I’m Not Old, I’m Vintage

Everything old is new again. That’s true, especially in fashion. If you wait long enough, the outdated clothes you wore in high school will reappear on the racks at every department store, at about triple the price you paid when you were 16. I know because I never thought I’d see bell bottom jeans or hip huggers come back but they did, with a new name. Now they’re called “low-rise” and “flare” but they’re still hip hugger bell bottoms. Trust me.

Anyway, I love vintage clothes. Some of the nicest dresses I own are from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. The quality of the workmanship is just one advantage of buying vintage. The real appeal, at least for me, is that the chance of seeing the dress or shoes I’m wearing coming toward me on the street or at the office is pretty slim if my outfit is vintage. I love having a one-of-a-kind and with vintage items that’s often the case.

While I have a closet full of vintage dresses, I have one that I want so badly to wear but I need to fine the proper undergarments, preferably a strapless corset, to wear under it. I’m on the hunt for the right one. I can’t wait till I can fit into those great old dresses again!