Fashion: When Vintage Is Too Much
For a few years now, the fashion scene is obsessed with vintage style, meaning theoretically be individual by wearing clothes that apply a timeless but highly unique touch to you as a human being. But in practice, 'vintage' really means anything that’s taken out of your granny’s wardrobe and is at least 100 years old, but it is oh so ‘stylish’ and ‘en vogue’. Wherever you go these days, everything has to be vintage, in particular your dresses, jumpers, accessories and more recently your comfy pair of sneakers too. A few weeks ago, journalist Rosamund Urwin spotted kicks at Barneys in New York, that have a very special look. The fashion brand defines ‘vintage’ with a radical meaning of ‘used look’. Their new collection of sneakers looks like they've just survived a very wet and muddy festival season, including holes which round up the wrecked design. I guess a distinctive smell comes all inclusive. These shabby, slouchy kicks, or ‘must-haves’ come at a price of £750 and THER...