Vintage clothes are fast becoming more fashionable than fashion itself and especially in London . Not only can you find the trends of today in clothing from previous eras, you can also enjoy the uniqueness and originality of a vintage outfit. When you go to the mall or the supermarket, you will notice a lot of the clothes retain the same kind of style. The poor quality will disappoint you. But if you turn to vintage, you have decades and decades to choose from, and therefore find a style that’s really you. This aspect of thrift shopping is one very hard to find in today’s high street. The key is to go for vintage shops that prefer quality over quantity. It is easier to shop in places in which pieces have been carefully selected to please fashion lovers of today, with the eras that are most on trend, cuts and colors. In my opinion there really is no better place to shop for vinage clothing than through London.
You will find that vintage clothing is in general of superior quality that items produced today, and the fabrics to be more luxurious, and the attention to detail obvious.
This year, the fluorescent colors of the eighties are no longer the most sought after, as the nineties has officially become a cool fashion era; bleached denim, grungy florals and varsity jackets are the most popular in vintage shops of today. Expect to see young hipsters across the streets of London busting the 90’s style, this is the way they role.
You can spot vintage on celebrities and fashion spreads in the most prestigious magazines nowadays – as vintage is a surefire way to make an impression that no new outfit can. The best designers also turn to vintage for inspiration on new collections – and the shoulder pad jackets seen all over the catwalks of Paris and New York can be thrifted for a fraction of the price at your local vintage shop. The varity of fabrics, textures and shades will never let you down – and remember fashion comes around. So whatever you see in high street shop windows today has been inspired by previous decades.
To be honest with the massive selection of vintage shops throughout London town you really can’t go wrong! I would suggest heading to Notting Hill first and then checking out the back streets of Brick Lane.
Battersea is also an area that has some great charity shops.
