Thrift vs Vintage

Sara is all about thrift stores, while Christien is team vintage. Which side are you on? Join our EIC and videographer as they shop, debate, and try to convince each other (and you) which one’s better!

[@miajtfilm]

incredible discussion. many vintage stores pay for items or labor (consignment/buying off of regular folks/or paying people to pick through pounds of clothing). both small vintage shops and big thrift conglomerates like value village make profit. only difference is value village paid nothing for the item so they can sell it for nothing. buying from small vintage keeps your neighbours employed. I also love how this era of vintage clothing has injected a new sense of value and appreciation for garments. clothes take a lot of work to make. we now take better care of our clothing. clothes have been dirt cheap for ages and I’m happy to see many people get into sewing/flipping and fixing or maintaining clothing :) but the price gauging for random, non-well made items labelled “Y2K” is really awful and vintage shops can feel like another form of an algorithm, telling you what’s fashionable. nothing beats a good thrift find. maybe we’ll get tired of vintage shops in the next few years and seek out something more sustainable. right now it feels like we are consuming less but at a higher cost (good? bad? idk)

[@maddiefulmer8617]

Fun video! Thrift all day but i've found heat at vintage stores(can get kind of pricey).

[@analazovic441]

thrift all the way! much more exciting and less douchey