Vintage
Delights
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Local boutiques specialize in recycled fashion
The best sweater is the handed-down sweater; from
father to daughter, sister to sister, roommate to room
mate, one generation to the next. Clothes were meant to
be recycled.
Several University-area clothing shops have caught
on to the fashion recycling trend. Whether one is in
terested in buying, selling, consigning, or trading,
these boutiques offer an attractive and economical alter
native to department store shopping.
However, the used-clothing business isn’t just a
novelty; it’s a thriving industry. “There are lots of
clothes,” said Gayle Hutchinson from Rags to Riches,
360 E. 11th Ave. “It’s a very consuming business.”
The variety of clothes found in the shops is im
mense. They range from the garments of the 19th cen
tury to the ones found on racks at department stores
today.
Hutchinson has nine wholesalers who bring in a
constant flow of clothes, and there are always in
dividuals, many of them students, who want to retire
their old garments for a profit.
Hutchinson is discriminating; she only accepts
clothes that are clean, in good condition and don't look
too worn. "A lot of the things that come in here maybe
have been worn only two or three times and look so
crisp and new,” she said.
Puttin’ on the Ritz, 1639 E. 19th Ave., specializes
in vintage clothing and accessories. The vintage period
One-of-a-kind outfits abound on the racks of local used clothing stores. The only problem is deciding which
one to buy.
ranges from around the turn of the century to the 1940s
and into the 1950s.
Because of its highly selective choice in garments,
this shop does most of its buying from wholesalers who
frequent estate and garage sales, searching for clothes
that have been hidden away in attics for years.
Owner Colleen Lillard strives to make everything
she sells clean and wearable.
“We do a lot of work to make the clothing look
good.” she said. This includes drycleaning, pressing,
and mending their clothes before displaying them on
the racks.
Old Friends, 1128 Alder St., runs a less selective
business. One can find a little bit of almost everything
in the shop, including new clothes arid gifts.
“We try to be pretty eclectic so we have something
for everyone's tastes,” said co-owner Tina Rosa.
“We do have a wide range in here,” she said.
“We're not just into one kind of style.”
A significant advantage to purchasing second
hand clothing is in the money saved.
“Our prices are close to half the price of a depart
ment store, and many of our clothes have hardly been
worn,” said Rosa.
Another obvious bonus is that each of the bouti
ques offer uniqueness in both men’s and women’s
attire.
“It’s nice to come into a place and find just one
piece, not a whole rack with 15 or 20 of one thing all in
the same size,” said Rosa. “Here you find just one of a
kind.”
Linda Coombs
Photo by Hank Trotter
A twirl of the parasol and a garment designed for
another time can turn a stroll in the park into a fashion
fantasy.
Eugene's used-clothing stores
Alpha Consignment Shop
775 Monroe St. — 342-7407
Boogie Blues
342 West 8th St. — 484-4385
. Brass Hanger
50 East 25th St. — 485-6631
Clothes Encounters
631 West Centennial Blvd. — 726-6410
Grand Lady
442 Blair Blvd. — 342-7216
The Hall Closet
35 Coberg Road — 344-5082
New Incarnation Recycled Maternity
1087 Willamette St. — 484-4585
Old Friends
1128-A Alder St. — 345-1414
Puttin' On The Ritz
1639 East 19th St.— 343-8938
1077 Willamette St. — 343-1413
Satin Roses
130 East 11th St. — 342-2211
Rags to Riches
360 East 11th St. — 344-7039
Starting Over
Tootsie
21 West 5th St. — 485-5010
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