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Hi,
*am i in focus? am i out of focus? do i care? no???*
Long time no see! Actually...
When was the last time i posted a video?..
*doing INTENSE mathematics*
Almost weeks ago.
Why would I care? I dunno, why would you care? I don't know.
Anyway!
Today, I'm going to tell you things that no one has ever told you before.
Things that i wish someone told me about wearing vintage.
So, the thing is, when you're starting out,
and when you're following all the Instagram accounts, you kind of have this weird
point of view where you
completely...
...Like you don't know...
...much.
And now *because i'm such an expert* like it's not like I started wearing vintage like half a year ago,
and I still occasionally wear...
I'll tell you all the secrets.
So the first thing is - I kind of could have predicted this,
but I had no idea peop- like this would drag so much attention -
So, basically when you're dressed sooort of vintage or like, retro,
and you go out, people go CRAZY.
and I mean, it's not like they talk to you or anything, but,
you can tell they're staring at you all the bloody time, and at first it can be really intimidating.
I'm kind of used to it now, like I can feel this is probably what
famous people feel like, like they can feel people just staring at them and they can feel, you know, their eyes,
but no one's saying anything, so I guess you're just becoming more aware of yourself
Because people are watching what you're doing.
Which is not a bad thing, I guess.
But also,
Some thing I had no idea that happened,
is that people actually come up to you and say nice things, and this is pretty cool!
I think like a week ago,
I was pretty stressed about the film, and I was just sitting
at a cafe, and like, on my phone, and trying to answer all the emails and stuff,
And this girl came up to me, and she was like,
"I'm so sorry, but you look SO cool."
And she was like, "The moment you came into the mall,
I literally just dragged my boyfriend
and I was like 'Look at this woman!'"
and It was like, a bit
embarrassing, like I don't really know what to do,
because I never know what to do when people say things like that,
But that woman was so nice,
And I told her that she made my day and...and you know, that's just, like, those little things that
shifts your mood a bit, so
Sometimes when I'm like on the bus stop or just walking through the street,
and people will basicl- you know, passing me, would go like "I love your style!",
and It's like, you feel like you're in a music video,
and it's just something that I never really expected, like I thought if people are going to say something,
They're just going to say nasty things.
So I never really expected people to go like "This is so cool!
"Like how did you do that?" or..
You know, a lot of people are trying to kind of guess the decade, so they go like "Is it like???
nineteen sixties???" and I'm like "Amooollstt..."
So it's... I think it's it's pretty cool, because it makes you realize that
the way you dress actually brightens up those people's day, like, at least there's something INTERESTING happening!
So it's not like there's this ***freak*** that they
look at and they go like
"whothehellisthis"
But it's just something interesting that catches their attention
And maybe, you know, throughout the day, they would go like, meet with their friends, and they go like
"I've seen this really cool lady today, she was wearing like you know Full-On Vintage clothes."
The second thing
I had no idea about when i was starting out is how many different,
like, shades of vintage there are. So I kind of imagined vintage style as this could have ONE style,
Like, you know, you have people wearing elegant clothes, you have sporty style, and then you have vintage style.
as getting like a separate category.
And what I had no clue about is that
vintage style, it's so rich and it's just so
exactly! and
So like you can wear vintage clothes that are in the fashion magazines or you can wear it
completely casual and disclosed, like slacks and
Plaid shirts, and you know saddle shoes and that those two sides are completely different.
And then you get people that wear stuff that celebrities wore at the time, and then you get people wearing stuff that
ordinary people wear, and then you get like more
Rockabilly style
Then you get, like, pinup, which is something completely different because it
controls attention to the figure, like it is usually very flattering to the figure and
Then on the opposite side you have like very modest and casual clothing. So there are just so many different
different styles.
And I kind of I found it actually quite hard.
Because at first i'd probably be like "As long as it's vintage, i'm gonna wear this!"
But then you realize that not all of them actually suit your personality
Or the way you feel, like I remember at the beginning
I was kind of trying to go for like this high-fashion vintage
Which is super elegant and like, you really have to OWN this to actually wear it.
So I kind of realized halfway through that this is not the way to go, like I am not
made to be wearing that like, "New Look Dior" stuff,
so I remember I was trying to get some clothes that would be more like sporty, like vintage sporty like...
...Let's say um,
High-waisted jeans and saddle shoes, but then I realized 'maybe that's not exactly my style', so like,
I don't know what I'm trying to say.
(lets jes moov oan)
I had no clue that
I'm gonna get SO into red lipsticks. I remember my friend a couple years ago,
she was already sort of into vintage and she was like "I don't know why I keep buying those red lipsticks,
like I already have at least ten."
I was like "That's SO WEIRD, like why wouldn't you just use ONE red lipstick? That's MORE than enough!"
Now i can understand why, because right now I have around six or seven red lipsticks annnnd
They are all different, like one of them, I use for every day
Because it stays really long, and like even if I eat or anything, it just stays on my mouth.
Which is cool 'cause I hate like just running to the toilet to fix my lipstick.
So when I know I'm going to spend a long day
Somewhere, and I won't have time to fix the lipstick
I'm just taking this. But on the other hand, the color is not so great,
So then I have this which I really like, but then this one sort of like, during the day, kind of fades away
So then I have another one. Which is sort of in-between, like it has an
OK color, and it also stays long like every single shade is kind of for something different, as it also depends on
How long it stays on your lips and how it feels 'cause like this one is really dry
so
Some of them are more breezy than the others,
So I kind of get it now, like, and you need all them. It's not like it's an OPTION.
When I was like starting out, I
Kind of wanted to do all at once. I was like "Okay,
"I'm going to wear vintage!" and I went to the shop
And I just bought a pile of clothing, and I was like "This is what I'm going to wear!"
but
Then, you know, then you get frustrated 'cause obviously that's not the coolest stuff, and then you see all the ladies on instagram,
and they had like a SHITload of clothes, and you're like
"How did that happen, like how rich must these people be?". But the thing is, they've been wearing vintage for about ten years?
most of the cases, so you have to do it gradually, kind of build a collection like
Throughout this year, I got some, like, """"vintage essentials"""". I would say that now I
probably were for at least a couple more years, but I go like
High-waisted trousers, I got a vintage coat
I got a vintage swimsuit,
So those kinds of essentials build your wardrobe, but it's not like you get them all at once, like it
Took me a year to get those and then I'm still missing. Like I don't have any kind of vintage dresses
Which is kind of pathetic, so... it takes time.
I mean, I understand it now, so I'm less impatient, and I'm kind of like "I know it's a process,
And I know it's going to take me a while to actually get to the point where...
Where I'll be happy with everything I have in my wardrobe. Right now,
I'm kind of filling the gaps with like, modern clothes that can be styled in a vintage way,
But I know that that's not my fault or that's the fault of my finances
But that's just how it is because it's being less steady here
And I mean, it's kind of obvious, like if you start collecting
Uh, what can you collect? Stamps? You're not going to get, like,
a huge collection the first day you start collecting stamps, right?
(that's such a ridiculous example, i don't know, who collects stamps anymore?)
The sad thing about buying, like, old stuff is
that it's old (whoah!)
I didn't quite know that until
my friend started buying old stuff and she was like "It's not as glamorous as it looks", like you can see people wearing
authentic vintage clothing on Instagram and, like, social medias and
usually, it's just like **swoon!**, like they look so good and so beautiful, and the really amazing thing about authentic
vintage clothing is that it gives you a silhouette, so like if you buy, like, reproduction clothing,
it's not always made in a way it would be back in time, but at the same time
It's super old, so most of the times you need to repair it, you need to constantly take care of it,
You need to fix all the holes and rips. It just constantly requires your attention.
It's kind of like having an old car,
I guess. Like, it obviously looks super good and looks beautiful, and you can still drive it,
but it just requires constant attention, and a lot of money and effort put into it,
which is something you don't see on Instagram pics, like you don't see someone
repairing it, or, like - you don't see what they don't want you to see, so...
(there's something wrong with my turban today, I don't know what's happening
it looks like a...Idek what it looks like)
So what also happens is you start buying stuff,
that you actually don't like, or like, never liked just because it looks vintage.
So there is a lot of stuff in 1940s [style] that I used to hate? actually?
but since I'm kind of really into this era now, whenever I see something similar,
I buy it, because I'm like "That matches the style", which is kind of ridiculous,
It's kind of like trying to be fashionable and wearing stuff
you don't like just because it's fashionable,
But at the same time, it helps you, because it's kind of.. you know It's going to match because it matched back in time.
I'm just going to show you the shoes that I got which are actually ridiculously ugly.
So I got myself shoes like that.
I remember back when I was a
teenager, my Granddad
would wear shoes like that, and I would go like "These are grandpa shoes" and yet,
when I went, like, to one charity shop, and I saw them,
I was like "OMGGG they look sooo 1940's, I'm so getting them!" And now I'm wearing
grandpa shoes, just because.
So this is actually quite funny, like you can see the perception changing when you're really into something,
But then I remember from back when I was interested in actually modern fashion,
I would do the same thing, like I remember going like "Oh, I hate these" like I "hate this type of.." let's say,
"..Heel shape", and then a year later, it will become fashionable, so suddenly everyone would be like "Oh yeah, that's so cool."
And I remember doing it myself, I was like "Oh well,
I guess it's cool now."
So it's kind of the same thing, except you don't have people suggesting what you should like. It's going to be like your decision
This was a bit different for me, but I guess if you're starting out, you have no idea
*how much* a hairstyle helps you? Like how much
It adds to the actual outfit. Like you can be wearing some lame
H&M dress at a ~sort of~ vintage style, or like, could pass as vintage style,
but if you do the right hairstyle, it's just gonna like, kill it. It's just so good and I remember I actually I kind of
sensed that, like, I knew it's going to happen because I was already into costumes and
It's kind of the same thing, like if you're wearing a Victorian dress, and if you just do the right hairstyle,
It suddenly all adds up and becomes like a... What does it become?
A cool thing! And I've also noticed the way people react is,
hugely
influenced by
The way my hair looks, so, like if my hair is in a really, like, elaborate and curly hairstyle,
People will react really... what has happened to my English today?
*computing*
People would react! So like the girl I just mentioned in the cafe,
I was wearing this, like,
1940s curly half-poodle with like a snood
(why does that word sound so amusing?)
And...headpiece,
and she was just like "Wow!", and I was just wearing my hair down,
I doubt she would even notice me. It just makes such a difference
I think because no one puts that much effort into their hair nowadays,
so if it's something that people don't wear everyday, like if it's not a braid, or
If it's not just loose waves, it's just so different that people notice it instantly, not to mention
It actually looks super nice, like I really love having my hair done,
But I don't really love the effort.
But also, the thing is, like, once you kind of discover all the vintage hair styling
things, suddenly you start hating straight hair. Like, you literally feel like you shouldn't even leave your house if your
hair is not curled.
If I have straight hair, I usually wear this. Today is the day that I didn't curl my hair, so basically
I'm just covering them up, and it's just so weird cuz it's such a normal thing to do nowadays.
And yet, if you're getting really used to like, curling your hair, you're suddenly like "Hell no!"
"What a DISGRACE!" And that's actually really cool, because that's the way women back then used to think,
they were kind of like "I'd rather not leave my house at all than leave it with my hair straight", and now I kind of
understand
why or at least how that feels. 'Cause it's kind of like when you're wearing really
visible makeup every day, and suddenly if you were supposed to go out without your makeup, you go like
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So it's kind of the same thing,I guess.
And the last - I guess the last - thing is that
If you are wearing vintage, the chances that you will be labeled as "the vintage girl"
Are huge. Not, like, amongst your friends, because obviously they don't really care,
but when it comes to people that you work with, or like,
study with, and they don't know you very well, like they might not even know your name,
you will be labeled as "the vintage girl", you'll be like "Oh, that vintage girl? Yeah, i know her."
So this is not really a bad thing, I guess, this is kind of what it is, like
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But it can be irritating sometimes, 'cause if you have some other
interests or passions it kind of just disappears, 'cause
you know, they're kind of labeling you based on your appearance.
But I guess that's normal, like obviously if you're, like, super punk,
you will be labeled as punk, and there's nothing wrong with that, so..
So these are all the things, I guess.
What am I doingggg?
These are...
I'm kind of getting tired of always talking head videos, and I wish I could just go out with the camera and everything but
It's just so freaking awful.
It's so cold! And I mean, once I'm back in Poland which is in less than a month
I would hopefully actually start talking about something else in vintage, like maybe some costumes and stuff,