Online Vintage Retailer Profile: Adore Vintage
Adorable Boho Chic Clothes are Abundant at Adore Vintage
Jul 1, 2008
Adore Vintage is a one woman show run by Rondellee Marie. In addition to finding all those great vintage clothes and accessories, Rondellee does the photography, shipping, and web design for the web site. The prices on this site are comparable to other online vintage stores but what sets Adore Vintage apart are features such as a forum and look book.
Vintage for the Younger Crowd
Adore Vintage seems to be geared toward a younger audience. If you are a fan of the 1970s boho chic look sported by Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, the Olsen twins, and Nicole Richie, this is your vintage store.
User Friendly Site and Navigation
Tabs such as editorials, shop vintage, look book, and forum make the navigation of this site a breeze. The store has a search engine and a pull down menu that sorts the store’s merchandise by designer.
Look Book
A unique feature of Adore Vintage is the look book of celebrities and runway models. The look book gives shoppers ideas of how to put together different outfits. If a shopper is wondering how thy might wear a certain vintage style, they might turn to Audrey Hepburn, Edie Sedgwick, or Kate Moss for inspiration.
Models Over Mannequins
Adore Vintage uses real models rather than mannequins or dress forms to display their clothes. The use of models gives the shopper a better idea of how the clothes might look on an actual person.
Editorials
Adore Vintage runs beautiful photographed fashion shoots called editorials that are reminiscent of something you would see in a fashion magazine. The editorials feature models wearing clothes you can purchase from Adore Vintage.
Vintage Reconstruction
Adore Vintage offers “vintage reconstruction” clothes which means the clothes were altered from their original form. Clothes might be a combination of a few pieces of new clothing or a mix of vintage and new. Rondellee mother, a seamstress with over 35 years of sewing experiences, creates the vintage reconstruction gems. Look for clothes that say “AV Reinvented”.
Press
Adore Vintage has gotten quite a bit of press since its inception. It has been featured in mainstream publications like the Dallas Morning News and also in “indie friendly” magazines like N.E.E.T., Bust, and Modette.
All Sales Are Final
One drawback about Adore Vintage is that all sales are final. Returns or refunds are only given when an item has been grossly misrepresented. They do not accept returns for items that do not fit and returns or refunds are given as store credit only. Shoppers should ask about the size and condition of the merchandise before they purchase.
