Malaysia

The Malaysian Vintage Invasion

Published on September 29, 2009

In the last three years the vintage clothing market has erupted in Malaysia and used clothing shops (kedai bundle) have been sprouting up in every state and village. Traditionally Malaysia’s second hand clothing business (baju bundle) has provided the general public with inexpensive clothing just like North American thrift stores. That said, the Malaysian vintage market has recently become much more similar to Japan’s. When the their boom settles most predict it will be a mainstay in their culture going forward – like Japan’s decades old passion for these goods.

In the meantime Malaysia’s surging demand has textile importers from Korea and Singapore shifting their distribution networks to this new destination. And where there’s piles of used clothing – there’s collectors digging through them. Yes, every so often they too discover the needle in the vintage haystack: a concert t-shirt or pair of vintage big e levi’s jeans.

And for those who don’t dig the digging, Malaysia’s premium vintage shops (brick and mortar) are so plentiful they outnumber most cities in North America, respectively. If you can’t afford the flight for a Malaysian vintage shopping spree you can always venture in to their online realm. Respect to them for courageously operating independently from the monopoly that is eBay. Instead they negotiate sales via their blogs and since they freely link to one another they all benefit from the strength of the community.

I just spent two hours wormholing around them uncovering a vintage blogging world I didn’t know existed. Then came the daunting task of selecting only five to feature all the while knowing that I only saw a small percentage of them. Yes, there’s that many and yes, I’m lazy.

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26 Comments

frank

September 30, 2009 at 9:08 am

thank God for Malaysia- i’ve sent a bunch of shirts there lately. They’re keeping my student loan creditors at bay.
Hermosa_vintage

September 30, 2009 at 4:49 pm

They’re gonna have to fight it out with the Japanese buyers at the flea markets here in LA. I cant think of an appropriate Godzilla pun/reference.
river

September 30, 2009 at 7:13 pm

hi there,

can checkout whole list of Malaysian Vintage Scene here

http://bundlelist.blogspot.com/

Thanks and keep on cumin with good articles!
bundelhoesni

October 2, 2009 at 9:25 am

Great articles.

Thanks for putting my blog name up there 🙂

I am yet to post the tee I bought from you.

p/s your MAIDEN HAVEN articles is really UP THE IRON. One stop center for IRON MAIDEN vintage tee collection.

Cheer!!!!
voodoobundle

October 6, 2009 at 6:10 am

thanks for good articles.
HRR

October 7, 2009 at 6:10 am

Vintage geeks unite.
kelly

November 7, 2009 at 3:29 am

gosh, its really hard to find an iron maiden shirt that’s size s or m these days. i still havent found a perfect one yet.
dar

January 7, 2010 at 12:24 am

good news…
trendbundle1

January 20, 2010 at 10:39 am

checkout my side…famous blog in malaysia.i m ebay seller.
farah

February 3, 2010 at 5:44 pm

hey…interested to start bundle bussiness..how??? can u teach me??please…in malaysia
Kak Bell

August 21, 2010 at 2:46 am

hey there…, i love bundle items, can anyone recommend the best bundle shops in Malaysia..please..
andy

August 23, 2010 at 6:01 pm

best bundle at baden baden bundle..huhu location in port dickson n9
powell

November 5, 2010 at 4:09 pm

trendbundle..batu pahat johor..vintage tshirt
trendbundle1.blogspot.com…all vintage t-shirt
Longhorns

January 23, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Blog for some famous western vintage clothing. Check it out!
karungguni bundle

February 3, 2011 at 11:43 am

1234bundle.blogspot.com salute to defunkd…. : )

Hi I’ma new person in the world of vintage and want to learn more about the world of vintage .. anyone willing to teach me … : )
Dallek Shop

March 14, 2011 at 10:23 am

chek bundle item here.. t-shirt vintage, brand, cartoon, band and many more…
hatin

April 10, 2011 at 7:38 am

hi i mnat nak buat bisnes vantage ladies fashion.kat mana boleh dapat info tentang pemborong?? plz email 2 me info.. 🙂
Lemanj2

April 22, 2011 at 2:29 am

Hello there, I`m looking for a jean brand Red Monkey Company bundle`s ori.

Thks n looking forward to hear from u soon.

rgds,
Lemanj2
Simon

May 2, 2011 at 5:03 pm

how can i get an info about supplier of bundle?i think i want to start a business of bundle in sarawak 😉
Baju Bundle

June 6, 2011 at 9:20 am

Don’t forget BAJU BUNDLE | BAJU BUNDLE | BAJU BUNDLE
bedy

June 20, 2011 at 1:36 pm

thanks for review… visit http://www.e-bundle.com and find a gud stuff here… TQ
FOFS JB

June 23, 2011 at 9:11 am

nice blog..
do visit mine http://butikfofs.blogspot.com/
tq.
Kamaua Bauro

June 29, 2011 at 9:41 pm

I am interest to buy secondhand clothes from your products.
Pls can u provide me your price list for 1 bale and shipping costs including so that I can sent my order.

Best regards

Kamaua Bauro
Uandibundle

July 18, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Looking for price for following item…..
Kids Bundle 45Kg
Jeans Man 45kg
Mix Bundle man/women 45Kg

Send to me at uandibundle@yahoo.com
Harga terbaik aku beli..
Thanks.
Uandibundle

July 18, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Looking for price for following item…..
Kids Bundle 45Kg
Jeans Man 45kg
Mix Bundle man/women 45Kg

Send to me at uandibundle@yahoo.com
Harga terbaik aku beli..
Thanks.
Arisham6284

July 20, 2011 at 6:06 pm

hai uandibundle.where is your location.