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Our Halloween Commercials: An Old-School Roundup We've been around for a while, guys (since 1954, to be exact!), and every year Halloween truly  brings us back to our roots. It is, after all, what we first started with in our original downtown Minneapolis warehouse.  Anyway! We found a few archived commercials we made from when people still watched actual TV. Scroll down for clips from 1986, 2007, and 2010 and catch a blast from the past! Shop Halloween 1986 https://youtu.be/u672Q …

• Part of our How to Wear It series • How to Wear a Hawaiian Shirt in 24 Different Ways by Madeline BergerSeptember 17, 2019 | Last Updated: January 7, 2021 With major trends of the ’80s here to stay this season, we’ve been seeing Hawaiian shirts everywhere this past year and expect them to stick around well into 2021. If you’re one of the silly few who believe Hawaiian shirts exist solely as vacation-wear, think again: we’ve gathered up twenty-two different ways to styl …

The Most Expensive Vintage T-Shirts by Madeline BergerSeptember 12, 2019 | Last Updated: March 2, 2021 There’s nothing quite like a vintage t-shirt, especially when perfectly broken in and $11,000. Here, we found some of the most expensive vintage tees on the web with the coolest stories. While many of these are vintage band t-shirts, there are also some super cool artists, movies, and more. Fashion is art, my friends, and good art is expensive for a reason. On the hunt …

BACK TO SCHOOL: AMBASSADOR PICKS We've been fortunate to meet so many of you through our ambassador program, and for those who have worked with us so far, thank you! It's dope to see how you wear your eclectic Ragstock finds. During this past month, we asked our college-attending ambassadors to create a look or two based on the back-to-school season. Scroll on to see how eight of our BFFs styled some pencil sharpening, book-buying looks and shop our new arrivals h …

Four Perfect Vintage Outfits for Fall by Madeline BergerSeptember 3, 2019 We’re excited, guys—with September comes the first whispers of true layering potential. A month rife with possibility much grander than the cardigan reserved for AC chills or the broken-in sweatshirt you throw on to ward off mosquitos. And to be honest, in our minds there is maybe nothing better than a perfect vintage coat to seal the deal on our OOTD. Below, we’ve built four perfect looks to wear thi …

The Best Fall 2019 Trends This fall, we're seeing everything from fresh iterations of tie-dye to transitional dressing-ready corduroy separates, and we're so excited about the many directions these trends will take us through the next couple of months. Scroll on to peep the top five trends we'll be sporting and get a chance to pick up some of our favorite new pieces!  Take Tie-Dye Through September While tie-dye has seen a surge of popularity over the last year, we don't see it going anywh …

22 Ways to Wear a Vest How do you wear a vest and not look like either A. your elementary school teacher B. a girl scout or C. a construction worker? This question has plagued the minds of fashion-minded folk for decades. To help both you and us, we've taken to lookbook.nu once again to see how fashionistas from all over the world style a wide variety of vests. From sweater vests to leather to huge and furry, there's bound to be just a little bit of inspo here for everyone. Wa …

TOP 10 Dresses on Sale Itching to refresh your wardrobe for fall but not in the mood to spend all your pennies? Here are our top 10 picks for cute autumn-ready dresses currently on sale! As a bonus, use code SALE15 for an extra 15% off! Keep on scrolling to view or click here to see all of our dresses on sale. Wine Retro Striped Turtleneck Dress: Was $19.99, now $15.89 Red Smocked Wrist Wrap Dress: Was $15.99, now $12.79 Black Mock Neck Racing Dress: Was $18. …

How to Wear Bell Bottoms the Modern Way As we're in the midst of Woodstock's 50th Anniversary, now felt like the perfect time to revisit one of our favorite items of clothing—the bell bottom! While they were popularized in the 1960s, there are tons of fresh ways to wear this flattering cut (along with the vintage-inspired looks that are also fire!) Check out some of our favorite 'fits from lookbook.nu and easily shop some of our own selection. If you're in the mood, our 150+ s …

AMBASSADOR PICKS In June, we asked our ambassadors to pick up a few of their favorite items for summer, and we just had to show you what they chose: from stripes and neon to the trendiest tie-dye, we love how they captured the spirit of the season in all kinds of ways and showed the huge variety of looks you can pull off from Ragstock. Scroll on to meet just a few of our ambassadors, peep their outfits, and shop each of their looks (or the closest we could manage!). THE G …