How to Know If It's Vintage

[ItStHeTwInS1]

your so CUTE ! (:

[piperlovegood]

I would like to add a lot of old clothes were hand made. I know that my grandmother didn't believe in buying clothes(probably having to do with being the middle child of 7 in the depression. I'm wondering how you can tell out side of tags, style and zippers.

[ShushLorraine]

There are so many comments, so this may have already been said. Most likely the reason that there were only buttons during the 40s, and zippers before and after had to do with the "war effort". I've heard many stories of even elastic not being available, that people made elastic out of strips of rubber tire. Automobiles were not built during the war. It stands to reason that zippers were not made. Factories were converted to building for the war. What patriotism!

[tubesoxabc]

this video needs some great vintage music! ck out these cool cats from L.A. that have a vintage vibe and amazing sound. they will take you baack to the 60s.

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[SteveArpo]

Your beautifully natural and beguiling nature meant that I was captivated by your every word.

[CombineHgrunt]

Read the blue text the item has.

[chairuser4]

I love you,marry me,lol my dream girl,lol

[davidkhotsady]

who would've known a few years later..she will do cover songs.. Karmin! lol

[TransUnicorn]

Were clothes better made and more tightly stitched in the 1950's?

[hansololeia77]

definitely enjoyed your video :) another indicator of vintage material: if the tag reads "Made in the United States"

[omgsistas]

Hi! I love your vintage style! It's difficult for me too actualy figure out what to wear! so.... I was wondering if you could show us YOUR CLOSET!!! Thumbs up if you agree!!!!!!!

[prospectsammer]

i was wondering if you could help me date my vintage prom dress that i found at a consignment shop. I have a picture available if you could just send me a message that would be great! :) i've googled the information for my dress multiple times and i can't find anything. I'm just very curious. thanks a lot! :)

[prospectsammer]

Hi Aya, i just watched your How to know if it's vintage video, and i was wondering if you could help me date my vintage prom dress that i found at a consignment shop. I have a picture available if you could just send me a message that would be great! :) i've googled the information for my dress multiple times and i can't find anything. I'm just very curious. thanks a lot! :)

[SincerelySkyeTV]

was that spirited away in the background? :)

[contrastively]

I loved this video! :) Keep up the great work!!!

[fmgypsy]

This was incredibly helpful and informative! Thank you!

[StellaLilly]

Regarding zippers--

Zippers have been used in America since 1934 when the YYK began manufacturing zippers. So, zippers in the 30 and 40 garments are possible. You might find them among garments from the upper class and the military.

[demottt]

You are cute and natural.

[foxfoobar]

Well it's always the same, no matter if it's Hi-Fi, Synthesizers, Cars, Music etc. vintage gear rules!!! The only "things" i wouldn't want to be vintage is GIRLS!... %D

[beckalooby]

wow thank you so much!!! so intereting!! ive always been intrigued by vintage and the 40's,50's and 60's but ive never been brave enough to go into a vintage store and in my town i dont even think there really is any but next time i go out of town i am definitly going to use these tips and try to start my vintage collection! :D

[MissLWEE]

A really useful video! Thanks babe! I love vintage!! ^^

[85babycakes]

@StrawberryKoiVintage lol you go girl!

[jazzroomcabaret]

You are right, metal zippers were worn in the 1930's. My great-grand father, who died in the Spanish Civil War in 1936 at the age of 30, used to have a jacket which had a metal zipper. This jacket might be from 1934 or 1935 and I still have it!! I really keep that as a treasure.

Thanks for your videos, they are great. I hope there would be more videos for men vintage clothing.

Kisses;

Adrià.

[YvetteMarietta]

Suscribed :D

[SaBracaSam]

You're so beautiful :)

[rubyanime]

if a dress has shoulder pads....would it be an 80s or 70s dress then?

[LaContessaPoetessa]

I have been enjoying watching your videos! I wanted to let you know I put this video on my blog, Green Bohemian Living.

I wrote a segment on how wearing vintage clothes is good for the environment.

Cheers and Thank you !

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@LaContessaPoetessa Oh wow, thank you so much :))

[littleladykitty]

even though i've been a vintage girl too for several years now i found your video really helpful! keep up your great work!its wonderful seeing someone spreading the goodness of vintage fashion :D

[jonekajorth]

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[sam2devils]

How do you do your bangs like that? What is it even?! I'm so confused! Is it a pompadour, a curl, a side something?! What? If you have a video explaining it I can't find it and if you don't you should make one! I absolutely love it!

[vC8H10N4O2]

i'm only new to your channel, but you are so pleasant to watch! your videos are very calming

thank you for this! it was a very thorough intro into the world of vintage :)

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@vC8H10N4O2 Oh, thank you so much very very much! :)))

[BlueFoX0903]

Omg this video just sucked me in!

So fascinating and informative.

Keep up the wonderful work :)

[charrycharry]

i love that 2nd dress.

[QueenofSadism]

This was really interesting. Makes me want to go get some vintage dresses.

Thanks a lot for the tips! (:

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@irvingklaw57 uh huh.

[andyakaandrea]

Oh your husband is a photographer, that's awesome !!!

Did you and your husband have a big wedding or was it small? :)

[osu]

Watashi wa kimi no koto daisuki to omoimasu.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@osu honto ni?! Hazukashii desu ne... heehee! =^_^=

[osu]

@StrawberryKoiVintage gomennasai. kimi wa sakura to iu hana desu. Watashi

wa itsuka cookie agemasu.

[vTefLon]

@StrawberryKoiVintage omg please let me kiss you!

[osu]

Konnichiwa.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@osu haha, konbanha :)

[manofhg]

Nicely done! I also noticed the shirtwaist had a Made in China label. U.S.-China relationships opened up under Nixon in the 70s. Before the 80s, you almost never saw made in China labels on anything, and it was in the 90s when Chinese products swept in like a flood. I may use your videos in my home ec classes when I do a fashion/clothing unit. Thank you for posting.

[PuroPsycho]

THNKS SOO MUCH..such a huge help really...I LOVE ya videos...its hard tryin to figure thins out on ya own..thnks again c:

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@PuroPsycho You are welcome, and thank you too! ^_^

[reireinn]

thank you soo much for the tips. i love all your videos especially the hair tutorial. and your blog is amazing.

[VanessaR25]

Your videos are friggin cool

Your my role model

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

@VanessaR25 Awe, thank you so so much! :D

[redhedked]

love your style!!!. i am a thrift store and yardsale-a-holic!!! I have found some very interesting peices. never thought of estate sales!!! thanks for the tip!!!

[rjb2500]

also nothing was made in China back then... lol and you should also look for a union made tag somewhere on the piece of clothing with the numbers indicating the size and a possible date!!!!

Thx for the video good to know all that stuff!!!!!

[wishingyouwerescene]

: ) i watched another of your videos, how to shop at thrift stores or something like that, and i was wondering, how do i know if it is vintage ?

AND voila! read my mind ;) thanks

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you! :)

[emzo12]

Please could you tell me what the song is right at the beginning and end ? It sounds so peaceful. Thankyou x

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

I made it =^_^= Thank you so much!

[KSaebinMusic]

Wow, you're great at this, StrawberryKoiVintage :o

[1englishgal]

If a garment says "Made in China" for Target or any of the modern stores, that is a dead giveaway that it is not vintage. Clothing you bought was usually made in the country you lived in. Enjoyed your info!

[cryingfifteenth]

wut?? Vintage police?

[deeds13]

you would probably see more buttons than metal zippers in the 40s because of the war. all of the metal would have gone to the military.

[fashionistapolice]

i have a white sleeveless dress with a collar, with buttons all the way down, it has a belt. It also is white with light red & light orange polka-dots. What era would it be?

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

It's so hard to say without seeing a picture or knowing more about it. Button-up dresses, AKA shirtwaist dresses, were very common in the 50's, but I kind-of doubt that it's from the era... more than likely, it's from the 80's or later (especially since there was a big 50's style run in the 80's).

[whaddupchunt]

i have a hard time distinguishing between 40's and 50's clothing..

could you help me out?

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

The best way to tell the differences between 40's and 50's are by the styles themselves, due to the other details (such as zippers, buttons, hem-lines and materials) which were relatively the same.

40's styles were very chic, drape-y and womanly, whereas 50's dresses were most often full-skirted (apart from wiggle dresses, which was not a popular design in the 40s). Not to contradict myself, but rayon and crepe were very popular materials...

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

...in the 40's (and 30's as well), but those fabrics were not common past the 1940's. Apart from that, the best thing I can recommend is getting garments you KNOW which era they are from, so that you can easily study the differences first hand. Like myself, most of my knowledge is by research, while the rest in my touching, feeling and seeing the dresses in my own hands :)

[whaddupchunt]

alright, i think i understand most of that (x

haha THANX

[mothball50]

whoa! I've been selling vintage for over 15 yrs. now. It's cool to see 20 yr. olds showing a genuine interest in classic quality vintage. I believe womens hemlines were bound as well with a thin strip of satin or lace. Also the union tag is a dead giveaway for the age range when it was made. Not to sound like a know it all, but plastic zippers were around throughout the 50s. Man, I was beginning to lose hope with this 'hipster' generation.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you :) I've been into vintage my whole life, in one form or another... my family are very old fashion when it comes to their tastes.

As for the zipper detail, I've never encountered a 50's dress with a plastic zipper... and I did internet research that lead me to believe that they didn't come around 'till the 60s. Anyway, just for the experience you should read up on it on Wikipedia :)

[mothball50]

I stand corrected. my bad. I was referring to polyester(dacron) as being utilized in the 50s(1953 the earliest). I think the use of nylon zippers started in '59. You should check out the Fedora Lounge. They have a woman's section with a wealth of knowledgeable ladies there sharing info on vintage. You can talk shop there too.

[MsFaintlyMacabre]

Speaking of vintage.....here's a question for you: Any tips for getting that "thrift store" smell out of clothing finds? I actually like the smell of a great thrift store, but I don't want to smell like that all the time. And with something like a simple cotton blouse/dress/skirt it seems like it takes a few washings at least to get the smell out, if ever.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Have you heard of "sachets"? (usually located in the perfume/house-hold cleaning aisles) they have lovely scents, such as rose and lavender and are really great, because they aren't harsh like a wash, but leave a nice scent on your garments just by placing the packets in the drawer with your clothes :)

[jennlynnprin]

I am SO glad I found you on here!! I have a party tonight, and I needed a 60s look, so I am going to do pincurls asap today! :) Also, I have several vintage dresses, and this video was SO helpful in making sure that they were truly vintage. Do you ever do any repairs (minus hemming) on vintage pieces? I have a dress I love, but it has some moth holes (barely noticeable, but I know they are there). Any suggestions? Thanks so much Aya! :)

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Sorry for the late reply! I have done some minor repairs, in fact I am getting ready to mend some tiny pin holes in a dress just now... pin holes are upsetting because you know that they could get larger! I think with hols, the best way it is patch them (from behind), but if it's possible, you can sew them together very carefully (depending on the shape). I've also dyed some of my dresses and taken off sleeves... I think there's hope for almost any damages :)

[bloodyrazorlips]

i have that target dress :D

[Misspinkpaws]

I wish I lived in those years..wearing one of those dresses would feel so nice and feel more girly than wearing pants everyday.I love your adoration of vintage clothings

[SuzieLady]

very interesting and helpful :) I have subb'd

[horrorbitch]

Thank you, great tips!

[grapebubbel]

i aM not making fun or any thing but pause on 0:38 and face looks funny

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Oh man, I'd rather not! I'm funny looking enough as it is, LOL, thanks for sharing though!

[pommetarte]

Gorgeous video Aya. ^ - ^

I have to say, as soon as I saw the second 50s dress I fell in love with it. It's so lovely! I'm really bad at 'Telling if it's vintage' so this helped quite a bit, so thanks alot for the video! \(^o^)/

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you so much! :D

[datgirl25]

great tips;)

[newcoyote]

You look just like my grandmother. But from a photo taken in the forties when she was young a beautiful.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Awe, thank you - that's the sweetest ^_^

[laughbug2]

awesome! Thanks

[AdyMiles]

hey you shouldn't be dating bags, you should be dating men!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

haha!! awe.... but bags are so cute!!! ;)

[sweetlilly]

movies aren't always accurate with the fashions. my fashion history teacher told me there's only a few hollywood films that are accurate but like i said only a few.

[deeds13]

no, recent movies wouldn't be very accurate, but people have been making movies since the late 1800s.  a movie made in the fifties would accurately represent the fashions of the time.

[PaleMagnolia]

Now I know my light blue polka dot dress I found at a second-hand market IS true vintage! * dues a happy dance* It has a heavy (and ugly, but it's covered by the fabric) huge metallic zip on the side, and I had the hardest time trying to understand what the hell of a size it was; and, it was very hard to cut out that damn strong handmade seal - when I finally found out that it was too large for me. Thank you sooo much, you made me happy, I'll use these tips the next time I go haunting!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

How wonderful, what a pleasant surprise for you! I happy to help! :D

[SingWithoutTheWords]

excellent video!!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you! :)

[LisaFreemontStreet]

Excellent video, Aya. Favorited. :)

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thanks, love!

[RhondaKG]

your hair is beautiful!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you, dear!!

[avamine]

TAILored..

[avamine]

I want you to take a look at a dress that i bought ! shall i leave a video response or an email? i also have some questions about getting it stitched up and taylored. it needs a little work :(

thanks!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Ok, send me some large clear photos or make a response video :) Make sure to show as much details as possible, the hem line, label zipper or buttons, waist line and try to describe the material texture ;) I'll do my best to help!

[reggieromero]

it looks old and has a pretty pattern

[Glamouracecollies]

Those where great tips, very usefull, Thanks

[retrobrunettebeauty]

You're so cute! And your tips are very helpful for folks who have a hard time.

Thankfully, I've been buying vintage clothing and shoes for a bit now..so yay! I can tell if it is or not...although, there are still a few that can be tricky. :)

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you! =^_^=

Yes, certain dresses can be so tricky... it can be quite frustrating, lol :) Thank you for watching!!!

[twinklesaysboo]

You are the cutest!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Awe, thank you! =^_^=

[CharminglyRetro]

Good video! I love going to Target for 'faux vintage'.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Oh so true, lately Target is even better than H&M :)

[itsIris]

that was very helpful, thank you so much!

I actually have one very pretty vintage dress that is very hard to date, it has no zipper, a deep hemline and all i know about it is that it comes from France. What should I do to find out its age?

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Does it have any sort of label? That's the best thing you can check for a date... Otherwise, look at the back of the buttons (if there are any) and see if they look freshly made(shiny/dull). Also check all of the stitches, and see f they compare to your other modern clothes... vintage stitches either hand done or very basic.

[itsIris]

Okay, thanks a lot, I will do that ^-^

[NATALIE4TKD]

Thak you for the tips! Can I hear your baby in the background by the way??

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

heehee! Yep, that's him :) He almost made an appearance, but it didn't work out... LOL!

[oREIBERRYo]

Aya, this was a very helpful video — you are becoming such an expert... we need to go shopping together soon. <3

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Arigatou, Rei-chan ;)

[catxfight]

thank you so much! I have been interested in vintage clothing for quite some time now and I think I am ok at dating clothes, but it's so hard to find basic informations and guides on this, I feel like I am only taking baby steps. I would love to see more videos on vintage clothing!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you!

[ginlovesmakeup]

great vid! very imformative. =)

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you, love! :)

[vintagesoul1920]

This was very helpful, alas my problem is finding my size. It's very hard. But when you find that gorgeous dress in my size I feel like a million bucks!! : )

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

I know, it can be rough :( It's even that way for me at times, and I completely agree - it makes the dress that much more special!

[allistermajestic]

u have such cute dresses some of my best clothes i bought them in second hand stores & people keep asking me where i got them , its an awesome feeling when u find a little treasure that u know no one else will have isnt it?. greetings.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Oh, so true! I completely agree :)

[Boo066]

thanks for another great video! Your personal sysle is just so unique and i love the fact that your mixed too (i'm mixed: half white, half chinese). I love those dresses, even though my style tends to lean towards the 60s and 70s :)

can't wait for the next vid

-kate

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

That's wonderful! 60's and 70's are great too :) Thank you!!

[sweetcherrycrumble]

Fantastic video I learnt alot and realised my ignorance!

Its so lovely for it to be confirmed (not that i ever doubted) that you really know your stuff and passionately so. Keep it up and btw i love what you're wearing - so pretty! x

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you so much!

[makeupxlover]

You're so pretty! And i love your channel :) But you don't really look japanese to me.. I'm half btw. But yeah, you look pretty white.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thanks... but you know, you kind of hurt my feelings just now :'(

[coconuttie17]

Thank you for this video :) ! Now we can understand the difference between vintage and vintage-inspired.

P.S. : Your little red dress looks lovely, but I think my opinion is biased by my fondness for 40's dresses, hehe... :P

xoxo

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

haha, that's ok! I love 40's dress too! :D

[Kirsty2703]

Thank you. I just love your videos and your blog. You are so inspiring and beautiful.

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you, thank you so much ^_^

[meep1eats1sheep]

You're an expert, thank you so much, i love vintage clothing

[lcadez]

Very helpful video! Thanks!!!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you dear!

[Victorian9322]

Very helpful! Thanks, Aya!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thanks, love! ^_^

[nooooooooboooody]

I love the picture you show in the begining of the video!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Awe, thank you!

[1912jackdawson1912]

lol at first when you said 'i'm still practising dating purses' i was thinking.... why would she date a purse... :-/

:D

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

HAHA, well of course that's what I meant.... it's one fine purse!!!

[Pinuplovely87]

Thanks this video is very helpful!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you for watching ^_^

[xLaceHearts]

Fantastic! And well done on becoming a Youtube Partner!

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Awe, thanks so much! It's due to all of you! ^_^

[Popstheglock]

I love 40's clothing

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Ditto!

[megannelaiine]

I love your videos and your super pretty !

: )

[StrawberryKoiVintage]

Thank you so much! =^_^=