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They bought their entire v&rdrcbc3
for less than $10. They're experts at
browsing through tnrm sncps ana con
ing out with gaberdine, cashmere or
silk. They wy "vintap clothing" in
stead of "used clothing" to describe
their wardrcbes.
1 Who arc they?
i CJ. Rice, sales clerk at Frio End
Tassel, 735 0 St., a vintasa clothing
shop, said they &re pccpls who buy
vintage clothing and they can be
divided fcto three groups.
I "There are the t":i::::3 wcrscn Pok
ing for classic, well-me suits. Tl-.ei,
! there are the ccllcgs students, willing
'to be diitcrert tr.d locking for some
thing fan. Also, in ths list fc.7 j.r3
! we've finally noticed more men gsttin
into vintage clothing." Rl.ce tdi.
I Contrary to the opinion of the r.cn
vintasa clothing wesrsr, thec who do
'wear it are not quirky cr tlzsrre in tzy
.'way. "They're tha 'styiish set, mostly
18 to 25," said Jill todsrd, man
Uger of KcMie's, ZZj N. mil a Ehe
said a few devoted university prefss
i sors are anions her Customers.
Svendgsard said mcsi bayers will
just add a nostalgic piece cr two to a
ii modern wsrarccs rax ar.a r.ucn
lashion bargains
the present and the psst. So, for exam
ple, clipping on a pin, circa 1940, and
dangling vintage rhincstones from the
ecrs will compliment 1QS5 Lshlcr.3.
Designers look to history for torsion
Inspiration. "It's rare that completely
new and different styles emerge," said
Thelma Thompson, UNL extension clo
thing specialist. "Both designers and
consumers tend to long for the 'good
old days.' "
Lately, especially, it seems that what
is being worn from vintage shops inev
itably peps up in the mainstream.
"Sometimes people are just ahead in
their interpretation of fashion," said
Doitfj Feirsr, manager of The Hitchin'
Post, 144 N. 14th St. "Not to stereotype
anyone, but v.tat patrons of the Zoo Ear
wear is difTerent from whit you'd And
at The Exchange. Recently though,
those two styles meshed."
'Because dollars are few, another
. explanation for vintage gsrb's popular
ity is a practical, economical one.
It's chetp chic.
A full-length wool coat from Miller &
Paine might sell for $150. Yintsga
price: 135, maximum,
'Eut dressing in yesterday's clothes is
' not a fresh concept, saieselcrks say.
"The vintage clothing business has
been going strong in Lincoln for 15
.years,"- Svcndgsard said. The differ
ence is in what people are picking up.
Ike jsefssace trs-nd Mm a ywwsde,
hence the "Jackie Kennedy" early
1C633 lock is in vogue today. Svend
gaard said the big sellers are oversized
wool sweaters and 1940s-style men's
single-breasted wool overcoats.
"The uncommon fabrics silk, file,
gaberdine, crepe are not easy to find
today. When shopping vintage you can
find it and find it cheap," Rice said.
"The first visual Impact a person
makes tends to be lasting so it's impor
tant," Thompson said. The vinta ge-clad
group shares a common pride in its
uniqueness and in the ingenuity it
takes to put together just the right
outfit.
"I wear used clothing because it's
cheap and if you search long enough
you can find beautiful stuff that's bet
ter quality. I've found cashmere and
wool . . just beautiful stuff," Chriss
Hugly, a junior majoring in English and
history, said.
Consumers cannot march into a vin
tage clothing store with the same
shopping attitude they normally have,
Eice said.
"The shopping mentality h differ
ent," she said. "Clothing may not be in
your size, there may be a little tear, but
locking is more fun."
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