Fashion has been a continuous changing culture carrying tradition, personal style, attitude and a reflection of personal choices through many eras and generations. In today’s time, fashion is essentially what you make it. Many designers and collections are embracing the styles dating back to the late 1920 through today’s time. The only way that we can capture these pieces is to collect and recycle original pieces that we’ve seen in those era’s and reinvent them in today’s time. Vintage pieces are very rare and collectible items for many people. Vintage clothing has been a well established market for quite some time now. In Los Angeles you can pick up a few pieces anywhere from local thrift stores to vintage conventions. Other cities also offer vintage flee markets with rare collectibles. There is nothing better than digging and finding some vintage pieces on your own.  Quite often at vintage shows and vintage flee markets, the prices have nearly doubled.

A new emerging concept is that vintage pieces have been reconstructed to fit an individual’s taste and style. For example, many designers have taken an old Victorian dress and adjusted the dress to make it more modern and to their liking in order to enhance the styles of today. All in all, fashion has recycled itself through many repetitions of what we have seen before. If you are looking for vintage pieces in Los Angeles you can always go to the vintage shows that are offered in Santa Monica, Pasadena and Long Beach. For rare and higher end designer pieces, the District, between Beverly and 3rd in Los Angeles offers some remarkable pieces. The benefit of shopping vintage is that you are appealing to styles that are original. You are also recycling which is always a major benefit to our environment. Vintage supporters and admirers show their appreciation through personal style and choice.

By: Monica Sajor