Orange Resident Gives Historic Clothing New Life with Sputnik's Vintage

Orange Resident Gives Historic Clothing New Life with Sputnik's Vintage - Orange Coast Magazine

Posted: 03 Mar 2021 12:00 AM PST

Is there an era you specialize in?
When I started, around 2013, I was drawn to the Victorian era. There was a time when steampunk was really popular, and I started going to these whimsical events and getting costumes together. Corsets, black lace bustles, big skirts, and metal gears. Now I'm focused on the period from the end of WWII to around the death of President Kennedy. That great midcentury, baby boom time period.

Who are your clients?
A lot of professional swing dancers and burlesque artists love wearing our clothing for performances. And a lot of people will wear our clothing as part of their daily attire. There are also some big events normally each year, such as Viva Las Vegas, which is an O.C.-based business but takes place in Las Vegas with vintage fashions. And recently I've been selling a lot of nontraditional wedding dresses—gorgeous, embellished, one-of-a-kind gowns but not your traditional white lace.

Why is it important to preserve these fashions?
I'm really passionate about historic preservation. Clothes are inherently ephemeral; they're meant to be worn for a short period of time and discarded. But these pieces have survived wars and transcended time to serve as time capsules of years gone by, and they're worth saving. I love finding garments in precarious positions and bringing them back to life. I also donate a percentage of sales to The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which helps buildings that are in danger of being bulldozed or are falling into disrepair. There's nothing more fun to me than getting dressed up in vintage clothing and (going) to the historic places where they may have been worn.

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Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:04 PM PDT

Published 03-25-21

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When Alyce and Taylor went to Paris, in 2017, they recognized the lack of quality secondhand fashion retailers here in the United States and thus launched their shop. The business combines their love of quality clothes with their interest in sustainable fashion. They find quality pieces of clothing that will last a lifetime and ship it to their customers in a repurposed box.

The fashion industry is one of the leading causes of pollution in the world. Ethical fashion companies like Gypsy Hill Supply are aiming to elongate the lifespan of clothes which reduces waste and the associated emissions. Alyce and Taylor are making sustainability sexy.

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