Mixing And Matching—the Vintage Clothes Dilemma

By Author: Vikram Kuamr
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If you are a lover of vintage clothes, you will be familiar with the dilemma to which I refer. You’ve been on a foraging trip for a new item or two for your vintage fashion collection, and found a fabulous item at a bargain price. You’ve snapped it up, and practically skipped home with your prize, only to find that there’s nothing in your existing wardrobe to match it. What do you do? A store like Siren London will almost certainly have the answer. Siren stocks a wide range of women’s clothing in wonderfully vintage fashion styles from practically all periods imaginable. And, unlike actual vintage clothes stores, where you can find the perfect piece in the wrong colour, their clothes come in two or more colours, so you’re much more likely to find a piece that matches your new-found treasure.

From long, baggy American sloppy Joe cardigans to trim, neat 80s-style bangles and baubles, Siren (and a few other stores like them) stock a whole gamut of clothes, accessories, and jewellery. They’re the perfect place to go to match a vintage outfit with a brand new piece.

So if you’re looking for a cardigan, ...
... bag, top, or other piece of clothing to complement an existing item in your wardrobe, don’t discount new clothes. As long as they are in the right style, you may well be better off buying new than old. Obviously, new pieces of clothing will generally last longer. Of course, if you buy good quality vintage clothing and look after it carefully, it can be almost as good as new, and last just as long. However, the care instructions on vintage clothing can often be daunting, and require expensive specialist dry cleaning or hand washing which is, of course, time consuming. New clothes, on the other hand, are much more often easier to care for, and will not involve costly visits to a specialist cleaner.

If you are really stuck, of course, you can sometimes find a plain top, blouse, cardigan, or coat in a high street store that is close to the look you want, but has the wrong kind of fastening. In this case, you could always try changing the buttons, zip, or other closure, or even adding a decoration in the appropriate colour to create an outfit that looks as though it was made to go together. In fact, just by buying a brooch or hair piece that works with the troublesome vintage item and wearing it with a plain jacket or top can create that coordinated look we vintage clothes lovers aim for.

Alternatively, you could always go for the eclectic look, and purposely wear an outfit consisting of pieces from different periods, or clashing styles from the same period. A classic 40s pencil skirt, for example, can look wonderful paired with a loose, off-the-shoulder baggy jumper, or 70s printed or lacy top. The advantage of wearing vintage clothes is, of course, that you can create your own look!

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Match your unmatched vintage clothes perfectly with new clothes in vintage fashion styles at Siren London. You’ll walk out looking like a million dollars!