This is something everybody has asked themselves at least
once. Sometimes, while we are shopping with people older than us, they tell us
that they had the clothes we want to buy when they were young.
If we have a look at the photos of the time when our grandparents were young, we can see that the fashionable clothes and accessories of their decade are almost the same as the ones in ours. A clear example is “Ray-Ban Wayfarer” sunglasses. Those glasses were designed in the 60’s. Despite that, they are still being worn.
Due to that, most of the fashion world moves around vintage and retro styles. These two words can be easily confused. To distinguish them we have to consider that vintage and retro don´t mean the same thing. The term vintage refers to something which was designed and manufactured for the first time many years ago, for example in the 60´s. However, the term retro involves the imitation of clothes and styles which were used in the past.
To make this clear: if you wear the sunglasses that your grandma used to wear when she was young, it is considered that you are wearing vintage sunglasses. Nevertheless, if you buy a new pair of sunglasses similar to the original ones of your grandmother, you would be wearing retro sunglasses.
All things considered, it would be a good idea to keep the clothes that you use daily, because they might become fashionable again in the future.
If we have a look at the photos of the time when our grandparents were young, we can see that the fashionable clothes and accessories of their decade are almost the same as the ones in ours. A clear example is “Ray-Ban Wayfarer” sunglasses. Those glasses were designed in the 60’s. Despite that, they are still being worn.
Due to that, most of the fashion world moves around vintage and retro styles. These two words can be easily confused. To distinguish them we have to consider that vintage and retro don´t mean the same thing. The term vintage refers to something which was designed and manufactured for the first time many years ago, for example in the 60´s. However, the term retro involves the imitation of clothes and styles which were used in the past.
To make this clear: if you wear the sunglasses that your grandma used to wear when she was young, it is considered that you are wearing vintage sunglasses. Nevertheless, if you buy a new pair of sunglasses similar to the original ones of your grandmother, you would be wearing retro sunglasses.
All things considered, it would be a good idea to keep the clothes that you use daily, because they might become fashionable again in the future.
Sounds like a good idea, My grandmother has given me a dress that she wore on her first date that is gorgeous. Perhaps my friends will like it :) I will keep my clothes so that my children can wear them. Thanks for the advice :D
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ReplyDeleteim truly in favour of this argument. I think that waring the same clothes thn years ago is a good idea as you can use the clothes from your parents instead of buying them. I will start using that piece of advice from now on.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the post, these things are occuring nowadays. However, I am not in favour of retro clothes, because I am more in favour of giving way to the new designs. Taking all these into account, I think that for people that use retro but actual clothes is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteI wish my daughter could wear my clothes. However, nowadays clothe´s quality is much worser than the one it existed years ago. Clothes are more expensive but worse. Thank you for the explanation about vintage and retro terms, sincerily, I didn´t know what the difference was. In my opinión, good designs are like good music. If they are good enough they won´t dissappear although time runs.
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