Vintage clothing

By: Ndyaluvane Aviwe

I am sure you have been wondering why people are wearing old school clothes lately, stuff that looks like they had stolen from their mother's wardrobes. Well, to clear the mist...vintage clothing has made a comeback. Last season we were rocking the 80s look, and now we have taken another few steps back, as we are now rocking the 60s look.

 One of the main reasons why we went back to vintage clothing is its fabric which it is made of; cotton, linen, jute and silk. However, the actual materials retro fibrics they were produced from are different from todays i.e. they were of  great quality. Vintage colour clothing consists mainly of beige, sandstone, khakhi, champagne, black, navy, powder blue, cappuccino, earth brown and amber. Furthermore,old school clothing that is dated between the 60-80s is called Vintage and anything earlier than that is called Antique.

The most highly recognisable and absolutely desirable is ofcourse those famous prints; coloured striped print on knitted cardigans pasely, the famous polks dots on the dresses, bunnies and ribbons and funny prints on T-shirts.

Rocking vintage clothing is easier than you think. Anyone who knows me knows I am a self-proclaimed vintage lover (though I am not biased as I do wear other fashion trends). The basic start is to go through your mom's old wardrobe or  what i normally do; go through her old photo album and spot anything i like, and ask if she still has it ;). Alternatively, you can purchase vintage clothing in vintage selling shops or garage sells i.e. there are great things and affordable things there. 

Everthing in this photo is from my mom's wardrobe.

Because vintage clothing is trending, many shops do sell them, so owning a vintage item is not such a hustle.

everything in this photo is from MR Price.

It is important to note that not everything vintage has to be old and dull. Colour blocking fused with vintage clothing is trending as well. for example, you can mix your old mom's skirt with a bright T-shirt or bright pair of shoes. Additionally, you can fuse vintage clothing with an African touch.