What's hot in vintage clothing?

[grasswire]

Any shoppers or sellers in this niche? I'd like to know more.

[Vinca]

1. I'm always on the lookout for designer clothing from just about any

era, although I especially like the 1960's. My best find was a Dior mink coat a few years back.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Sparkly reguarly wears vintage clothes. Her taste runs a wide gamut .....

..... ideally, she'd love all 20s and 30s high fashion stuff in colors other than the ubiquitous black. Bright colors are far more fun. But she shops for cool period stuff from the 40s and 50s and into the 60s and 70s, particularly newer stuff based on older styles. A lot of 70s stuff was based on past fashion trends and some is even hard to distinguish from it if labels are removed.

Much harder to find, and for which there remains a market, is mens clothing from the same eras. On those exceedingly rare occasions when I wear a tie, it is as often as not a vintage one. I'd buy all the 40s stuff I could find .... if I could ever find it.

Women's clothes were worn less frequently and consequently seem to be more readily available.

[eleny]

3. I know what you mean about trends blending

A while back I found some great 1920s Charles Williams Store catalogs real cheap on ebay. Elements of the old styles popped up back in the day when I was in high school and college. It's fun seeing past styles incorporated into contemporary clothing. But I think we've pretty much dumped the torture girdles, thank goodness!

[demgrrrll]

4. You can still pick up vintage Harlow nightgowns, the peachy ones

bias cut for a little bit of money they sell well if they are in good shape. I buy anything vintage in cashmere w/o moth holes. Designer clothes are always good. Things go in and out, those beaded sweaters brought great money at one time now it seems...not so much. I buy old patterns cheap, if you can bear to count the pieces there is good money in the older ones from the 20's 30's some of designer 50"s. Rockabilly clothing was hot.. not so sure about how that is going right now. Hawaiian shirts still command good money and the halter dresses do too. Anything Mary Quant or Mod. The list goes on and on. I bought a ton of old feedsacky dresses that sold very well. Pucci sells well, even the new stuff.
Old Jackets from Korea. Surprisingly old 40's 50's asian style pajamas sell well. I made a ton of money selling old seamed stockings.Vintage Peep Toe platforms were good. Old wooden platforms were good. Well I could go on and on but I think that is enough.

[grasswire]

5. you could go on and on....

....and I would take note. Every time someone tells me what's hot, I know to look for it when I'm out buying.

Regarding sweaters: artisans are using the pretty little cardigans to make pillows. And others are using the arms of little wool sweaters to make leggings for toddlers. And felting, of course, is very in with needleworkers, and they shrink wool sweaters to do it. Never forget when shopping for resale that crafters and artisans have wish lists, too.

There's a pretty little shop down the street where hats for babies are made out of vintage hankies!