Levi’s 501 jean was so popular in the 1890s that the denim magnate created a “bargain” version to make the workwear pants accessible to a larger demographic. Dubbed the 201, or “No. 2,” Levi’s second ...
Vintage jeans are big business. That’s why there are a half-dozen good vintage clothing stores in almost every city — and hundreds, if not thousands, in New York and LA. It’s also why there are ...
Even the most casual Bob Dylan fan can likely call up his signature look: jeans, boots, a suede or leather jacket, that mop of hair. What’s less known, however, is how carefully curated that “messy” ...
A SoHo vintage shop went viral this week for revealing that Carolyn Bessette Kennedy shopped there in the ’90s — and it was ...
As a vintage obsessed fashion editor, I pride myself on being able to find just about anything. A rare Stella McCartney-era Chloe top from 2001 also worn by Mariah Carey? The exact Moschino cheap n' ...
The history of the sweatshirt goes like this: Benjamin Russell Jr., a college athlete, hated his itchy wool practice sweater. He told his father, a clothing manufacturer, that cotton would solve ...
On Oct. 1, in a remote RV park in northern New Mexico, a pair of excavated Levi’s jeans from the 1880s sold at auction for $76,000. The buyer? A 23-year-old from San Diego. “I’m still kind of ...