{"id":5416,"date":"2017-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosamimettooggi.com\/how-to-buy-vintage-clothes-and-not-look-like-old-aunties\/"},"modified":"2020-11-26T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:05:25","slug":"how-to-buy-vintage-clothes-and-not-look-like-old-aunties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosamimettooggi.com\/en\/blog\/fashion-world-en\/how-to-buy-vintage-clothes-and-not-look-like-old-aunties\/","title":{"rendered":"How to buy vintage clothes and not look like old aunties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since our childhood, many of us were hopelessly charmed by mum\u2019s closet, which hid treasures like: David Bowie\u2019s style jackets, El Charro belts, Hermes foulards and so much more.
\nNothing better than wearing her 50s bon ton heels and with her pearls necklaces trying things on in front of the mirror.
\nThen, growing up, the \u201cinspiration\u201d, why not deepening our research within the house wardrobes?
\nIn my grandmother\u2019s and my great-aunt\u2019s ones I found whole cleaned up shops. It\u2019s been such a magic!
\nCrocodile, lizard and snake bags, long leather gloves, lace collars, fur coats, fabric umbrellas, Borsalinos\u2026It wasn\u2019t about being a rich family, but just people who kept collecting \u201cbeautiful things\u201d on and on and, well, at 90 years old, that closet was obviously packed.
\nSince then, my passion for vintage kept growing, going to Brick Lane in London, or to Paris flea markets it\u2019s exciting and wonderful, the colors, the fabrics and the elegance in those clothes\u2019 arrangement\u2026 up to Italian local markets, where once I bought in Milan a jacket by Ferr\u00e9 for just 5 euros. I remember paying this red woolen jacket hiding its label, I didn\u2019t want them to find out the huge mistake they were making by selling a 70s Ferr\u00e9 for 5 Euros, five!<\/p>\n

After this introduction, it is necessary to understand that there is no vintage shopping\u2019s manual, but we can still give you some tips, only a few but golden rules!<\/p>\n

– Play dumb<\/strong>, wherever you go and whoever you are with.
\nNever show you are an expert, never wear a Hermes foulard in your hair just casually there because you were a bit messy that day, never!
\nThe seller has to ignore you know something about vintage, that you collect, and that you crave the item you\u2019re carelessly asking for the price.<\/p>\n

– Avoid shops<\/strong>, the merchandise is cleaner, tidier and sizes are more easily found, that\u2019s true. But, what about the stand\u2019s thrill? Pushing the neighbor who is flattering the same item\u2026 What about the bazar effect while bargaining a price?<\/p>\n

– Always keep your cash<\/strong> separated<\/strong>, in different places of your bag (by the way, use a sloppy Sunday\u2019s shopping bag) and of your trench, so that everything has to cost a maximum of 20 euros (Is 20 ok? It\u2019s all I\u2019ve got!).<\/p>\n

But now let\u2019s talk about the main topic: vintage items<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It is of no use to go out with that cream colored Borsalino panama from the 80s fixed in your mind hoping to find it, chance rules here and you will have to be happy with what you find on that shopping day, be it an iconic or just nice item.<\/p>\n

Budget<\/strong> is crucial, remember you are not in a proper shop, which means no certificates, taxes, etc., so, unless it\u2019s that Chanel you have always been looking for, it\u2019s better to get back home satisfied with a cheaper piece than with a pair of Gucci sunglasses from the 70s that costed too much and will probably break the first day you wear them.<\/p>\n

Make cautious choices if prices are high, while for low ones, pick something from those big baskets where maybe, among 200 Levi\u2019s 501 you\u2019ll find a Trussardi denim fallen down into the \u201cAll for 10\u201d basket.<\/p>\n

Girls, for vintage lovers like us, there\u2019s one thing you should never forget. It has to become your mantra after a Sunday around the markets and seeing Transpotting or Back To The Future.We would all love to feel like Marty McFly but please, not all at once<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll explain:
\n– Match a crocodile bag with a modern bright and colorful dress, add some Saint Laurent at your feet or sneakers, maybe, and you\u2019ll be perfect.<\/p>\n

– Just avoid the \u201cd\u00e9mod\u00e9 granny\u201d concept, what matters is never being banal,<\/p>\n

– \u201cspread\u201d some of your vintage closet on your \u201cthese days\u201d closet,<\/p>\n

– be original<\/strong>. There\u2019s no need to look like you are coming out of a 70s or 80s film, or straight from Grease!<\/p>\n

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Since our childhood, many of us were hopelessly charmed by mum\u2019s closet, which hid treasures like: David Bowie\u2019s style jackets, El Charro belts, Hermes foulards and so much more. Nothing better than wearing her 50s bon ton heels and with her pearls necklaces trying things on in front of the mirror. 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