Introvert Abroad
Pushing Myself to Experience the World
9/21/2018 23 Comments For the Vintage Clothes LoverThis week I’ve been trying to spend some time exploring Florence. Although I’m studying abroad here for a semester, it’s easy to get caught up in all of the travelling opportunities and forget to spend time in the city itself. There are plenty of events happening in the city, as well as things that will always be here, like stores, parks, museums, etc. As a lover of costumes and fashion, my heart lights up at the chance to look at vintage clothes. And let me tell you, there are plenty of places to look through, and even buy amazing vintage pieces from. One of the first places you should visit if you’re really into clothes is the Gucci Garden. It’s a museum dedicated to Gucci fashion over the years. It’s a relatively small museum, so it’s not a huge time commitment to visit. I think I spent about an hour walking through the whole thing, and that includes the time walking through the store on the ground floor. Not only are there really cool vintage clothes on display, but there are accessories galore. Gucci scarves, shoes, hats, luggage cases, even shaving kits and poker chips can be found from all decades of the 20th century in the Gucci Garden. Getting a close look at the eclectic styles in this museum was pretty awesome. There are information plaques in many languages, including English, so you can learn some of the cool history related to the Gucci brand. I must say though, my favorite part of this museum experience was the free entrance with my student id. In terms of events, I visited an FUA event revolving around vintage fashion this week. On Tuesday, Sept. 18, FLY Fashion Loves You held an event called The Vintage Choice. FLY is the school of fashion at FUA, as well as a store that sells vintage and student created pieces. FLY hosts several events over the semester that are free to the public, each with different themes. Not only could you enjoy some drinks and apperitivo, but you could shop for vintage pieces. At this event, students styled mannequins for different events using vintage pieces. There were also student representatives helping shoppers look through the vintage selection of apparel at the store front. And as an added bonus, FLY helps promote designs from emerging designers. There was a room filled with unique pieces from the current emerging designer, New Kid. It was pretty cool getting to see what outfits the student stylists came up with for the event. It definitely gave me ideas on how to style some pieces, or even ideas for what vintage pieces I would be on the lookout for in future shopping trips. This was just one event, but the store in FLY is open all the time for those fashionistas hunting for their next unique piece. And of course, I couldn’t enjoy a week full of vintage clothes without visiting some actual vintage stores. Of course FLY is a vintage store, but there are some other great ones around the city to check out as well. I only got to visit a couple this week, but bet that I’m gonna find others while I’m in Florence. The first store I got to see was Street Doing. This was a small vintage shop with a lot on display. The employees were very kind and helpful, and the selection featured a ton of vintage brands. This particular store was a little on the pricey end, but it was still of reasonable cost for unique vintage pieces in good condition. The second store I visited was Melrose Vintage. There are actually two Melrose Vintage Stores in Florence, but the one I visited was on Via de’Ginori, near the Basilica di San Lorenzo. I’m definitely going back to Melrose at some point. When you walk into the store, you think it’s not that big. But then you just keep going and going and going. There are like four different rooms you can walk into. One of them is even military themed, so if you’re looking for the perfect vintage combat boots or army jacket, Melrose has a great selection. The prices in Melrose are pretty great too. You can get a vintage shirt for about 20-25 euro! One final place that I visited this week was a charity shop. Personally, I absolutely love thrift shopping. I would estimate that at least half to two thirds of my closet is from Goodwill/Salvation Army/miscellaneous local thrift stores. Visiting vintage stores for me is more to look at all of the clothes and draw inspiration from their style (But if there’s a really good deal, I kinda have to buy something). Thrift stores though? My favorite way to shop. There was a tiny charity shop near Piazza della Repubblica called Charity Shop Arcobaleno. Very tiny, but some great hidden gems. I bought two shirts and a pair of jeans for 15 euro! I definitely think that one of the best parts of exploring a new country is seeing the culture. As a lover of all clothes, getting to see new kinds of styles every time that I walk out the door has been incredible. The fashion culture is definitely different in Italy. Everybody walks around with nice bags and conscious outfit choices. There is a palpable pride that people hold in their appearance, which is something harder to find in the states. My style already changes very frequently, but I can’t wait to see what kind of pieces I return home with and what kind of style I’ll adopt next after spending a semester in Florence.
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