Spotting Vintage Pieces

Here are a couple of tell tale signs of whether or not something is really a vintage garment or not. photo credit: youtube.com/feliciajuly

1. There were typically no size zero's pre- 1990's.
2. Most tags were embroidered onto cloth tags or the actual piece between 1920's-1940's.
3. Most clothes were not made in China, as many are today. Check for a union label.
4. Most zippers were rounded, not "pointed" as most are today. Some recognizable vintage zipper brands are Lightning, and Talon.