Can 80’s clothes really be considered vintage?
This is just so bizarre... it is happening.. life moving at an accelerated speed. I still sometimes write 1999 on checks... (okay it happened once, but it really freaked me out, it was like my brain fritzed out and ran backwards.)
And then I start hearing myself saying things like THAT (above) and it reminds me of when I was a child and listening to adults say time passes so quickly, and I was like "blah blah blah... pa-LEASE... it can't pass fast enough... I want to be old enough to wear makeup, to drive a car, to date." I am not sure if I remember when time switched from going really slow to fast. Was there one day where it was neutral? Like an age-equinox? For me, I guess it was in my mid twenties.
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Oh, right, vintage clothing.. so, can 80's clothes be vintage? I think of vintage as something valuable, and the only value my "Franky Says Relax" tee shirt has to me is all the fond times I remember in it.. skating around the roller rink with leg warmers with my feathered hair wings that touched each other in the back.
Off to listen to some Depeche Mode.
- Jen




We've been selling vintage clothing on the web since '95 (RustyZipper.Com) & began to start thinking about the 80's about 10 years ago.. I remember my husband & I thinking at the time that the 80's weren't that distinct and we had a hard time imagining what would be coming back from the 80's..
Well now that it's here, it sure is distinct! We're finding all age groups diving back into 80's fashion. For guys, Member's Only Jackets are our top seller:
Member's Only Jackets
For women, it's probably "Totally 80's tops":
Totally 80's tops
And "totally 80's" dresses are big - especially prom & cocktail dresses:
Totally 80's dresses
Baggyz Pants:
Mens (unisex if you dare) Baggyz cotton print pants.. like Rex Kwan Do from Napolean Dynamite)
..and 80's women's leather jackets were SUPER hot last winter.. expecting them to be this winter as well:
80's women's leather jackets
We're just going through a huge stash of designer high-waisted skinny leg 80's jeans (Jordache, Guess, Esprit, etc.. even some acid washed)..
Also finding some great cocktail blouses from the 80's that are heavily inspired by some of the 20's flapper steel beaded cocktail shirts & dresses:
80s cocktail blouses
By next year, we expect our women's clothing to be about 1/3rd 1980's.. we have a lot of fun picking the most distinct stylish pieces.. there were definitely some very unique styles from the 80's.. We like the geometric tailored designs with shoulder pads (sort of 40's look on steroids and bad drugs), and the 60's inspired bold colors and designs that came back around in the 80s.
We already have about 1800 eighties women's items.. would love feedback on items & styles we've missed :)
Jennifer Chadwick
RustyZipper.Com Vintage Clothing
http://www.rustyzipper.com
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