Are you considering venturing into the vintage clothing market in Nigeria? You may be a fashion designer who would love to create your designs with vintage materials. Luckily for you, there are wholesalers and retailers around the country who sell vintage materials.
For those designers or business owners who are not more relaxed about the idea of vintage, this article has compiled a little research on why you should consider venturing into the vintage market.
Why you should venture into the Vintage market
The vintage market refers not just to vintage shirts and blouses but also to vintage designers or collections. That is what makes the vintage market so versatile. As a business owner with no talent for fashion design, you can always resell priceless vintage clothing and make a pretty penny, too.
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You could also go into selling vintage materials or fabrics. As a designer, you could get vintage fabrics from business owners and use them to create your ingenious designs. Moreover, here is the catch: As a retailer with just seventy to a hundred thousand naira, you can start a small business selling those crafted vintage clothes.
Seeing as the vintage market is a constant that’s always on demand, you should make a profit in no time, and before you can say “jack,” your small business may not be so small after all.
With all these facts, is there any reason you should delay venturing into this venture?
Where to find Vintage materials in Nigeria
For those of us who have been successfully convinced, here are a few places you can find vintage materials to create your designs;
Finding vintage materials may be easier than you think. You can find various vintage fabrics of varying qualities on online platforms like Jiji, Jumia, Olist, Selloffng, and even Facebook marketplace. You can use any of these platforms from anywhere in the country.
However, most designers may not be comfortable buying materials they have yet to see or touch, which is perfectly understandable. If you fall into this category, you may prefer to go directly to the wholesalers in the open market. If you are in Lagos, you could try going to any of these notable marketplaces;
- Balogun Market (Lagos Island)
- Tejusosho Market (Yaba)
- Trade fair (By Satelite and Festac town)
- and Oshodi Market
You could also try the markets listed above if you are interested in Vintage thrifting along with,
- Katangwa Market
- Idumota Market
- Aswani, Market
- and Arena Market in Oshodi.
If you are in Abuja, you could try any fabric store in the following markets;
- Garki International Market
- Wuse Modern Market
- Kubwa Ultra-Modern Market
- Utako Ultra-Modern Market
If you intend to go into Vintage thrifting, you could also try these markets in Abuja;
- Karimo Market
- Wuse Market
- Duste Market
- Utako Market
- Nyanya Market
- And Mararaba Market
The Vintage market is a goldmine you should not take advantage of; it is pretty vast as well. It can involve vintage thrifting, vintage material retail or wholesale, and designing vintage attires from scratch. This profitable business is open to anyone with the zeal for it.
