Each time I return to my room, I can't help but try on everything in my closet for hours. As a vintage lover and collector, I have accumulated a small museum, and always ask myself, "Why don't you wear this all the time?" I soon realize there are details in the pieces that deter me from wearing these pieces regularly, such as hemlines or sleeve length. Here is my issue:
Do I take these items to a tailor to edit them into pieces I would wear all the time or do I not touch them because by changing them they lose the integrity of vintage and the details that capture their time?
I find this problem in current clothing as well. For example, the dress I wore to prom last year. I found an incredible Escada gown from S/S '08, but the train was too long for the event. It pained me to chop off a good 5 inches so I could dance and not get stepped on, and when I try it on now, I feel like a part of it is missing that once complimented the draping in the back so beautifully.
Here is a really small picture of my dress, unfortunately my camera is back at school.
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Escada Draped Bodice Gown
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That's a tough one. I leave my old 30s pieces and couture alone. The rest I alter or just wear as is - 70s collar and all. A few years ago I thought I'd step out my locale with a group of girls - whom I'd just recently met - to see 'Nearly Neil', our local Neil Diamond impersonator, I was wearing one of my favourite dresses that I hadn't altered - half way through the evening I was approached by a guy dressed like a 70s pimp who said 'Heeeyyy looks like we shop at the same store.' Nice. There's a reason I don't usually step out of my locale.
ReplyDeletehi! I added you to my blog list and am following you now. thank for stopping by The Flip Side. As for your conundrum on tailoring vintage pieces - I'm all for it! I love collecting vintage items and giving it a new life. i like to think that otherwise, it might have gone unloved :)
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