[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, I have found the same to be true where I am also and I actually > find it a little frustrating, because my antique clothing dealer gets > alot of trendy women from the city in her shop who look at her older > things like camisoles and petticoats to turn into funky modern outfits, > she firmly believes the same as I do that it is sacriledge, cause many > of the people who buy the antique items for purposes of looking like a > designer showpiece have intentions of altering and or butchering them > for the same reason.
I don't give a hoot what other people do with their own vintage and antique clothing. Not everyone is obligated to be a museum. I wear my antique pieces myself and have a lot of fun doing it. I am delighted when antique styles come into fashion and I can wear them in public. I also don't give a hoot about long-skirt "modesty"--I do wear vintage underwear as well as outerwear in public. I just like the styles. I like having a way to not only just dress "authentic" when I want to, but to dress "inauthentic" when I want to. Unfortunately, she does make some business by > people who just really don't understand or care at what cost their > funky finds effect the market. So a more common desire for antique clothing is putting some pieces out of your price range--that has nothing to do with conservation. > It would be nice to see those things more or less drop out of fashion > as they seem to be gradually, Not nice at all for me! I adore it when things I like are trendy, as I ignore a lot of fashion the rest of the time. > I just long now for the "Victorian look" to go back to belonging to > those who really have a passion and appreciation for historical > fashions, it really hurls alot of bad information and impressions out > there to those who aren't looking into it from a serious angle and only > doing it for trend's sake. Not everyone has to be "authentic," and certainly not on the street. I think it's great when people discover and love older styles. Why should that be some cliquey private preserve? Why should Victorian styles only appear at reenactment events! I make "authentic" reproductions, I collect and wear vintage clothing, I alter the style when I want to, especially for damaged pieces, I alter the sizes whenever they don't fit me, I buy cheap gauzy repro skirts, I buy vintage-inspired designer pieces like Krista Larson: I love it all. Well, not all of it: I think the Goths have great ideas but I look awful in black and jewel tones. Never mind. On with the bustles! Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
