Back to School Vintage Style - Three Basics for any Vintage-Loving Kid!

With the summer months coming to a close and school starting up for another triumphant year to go down in the books, I am noticing in back-to-school trends that there are three basic vintage items that continually appear being sought after with the school-aged children these days. Unbelievably, but true, the "vintage" 1980’s are back with vengeance (does this mean I'm old?) and are completely on point for a trendy vintage look.

Here are three vintage basics that you should help your kid be on the hunt for this school year: 

Chuck Taylor All Star Converse Shoes – Converse shoes have a history all their own starting over 100 years ago in 1908 by Marquis M. Converse. By the 1950’s virtually every basketball player was known to wear these classic sneakers. During the 1980’s Converse made a comeback and turned a new leaf from “Sporting Goods” to “Fashion”. They again have made a giant comeback with today’s generation of school kids and while you can still buy them brand new at most any shoe store I would obviously recommend investing in a pair of authentic vintage ones. There are some amazing patterns and features out there that hipsters are scooping up – like palm trees and back zippers. By having a “new pair” of vintage sneakers by Converse, they will be sure to step in to a new school year with success. 

Brown Leather Backpacks – Leather backpacks are very trendy this year in the secondhand vintage market and are discovering a surge all on their own. Again, while leather backpacks have been a staple product even 100 years ago for people in the professions such as hiking, geology and archaeology, and science the 1980’s again brought a turnaround in this market of backpacks. The 80’s released many different versions on leather and faux leather backpacks that have once again demanded a return to back-to-school fashion for the young ones. They have a cool old look that these kids just scoop up today and one that is not only functional and would likely last longer than most cloth backpacks offered today as well as filled with cool extendable pockets, different pouches and flaps, setting them apart as overall a better choice. 

      Loud Patterned Oversized Sweaters – Yes, this was a huge trend in the 1980’s that was made famous by anyone and everyone in fashion as well as movie and tv stars. Loud, abstract, and oversized “grandpa’s sweaters” as I have heard them called and they are back with vengeance. These are the hottest item to pair with leggings and boots. The more colors and more pattern the better. These are fetching a good audience with today’s kids and would certainly be a prized piece addition to this year’s school wardrobe. 

 

     

       

     

     By utilizing the tips I have in this article, your children will be sure to be the hippest and coolest kids returning to school this year in vintage style. From one mother to another, I am wishing you all a happy year!