Vintage clothing is a term for garments hailing from another era. Generally speaking, clothing older than 25 years is considered to be vintage, though opinions vary on this definition.

Vintage designer garments produced by houses such as: Christian Dior, Elsa Schiaparelli, Fortuny have become desirable collector's items.

Pieces from pre-1950's are increasingly disappearing into personal collections, and so are becoming more difficult to find, and more expensive to procure : such as designer and couture pieces, the value of which has only increased with time.