the Summer of Love? - SF Chronicle Datebook
- Able Shoppe in Elgin brings modern context to vintage fashion - Chicago Daily Herald
| 12 Of The Best Places To Buy Vintage Clothing Online In Australia - ELLE Australia Posted: 17 Feb 2021 08:52 PM PST  While vintage shopping used to be confined to Saturday and Sunday rummages through thrift stores, there are now countless online destinations that allow you to find that perfect vintage piece, with ease. Shopping for both designer and affordable secondhand clothing and accessories online has become easier than ever before. The rise of Instagram and digital hubs have made finding that perfect vintage gem simple. Whether you're on the hunt for a vintage Fendi Baguette, a quirky '00s piece or something from the swinging '60s, we've tracked down some of the best places to buy some vintage goodies.  |
| Posted: 17 Feb 2021 04:02 AM PST  Paul O'Neill's latest collection of clothing for Levi's Vintage re-creates the fashion and aesthetics of the late 1980s music scene in Manchester, England, built around the culture that came from bands like the Happy Mondays and Stone Roses. The clothes blend the rugged, vintage look of thrift store clothing with the windbreakers and hoodies made necessary by the city's gloomy weather. It's a unique perspective from O'Neill, a native of Ireland who came to the Bay Area to create vintage collections for Levi's. But this look into Manchester's fashion past isn't his first collection. Here are a few of O'Neill's previous concepts that mined moments in history to produce clothes that borrow from past designs to craft something of this moment.  Summer of LoveO'Neill always loved the music and fashion that came out of '60s-era San Francisco, so when the opportunity came to make a collection for the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love in 2017, he went all out, studying the custom clothing made by the local designers of the day, including the "crazy legs" jeans that sported hand-painted slogans like "Love Trip." To take his collection really over the top, O'Neill organized a photo shoot that looked like a concert at the famed Avalon Ballroom, complete with psychedelic lighting effects. He even went as far as to release a 7-inch single from the fake band he made up for the shoot, the Wrong Turns. (The songs, one being a version of the garage standard "Louie Louie," were recorded by a band from Los Angeles called the Turns.)  Golden HandshakeWhile O'Neill appreciates Levi's more contemporary lines, the company has a fan base dedicated to its fashions from the late 1800s and early 1900s. With them in mind, O'Neill tries to find concepts that use those much older archive pieces. O'Neill had the perfect inspiration for his 2015 collection, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the "Golden Handshake," the business deal Levi's made with Cone Denim in North Carolina, where Cone would be Levi's exclusive denim manufacturer. It allowed O'Neill to re-create pieces intended for Levi's original customers, miners, like those living in the Appalachian Mountains back when the golden handshake was made. Sadly, O'Neill's reproductions are probably too costly for today's miners, as some of his pieces go for as much as $1,200.  No FunBeing such a huge fan of music, O'Neill has used quite a few music scenes from the around the globe for his collection inspirations. He's traveled to Jamaica to re-create the clothing of the Rude Boys and rockers of the original reggae scene, and for his "Folk City" collection, he had a model take a bus trip from Minnesota to New York City as Bob Dylan did in the early '60s. For his fall and winter 2020 collection, No Fun, O'Neill looked to the post-punk scene of '80s Louisville, Ky., to drive the designs. He worked with the Louisville Underground Music Archive to connect with the bands from those days like Squirrel Bait and the End Tables, and then he promoted a concert featuring contemporary local bands wearing his new designs. While the musicians and scenesters enjoyed working with O'Neill, some of those unaware of the project criticized him and Levi's for "exploiting" the scene when the collection came out. O'Neill is adamant that wasn't the case, saying "If we wanted to make lots of money, I think I'd probably do a Nirvana collection. Not a Squirrel Bait collection."  |
| Able Shoppe in Elgin brings modern context to vintage fashion - Chicago Daily Herald Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:30 AM PST A new shop in Elgin wants you to think differently about buying used. Walking in to Able Shoppe at 23 S. Spring St. feels more like entering a chic boutique on Oak Street in downtown Chicago than a vintage clothing store in downtown Elgin. And that's precisely the feel for which owner Liv Melchers was going. "Everything in here is very intentional," she said. "I want it to feel like a gallery, because everything is so textural and colorful and I don't want it to feel cluttered like an antique store or thrift store."  Melchers, 26, opened the shop a few weeks ago in an effort to present vintage clothes and home decor in a modern way. She said she watches the trends in fashion and decor and is a self-proclaimed "big runway nerd." "I see what's coming back and I go out and find the original version of that thing," she said. After cleaning, it's all about presentation. "I try to find vintage that is beautiful just the way it is," she said. "I just curate it and recontextualize it in a modern way." Melchers passion for reusing items came from a college internship at a fashion boutique that specialized in ethical and sustainable fashion. "It's about choosing ways of shopping that are better for the environment and also better on humans," she said. "A lot of big, fast fashion retailers sell clothes made overseas by people who are way, way, way underpaid." There's also the issue of waste.  The EPA estimates 17 million tons of textile waste was generated in 2018, a figure that represents 5.8% of all municipal solid waste. An average consumer throws away 70 pounds of clothing per year. The EPA says the recycling rate for clothes and shoes is only 13%. Melchers said two-thirds of the clothes people donate don't even make it to the floor of thrift stores because of the abundance of clothing waste. "There's so much more of everything," she said. "I'm just trying to be the middleman, taking things that maybe people were done with and thought weren't relevant anymore and then giving it new life, and that way hopefully saving some things from the landfill." With so much extra stuff floating around, Melchers has myriad ways to source her inventory. Before the pandemic, most of her clothes and decor were purchased at estate sales or garage sales. She and her husband Erik love to travel and many of her finds would come from exploring local thrift and antique shops while on the road. Now, a lot of her purchases are done online, which is where her business started. Melchers started selling her wares online about five years ago and maintains her Etsy shop now. She grew her brand presence on Instagram, where she has more than 8,500 followers. "There's a huge, supportive community as far as vintage and sustainable fashion goes," she said. Melcher said one of her favorite things about the online community she's a part of is meeting the owners and makers at their boutiques and shops, which is why she wanted to open a brick and mortar store. She settled on her location after a yearlong search. "I feel a lot of excitement about downtown Elgin," Melchers said. "We've always loved it and thought there's crazy potential here. It's really encouraging to see all the new things that have opened or are about to open." Downtown Neighborhood Association Executive Director Jennifer Fukala said the shop is a perfect fit for what the group is trying to do. "It's checking multiple boxes for us as something that's unique, it's artistic, it's a destination business, it's somebody that has really developed their brand," Fukala said. "It's shops like this and people like Liv that are bringing their own passion and their own flavor for what they're doing that embody what we're trying to highlight downtown."  |
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