Vintage fashion means faded or crumpled used clothes, or a trend to like to wear those clothes. In Korea in 2000 or so, vintage fashion gained popularity with teenagers. As vintage fashion wins recognition as a style, people have gotten more interested in it. Although many items in those vintage shops are used ones, those stores have special merits that attract people. First, we can buy unique items which we cannot find in another shop. When we shop around, it is easy to find out what is trendy but the items are hardly distinctive because most stores sell items in trend. But, if you go to vintage shops, you can see unique items easily for a low price. You can buy more items with the same price as it is to buy a new product.
   In Gwangju, there are more than two vintage stores down town. One of customers who were in a vintage clothes store said, “I really like vintage shops. Whenever I go down town, I visit vintage shops. I can find various styles of clothing for a good price. I bought this jacket at a vintage shop.” If you could not find your style in trend, how about visiting vintage clothes stores and find your own style at an easy rate?

By Kim Sung-young, Tribune Reporter