The thing about french people and culture is that our past kind of obsesses us, for our history is very ancient. We consider that everything we do, everything we are, we owe to our ancestors, builders of the civilisation. What’s a better example of it than the fascination, almost religious, that we have for fashion designers of the beginning of the 20th century like Coco Chanel and her timeless jersey suit or Christian Dior and his Corolle collection?
Looking for testimonies of this glorious past is
almost a way of life for some people. And it’s not just about clothes: lots
of Parisians like to spend their weekend at the Saint-Ouen flea market in the
North of Paris, looking for antiques. It’s also a very good place to find
amazing vintage clothes by the way, if you ever find yourself around Rue de
Clignancourt.
So, what kind of vintage
treasures you can find in Paris currently? Lucky for you, I’ve been putting on my
Sherlock Holmes hat (vintage tweed) to investigate this matter and I found
three kinds of very fashionable items that Parisian vintage it-girls are crazy
about!
The first vintage item really fashionable here, in
Paris, is the 50’s dress. It’s quite easy to find, it has the charm of old
black and white movies but in the same time it’s quite easy to wear, if the cut
is good. And as summer is approaching the city, you can see their floral motifs
blossom is every corner!
The second must have for every Parisian girl fond of
vintage is the customized vintage item of clothing. Most of the time, it will
be a demin jacket recut and embroidered or a dress recut to fit the 2013
fashion standards. The demin jacket will make you look like a real Parisian
Bobo, drinking glasses of red wine sitting at a terrace in Pigalle, enjoying
the sun. And Yves-Saint-Laurent vintage sunglasses are perfect to go with it!
Thanks to Celia Darling Vintage for the insights on
vintage fashion and for the pictures.
Agathe Milbled
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