Vintage clothing is a generic term for new or second hand garments originating from a previous era. The phrase is also used in connection with a retail outlet, e.g. "vintage clothing store."

Contents

• 1 Definition
• 2 Purpose
• 3 Acquisition
• 4 Bibliography
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Definition

Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 1960s is considered vintage. Retro, short for retrospective, or "vintage style" usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era. Reproduction, or repro, clothing is a newly-made but faithful copy of an older garment. Clothing produced more recently is usually called modern or contemporary fashion. Opinions vary on these definitions.

Most vintage clothing has been previously worn, but a small percentage of pieces have not. These are often old warehouse stock, and more valuable than those that have been worn, especially if they have their original tags. Referred to as deadstock or new old stock (NOS), they nevertheless sometimes have flaws.

Noun

vintage (plural vintages)

1. The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season
2. Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin
3. The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking
4. The year or place in which something is produced

• make vintage

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• Striebel Textil Recycling GmbH
  striebel-textil.de
  Germany. Collection, sorting and sales of used clothing and footwear. Also, cleaning rags from recycled textile wastes. English, German and Russian.
• Raghvani Textiles Pvt Ltd
  raghvanitextiles.com
  India. Textile recycling company, involved in the collection, sorting and trade in used and vintage clothing. Also, wiping and cleaning rags.
• Radoint
  radoint.com
  USA. Vintage clothing, used clothing, reclaim wipers, secondhand clothing.