Online Shopping for "Indie" Fashion

[Nail Polish High]

GetoGatoCat

Online shopping hurts nothing.
Edit
It actually helps get the word out for store owners that would have to depend solely on their community to appreciate their vintage clothing.

In fact I think vintage shopping is more hurtful to people that could use the clothes more than a 20 something undergrad, say the homeless?

Anywho, should mention UO sells deadstock sunglasses in the least. Everything is newly manufactured. They are a corporation after all marketing an IMAGE; Ipod does also.
Still shop there occasionally cause the clothes are nice and unique---and I can afford it.


Yes. Indie fashion is about being different but there is a "look" to it. It doesn't have to necessarily be vintage to leave the impression that it's indie. It merely has to be of some rare and extreme quality that visibly seperates it from the rest of things in this mass produced world.

I rarily shop vintage and there hasn't been a mark against me for it yet.
I appreciate something vintage-inspired or someone's soul craftsmanship more.

So, I wish people would stop this Vintage Witchhunt and stop preening about some dead person's articles of clothing they found the other day. That's good and fine but superior, "intellectual", and in touch that doesn't make you. When I hear people gloating over things like that they sound as in touch with ethics and fashion as much as a over tanned, platinum blond idiot that bought arm loads of crap from SAKS with daddy's money.
:[

QFE.
I love you.

[DorkWithGlasses]

Are any of these online stores found...Not online? Lol. Preferably in Canada?

[Gretel Tiles]

DorkWithGlasses

Are any of these online stores found...Not online? Lol. Preferably in Canada?

A few of the stores are in physical places but I don't think any are in Canada.
I'd suggest looking through all of them though before taking my word.

[zoeoviedo]

Evoluti

zozocouture

Indie fashion is about being diffrent and having something that someone else doesnt have (except ahveing A&A as basics) its about going to thrift shops and vintage stores in big citys (primarly LA and NY) by online shopping its destroying the foundation of the style. but whatevers, i still like my unique s**t. (this is why i hate urban outfitters -__-)

They sell all this over priced vintage crap in there(UO). Used and abused clothes for totally unreal prices. Its disturbing that people are going to buy a pair of $100 shoes that are so worn there are holes in it just for the sake of looking cool.

wait, are you saying vintage shops are like that, or "UO". in vintage stores they cant have holes and s**t in them, or else its not accpeted (my friend use to work at a "wasteland" and they have strict guidelines on what to sell. I really do not see shoes for 100 dollars or close to that in such a condition. or shoes at that price, agian, im not sure which store your talking about neutral

[zoeoviedo]

GetoGatoCat

Online shopping hurts nothing.
Edit
It actually helps get the word out for store owners that would have to depend solely on their community to appreciate their vintage clothing.

In fact I think vintage shopping is more hurtful to people that could use the clothes more than a 20 something undergrad, say the homeless?

Anywho, should mention UO sells deadstock sunglasses in the least. Everything is newly manufactured. They are a corporation after all marketing an IMAGE; Ipod does also.
Still shop there occasionally cause the clothes are nice and unique---and I can afford it.


Yes. Indie fashion is about being different but there is a "look" to it. It doesn't have to necessarily be vintage to leave the impression that it's indie. It merely has to be of some rare and extreme quality that visibly seperates it from the rest of things in this mass produced world.

I rarily shop vintage and there hasn't been a mark against me for it yet.
I appreciate something vintage-inspired or someone's soul craftsmanship more.

So, I wish people would stop this Vintage Witchhunt and stop preening about some dead person's articles of clothing they found the other day. That's good and fine but superior, "intellectual", and in touch that doesn't make you. When I hear people gloating over things like that they sound as in touch with ethics and fashion as much as a over tanned, platinum blond idiot that bought arm loads of crap from SAKS with daddy's money.
:[

I don't think I am superior at all, I just don't agree with internet shops doing this with a certian kind of style i have been working towards for years. like you know if you have a shirt you really like, and then you see some other chick wearing it, you dont get a little bit mad about it? i think my problem is i really dont like it when other people have the same thing as me sad its a horrible habit, i need to break it, but thats just what i had a problem with.

[Gretel Tiles]

zozocouture

GetoGatoCat

Online shopping hurts nothing.
Edit
It actually helps get the word out for store owners that would have to depend solely on their community to appreciate their vintage clothing.

In fact I think vintage shopping is more hurtful to people that could use the clothes more than a 20 something undergrad, say the homeless?

Anywho, should mention UO sells deadstock sunglasses in the least. Everything is newly manufactured. They are a corporation after all marketing an IMAGE; Ipod does also.
Still shop there occasionally cause the clothes are nice and unique---and I can afford it.


Yes. Indie fashion is about being different but there is a "look" to it. It doesn't have to necessarily be vintage to leave the impression that it's indie. It merely has to be of some rare and extreme quality that visibly seperates it from the rest of things in this mass produced world.

I rarily shop vintage and there hasn't been a mark against me for it yet.
I appreciate something vintage-inspired or someone's soul craftsmanship more.

So, I wish people would stop this Vintage Witchhunt and stop preening about some dead person's articles of clothing they found the other day. That's good and fine but superior, "intellectual", and in touch that doesn't make you. When I hear people gloating over things like that they sound as in touch with ethics and fashion as much as a over tanned, platinum blond idiot that bought arm loads of crap from SAKS with daddy's money.
:[

I don't think I am superior at all, I just don't agree with internet shops doing this with a certian kind of style i have been working towards for years. like you know if you have a shirt you really like, and then you see some other chick wearing it, you dont get a little bit mad about it? i think my problem is i really dont like it when other people have the same thing as me sad its a horrible habit, i need to break it, but thats just what i had a problem with.

Oh, I didn't mean you. There are people that seriously look down on others because they don't shop vintage and there's no reason why they should.
But anywho...
Nah, I don't get mad.
If someone has the same thing I just wear it well and another way.
There are plenty of ways to differentiate the look of something another person has.
I mean layering and accessorizing are always king when it comes to looking different.
Hell, the hair on your head makes a huge difference sometimes.
I feel like you sorta, I don't like having what the girl across the street could have.
I really like looking one of kind and I do that most of the time by shopping online for some goods and then I'll even opt to stroll into Old Navy for basics.
Then I combine the two and no one knows where the hell I got what.

[r u f f l y s]

GAHHD,
just buy what you want and wear what you want.
It really doesn't matter if someone else has it ,
you bought the piece of clothing because you LIKED it

[Gretel Tiles]

L U Xbunny

GAHHD,
just buy what you want and wear what you want.
It really doesn't matter if someone else has it ,
you bought the piece of clothing because you LIKED it

Did you even read the first post?
GAHHD, you noobs.

Always with that be true to yourself bull when people are asking a simple question that deserves a relative answer.

[the talking couch]

Try metro park. 3nodding
Oooo I'm totally bookmarking this thread~

[r u f f l y s]

GetoGatoCat

L U Xbunny

GAHHD,
just buy what you want and wear what you want.
It really doesn't matter if someone else has it ,
you bought the piece of clothing because you LIKED it

Did you even read the first post?
GAHHD, you noobs.

Always with that be true to yourself bull when people are asking a simple question that deserves a relative answer.

I was stating MY opinion,
you should of put that in thought because I didn't even quote you.

[Gretel Tiles]

L U Xbunny

GetoGatoCat

L U Xbunny

GAHHD,
just buy what you want and wear what you want.
It really doesn't matter if someone else has it ,
you bought the piece of clothing because you LIKED it

Did you even read the first post?
GAHHD, you noobs.

Always with that be true to yourself bull when people are asking a simple question that deserves a relative answer.

I was stating MY opinion,
you should of put that in thought because I didn't even quote you.

Put this in thought:
Make your opinion relative to the initial post in the thread or to a post there after.
It's honestly more helpful.
4laugh
BTW, you quoted me.

[r u f f l y s]

GetoGatoCat

L U Xbunny

GetoGatoCat

L U Xbunny

GAHHD,
just buy what you want and wear what you want.
It really doesn't matter if someone else has it ,
you bought the piece of clothing because you LIKED it

Did you even read the first post?
GAHHD, you noobs.

Always with that be true to yourself bull when people are asking a simple question that deserves a relative answer.

I was stating MY opinion,
you should of put that in thought because I didn't even quote you.

Put this in thought:
Make your opinion relative to the initial post in the thread or to a post there after.
It's honestly more helpful.
4laugh
BTW, you quoted me.

No,
now I quoted you , the last post I posted wasn't.
I don't want to start anything but ,
I can say something non-relative to help people with other questions smile

[1000 Umbrellas]

I'm gonna go rooting through my overflowing shopping bookmark file and see what I can dig up right now 3nodding . I'm really into that sort of style as well.

As for the whole thrift store vs. online vs. vintage vs new- I also get irritated when people consider themselves to have and indie style when all they do is shop at urban outfitters and h&m. I don't think that its the whole 'you didn't sort through a thrift store to find that' idea thats annoying, its that those stores are basically taking a style based on mixing and matching from different styles and stores and packing it into a neat box for people to buy. There's definately a general sort of look and feel to indie fashion but its also a lot about going against the flow and making a style for yourself out of a jumble of different clothing. So if people do that, regardless of where the clothes come from and if theyre new or used, then its okay with me.