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Vintage Clothing: A Sustainable Fashion Trend

• Vintage clothing refers to garments from a previous era, including second-hand retail outlets.
• Vintage dressing includes mixing vintage garments with new and creating an ensemble of various styles and periods.
• Vintage clothes typically sell at low prices for high-end name brands.
• Vintage clothing can be found in local boutiques, charities, and on the internet.
• Vintage fashion has seen a reemergence in popularity within the 21st century due to increased prevalence of vintage pieces in the media and among celebrities, as well as consumer interests in sustainability and slow fashion.
• Deadstock refers to merchandise that was withdrawn from sale and warehoused without having been sold to a customer.
• In the United States, vintage sizes are often smaller than the corresponding contemporary size.
• Popular places to buy vintage clothing include charity-run second-hand clothing shops, thrift stores, consignment shops, garage sales, car boot sales, flea markets, antique markets, estate sales, auctions, vintage clothing shops and vintage fashion, textile or collectables fairs.
• The internet has drastically increased the availability of specific and hard-to-get items and opened up prospective markets for sellers around the world.
• Vintage clothing stores range from 200 to 5,000 square feet in size, and will usually have a fitting room.
• Vintage fashion appeals to consumer interests of ethical clothing as it falls under categories of reusing, recycling and repairing items rather than throwing them away.
• Vintage fashion is part of a larger movement of sustainable fashion, and falls under the category of slow fashion.