Vintage Quotes · Page 5

“Mannequins are both a reflection of our social norms and and a beacon for our ideals.”

— Brandy Isadora

“The oldest computer hardware I worked on was in professional astronomy.”

— Steven Magee

“The bag contained a pair of white cotton gloves stained the color of age.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

I have a soft spot for vintage movie houses covered in goo; what can I say?

— Alice Ripley

My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro.

— Brandi Carlile

I love all vintage-everything, really. I love fashion. I've always loved it. And the fifties, I've always loved.

— Elle Fanning

Most of my wardrobe is vintage, and I've worn dresses to the Oscars that I got for $10,

— Winona Ryder

No more rules, the freedom of dressing. The beauty of mixing vintage clothes with a pair of jeans that I love.

— Yves Saint Laurent

I always try to scour local vintage shops and antique stores as much as I can while I'm on the road -…

— Alison Sudol

Fortunately I own a vintage brain, and I am alive and well in the 21st century, still making records, still working at…

— Tony Visconti

If I have an hour in a city, I go to vintage stores first because it's so much cooler to find a…

— Helena Christensen

If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a tonic like the wine of iron. Drink…

— John Burroughs

How ironic that returning to a raw and ancient form of worship is now seen as new and even cutting edge. We…

— Dan Kimball

Well, from a young age we amassed quite an international archive of vintage clothing. This gave us the platform to begin experimenting…

— Julia Fox

I grew up thrifting with my mother, it's in my blood. I love mixing something cool with something that has a history…

— Taylor Russell

For clothes, I like Dover Street Market and Acne. For vintage, I go to Mint just off Seven Dials. For shoes, it's…

— Matt Smith

The 'Daughter of the Regiment' that I did in Boston was vintage Sarah Caldwell, which is to say it was brilliant. Before…

— Beverly Sills

I am grateful for what I call well-spent moments: Making a tuna fish sandwich with the works. Taking at least a half…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

I've always enjoyed searching for clothes. I like thrift stores and vintage stuff, and not so much going to Urban Outfitters. What…

— Morgan Saylor

“the trivial but revealing hallmarks of urban hipsterdom: faux vintage photography, the handlebar mustache, and vinyl record players all hark back to…

— Peter Thiel

A lot of sites offer free postage over a certain amount and are pretty cool with you sending stuff back, if you…

— Dawn O'Porter

When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of…

— Kate Bernheimer

I'm into clothes, but in a way that's related to wanting to walk into a film noir movie. You know, I love…

— Maureen Dowd

I'm the type of person who far prefers a vacation filled with trips to museums and art galleries, shopping and exploring vintage…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

In L.A., I did a lot of vintage flea market dresses and Doc Martens.

— Bella Hadid

Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.

— Andrew Bird

Women can explore so much in dressing. But if I was a guy I would wear vintage suits constantly. With crazy ties!

— Helena Christensen

I have this vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket. When I put it on, it has this supercool feeling to it.

— Alicia Keys

When buying vintage, it's important to choose pieces that you feel like you've already owned for years.

— Jeremiah Brent

I'm big on reworking vintage. Also, buying one great piece that lasts forever - to me, that is total sustainability.

— Elizabeth Rogers

I've always loved vintage and I never like to have something someone else has.

— Jillian Hervey

All of the vintage photos of Ballets Russes are so inspiring.

— Mary Helen Bowers

“She is a poem. She is an old one, a new one, one waiting to be written. She is.”

— N'Zuri Za Austin

My family collects vintage pinball machines, so I have a few in my apartment.

— Sydney Sweeney

Sometimes, I will find a vintage piece that is so special it will inspire me to decorate an entire room around it.

— Tish Cyrus

My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.

— Sandra Lee

I love vintage and I shop vintage a lot because it's just such great value for money.

— Lianne La Havas

My personal closet has mostly vintage and thrift store finds because I like to recycle in many ways.

— Betty Gabriel

There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there.

— Lily Cole

It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.

— Tony Visconti