There are tons of offerings featuring colored suede and fur, either at the collar or trimming the entire coat.  Of course, there are plenty of all fur vintage coats available was well.

There are quite a few men's overcoats currently listed, and over the past few weeks, the most expensive vintage coat from the 1970s that sold was actually a coat designed for a man.  It was an Italian Vigugna Wool coat that sold for just over $700.  That's just a little more than I've personally ever spent on a coat, but the auction did explain that a pound of this type of wool sells for $225 and that the fabric runs around 6 grand.  That makes $700 look like a pretty good deal I guess!

Right now you could probably do alright for yourself if you are interested in checking out some vintage coats and jackets because the market is getting a ton of them added to it.  Remember that vintage sizes tend to run small.  It isn't that the items have shrunk (usually).  We as a society seem to have supersized a bit over the past few decades.  Some people also say that manufacturers have changed their labeling as well, but that's a pretty hot topic of debate.

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Vintage 70s Sheepskin Suede Coat S8 GrOOvY    US $17.36

Vintage 1970s DENIM JEAN SUIT BLAZER COAT JACKET 42    US $.99

MENS 1970s Pierre Cardin Wool Gabardine Sport Coat 38    US $19.99

70s VINTAGE cream ETHNIC HIPPIE cardigan sweater coat    US $9.99

Vintage 70s BOHO CHIC RETRO Womens SUEDE LEATHER Coat    US $30.67

70s BLUE VELVET suit CROPPED COAT buttons MINI DRESS SM    US $9.95

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Call me a silly American, but when I first heard somebody talking about 70's fancy dress, I assumed they were talking about something that would have been worn to a big wedding before going home to watch Charlie's Angels back in the 1970's.  I kept on seeing the phrase popping up though as Halloween approached and I noticed that it was getting mentioned in the same context as 70's costumes.  It was then that the light bulb finally went on.  It was another one of those weird "English" phrases that never quite made the translation to Americanized English!  I've got this website devoted to talking about vintage 70's items that has a 70's store attached to it, and I didn't know what the phrase means.  I'm pretty disappointed in myself.


Here I am writing about 70's clothes and disco outfits, and I didn't even realize what I was missing.  I may still misunderstand, but it seems to me that when you hear someone from across the pond talking about fancy dress, they have some type of costume in mind.  So, Halloween fancy dress is like saying Halloween costume...  Got it, I think.

OK, so moving right along, what I noticed as I started looking more into this was that people are not just looking for this stuff during the time leading up to the end of October.  There really is a market for these items all year long.  Fancy dress shops selling fancy dress outfits and fancy dress wigs are in demand no matter what season it is.  People just can't seem to get enough of that 70's magic.

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70s Green Leisure Suit Halloween Fancy Dress Costume    US $76.66

70s Saturday Night Fever Halloween Fancy Dress Costume    US $76.66

60s 70s Hippie Glitter Mod Costume Earrings Gold new    US $2.99

60s 70s LOVE PSYCADELIC BELL BOTTOMS CHILD COSTUME 7 10    US $16.95

Berkley Sexy Hippie 70s Bell Bottoms Costume MD cheap    US $29.99

B Cup 70s Disco Bra Disco Costume Accessories    US $13.99

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Here are some vintage polyester items for sale on eBay right now.  I didn't limit these to clothes from the 1970s because I didn't want to filter out too much.  I hope you find something you like!

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Mens Lee Vintage Western Longsleeve Polyester Shirt sS    US $.89

Womens M KORET Polyester Knit Shrimp Overshirt w Belt    US $5.99

ViNTAGE Dress 1970s Red White Blue Patriotic Polyester    US $24.99

Vintage Towncraft Mens Navy Brn Polyester Sport Coat    US $5.99

NWOT 100 Polyester Scarf Blue Polka Dot 30 Square    US $.99

2 vintage 70’s wide picture polyester neck tie lot    US $4.50

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• Costume Alibi Reference Number 51323
• Size: Adult
• Material: Synthetic Hair

Product Description
70's Retro Hippie Shag Brown Wig... More >>

Mens Costume Wigs 60s 70s Style Retro Hippie Groovy Funky Mod Long Brown Hippy Shag Party Wig

On eBay, it seems that the older the jacket, the more valuable it is.  That isn't always the case with vintage clothing.  As I was checking recently, it seems that people are really liking the jean jackets from the 1950s.  Of course the older the item is, usually the harder it is to find.  70's jean jackets are also very popular.  Lee Riders jean jackets and the good old standard LEVI'S jean jacket are always popular it seems.  As the weather gets colder, you will probably start to see the number of bids increasing on those old LEVI'S lined jean jackets that look like someone turned a sheep inside out and lined it with jean material.  They sell even when it is still pretty warm out.

During the 1980s, the acid washed look started to show up.  That, along with an influx of jean jackets with band names on the back give that decade's clothing a bit of a different feel.  Yes, you can find the band names on jackets from other decades, I just mentioned them in relation to the eighties because I've been seeing a lot of them lately.  Surprisingly, for as well as Iron Maiden t shirts sell on eBay, a jean jacket with the band's name on the back recently went without a single bid.  I guess it all depends on what you are looking for and who else is looking at the same time as you.

If you are looking, another item that I saw pass by without any notice was an old vintage jean jacket covered in vintage patches.  That one kind of surprised me because there are people who collect old patches as a hobby.  It was a cheap chance to grab a ton of them.

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Vtg 70s Leather Denim Jean Riding Jacket Boyfriend L    US $95.00

Vtg 80s SKULL Paint Splatter Edwin Jean Biker Jacket    US $145.00

Vintage LEVIS Denim Jean Jacket w Silver STUDS S    US $9.01

Vintage ET VOUS jean jacket Doman Sleeves 1 France made    US $9.99

NEW Denim blue cropped vintage Jeans Jacket 8 10 S    US $12.18

Cool Vintage WRANGLER Dark Blue Denim JEAN JACKET 40    US $18.99

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Vintage clothing can be found without much problem on eBay, but you have to keep your eyes open for the particular item you want.  Doing searches once or twice a week on a very specific phrase is a pretty good way to spot what you want.  Part of why some of the prices for 70's t shirts can get so high is the whole scarcity issue.  You never know what will show up or how often it will come back around.

For people looking for a specific, popular shirt, there are also a lot of 70's reproduction shirts being made today.  These are great if you just want the look and don't necessarily care about the age of the shirt.  This is actually something that fans of authentic vintage have to keep a close eye on because some sellers might try to pass one off as an original or just not know any better and think that they actually are in possession of an authentic piece of 70's clothing.  If you are going to be doing much buying and you really like vintage clothes, it is a good idea to learn a little bit about what brands were commonly used back in the 70's.  You wouldn't want to pay a vintage price for a reproduction you could have had for less than ten bucks.

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T Shirt Afro vintage retro 70s DJ Mix Light Orange L    US $10.82

95 VINTAGE ORIGINAL 1970S IRON ON T SHIRT TRANSFERS    US $79.62

vintage 70s ORIOLES MAGIC iron on t shirt    US $7.00

COOL 70S VINTAGE HONDA CB IRON ON T SHIRT SIZE XL    US $7.00

VINTAGE 70s HONDA CLEVELAND L S t shirt dirt track    US $19.00

vintage 70s 100 cotton hawaii t shirt Pakestan body    US $7.00

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I sometimes like to take a look at what people bought the week or two before to get an idea of where the demand is at the moment.  I try to keep up on what 70s trend is carrying the day, but there is simply too much stuff!

This past week saw a big rush of bids on a pair of vintage Adidas shoes.  The ebay listing was actually for Adidas France Tahiti shoes.  Those shoes went for over five hundred dollars.  One of the things I try to do if I can when I look at what is selling is remember what was up with that particular item back when it was actually in its prime.  For these shoes, I do actually remember owning a few similar pairs.  I can guarantee that my Mom didn't spend anything near five hundred bucks for them.  If I recall correctly, these actually sort of fell out of favor when other brands came along with the fancy white leather look.  All things Adidas seem to be popular right now as another Adidas item, two shirts also went for over five hundred.  One actually sold for 706 bucks.

For the past week, the biggest vintage 70s clothes seller was a Seven Arrows East West leather jacket.  It wasn't even really close to be honest.  A couple of people must have really wanted that old beauty.  Its final selling price... $3,250.

I kid you not when I say that might be worth more than all of the clothes I've worn so far this year put together!  It's a pretty cool coat though.

No one really ever wore bell bottom jeans during the 1980's or 90's.  Well, I'm sure somebody did, but it didn't catch back on until this decade.  The flared jeans and bell bottoms you see come from your ancient ancestors back in the 1970's kids.  Maybe some inquisitive kids found an old suitcase filled with them in Aunt Suzie's attic or something.  Actually, the real history goes back to sailors wearing the original bell bottom back the latter part of the 19-teens and the style did start reappearing in the 1990's, but the wider bottoms were referred to as being "flared", not bell bottoms.

There are a lot of 70's clothes popping up on places like eBay.  If you choose to go the eBay route and grab yourself some genuine vintage fashion, be aware that today's bell bottoms may be a bit different than the ones your Mom wore.  In the 1970's people tucked in their shirts more often and wore their pants up higher.  That sounds rediculous as it's written, sorry, but I just mean that there weren't as many low riders in the jeans crowd.  Hey, they put their kids in colored Tuff Skins too, remember?  You can try to compensate by throwing on some platform boots!  The look will rock!

Really, you can find some decent prices (sometimes) on vintage clothing on eBay, but remember that you are buying vintage.  The pants will generally have a higher rise and might feel like they are hugging your mid-section if you are used to wearing low rise jeans.  If memory serves correctly, you might also expect to have your legs and undergarments stained blue if you make the mistake of not washing them first.  (I've seen a lot of deadstock items listed).  If you do go for purchasing deadstock jeans, ask if there is any fading on them.  I never would have though of this, but I did get my hands on some authentic 1970's jeans with the original tags still attached about a year ago.   I noticed immediately that there was a definite change in color where they had been folded and stored for 25 years.  They were still very sturdy, but there were permanent lines of differing color from such a long period of storage.

If you are shopping and just read all of that anyway, thanks for your patience. Check the bottom of the page for Vintage Bell Bottoms!

Put On Your 70 Style Clothing!

I think we should have a 70 style clothing day.  Think about it.  Kids in school do things like that to have fun and it is usually pretty amusing (even the older kids like it).  I know it sounds silly to have a 70's day, but it could be one in a series of special, one day theme holidays.

I don't even turn on the news anymore because all you hear is economic gloom and doom.  Declaring a 70 style clothing day could be a fun distraction and might actually stimulate the economy a bit as people looked for the old fashions in unorthodox places!  Wouldn't it be great to see the anchors on all of the nightly news shows donning 70's fashions?

We could make it really fun.  Politicians in every town could drive around with our tax break money and give a dollar to everyone dressed like a hippie or a disco queen on the special day!  President Obama said he wanted to "spread it around", didn't he?  Once you received your dollar, your hand would be stamped with a special seal and you could get a free chunk of government cheese or something.  Remember eating that in the 80's?  Good stuff.  Really.

Why stop at 70 Style Clothing Day though?  We could come up with new incentives (or just do it for fun) and have dress like an 80's Prep Day and then prepare for 90's Seattle Grunge Eve!

Maybe we could even have competitions between towns and cities.  Instead of having professional sports teams wear those ugly throwback uniforms, they could face off wearing bell bottom jeans and tie dyed t-shirts (just on the special day though; they get paid enough to dress decently).  I'm a Pirates fan, so what have I got to lose?

Personally, I think it would be kind of cool to see the dress up day for the early part of last century.  Everyone in the country walking around in vintage fashions would be pretty neat to see.  I always have a hard time imagining what the country looked like back then in color.  That must be a condition of growing up watching re-runs in black and white.  Even when I see the rare color film footage on the History channel, it freaks me out a bit.  The 1940's and earlier were in black and white as far as the pictures in my mind are concerned.  Why not raid the vintage stores and attics of the country and let us re-live our country's history a bit?

I apologize for this random bit of silliness.  Every once in a while, I drink too much coffee and my mind starts zipping around outside the box.  I think I'm OK now.  But I'd still like to see a day devoted to 70 Style Clothing.