Maybe I'm the only person who doesn't quite get "Vintage". Is it just second-hand stuff and, if so, why not just rummage through the local op shops instead of paying top-dollar for old stuff? At least if you go to the op shops you are helping out the needy in our society so not only are you getting something new (or old) you can easily justify the expenditure because it's actually donating to charity. In fact, I wonder if you buy your stuff at op shops you can claim it on your tax?
I was looking in a "Vintage" shop today and yes, it did bring back some memories of clothes my sisters and I were wearing in the 60s and 70s and I'm telling you, they didn't look that great back then and, in my eyes, they still don't look that great now. Maybe your "Vintage Dior" or "Vintage Versace" may be worth the big bucks because I think they stand the test of time. They genuinely are works of art with hours of labour going into creating the lace and beading but I think they are really pushing the "Vintage" tag to the extreme on a lime green cotton shift dress with machine-embroidered flowers or a multi-coloured crocheted poncho!
It's not that I don't appreciate retro and vintage things. There are many things that you have to love and admire from this era. For example, old cars look fantastic and bring back memories of a less complicated lifestyle. It conjurs up colourful images of Elvis and rock & roll, the drive-in movies, malted milks and sock-hops, pony-tails and cheer leaders. Hang on - I have got to stop watching Happy Days!
Don't forget the VW combi camper - how cool were they? These were probably the original motor-home and shouldn't be thrown on the trash heap and I would encourage recycling of these.
With "Vintage" clothes though - who decides when clothes become "Vintage"? Are thereVintage police out there somewhere going through the big pile saying "Yes", "No", "Are they kidding?, "What the xxxx" , "What were they thinking!"
I was looking in a "Vintage" shop today and yes, it did bring back some memories of clothes my sisters and I were wearing in the 60s and 70s and I'm telling you, they didn't look that great back then and, in my eyes, they still don't look that great now. Maybe your "Vintage Dior" or "Vintage Versace" may be worth the big bucks because I think they stand the test of time. They genuinely are works of art with hours of labour going into creating the lace and beading but I think they are really pushing the "Vintage" tag to the extreme on a lime green cotton shift dress with machine-embroidered flowers or a multi-coloured crocheted poncho!
In the famous words of Darryl Kerrigan in "The Castle" - 'Tell 'em they're dreamin'.
It's not that I don't appreciate retro and vintage things. There are many things that you have to love and admire from this era. For example, old cars look fantastic and bring back memories of a less complicated lifestyle. It conjurs up colourful images of Elvis and rock & roll, the drive-in movies, malted milks and sock-hops, pony-tails and cheer leaders. Hang on - I have got to stop watching Happy Days!
Don't forget the VW combi camper - how cool were they? These were probably the original motor-home and shouldn't be thrown on the trash heap and I would encourage recycling of these.
With "Vintage" clothes though - who decides when clothes become "Vintage"? Are thereVintage police out there somewhere going through the big pile saying "Yes", "No", "Are they kidding?, "What the xxxx" , "What were they thinking!"
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