Vintage Style is here to Stay!

If you are the kind of girl that always go vintage style first when looking for a dress for an occasion – to avoid turning up in the same outfit as anyone else, you are not alone.

Now it seems the trend of the last few years for all things vintage shows no signs of abating. A new study has revealed that one in six of us opt to recycle by vintage shopping. 

We all know that buying vintage is stylish, and great for the environment. Apparently we throw away an astonishing 500,000 tonnes of clothing each year! Buy less from those cheap high street stores, and more vintage to stop this happening!

A study threw up some interesting results, 16% of us buy at charity shops and 10% fancy vintage stores! Savvy vintage shoppers rule! As well as clothes, more than a fifth of us (22%) possess a vintage book – 16% of us have a piece of vintage jewellery and 14% of us have vintage clothes and furniture. 

It has even made its way into hairstyles as well; just check out photos from this year’s Golden Globe Awards. Open any fashion magazine and you’ll see everything from brooches to vintage-inspired bathing suits with high waisted bottoms and matching sarongs. Everywhere you look, proof that designers have turned to history for inspiration is evident!

But what makes something vintage? What is true vintage style? Let us know what you think.