If you live in a major city, or even the suburbs of one, you know that 'vintage' clothing is what's in style this season. This is completely understandable, after all with the soaring prices of polo t shirts, preppy plaid shorts, there was bound to be a fashion backlash which would revolve around cheap, affordable, and individualistic clothing. This is where the vintage revolution in our present society stems from. However, let's start with the origins of vintage clothing and see how it evolved into where it lies in the world of fashion today.
Surprisingly, most grunge, punk, and emo subcultures in America have no idea where their style of clothing or even their attitude towards the mainstream world comes from. The 'Punk' movement existed during the 1970's in the United Kingdom when there was a significantly growing class difference between the middle and upper classes.
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Many young people were out of work and to express their rage against the government, they adopted a mentality, personality, and fashion style to show their dissatisfaction with how the country was being run. Rudeness, destruction, torn and worthless cheap t shirts, military boots were their uniforms against the regime that held them underfoot. This clothing became staple of the punk rock movement which quickly spread across the world and became more and more mainstream as the years went on.
Today Punk is nothing more than another generic, mainstream culture where the majority of its members come from an upper-class family and has more than enough money to buy into the fashion and music scene. Forget cheap t shirts and broken guitars, these new 'punks' could afford all sorts of new clothing that came pre-torn, instead of wearing it out themselves. They could afford music lessons, instead of spending nights with a guitar coming up with an expression of their rage. Major brand names capitalize on this today by offering 'vintage' clothing; essentially partially destroyed clothing at seventy dollars and up. Even small, single shop boutiques in New York City that claim to have vintage clothing are doing the same. If you're looking for a cheap t shirt, and you still want to stand out, you should check lesser known brand names that no one would be caught dead with: try tourist based clothing shops in major cities.
Cheap T Shirts - Vintage Clothing is a Lie
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