Comments on: The Best ’90s Trends to Buy Vintage on eBay

By: SandraBridals

SandraBridals — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:00:53 +0000

very nice dress,I like your post thank you very much!!

By: Sammy

Sammy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:31:40 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. I couldn't get enough of the Limited. I think you know this about me. I think we both know this about each other! God bless Columbus, Ohio for birthing Express and The Limited.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:13:32 +0000

In reply to Stephanie.

Calvin Klein or Chloe from the ’90s, anyone? ;-)

But yes, you are definitely right about the mass produced qualities. Very difficult when the perspective is from someone who only grew up with mass produced, arguably me, and definitely everyone who is younger. I think that’s why thrifting the ’90s is more relevant because you can find designer ’90s pieces, they aren’t sold in stores as much … yet. XO

By: Sammy

Sammy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:11:51 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Natalie I didn't think of that with misspellings. I just double checked to make sure my Doc Martens was spelled correct! Thanks for adding these tips!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:47:54 +0000

In reply to Sammy. The Limited made some really nice stuff in the 80s and early 90s.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:44:49 +0000

In reply to natalie. So funny, so true!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:43:47 +0000

A lot of 90s was about looking back at vintage to be counter-cultural. Especialy the “prep girl” (Twin Peaks) look and the indie girl, I mean Courtney Love was always channelling Stevie Nicks. And flannels were traditional work shirts in the 50s and 60s.

Finding vintage is about getting things that are unique and well made, so I feel a lot of 90s pieces are too mass-produced to be that special. But I still like the styling and you can borrow from differenet vintage eras to achieve it.

It’s really awesome to find minimalist 90s DESIGNER pieces, though. :)

Always a great time reading your post, Sammy!

By: natalie

natalie — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:27:57 +0000

Great tips for searching! The only tip I would add is to try searching with misspelled words too – sometimes tricky words get accidentally misspelled by the seller or there is a typo in the listing. Something like Doc Martens may be spelled Doc Marten (singular) or Doc Martin, etc. I think my favorite fall 2012 does 90s trend is grungy dark florals!

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:04:48 +0000

Joanna thank you so much! In fact I have just discovered the beauty of ASOS, I’m happy you are selling there. Have you ever sold on eBay?

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:03:36 +0000

In all seriousness I owned a plaid mini skirt from The Limited in the 4th grade ONLY because I saw Clueless. Pop culture influence … it went deep!!