Fashion Trend

In the last few years, Vintage Clothing has become increasingly popular and is worn by a wide variety of people from students to celebrities. There are many reasons that may be credited to Vintage Clothing becoming increasingly popular in recent times. Perhaps one of the largest forces behind this trend is the desire to shy away from mass produced ‘uniforms’ of high street brands. Wearing vintage ensures that your look will always be original.

Another often cited reason is that people enjoy seeking out vintage clothes and finding unique pieces that will stand them out from the rest. The thrill of trying to find a certain piece, whether it be found in a shop, market or online, can is often an enjoyable and rewarding part of the vintage buyer’s experience.

If we’ve learnt one thing in the last decade, it is the importance of going ‘green’ and looking after the environment. There are many ways to do this and one such way is recycling. Wearing vintage clothes is a form of recycling that helps to reduce the negative impact of producing and shipping yet more mass produced items for today’s ‘throw away’ society. Many people claim this to have been the deciding factor in why they now choose to wear vintage over buying new.

Finally, vintage clothing is also generally much cheaper than the brands on the high street and so not only are you owning a unique piece of fashion, you are also saving money at the same time. Students may have always had limited funds but in 2010 it is not just them who have resorted to watching where they spend their money. Everyone from all walks of life are wearing vintage clothes as its a great way to cut the cost of everyday living and looks great at the same time. So who is wearing Vintage? The celebrity factor certainly draws people, with the likes of Kate Moss, Penelope Cruz, Dita Von Teese and Julia Roberts all having worn Vintage recently, many are inspired to follow. Read the rest of this entry »

Retro Fashion is back and how! This is an age where we see the return of the retro fashion era. Gone are the days of modern clothes and accessories because according to the fashion gurus, the buzz is that Vintage is the “in” thing in the fashion circuit. With the “old is new” setting in people are busy giving their wardrobes a retro make-over.

Vintage fashion is the fashion that people used to follow in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Everything about that age was big and bright and way over-the-top. In-order to go for the hard-core retro look you first need to choose a particular era because each era had a distinct fashion. You can even go for the all-in-one retro look by picking prominent fashions from each period and combining them to get a revolutionary look.

You can also create your own fashion trends by mixing and matching fashion pieces from the past and the present. This will give a personalized image to your fashion sense. You can even choose to include the one item which stood out in every era into your closet because this will prevent you from overdoing it.

Some of the famous style-statements from the past are listed below:

• Tweed Jacket from the 1950s.
• Polyester-leisure suit from the very famous disco numbers.
• Psychedelic patterns or hippie designs.
• Butterfly-collared button down shirts.
• Bell-bottom polyester pants fitted at the waist.
• Unisex platform shoes.
• Peasant skirts
• Grunge clothing or rock-star fashion
• Tuxedos from the 70s
• Bold flapper dresses.
• Elaborate hairstyles
• Winged eyeliners very bold
• Heavy-duty accessories.

The retro fashion was larger than life. It is cyclic hence it keeps coming back. Retro fashion is a great way of paying homage to the memories, incidents, or people of the past. It is almost safe to say that according to the fashion blog retro is the new modern. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, the influence of 60′s retro clothing can be seen everywhere. Designer fashion houses, high street outlets, and fashion conscious trendsetters all take inspiration from this decade. The 1960′s was responsible for revolutions in music, film, and fashion, which may be why it is so well loved by vintage clothing aficionados.

The 1960′s was an era of innovation and new thinking. Fashion was heavily influenced by the younger generations who were spending their wages on clothes and music. A school leaving age of fifteen meant that most teenagers over this age had full time jobs and an income to facilitate this spending.

Fashion followed three main phases but there were several popular sub genres too. In the early part of the 60′s fashion followed similar trends to the late 50′s such as the full skirt and Chanel suits. This was followed by the up rise of mini skirts, the Mary Quant and Vidal Sassoon looks. It was these that formed the ‘definitive’ 60′s look and by the end of the decade, the hippy look was more prevalent with long hair, and kaftans.

The most iconic looks of the 1960′s can be split depending on your sex. For women, it was the almost Carnaby chic look with mini skirts, short angular haircuts, and knee length boots. For men, the 60′s brought the mod look with Italian slim fitting suits and skinny ties. These were the looks that defined the era, for many are still popular today, and still influence British fashion and style.

Even if you take a look at the popular movies from the 1960′s, these styles can be seen. Music too influenced the fashion and vice versa. Many of the major bands during this decade helped set the trends, which again were largely bought by the younger generations.

The late 60′s gave way to the hippy style, which was heavily influenced by the music culture. Long hair, beads, and kaftans were the order of the day and flared trousers and jeans were being worn by anyone who had a real eye for fashion. Not everyone however favoured this style. For some it was too scruffy therefore, a blend of this and mod style emerged where double-breasted suits with wider leg trousers bridged the gap.
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