{"id":8364,"date":"2014-03-05T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cusjc.ca\/capitalarts\/?p=8364"},"modified":"2014-03-05T20:19:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:19:59","slug":"this-years-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cusjc.ca\/capitalarts\/?p=8364","title":{"rendered":"This year\u2019s vintage"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Customers<\/a>
A record-breaking 60 vendors attended the Fall 2013 Ottawa Vintage Clothing Show, giving customers a lot to look through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It feels like a time warp at the Ottawa Civic Centre. A buzz of excitement fills the air as a line twists and turns its way inside, waiting for the Fall 2013 Ottawa Vintage Clothing Show to officially begin. Men and women\u00a0of all ages look as if they have stepped right off the pages of a vintage catalogue. Suspenders, mid-length skirts, red lipstick and armfuls of bracelets are everywhere.<\/p>\n

The most noteworthy outfits seem to mash-up fashion favourites from\u00a0decades past.\u00a0One woman wears a polka-dot full skirt, a studded collared shirt and beat-up combat boots. Another wears a sleek shift dress with a feathered fedora hat. These outfits are as eclectic as they are witty and joyful.<\/p>\n

The doors to the show finally open, and the buzz turns into a high-pitched squeal of excitement. Now the hunt for that one-of-a-kind find begins.<\/p>\n

The mash-up<\/p>\n

These one-of-a-kind vintage pieces make outfits unique. So unique, they are starting a new trend within vintage clothing: the mash-up. The mash-up mixes items from different eras into one outfit, to create a truly original look. The woman in the polka-dot skirt with boots and the lady in the fedora and shift are not the only two who have caught on.<\/p>\n

Type \u201cvintage fashion blogs\u201d into Google: You\u2019ll find many top-source posts showing bloggers in 1950s dresses paired with 1930s coats. Or glance at the New York Times<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0video channel called Intersection<\/em>.\u00a0These videos showcase street style around the world \u2014 with, most recently, people wearing vintage pieces from all eras.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, in the past, people wanted to be more true to certain eras,\u201d says Catherine Knoll, co-organizer of the Ottawa vintage show, who says she sees the combining of different styles and eras of vintage becoming increasingly popular. \u201cSo if you wore something that was from the Art Deco era, you wanted to make sure your accessories, like your purse and your shoes, matched.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Cocktail<\/a>
This 1950s cocktail dress from collector Ian Drummond was just one treasure found at the Ottawa vintage show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNow,\u201d she says, \u201cI think people aren\u2019t afraid to mix it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I don’t care what people think. If I feel like wearing a studded necklace with a floral dress and converse, then I will,\u201d says Megan McClean, 20, an Ottawa fashion blogger for Broke the Blog<\/em>.<\/p>\n

McClean shops local thrift stores and vintage boutiques to find one-of-a-kind pieces for deals beyond belief, to showcase on her blog. She couldn\u2019t agree more on mixing up these unique pieces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI notice, and usually admire, someone wearing a peculiar outfit that shows off their personality and one that I would never have thought to put\u00a0together, over someone wearing an on-trend taken-straight-from-an-Aritzia-mannequin outfit,\u201d says McClean.\u00a0 And she is not the only young fashion enthusiast to catch on to the idea of vintage mash-ups.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally love it when one person can wear a lot of different styles. I don\u2019t think we should be confined to one style,\u201d says Lacey Ward, social media coordinator and editorial assistant at FAJO Magazine<\/em>, Canada\u2019s leading digital fashion journal.<\/p>\n

As the line to the Ottawa Vintage Clothing Show steadily streams inside, it is clear the attendees are not afraid to show off their array of fashion flair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re concerned with finding something unique and one-of-a-kind,\u201d says co-organizer Knoll. \u201cThe typical vintage collector is no longer a purist but likes to mix and match pieces from different eras.\u201d<\/p>\n

The old and the new <\/p>\n

Knoll says the other popular option is to pick one vintage piece and use it to showcase the rest of an outfit.\u00a0Combining unique vintage finds with items already in your wardrobe is a great start for anyone who\u2019s experimenting with vintage. Online fashion magazine DFW Style Daily <\/em>agrees, reporting that now it is more popular than ever to see a mix of old and new as one style.<\/p>\n

\u2018The typical vintage collector is no longer a purist but likes to mix and match pieces from different eras.\u2019 \u2014 vintage show co-organizer Catherine Knoll<\/p>\n

Ottawa\u2019s boutique Victoire is hot on the heels of this mash-up trend. The Dalhousie Street shop sells a mix of new and vintage clothing and accessories. It also holds a vintage clothing sale every year. This vintage collection proves how easy it is to integrate pieces of the past into everyday style.<\/p>\n

After all, these vintage pieces are what inspire the current trends in mainstream fashion.<\/p>\n

\u201cVintage clothing is always prevalent for the trend setters and people looking for classic or funky pieces,\u201d says FAJO Magazine<\/em>\u2019s Ward on the importance of incorporating vintage aspects into a wardrobe.<\/p>\n

An article on FAJO<\/em>\u2019s website confirms the prevalence of the mash-up throughout North America. The article focuses on the trendy Greenpoint neighbourhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., where small, unique vintage boutiques are more popular than mass retail chains. In street-style photograph documentation, every person incorporates at least one vintage item into his or her outfit.<\/p>\n

Individual style<\/p>\n

\"Megan<\/a>
Ottawa blogger Megan McClean poses in mash-up style, with a vintage sweater and a dress masquerading as a skirt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the end of the day, vintage clothing will continue to reinvent itself and find new forms of\u00a0expression. The mash-up style that has evolved \u2014 whether it be mixing different eras in one outfit, or combining old and new \u2014 is just one of the new pathways to individuality through style.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say I always look for uniqueness,\u201d says McClean about the pieces worth hunting for. \u201cWhenever you wear your vintage finds, you\u2019re creating a look that nobody else has. Mixing your pieces together is just another chance to show that and to branch away from the mainstream, mass-generation fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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