Dec 20, 2022
Collecting Pleats Please
Farr Bryant, 31, started collecting Issey Miyake’s Pleats Please in 2013. Where does she find her best deals and why should everyone own a Pleats Please piece?
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Is every vintage lover also a collector? Mark Humphreys, “the Marlboro Man of Seattle”, got into collecting Marlboro Merch because of his first crush. Mark Rosado from Top Shelf Premium Vintage in New Jersey says he has been into Ralph Lauren since his birth. But collector Kendrick Quek is not fixed on just one brand – he tries to collect whatever he thinks will be the next hot vintage brand.
Top Stories
Oct 11, 2022Collecting Vintage Undercover – Meet Arianna Aviram
New Yorker Arianna Aviram scours the internet to find secondhand items from her beloved Japanese label Undercover.
Jan 5, 2021Collecting Gunne Sax
Gunne Sax must be one of the most loved vintage brands, and more actual than ever thanks to the prairie dress craze started by Batsheva. We asked three Gunne lovers why this brand is so special to them.
More Collecting Stories
Mar 14, 2023The Highlights from Morphine Online’s Margiela Collection
Italian Morphine.Online specializes in the late 80s to early 2000s rare designer items. One of their everlasting loves is the Belgian designer Martin Margiela.
Jan 10, 2023Nina Gabbana Vintage – Celebrity Worthy Designer Vintage
Read how vintage seller Marie Laboucarié ended up working with celebrity stylists, and see the most precious items from her own wardrobe.
Nov 22, 2022Collecting Future Vintage with Grailed Seller Kendricky
What will be a future collectible vintage item in 20 years? We met with Grailed reseller, collector, and designer Kendrick Quek, 25, to find out.
Nov 23, 202170s Novelty Prints
Student and designer Elias Matso started collecting 70s novelty print shirts at the age of 17. For him, they are the pinnacle of camp in menswear.
Aug 17, 2021All About Vintage Tees – Meet Mr. Defunkd
James Applegath is a pioneering figure in the vintage t-shirt business. The founder of the Defunkd t-shirt platform shares what he has learned about the business over the years.
Apr 20, 2021The Most Epic T-Shirts – See Collectors’ All-Time Favorites
T-shirt is probably the most common piece of clothing in the world. What is your favorite t-shirt and what makes it so special to you? We asked vintage vendors and collectors.
Feb 23, 2021Collecting Jean Paul Gaultier – Meet Steve Karas of House W. NYC
Steve Karas, 33, has been a devoted Jean Paul Gaultier collector since his teen years in Southern France. A year ago, he was able to launch his online store and share his collection with all the JPG fans out there.
May 5, 2020Technicolor Dream
Marisol Muro is many things: an illustrator, art fabricator, prop and costume maker, stylist, and vintage seller. And most importantly, a vintage lover.
Dec 10, 2019The Art of Wearing an Ensemble
Lana Wharry wears ensembles, not individual pieces of clothing. Her outfits are walking pieces of art – and 100% vintage.
Nov 5, 2019Collecting Vintage T-Shirts
Vintage store assistant and art student Juan Hernandez, 26, is ready to pay $900 and more for his vintage t-shirts.
Jun 25, 2019Meet Mark, a Marlboro Merch Collector
Back in the 1980s and the 1990s Marlboro created streetwear and outdoors gear – to promote their business aka sell cigarettes. Though not a smoker anymore, Mark Humphreys is a fan and a collector of all things Marlboro.
Apr 22, 2019On a Mission: Reuniting Designer Sets
Ting Ding collects and reunites 1980s and 1990s print sets by Moschino, Versace, and Gaultier.
Feb 11, 2019Life-long Love Affair with Ralph Lauren
Vintage seller Mark Rosado from Top Shelf Premium has been a Ralph Lauren fan all his life.
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