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Vintage Denim Jackets Wholesale

The Dust Factory vintage wholesale clothing denim jacket collection is one of a kind. The vintage jean jacket has always been a fashion luminary. Denim continues to attract a multitude of consumers from actors, to rockers, from hipsters to western wearers and from greasers to regular folks on the street. From its strong presence in the Italian military to its identity changing debut in 1950′s cinema, the Jean Jacket embodies the attitudes most people want to project; athlete, hipster, motorcycle rider, outdoorsman, rock star or the casual everyman. With brands like Lee, Levi and Wrangler offered... [Read More]

60′s PSYCHEDELIA & THE BIRTH OF SURF ART | THE LEGEND OF ARTIST RICK GRIFFIN

Rick Griffin is known as a surfer, cartoonist, psychedelic poster artist, legend. Griffin was born near Palos Verdes in 1944, where he took-up surfing at age 14. While he was still in high school in the 50′s he was heavily influenced by Mad magazines comic styling but he soon found his own voice, creating his own surf style that would become iconic. Through his undeniable artistic talent and connections through surfing, Griffin was soon working for surf legend, Greg Noll, among others. After graduating from high school he joined Surfer Magazine as a staff artist– creating the legendary... [Read More]

Vintage Clothing Store Marketing Ideas- Clothing Swap

Clothing swaps are a great way to attract the attention of all of your towns stylish scavengers plus get them to gather in one place.  If you are looking for  a way to increase your sales and start a word of mouth marketing campaign at the same time why not plan a used and vintage clothing exchange. What you do is: first plan a date that will work set up place where people can bring in clothes and exchange out clothes. You can have it either at your shop or you could hold the even somewhere else. There are benefits for having it at your shop, but it also takes a little more work making sure... [Read More]

Vintage Nylon Baseball Jackets

Dust Factory Vintage Wholesale Clothing Vintage 1980′s Nylon Sports jackets “Beat Street is the King of the beat, start rocking those feet from across the street…” Do you remember when break dancing first came out in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s? Along with this new style of dancing came a new style of fashion that followed close behind. The nylon baseball jacket was no longer just worn at little league baseball practice or high school games but as a fashion icon representing a street culture. Brands like Adidas and Puma became to gain recognition outside... [Read More]

Vintage Clothing Wholesale Showroom in Europe!

Dust Factory Vintage Clothing Wholesale would like to announce the opening of  a Vintage Showroom/Distribution center open in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a special selection of premium vintage items from the USA available to our European customers. The warehouse will be open for visits and to ship to the EU & UK for a limited time only!   If you have a vintage clothing shop in Europe and would like us to ship you an order from our Rotterdam location, or if you would like to set an appointment to visit the location to please fill out your contact information below and one of representatives... [Read More]

Ugly Sweater Holiday Parties

Winter Vintage Party Outerwear Holiday Party Season: This season don’t miss out on hosting or sponsoring a few winter parties through your vintage shop. Each year the ugly sweater and funky winter outerwear parties have been popping up all over the place. Not just at fun bars and private parties but at workplace functions, fraternity parties and more. Don’t be left in the cold! How to take advantage of Holiday Sales by Sponsoring Parties! Send out an email, put up a sign in your shop and tell your employees to get the word out to all of your customers that your SHOP is the place to... [Read More]

The Passion Behind Wholesale Vintage Clothing

Article Originally Published At Born Activist. For over 12 years now the skilled team of designers and buyers at Dust Factory Vintage Clothing Wholesale has been processing thousands of pounds of clothing a day in attempt to recycle the clothing before it hits the landfills. Each piece that can be used in a vintage retail outlet is sent their wholesale division, pieces that are damaged or stained are sent to the re-construction division and items that are modern or too contemporary for the vintage market are sent to charities. “The formula took a while to put together, but after a few years... [Read More]

Shades From Broken Skateboard

The guys over at Shwood make a great pair of shades from a broken skateboard deck. What a great way to recycle and reuse materials! “These sunglasses aren’t for sale, we just wanted to try something new and show people what’s possible,” Shwood’s Taylor Murray wrote in an email to GOOD. Shwood is a eye-wear company that makes wood sunglasses born out of a philosophy that we can all connect with nature a little bit more, and in more creative ways. Their goal is for us to appreciated the natural beauty of things around us and wear it. Watch the entire video below,... [Read More]

Vintage Clothing Wholesale

Are you a buyer for a Vintage Clothing Store? Or are you a vintage clothing shop owner looking for a new supplier for your store? If this is you first time purchasing Vintage Clothing Wholesale for your store, then there is a few things that you should know. Buying Vintage Clothing Wholesale 101 Where do all of those clothes come from? Often times vintage clothing suppliers process thousands of pounds of clothing either each day or each week looking for the one of a kind items that store buyers are looking for. The first question that many people new to the vintage clothing industry ask is, “Where... [Read More]

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