NOW THAT NON-ESSENTIAL shops are back open, it means I can once again indulge in my obsession of pre-worn clothes shopping in person, not just online.
Etsy and eBay are my online vintage shopping outlets of choice, but I’m just as partial to a good rummage through charity shops and vintage clothing stores. Pre-worn, pre-loved, vintage, second-hand. I love it all.
My infatuation with vintage clothing started at the age of nine. I stopped my mother donating a psychedelic floral jacket and matching shorts set that was likely a hand-me-down to my older sisters. By the time I got my eager hands on it (the early 1980s), to everyone but me it seemed like a hideous Sixties relic and deeply unfashionable.
Undeterred, I wore that flower power suit with pride—much to the disgust of my sisters. I can even remember my mother gingerly asking, “Are you sure you want to wear this?”, though I thank her for allowing me the freedom to (for the most part) wear what I liked.
This story is from the May 2021 edition of Reader's Digest UK.
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