Welcome to another Special Guest Feature on Vintage Indie. Today we are visiting with Blue Velvet Vintage owner Theresa who’s going to share some fabulous vintage fashion trends for 2008. Theresa is passionate about preserving the past and incorporating it into the modern day. Pull up a chair and find some fabulous inspiration from Theresa and then head over to Blue Velvet Vintage for a full line of vintage fashions to fit into your every day life.

When people find out you deal
in  vintage clothing for a living, one of the first things they want
to know is what the most popular eras or styles are that you sell. It’s
always a tough question to answer,  because the vintage market
attracts those who choose clothing because they love a specific era, 
its classic style or unique look.   So at any given time we’re
selling a mixed bag of styles from the 30s right through to the 80s.

If I had to narrow it down,  the first thing at the top of the
vintage top seller list would be dresses.  Designers have definitely
caught onto this and have been showing lots of vintage inspired dresses
for several seasons now.
(Photo left, Elle Magazine November Issue 07 showing 50s inspired sun dresses for spring.)

As far as my business goes, dresses 
from the 40s, 50s, and early 60s are always in demand, with 70s a close
second. Depending on what vintage style is being interpreted on the
runways for a particular season,  it will often reflect in an 
upsurge in sales of the authentic vintage clothing from that era.

(Picture left, Janet Russo 50’s Style Embroidered Satin Swink Dress Blue Velvet Vintage)

For
instance,  many designers have shown  bright floral print 50s style
sun dresses and  70s maxi dresses for their 2008 spring/summer collections.
Even though these styles are always popular sellers with us,  we’re
already seeing a higher than usual demand for  them,  though
it’s only January.

(Photo’s up, maxi dresses
from the Diane Von Furstenburg(left) and DKNY spring/summer collections, via)

Photos up our dresses
we have at Blue Velvet Vintage, the styles of which we’re seeing a higher than
average sales volume.

We’ve also noticed increased
interest in very feminine dresses with ruffles and lace, pouffy 50’s
prom dresses and anything with Grecian/Roman style draping.

What vintage fashion trend will you follow this year? Special thanks to Theresa from Blue Velvet Vintage for a great feature & offering some fabulous vintage clothing!