...is vintage acquired from a friend. It's pretty tough to sell clothing online mainly because of the inability to try on the piece before buying it. That is why most of us vintage fashionistas prefer to venture the biennial Vintage Expo at the Concourse and the biennial Vintage Fashion Faire at Alameda's O Club. The monthly Alameda Antique Faire is decent enough but it can be hit or miss.
My dance troupe currently has 12 members of which half of us are avid swing dancers with an eclectic vintage wardrobe. We're all of varying sizes. Three of us are statuesque with different shapes. I'm right in the middle at size 12. The smaller of us is a 10 and the larger is 18. The other three ladies are petites but also of varying sizes from slender to voluptuous. Our dance practices are extremely strenuous, and as a result, many of us are trimming down. So what to do with our larger dresses? We are literally handing them down. I've already given away a few vintage dresses to my larger counterpart. My smaller counterpart surprised me with two dresses on Sunday. One of them is a 1950s and the other a 1940s daydress.
Do we mind not having cash in hand? Not at all. Each of us gets our use from the outfits and prefer that our clothes are going to a good home where the wearer appreciates quality vintage clothing and its history. Plus, it's good vintage karma.
Ciao for now!
