Secret’s Out: Vintage Shows Go Mainstream — Especially This Weekend

In a single weekend, bicoastal attention throws a spotlight on vintage with trade shows and marketplaces, popping up on both the East and West Coasts with A Current Affair in Los Angeles and the Manhattan Vintage Show in New York City. But while vintage shows have operated for decades in a similar capacity, today it captures the zeitgeist that is secondhand consumption. And in line with growing demand for secondhand, mainstream shoppers are increasingly apportioning new space to old clothes — including vintage. Where prior, it was only the boutique buyers, trendsetters and designers scouring shows like these for the best vintage pieces. Founded in 2010, A Current Affair, will host its upcoming spring show in Los Angeles on April 6 and 7, with its New York show occurring May 11 and 12. A Current Affair represents a wide “cross-section of vintage sellers from across the globe,” showing three times a year in Los Angeles, twice a year in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. And on the East Coast, Manhattan Vintage Show will run April 5 and 6 at Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan, showcasing “over 80 of the country’s top vintage clothing, accessories and antique textile dealers under one roof.”

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