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What do you consider to be "vintage" women's clothing? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/femalefashionadvice

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I like watching bestdressed and I think I like her style, but sometimes she says something is "vintage". Similarly, Nicole Rafiee sometimes mentions vintage home decor items (not fashion, but still). And I can't identify what is so vintage about these things.

What do you consider to be "vintage" women's clothing? If you're going to say "It depends", then what does it depend on?

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[–] Pat12 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Anything pre 1970s is vintage to me. It's a distinct style that I haven't really seen again. 1980s is not vintage for me^because it wasn't that long ago, right?^

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are some examples of pre-70s clothes?

[–] Pat12 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sorry, i meant pre 1980s. 1970s are those funny colours like mustard yellow, bell bottom pants. 1960s are brightly coloured/tie dyed clothes and go go boots. 1950s are the big dresses and a line or circle skirts. 1940s are the military style jackets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would people really go out shopping or whatever with a circle skirt? Tie-dye and bright colors I could see as a statement, but big dresses just seem inconvenient.

I'll look up go go boots and military jackets in women's fashion online...

[–] Pat12 3 points 1 year ago

i've seen photos of my relatives and it seems most of the time they would go out completely dressed up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't know go go boots were called that, nor that they were vintage. What about them is vintage? Is it because they're big and blocky colored?

[–] Pat12 3 points 1 year ago

go go boots were introduced in the 1960s. a go go boot that was originally made in the 1960s which you may have found in a thrift store somewhere would be considered vintage.

a modern style go go boot which you might find in a retailer would not be vintage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-go_boot