
WHY VINTAGE?
The world's fashion icons like to show how individual they all are by dressing up in vintage Valentino and Dior. In fashion magazines, the latest designer look is often set off with ancient accessories and vintage fashion has even hit the high street.
In Oxford Street, Selfridges has two departments devoted to vintage clothes, Top Shop sells sixties and seventies originals, and John Lewis's stocks vintage costume jewellery .
A GOOD VINTAGE
Luckner’s, the online auctioneer, is launching a new vintage fashion category…
The website already holds collections of designer furniture, antiques, Art-Deco jewellery, collectables, and other unique items not available on the high street, and this cool and nostalgic category includes Chanel, Hermes, Balenciaga, Burberry and Versace. Vintage fashions always seem set to return, if the editors of Vogue get their way, so the site’s worth a look for Christmas party season!
The site has different sections to browse - jewellery, clocks and watches, furniture and ceramics and carvings as well as the vintage clothing and accessories.
Luckners has lots on continuous auction, which can be snapped up my hungry bidders for a slice of the cost that a high street vintage store or auctioneer would charge.
Simon Neubert-Luckner of Luckner’s says; “The vintage range is quite exceptional – we have some one offs that must have experienced the high life in their time and with clothing from the past five decades coming back for an e-incarnation in the noughties we are really excited about the category.
“Each item of vintage fashion is chosen because we love the item and it is this passion that hopefully customers will feel and be enthused by.”
Anyone for a vintage Donna Karan bodysuit? It’s cashmere…no takers?