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Re: Vintage on the Square :: http://www.torsovintages.com/
Tue, December 19, 2006 - 9:06 PM>Hot<
Oh, yes! Yes, It is.
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Wed, December 20, 2006 - 10:12 PMI'm sorry, but I went to this event a couple months back when it was in SF and I have to say how SHOCKED! SHOCKED! I was at the prices being charged!!!!!!!! Granted, a lot of the stuff was BEAUTIFUL and in great condition, but stuff similar to what I see at lots of other places for maybe $20-50 was like $200 or MORE! I swear every item I picked up was between $250-700! Who buys this shit? I laughed as I purchased this gorgeous 40's/50's black coat at the SPCA Thrift Store in Reno over THanksgiving for $7.50 - this place easily would have charged $200! a tad outta my budget sorry! -
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Wed, December 20, 2006 - 11:00 PMYes, I notice that prices often have to do with location. Vintage is going to fetch top dollar in San Francisco, while it may barely even sell in Martinez (my hometown), for instance.
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Thu, December 21, 2006 - 1:47 PMyeah I agree but this is WAY WAY beyond top dollar. I guess Lenny Kravitz can afford it but who else? -
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Sun, December 24, 2006 - 10:50 PMi went in the store and while much of the clothing is gorgeous it was indeed supremely pricey. i was blown away by the prices myself. -
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Sun, April 15, 2007 - 2:19 AMlimited engagemnt: dec 2007!!! -
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Mon, April 23, 2007 - 7:05 AMoh yes, it's pricy, but there's a good reason. don't confuse vintage fashion well displayed with full service in a shop on union square with "thrift shopping"
if you compare the prices of one of a kind vintage couture with the off the rack stuff at neiman-marcus, the prices go right back into the reasonable category.
the resourceful among us can pick through piles of stuff at flea markets, ebay and goodwill, then repair, clean and alter our finds to make them wearable, but you do have to pay when someone else has done all that work for you.
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Mon, April 23, 2007 - 5:46 PMExactly...the deal with a vintage boutique is that all the hunting has been done FOR YOU. All the repair work, has been done FOR YOU. People who MOST often shop in vintage boutiques tend to not hunt the thrift stores. At least, in the store I work, this is the case. Yes, I find fab things at thrift stores, but for me, that is part of the glory of the find. I hunt and hunt and hunt, and even my boss is amazed at some of the things I can find. But people who pay the big prices (and yes, people do) will spend the same amount at fine dept stores...They have no desire to traipse thrift stores in little towns, and MAYBE find a great dress. People who come into ReRuns are specifically looking for formals/designer wear/ or something specific. ReRuns, my store, is a little on the pricey side...but VINTAGE stores usually are...nothing is more annoying than someone coming into the vintage store and complaining about the steep prices...it takes a lot of time and effort to find these things...and if you can find them cheaper, great...more power to you...
...I realize this is coming off as sounding aggro, and I don't mean it that way at all...I totally understand...I like my vintage cheap and affordable...but like I said, I enjoy the hunting. I just know what it's like to be on the other end. A store like this, in my opinion, is going to be extrememly high end...that's just the way it is... -
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 11:00 PMwell I do see your point, but I'm having trouble picturing the people who would normally shop at Needless Markup or Saks buying and wearing vintage (the kind I wear anyway), unless of course it's a vintage Chanel or something. I will proceed with my Thrift Store digging! -
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 11:12 PMI see your point...but working in a vintage boutique, I know the type. ReRuns is about 2 miles away from "The Plaza" in Kansas City. The plaza has Saks, Betsy Johnson, Nordstoms, bladdy blah...We get a lot of the same clientele. People want "something differant" for say, Jazz-Zoo (a benefit for the zoo), or themed banquets...One of our clients is a doctor, and only wears vintage to fancy funtions...Certainly, not everyone that shops on the Plaza would wear Vintage...But there are a certain number of people that shop both. People that don't want to look cookie cutter...
ReRuns has a bit of a prestigious reputation, and KC people know that. We've costumed a ton of Hollywood films (Ray, Starsky and Hutch, The Truman Show, for example...) and we have some celebrity clients as well...(Sean Lennon was in a couple of weeks ago.)
ReRuns also has a warehouse, which has thrift store prices (5,000 sqaure feet, divided by decade!) but it's only open on Saturdays...So we get quite the mix of people that shop with us...keeps it fun and interesting...
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Re: Vintage on the Square :: http://www.torsovintages.com/
Tue, May 8, 2007 - 9:01 PMSFLuxe just featured Torso: Vintage on the Square: sfluxe.com/2007/05/08/v...e-done-right/ in today's blog post -
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 10:58 PMahhhh! are YOU the assistant? -
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 11:14 PMPS...needless to say, if I didn't get an employee discount, I woudln't shop my store, and it's not even that pricey compared to other vintage boutiques. Thrifting, and finding that fab vintage piece is one of my fave things to do...:) -
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Thu, May 24, 2007 - 12:06 PMyeah and the other thing is, I can TOTALLY see a Vintage Chanel or Halston or whatever couture dress (or even a cocktail dress in mint condition) being $500 or 700 or even more....but I was picking up shirts and other things from some of the SAME LABELS I own at home, that I've found at second hand stores over the years....I understand that these have been well taken care of and tailored and all that, but still......I think because it's a shop in Union Square and it's vintage that this place can and will get away with charging super high prices. but if people are paying it-great! -
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Thu, May 24, 2007 - 1:49 PMLocation location location... -
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Sun, May 27, 2007 - 12:00 AMpretty all the stuff i saw at torso IS vintage halston, chanel, balanciaga, pucci, etc etc.
i was bummed / relieved none if it fit me. vintage rarely does- i'm 6' and a size 14.
the business is based in seattle, the union square shop is a temp sublet. the service beyond search and repair, it is a lot of styling, and people are willing to pay for that service. starlets call these guys when they want to show up fabulous on the red carpet wearing something no one else has.
repeat: it is NOT a thrift shop.
i do miss the days of bizarre bazaar on college ave, and when you could get 50's prom dresses for $3 at any goodwill, but the sources have dried up.
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Sun, May 27, 2007 - 5:41 PM...and the '80's are super hot right now...Can't keep '80's prom dresses at ReRuns if our lives depended on it. And I think they are gawd awful, but the kiddies LOVE LOVE LOVE them... -
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Fri, June 22, 2007 - 1:37 PMYikes to the 80's. I survived that era and thats all Im gonna say about it ....BUT...Torso is HOT. Torso is like back in the day - ok, the 70's - when you could walk into so many vintage clothing stores and find oodles of treasures and gorgeous garments to look at. It isnt cheap. Nor should it be. It isnt a thrift shop and it isnt marketed for thrifting. Those who can will always be able to buy whatever they like. Thats life. But you can always go in and drool (not ON the clothes! ) and gain inspiration and admire the skill that went into creating most of those fashions - fashions that are unproduceable in this day of cheap and mass-marketable production. Theyve got a great gig and Im happy for them! Its not easy nor cheap to do what they are doing and I hope they can stay there for a long time!
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