Whether they call themselves historical costumers, interpreters, or vintage enthusiasts, their dedication to the aesthetics of the past offers a captivating lesson in history, style, and identity.
Vintage clothing is inescapable at the moment. Red carpets and Instagram feeds are filled with archival Versace , Jean Paul Gaultier , and Valentino . Rose-tinted nostalgia has also been an undercurrent of many runway collections this season, from the wasp waists at Dior to the power shoulders at Saint Laurent. It’s easy to love clothes from long ago—but for some people, the appeal goes far deeper.
It was really then when I decided to start wearing qipaos more often, as a kind of statement—like, Look, I’m Chinese, and what are you gonna do about it?” Raissa Bretaña Raissa Bretaña sees her vintage-heavy wardrobe as an extension of her work as a fashion historian and adjunct assistant professor at FIT.
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