Over the past few seasons, star it-girls and their stylists have taken the analysis of items from brands’ archive collections with renewed vigor. Bella Hadid managed to walk alone in a few months, wearing the legendary Richard Prince bag from Louis Vuitton, the Jean Paul Gaultier x Supreme belt, Prada slippers from the 2015 collection, Gucci from 1996 and Versace from 2003. You can list the works of the wardrobe of the supermodel for a very long time, but the fact is that vintage firmly sits in the minds of everyone who is not indifferent to fashion.
Every second person dreams of a Vivienne Westwood corset, a Prada archival bag or any piece from the Gucci collection from the time of Tom Ford. But how can you properly fit an item with a date into your everyday wardrobe? Is it possible to dress from head to toe in vintage? And most importantly – what to do so as not to look like you robbed grandma’s closet? We deal with these and other issues with Ira Dubina, stylist, author of the Megastyle telegram channel and founder of the TackyNotTacky Vintage vintage project.
Ira Dubina, stylist, author of the Megastyle telegram channel and founder of the TackyNotTacky Vintage vintage project
Don’t dress vintage from head to toe
Few people manage to wear classic full bows and look cool and trendy at the same time (for example, Erika Kiknadze does an excellent job with this, but you need a fashion sense here). In everyday life, I recommend limiting yourself to one – no more than two old items and supplementing them with items from existing collections.
Start with accessories
If you are not confident in your styling abilities, start your acquaintance with vintage with accessories: bags, glasses, belts, jewelry. They are the easiest to introduce in the wardrobe, and at the same time act perfectly as styling accents that will “stretch out” even the most boring basic bows.
Don’t stick to a fashion era
All the most authoritative stylists repeat together: do not be afraid to mix things from different stylistic directions, their monotonous images often look very soft in one aesthetic. The same goes for vintage. It’s not necessary to pair low-waisted jeans and a micro-top with a “made-from-scratch” handbag like Britney Spears wore in her prime (a bulky tee and a right-cut sweatpants would look much cooler). Play with contrasts.
“Floor” vintage with the basics
Especially if we are talking about John Galliano, Roberto Cavalli or Christian Dior, which has been popular since the time of Dolce & Gabbana, then often things in vintage collections are bright and original in themselves, so I always advise not to complicate them, but, on the contrary, to “ground” them with calmer basic things. ”. For example, I like to style a luxurious Roberto Cavalli floor-length silk dress of 2001 spring-summer 2001 with simple black flip-flops and a 1994 fall-winter Gianni Versace tweed jacket with wide ripped jeans.
Pay attention to the situation
Contrary to preconceptions, vintage isn’t always about used things. Most of the archive items arrive today in excellent condition and are sometimes not used at all (in fact, only such items are offered in my store). But it all depends on the seller here: I often see items for sale with obvious signs of wear and the signature “very good condition” from my vintage colleagues. Worn-to-toe sandals, stained and cracked-handled bags, torn heels—we’re passing. For an image to look expensive, an old item has to look like new. Well, or as much as possible to strive for it.
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