California Dreaming

There was a time when hunting for rare thrift treasures was a pleasure, back before the vintage bomb went off. But now, the delicacy of the hunt eclipsed, it’s about rifling through thirty cubic metres of unsuitable garments to find the one piece you like. You know how much ‘retro for the masses ’ irks me already, so I shan’t harp on about it.

But like a ray of light on a cloudy day, Ebay offered a potential solution to the retro agony: no queues, no Shoreditch Tax, and all from the privilege of your desk/sofa. Now if only there was an inbuilt cr_p-filter. Oh, and a spell-checker (listing that rare, ‘80s designer jacket as ‘Channel’ or ‘Doir’ will not help me find it, my dear).

But what I really want is someone to dig through the endless stash of used attire and find that vintage Dior shirt for me. And maybe pair it with some contemporary limited edition samples. Basically, one of the vintage stores that I’m so rude about, but minus all the rubbish, and with one of their staff actually doing some work, okay all the work for me. Hark! Is that California Select I see before me?

Used & Abused
California Select

by AC

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