Vintage styles help set the wearer apart

Thrift stores and vintage shops are priority destinations for fashionistas these days. You've only to watch the Oscars' red carpet presentation to know celebrities are panting over couture designer clothes from other decades. And certainly, buying old clothes on eBay, the auction Web site, has become a widespread passion.
One more sign is the recent relaunch of www.fashiondig.com, a Web site offering vintage clothes categorized according to decades. If you want a cool look from the designers' current favorite playground, the '60s, click onto that collection. You may find silver go-go boots, an Izod polo dress or a Pucci-like Op Art black and white print dress.
In the '40s and '50s, you'll find such items as delicate evening bags, tapestry handbags, jeweled brooches, feather cloches, velvet capes and furs. It provides an easy opportunity to set yourself apart with personal style.
The site invites you to open your own boutique or search for vintage stores in your neighborhood. A regular columnist answers your questions. And if you just want to wallow in the nostalgia of your mother's platform ankle strap sandals, click here.