When it comes to browsing the internet, you’re only as good as your searching/key word skillz. If you don’t have the phrasing right, quotation marks aren’t going to help you. This is especially the case when vintage shopping on Ebay. Understanding some trending topics (#!) at the savvier vintage ebay boutiques can help. Here are some tips for better-naming what you’re after.

#Avant Garde
Searching “avant garde” is basically a euphemism for finding kinda weird proportions, cuts and prints from the 60s, 70s, and 80s and wearing them likes it’s a new Bernhard Willhelm.
This puff-sleeved number does double duty by also tapping into the chiffon pleat trend we’ll be seeing a lot of this spring/summer.

Or this check-stripe linen dress with raglan sleeves.