07 Feb Designer Vintage for the Eco-Fashionista
As a Costume Designer, I am obsessed with good vintage. I love the quality of the construction, I love the history and I love finding that unique piece that no one else has. The best part about shopping vintage is that it is an eco-conscious and ethical practice that we should all get behind.
Vintage is the “antithesis of throwaway fashion, being rare, covetable and trendable” (source, the Guardian)
Buying vintage keeps clothes out of landfills, is the anti-fast fashion by reducing solid waste and it supports smaller businesses like dealers and boutique owners.
A quick list of our favorite Vintage Boutiques
Decades:
Decades has “set the industry standard of giving new life to..luxury garments and accessories”. Owned by Cameron Silver, his boutique setting welcomes celebrity stylists and industry professionals as well as anyone who wants to find a rare vintage find. 8135 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA.
New York Vintage
New York Vintage is one of my absolute favorite places to shop in New York. This designer vintage boutique allows for rentals as well as purchases. They carry everything from jewelry, hats and accessories to some of the most avant garde vintage pieces you will find on the market. 117 W. 25th St., New York, NY
The Way We Wore
This upscale vintage designer boutique has clothing from as early as the 1910’s and goes all the way up to the 1990’s. They recently launched the a Design Services Library from the private collection of Doris Raymond available to industry professionals. If Take a look at their extensive online collection that you can shop and browse even if you aren’t in Los Angeles . 334 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA
There are also some very high quality vintage dealers who will work with you remotely. Lisa Orlando of Orlando Vintage holds the standard for having the highest quality and will send you boxes of clothing and accessories to try before purchasing.
