Arkive Vintage Blog

Let's talk dungarees!

Many people assume dungarees originated in USA but they actually came from India in the 17th century - the English took the coarse local cloth called ‘dungri’ and exported it to make workwear trou...

Transeasonal Dressing with Arkive Vintage

Dead leaves and the dirty ground, yes, Autumn is in full swing in the southern hemisphere and that means out with seasonal dressing and in with transeasonal dressing.  Arkive Vintage is here to he...

Superstylin' with Arkive Vintage Sportswear

It has even broken into bridal couture thanks to the recent Fashion Week Adidas x Gucci collaboration.

Arkive Vintage Celebrates 10 Years! We've Come A Long Way Baby...

Can it be true?! Indeed it is! Arkive Vintage have been there to dress and impress you all for 10 amazing years!   So, in honour of our milestone and International Women's Day here's a lil' Q&...

SATC Street-Style with Arkive Vintage

So "I couldn't help but wonder," what better way to honour the first season of the SATC revival, And Just Like That..., then by taking a look back at and recreating some of our favourite SATC stree...

Arkive Vintage Loves To Love You Baby

So let's take a trip down memory lane for some serious Valentine's outfit inspo from some of Arkive Vintage's favourite loved up celebrities past and present... 

On the Highway to Hell with Harley-Davidson & Arkive Vintage

Founders William S. Harley and Arthur and Walter Davidson could never have imagined the iconography the Harley-Davidson brand would go on to posses from its humble beginnings in a Milwaukee shed ci...

Words from Rebel Lyons of ~Grandmas Junk~

"I am lucky enough to have been raised by an op shop loving mother and grandmother, who taught me that it's easy to look like a million bucks dressed entirely by the $2 rack at Vinnies." - Take a d...

The Power of Clothing as Self Expression for Mental Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic

In this post we address the importance of self-expression, of personal identityand recognising the importance of sustainable fashion on the mental health ofthe individual.