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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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
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... [Read more of this review]
Find out what inspires Dust Factory collections…
Check the Dust Factory Vintage Look Book for an eclectic collection of images and designs that inspire our collections each season. We believe that fashion and style are timeless, this is why we draw inspiration from the past. The Dust Factory Vintage Look Book captures the essence of a time that lives on through or vintage collections. Take a look... [Read more of this review]
Special on Vintage Dresses
Dust Factory Vintage Clothing Wholesale is offering a special on our *New Summer Women’s Vintage Dress Mix for a limited time only. This is a special collection that we have just put together focusing on classic summer vintage dresses from the 1960′s-1980′s. This wonderful mix is a collection of vintage 60′s metal zipper frocks,... [Read more of this review]
How to Merchandise Womens Vintage
It is good for a buyers to communicate with their store merchandisers how the products should be grouped together. Just because each vintage piece is one off, does not mean that you can not merchandise mixes together. A well thought out marketing plan and creativity can help any store owner or buyer maximize their return on their products. The following... [Read more of this review]
Men’s Vintage Clothing Merchandising Tips
Merchandising vintage clothing can get a little tricky if you want to maximize the your return on your investment. Most women who work in a vintage clothing store know how to merchandise a mannequin with women’s clothing but miss a lot of opportunities when they start dressing the men. It is important for product buyers and merchandisers to... [Read more of this review]
Vintage Patagonia Outerwear
#322 Vintage Patagonia Collection Dust Factory has a one of a kind collection of Vintage Patagonia Outerwear available for wholesale purchase. This is a collection of 80′s and early 90′s Patagonia Label fleece pullovers, and windbreaker style jackets. We will not have this collection for very long and this offer is only available while... [Read more of this review]
Patagonia Steps it Up Even More
The clothing company Patagonia has always been one of our favorite brands. For years they been environmentally conscious through their ethical business practices. Not only do they make great outerwear for men and women, but their wetsuits are some of the best in the industry and have changed the way surfers around the world view cold water waves and... [Read more of this review]
Market Publique Lookbook – Vintage Fashion w/ a Modern Spin
Image Courtesy of http://welcome.marketpublique.com/lookbooks/ Market Publique Lookbook Gives Vintage Fashion a Modern Spin (Photos) We like to feature some of our favorite websites, photographers, bloggers and others that are as crazy about vintage as we are. When it comes to Vintage Fashion, style and photography we think that Market Publique is... [Read more of this review]
Vintage Cowboy Boots – Get Them While They Are Hot
Nothing beats the comfort and look of a pair of good vintage western boots. Someone already did all of the hard work of wearing them in, giving them the perfect look and feel. Another great thing about vintage boots is their construction, they were built to last. Not like boots today that will barely last a season, vintage boots were built to last... [Read more of this review]
Science Friction
Paper is hands down one of the biggest success stories when it comes to recycling. We are slowly gaining ground with aluminum, plastic and textiles but we still have such a long way to come. Designer Merryn Haines-Gold has come up with a way to recycle paper other than throwing it into the blue bin, he made a chair. To make this great chair he used... [Read more of this review]
Vintage Jean Shorts
Vintage High Waisted Denim Jean Shorts have been rather common among some of the more hipster crowds over the past few seasons. As with everything in the fashion conundrum, these same shorts are starting to make big comeback among some of the more trendy shoppers. Some of us feel that it is about time, the low-cut look for jeans on women has pretty... [Read more of this review]
Earth Day Coming Soon – Now Make Something Happen
Well tomorrow on April 22 we celebrate another Earth Day. For those of you that do not know, Earth Day is a day that was set aside to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. Earth day was founded by a United States Senator as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. The first Earth day was celebrated... [Read more of this review]
Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Garden : Season Two
The Worlds Largest Rooftop garden has just kicked off it’s second growing season. The second season is in full swing for the rooftop urban farmers at Brooklyn Grange Located atop a six-story 1919 warehouse. Krista Leahy at Inhabitat just did a great piece on this 40,000 square foot organic rooftop farm built by Bromley Caldari architects on a... [Read more of this review]
Seventies Fashion Revisited
“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” Henry David Thoreau. There are a few designers from the seventies that set the trends for decades to come. These designers were cutting edge for their time and their creations and designs are still being used today by contemporary designers around the world.... [Read more of this review]
Certified Organic Wool
Certified Organic Wool | Image Courtesy of treehugger.com At Dust Factory Vintage Clothing we always look forward to new to new seasons fashion collections, this coming Autumn/Winter 2011 is no exception. Our favorite go to choice for fabrics is Recycled Textiles, however our favorite natural fiber of the season is organic wool. But as EcoSalon’s... [Read more of this review]
Vintage Clothing + Rock & Roll = SXSW
Every year in the middle of March Austin, Texas turns into the music Mecca of the world when they host their annual South by Southwest® (SXSW) conference. According to their website (http://sxsw.com/) the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies.... [Read more of this review]
How To… and How Not To Wear Boots
Ok it is that time of year again, or that time when fashion completes a cycle and boots are back in style. Well the truth of the matter is that they have been back in style for a while, and now not only are hipster little girls rocking the motorcycle boots and the Doc Martins over their skinny jeans or leggings, but their Prada tote bag carrying mothers... [Read more of this review]
Functional Food and Sustainable Packages
This weekend was the annual gathering of ancient grains, coconut water, fair trade chocolates, protein bars, and organic pet food in Orange County, that is at least where where baobab and sea buckthorn joined acai, goji berry and chia seeds, the reigning antioxidant-rich superfoods. There was overwhelming sea of 3,000 exhibitors, displayed across the... [Read more of this review]
Classic Furniture from the ’50′s is Re-Issued
Photo: Rocket Chair Just like clothing the design of furniture can fall out of fashion for a while, then back into fashion as time rolls on. This classic chair by the Jen Risom’s collection is one piece that fell back into style. Jens Risom was at the peak of his success in the late 1950′s. His slogan back then for his work was: The Answer... [Read more of this review]
Small Storage Green House
There is one active Dutch designer named Daniel Schipper who created the foldable greenhouse for city gardens and rooftop terrariums. These gardens are made from recycled plastics, the greenhouse roof folds up flat for easy storage and transience. The base is also made from recycled plastic composite and its lack of framework or support materials makes... [Read more of this review]
Rocking Chair Powers Its Attached OLED Lamp
The Murakami chair’s attached lamp is powered by kinetic energy produced from the chair’s rocking back and forth deliciously simple and elegant. Oh, and that lampshade? Not a lampshade. That’s the actual OLED light source, shaped like a lampshade. The OLED lamp even senses when it’s light or dark out, and if it’s light,... [Read more of this review]
The Environment or a Chaffed Ass?
A friend directed us to an interesting article in the guardian.co.uk Posted on February 26, 2009. It turns out that American’s Love for a soft tissue to wipe there buttocks with is worse for the environment than their love for driving gas guzzling Hummers. According to Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk,”The... [Read more of this review]
Algae Batteries
Algae is considered the next big break through in bio fuels. That slimy, slippery stuff might also be a key to paper thin biodegradable batteries according to researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. These batteries could soon compete with commercial lithium-ion batteries. According to Inhabitat.:”Conducting polymers have long been thought... [Read more of this review]
Recycled Box Briefcase
The folks over at INHABITAT are having a contest on SPRING GREEN DESIGNS. This wonderful Mac book box/briefcase design is one of the items up on the contest block. Instead of just trashing the box after removing its contents Alison Cromi, decided to cover it with vintage materials giving it a dual purpose.This is an example of how simple recycling... [Read more of this review]
Build Your Own Dress…Like Legos
The people over at Ecoterre asked the question, “How cool would it be to be able to construct and reconstruct your clothing everyday according to your mood just like legos?” Refinity’s Fragmentedclothing lets you do just that with their colorful and customizable snap-on pieces that let you decide how long, short, wide or thin your... [Read more of this review]
Vintage Clothing Books
Vintage Clothing Books A look at some great books on vintage clothing and the culture it posseses. My Freedamn by Rin Takan The first runner from “Cycleman books” is a book about “freedom” It picks up on the greatest subcultures of California. Surfin’ Skateboardin’, Hot Roddin’ and Motorcyclin’.... [Read more of this review]
Screen Stars : About the Label
Screen Stars is a T-shirt label that you find in a number of Authentic Vintage Tees dating back to the 70′s and 80′s. Screen Stars was purchased in the 80′s by BEST, which was later taken over by Fruit of A Loom. The remnants of the Screen Star style can be found today in the Fruit of Loom BEST style tee. Many vintage tees were... [Read more of this review]
LEE : About the Label
LEE Mercantile is one of our favorite vintage clothing labels from the past. LEE mercantile has been manufacturing denim jeans, jackets and attire since the beginning. Setting themselves aside as one of the hottest vintage brands around. They have always been cutting edge and even a little controversial, and example being this Lolita ad that they... [Read more of this review]
Nike : About the Label
Nike is a classic sneaker label from the day The style and appeal of Nike sneakers never seam to deteriorate. Over the years the classic Nike swoosh has come to represent not only professional sports, but an urban style that can’t be beat. Nike was founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. Back before the Swoosh logo and long before the... [Read more of this review]
Wrangler : About the Label
Wrangler is another classic vintage label Wrangler is known for their classic vintage denim jeans along with their classic vintage denim jackets. The look and feel of vintage wrangler pieces seams to surpass time in it’s style and vintage authenticity. Because of this many modern fashion designers are continuing to knock off great vintage Wrangler... [Read more of this review]
Speedo Takes on Recycled Fashion With Student Designers
After the last Olympics the governing body of the sport of swimming FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation) made a change in their rules regarding the use of body suits in their competitive swimming arena. This caused a set back for swimsuit companies, but not for Speedo, even though the Speedo LZR Racer suit worn by Olympic Gold Medalists Michael... [Read more of this review]
L.A. Fashion Weekend: GYM Eco Fashion Show
The Green Youth Movement Presented :American Rocker Chic” Color, Patterns and the American flag. Last weekend as part of the Los Angeles Fashion Week. The Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show began with Balthaczar, which used lots of colors. This was nice to see since most of the the others shows attended this week featured mostly earth... [Read more of this review]
Volcom Jean Donation Program for the Homeless
Last year the action sports clothing label Volcom, in collaboration wiht the National Coalition for the Homeless donated over 5,000 pair of jeans to fifty different homeless shelters nation-wide in their Denim Recycle Program called, Give Jeans a Chance”. This year the brand is back with 200 more participating Volcom stores in North America and... [Read more of this review]
Recycled Clothing Art
We are big fans of re-purposing old clothing. Not only can you turn old clothing into new re-usable garments, but these guys show us that you can turn them into interesting pieces of art as well. The duo Guerra de la Paz , consisting of Alain Guerra and Neraldo La Paz , managed intelligently gamble on recycling old clothes to create works of art... [Read more of this review]
Recycled Keyboard Shoulder Purse
Check out this cool little handbag. I wish that I would of thought of this last time we were updating our computers and hardware. It is not really recycling vintage clothing, like we normally do, but it is recycling and it is an accessory. This kind of reminds me of the Cassette Coin Purse, and other clever inventions. The folks over at Perpetualkid.com... [Read more of this review]
It’s all about the Ruffle!
Ruffles are all the rage in fashion this season from headbands down to your peep toe sandals. Although it is possible to go a little overboard on the ruffles. Only choose one item per outfit to ruffle or dare to look like a poofy cream puff! We have picked out a couple of DIY t-shirt tutorials to girlie up your attire while maintaining your edge. Read More →
Used Clothing vs. New Clothing
Why buy used clothing? I guess the best way to answer this question would to first answer the question, why buy new clothing? Well we buy new clothing, or accessories for a few different reasons. The average consumer may need new clothes because their other clothing is old or soiled. This is a good reason, but not necessarily the only reason why we... [Read more of this review]
Fashion Backwards
Vintage Clothing From the Past If we had the opportunity to go back twenty years there is a good chance that we could predict what the kids, or want to be hipster would be wearing today. Over the past ten years vintage stores have been on the rise. However each store is unique catering to the taste of the buyers for each vintage shop. As Vintage Clothing... [Read more of this review]
Recycled Clothing 101: 5 Simple Ways to Recycle Fashion
Some things in life are just that simple, like recycling your clothing. It does not matter if you are thirteen years old or 85 years old, there are a number of ways that you can recycle your old duds. If you are curious as to why you should recycle your clothing than think about this number for a second, one million tons. One million tons is the estimated... [Read more of this review]
Indie Designers Stick it to Urban Outfitters
Yesterday something pretty interesting happened in the online social world. Large international clothing chain Urban Outfitters, who is notoriously known for infringing on peoples rights and blatantly stealing their designs did it again. This is nothing new to those in the creative or fashion field, what is interesting is that they have no shame. Their... [Read more of this review]
Adidas : About the Label
Adidas was founded in 1947 by Adi Dassler in Germany. Adi Dassler started making shoes in the 1920′s but did not start Adidas until 1947. In 1948 they came up with the name Adidas – as a shortened version of Dessler’s name. The next year the company registered the three stripes as their trademark logo. Adidas started to produce... [Read more of this review]
Rockmount : About the Label
ROCKMOUNT RANCH WEAR Rockmount Ranch Wear is a true staple to vintage western wear collections from the past. Each piece in the Rockmount collection has the craftsmanship to surpass time. “The West is not a place, it is a state of mind.” Jack Weil Jack Weil started Rockmount Ranch Wear in Denver, Colorado back in 1946. Over the years... [Read more of this review]
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