I like watching bestdressed and I think I like her style, but sometimes she says something is "vintage". Similarly, Nicole Rafiee sometimes mentions vintage home decor items (not fashion, but still). And I can't identify what is so vintage about these things.
What do you consider to be "vintage" women's clothing? If you're going to say "It depends", then what does it depend on?
8 Comments
Chickenstalker@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Vintage should mean original clothing made in the time period. Arbitarily, vintage usually means ~20 years ago in most fields. If it is a reproduction, it is vintage-styled/inspired.
Pat12@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Anything pre 1970s is vintage to me. It's a distinct style that I haven't really seen again. 1980s is not vintage for me^because it wasn't that long ago, right?^
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
What are some examples of pre-70s clothes?
Pat12@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
sorry, i meant pre 1980s. 1970s are those funny colours like mustard yellow, bell bottom pants. 1960s are brightly coloured/tie dyed clothes and go go boots. 1950s are the big dresses and a line or circle skirts. 1940s are the military style jackets.
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Would people really go out shopping or whatever with a circle skirt? Tie-dye and bright colors I could see as a statement, but big dresses just seem inconvenient.
I'll look up go go boots and military jackets in women's fashion online...
Pat12@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
i've seen photos of my relatives and it seems most of the time they would go out completely dressed up
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
I didn't know go go boots were called that, nor that they were vintage. What about them is vintage? Is it because they're big and blocky colored?
Pat12@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
go go boots were introduced in the 1960s. a go go boot that was originally made in the 1960s which you may have found in a thrift store somewhere would be considered vintage.
a modern style go go boot which you might find in a retailer would not be vintage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-go_boot