tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post2196541825959138092..comments2024-03-25T13:25:19.911-05:00Comments on My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: Vintage Clothing Stores in the 1980's (Vintage vintage, 1978-1985) Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-89048833777150992332012-11-13T10:02:26.902-06:002012-11-13T10:02:26.902-06:00Oh yeah, I think about this stuff a LOT. I started...Oh yeah, I think about this stuff a LOT. I started antiquing and vintage wearing in the early 80's and let me tell you, it was ripe for the picking! No matter what genre you were into, you could find it. Oh, I miss those days. I'll forever blame e-Bay for ruining it all. <---spoken like a true old lady. Eartha Kitschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189308677139650882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-23856091414240730102012-11-08T20:14:15.157-06:002012-11-08T20:14:15.157-06:00My very first "bought" vintage garment w...My very first "bought" vintage garment was snagged when I was about 10ish...back in the late '80s when it was still easy to find good mid century stuff cheap. It was a 1950s prom dress made of taffeta, rose coloured but with a kind of golden sheen. I paid $12. And she's still hanging in my closet as we type. :)<br />Dolly the Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474700945219253368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-44857932459066624602012-11-08T13:53:09.369-06:002012-11-08T13:53:09.369-06:00Ohmygosh, I like those old articles! Ha, yes I'...Ohmygosh, I like those old articles! Ha, yes I'm even older than Lauren… Shopping vintage stuff was quite cool amongst certain young people during the 1980s. Being one of them, yes there was still great stuff to be found for a reasonable price. But the vibe was more 1950s and early 1960s. Even mainstream fashion got inspired by the 1950s. An older friend (she's in her 50s now) told me about how they wore great 1930s frocks during the 1970s which they found from anywhere for grabs.<br />I did write a small post on it, some time ago. It wasn't Stevie Nicks, but Carmel I really digged. http://superheidiz.blogspot.nl/2010/12/so-when-did-it-start.htmlsuperheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912074343442864029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-15000090064332690962012-11-08T12:25:36.716-06:002012-11-08T12:25:36.716-06:00Well, I graduated high school in Phoenix, AZ in 19...Well, I graduated high school in Phoenix, AZ in 1991. (Yeah, I'm old. GET OFF MAH LAWN!) And vintage stores were pretty awesome then in terms of deals to be had...my favorite thing was a silk-lined beaded cashmere cardigan from the 1950's that I'm sure I paid a whopping $15 for. I used to pick up little pillbox hats from the '50s to wear to clubs (I thought I was sort of punk rock for about 15 minutes) for a couple of bucks. Today, I bought one at an estate sale for $10 and I'll sell it for $20. So, time have definitely changed with regard to vintage clothing. I remember seeing racks of vintage bowling shirts with names on 'em. Old cowboy boots were definitely cheaper. And '60's/'70's stuff was ridiculously cheap. I mean, there was no internet so the stuff you found was what was at the vintage store that day. And there was no Ebay, so sellers had to guess a lot more than they do now. <br /><br />I got into vintage clothes because I saw Pretty in Pink in junior high. With Molly Ringwald? And I pretty much wished I could be her with all my heart. It's funny to think about now. <br />-LaurenT/www.apronstringsvintage.comLauren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627148276337482413noreply@blogger.com