Creating a Wardrobe of Old & New
Vintage Clothing
Boutiques of the Hudson Valley Kind
by Rebecca Shea
The Hudson Valley offers many boutiques specializing in vintage clothing.
The mixing of vintage and new clothing to express your personality is an
original style choice. Looking good doesn't mean looking like everyone else.
Vintage clothing is budget friendly because prices are far lower than many
modern designer price tags. It is also an environmentally smart shopping
experience. It is a form of recycling! Vintage clothing is curated second-hand
clothing—the selection has been hand-picked by the shop owner.
Great vintage
clothing reflects the era in which it was produced and can be highly wearable
because it offers cuts or fabrics that are flattering and special. Such clothing tends to
fall between the dates of 1920-1990.
Antique clothing, as
rare as it is, is over 100 years old. Museums and collectors are more than
often the buyers of antique clothing.
Shopping at local vintage clothing boutiques will introduce you to a lively
world where the past and the present happen simultaneously through clothing and
styling.
Here are some of the best of these specialized boutiques, but the list goes
on.
KINGSTON
Good Old Vintage is a hip
boutique located in the edgy and artsy Midtown/Broadway neighborhood. This tiny
shop, with its charming window displays and straightforward merchandising, is refreshing and the
staff are helpful for offering quick styling ideas. They know their stock. This
is a vintage clothing selection that is highly curated, well researched, accurately
dated, wearable, and affordable. 580
Broadway, 845-443-0455.
Outback Antiques on Hurley
Avenue near Kingston Plaza is a favorite with young trendsetters, dealers,
collectors and "weekenders" alike. An enormous (and unheated) barn,
"outback" is organized like an old department store. Almost anything
can be bought here at a reasonable price. Vintage, antique and contemporary
clothing share racks in the shops-within-shops layout. The eclectic and
well-priced inventory encourages experimentation. It's certainly unique. 72 Hurley Avenue, 845-331-4481 (By appointment only for most of the winter).
Out of the Past in Kingston's
historic Stockade District is an archetypical vintage clothing shop. It has
great atmosphere. It is dark, reggae music pulsates, and the smell of old and
new perfume keeps it kinda sexy. This place is jam-packed with racks and racks
of stylin' clothes. The shopkeeper, Henrietta, has been trading second-hand
clothes for over 30 years. She specializes in evening wear, and the stock is strongest
for 1980s looks. This is the type of clothing collection and boutique
environment that educates shoppers and influences future trends. Go. This is an
endangered type of shop. 294 Wall Street,
845-282-6113.
HUDSON
Scattered throughout the city of Hudson's gazillion antique, design, art, toy and clothing retailers are some
terrific vintage clothing shops including Hudson
Vintage. This well-known boutique specializes in vintage jewelry. These are
not the usual dented lockets and clouded rhinestones of your grandmother's
jewelry box. This is the spot for fantastical and fabulous off the runway,
editorial pieces that you forgot existed and now must have. Prices are good and
stock changes often, so if there is an empty parking spot on Warren (Ha!) take
it and have a look. 433 Warren Street,
518-828-7484.
Just a short stroll off Warren at the intersection of 5th and Columbia are
two outstanding vintage clothing boutiques. Five & Diamond has an exquisitely edited selection. Almost
everything here speaks to current trends and can easily be mixed into a
contemporary wardrobe to look smart and stylish. 502 Columbia Street, 518-828-4140.
Discipline Park is a bit more
punk rock. The hand-picked selection mixes high and low fashion and work wear.
The proprietress is an artist who adores fashion and outsider artwork. Both art
and fashion coexist here dynamically. This is a romantic and magical place. 25 N. Fifth Street, 518-828-1161.
LOCAL ONLINE SHOPS
If you like shopping
online there are super cool and super local vintage dealers on Etsy. Support
your neighbors—maybe you could even skip the postal packaging and exchange
goods at a local spot.
New Paltz's Judy Go Vintage – Etsy site
includes a large and fascinating
selection of men's and women's vintage clothing. This dealer can refresh even a
veteran vintage shopper’s ideas of what is stylish and valuable. www.etsy.com/shop/judygovintage
Rondout Valley's Mustang Annees – Etsy site is filled with classy must-haves
for the contemporary fashionable woman. www.etsy.com/shop/mustangannees
Ashokan Reservoir's Luncheonette Vintage – Etsy site is a super duper cute shop with
great prices. So much fun to browse. www.etsy.com/shop/Luncheonettevintage
Sharpen your
shopping skills and expand your wardrobe with vintage clothing. What's old is
new again. It's fashion!
Posted by Chris Hewitt
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Thank you so much for the fantastic write-up! We are thrilled to see vintage getting so popular in the Hudson Valley.