Today, a vintage culture, billed as "retro," has quickly invaded the hustle and bustle of the fashion world. Looking at the major shows in recent years, retro elements have appeared in almost every designer's work. Whether it is a silhouette or a pattern design, vintage is really a thing that has such a charm. Many people don't understand what vintage, vintage, vintage, or even think it's just second-hand goods, foreign garbage, and things that are picked up from dead people. But the vintage author believes that the value of its existence is not only a response to today's trend, but also more that they themselves symbolize the culture of the era of that year and have a certain significance of the times. Just like Miranda in the movie "The Witch In Prada" criticized Andy's dress: the color you wear Oscar de la renta 2002 designed a series of sky blue evening gowns, Ysl also designed sky blue military jackets, after which sky blue became the favorite of eight other different designers, and then put into the store under the name. Finally, slowly mixed with the sad cc (casual corner, advocating the comfort of the American mid-range brand) let you pay in the discounted goods, in short, that blue is worth tens of millions, spending countless painstaking efforts. A color is still a process, let alone a clothing that represents the cultural trend of the past. Regardless of brand, texture, style, these vintage elements may continue to shine in another person's life, like a magic key, allowing you to travel through your arbitrary old time, not humble.
Walking through the alleys of Beijing, there is no shortage of shops with the name "vintage". Especially in Nanluoguxiang, a landmark area in Beijing. The author will take you to explore the retro complex in Beijing's wide and narrow hutongs. (The following is THE TRENDS for the fashion network, the rest for the names of the owners of each shorthand)
Ancient Heat:
Located at No. 238, Gulou East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, compared to the general shops opened in the Drum Tower, the storefront is obviously larger, and you can feel that the retro culture adhered to by their shop is different from the outside to the inside. After the renovation, the owner set out a small compartment for the studio, which is very stylish, which treasures various Ornaments of Indian Culture, and the pieces are excellent. The owner Du Xueyao has long hair, very casual, from the junior high school world fascinated by rock, retro culture, feel that now he is using his soul to embrace this retro, just like he insisted.
TRENDS: What is your retro philosophy:
DXY: There are many kinds of ancient styles, such as American amika and culture, And British tweed suits. The style I adhere to is the American West. But I'm not going to define what style of stuff I have to do. With my personal cognitive niche center, I'll try to mix and match, or whatever. Again, I think there are no boundaries in ancient writing. Our shop mainly has cut more sharp clothing with strong style jewelry. Jewelry can always play a decisive role in shaping style. Stick to your own style.
TRENDS: What do you think is retro?
DXY: Second-hand clothes, the ugly point is foreign garbage. Now the popular retro in China is a trend, with the development of society, more and more people chase, have to guide everyone little by little, this is a process. There was a girl who came to a 50s American vintage long dress, and she brushed it home and cut it. How to say it, that's it. We can't expect everyone to be like us. But there is no denying that there is a market for these things.
TRENDS: Let's talk about the 5 little tips that vintage pairs.
DXY: Let me talk about my personal collocation concept, in fact, you can see that our clothes are relatively plain, of course, there are flowers. I like to use some clothes that are very simple to cut, very simple, and then match a big jewelry with a particularly obvious style, a large necklace, socks, shoes, so that the finishing touch comes out. Clothes are made of bottoms, even if it is more flowery clothes, dark flowers of the big long skirt, very beautiful, I use it as a bottom, with some hat handbags, this old turquoise accessory in our shop, The Lima effect comes out.
mega mega vintage:
Located at No. 241 Gulou East Avenue (North of Baoqian Hutong West Road), the owner Liu Ke is a very talented person with personal fashion insights, tweed plaid suspender pants, aqua blue shirt, teardrop tattoos at the corners of the eyes, all of which are announcing to us that I am a vintage dealer, I have my attitude. The whole store is full of a strong Sense of British vintage culture, and the shopkeepers are very careful with the layout of the store, and each book ornament has its own unique significance. Not to mention the clothes and accessories in the store, which continue the British retro advertised by the mega family.
TRENDS: What is your retro philosophy?
LK: "Vintage" is another term that most people use as a vintage. Retro generally refers to clothing as designing to imitate past fashions, inspired by vintage and tracing back to the early vintage clothing, and contemporary designers are also seriously infected by vintage, who often make vintage products from the vintage inspired collection. Putting aside the clothes, or immersing oneself in the past, trying to make attachment to the value system of the past, the old customs into a habit, or a way of life, or an intrinsic social conservatism, that contemporary social, cultural, and political developments are profoundly corrosive. So since these have been diluted, let the retro take its place.
TRENDS: What do you think is a vintage?
LK: "Lasting style". Any fashion-related topic is controversial, and vintage is no exception. The definition of true vintage is an era related to the popularity of the masses before it had a certain appeal, but that's not everything, the key point is that I like to call it Enduring style – enduring style. This can be understood as classics, like chanel boxy tweeds, 50s cotton floral day dresses, swinging 60s mini dresses, or some exotic cuts like Mrs Madeleine's 30s aesthetically pleasing cuts, whether they're old or not, vintage fashions are pioneers about style, or labels that reflect an era, A classic that represents the cultural landscape of a particular period. Therefore, in the relatively peak highlighting the design characteristics of the era, well-made wines, treasures, and almost can represent the daily fashion of this particular period, only qualified to be called vintage.
TRENDS: Each store has its own different pairs of styles, what kind of style do you insist on?
LK: I'm also just a dearer, with a brand of my own and a small shop that's about to run for 7 years. From 1920 to 1980, the world searched for vintage vintage 1920-1980 Vintage, which coexisted with quality, aesthetics, relevance to modern fashion, and loved and willfully lived in the field in which I was engaged. We are committed to building a more perfect platform through the process of learning, growing, and progressing to convey what I think is superior and accurate information and things. I believe that by adhering to this brand philosophy and the unique quality of the product, good things will happen.
LK: 1, a mix of old and new. 2, makeup and hairstyle and age style consistency. 3, DIY transformation. 4. Emphasis on accessories. 5, in line with the inner temperament.
DDR
Located at No. 33 Dashibei Hutong (North Exit of Gulou West Avenue), located 150 meters west of Gulou Road, the owner and his wife are both fashion editors, and the sense of fashion smell is undoubted. There are many big names in the store, such as antique clothes and accessories, and also focus on rock punk, bohemian, and modern styles. Beauty shop advocates Miao to take care of the store wholeheartedly, occasionally go abroad to buy goods, and live a dashing and comfortable life. Love ancient culture, love global shopping, adhere to the quality of "compared to those crude antique products on the market, the original taste of out-of-print orphan products, more collectible value." ”
ZM: I don't think that loving vintage doesn't mean being nostalgic, completely replicating the costumes of a certain era, I like to integrate classical pieces into the current daily collocation, so that vintage is more fun and more possible.
TRENDS: What do you think is a vintage.
ZM: Vintage includes antiques and vintages. Antique clothes have a history of at least 70 years, represent the trend of the time and are well preserved, not only can wear but also have a high collection value, and the value-added space is also very large. For example, CHANEL's early works have long been sold for several times or even hundreds of times more than the current counter. Ancient clothes are clothes produced 30 to 70 years ago, such as the clothes of our mother when she was young, which is also considered to be ancient clothes, and the classic style and fine workmanship of ancient clothes are also very collectible.
TRENDS: Speaking of vintage, what immediately comes to mind.
ZM: Funky, eco-friendly, different.
ZM: Exaggerated antique accessories and simple clothing are superb;
Antique dresses that look slightly old-fashioned, painted with big red lips, immediately look young and retro;
British Martin boots are a perfect match for trousers and leather jackets;
Slender girl in men's antique military uniform jacket handsome;
Try on as many as you like to find a vintage that suits your style.