tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1600242398881872303..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: 90s Fashion Is Now Vintage . . . And I'm Okay with ThatGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79642979985696280822013-10-02T11:38:43.535-04:002013-10-02T11:38:43.535-04:00If the 90s were vintage, I must be very vintage th...If the 90s were vintage, I must be very vintage then :) I have mixed feelings about 90s fashion, I love plaid flannel shirts and I wish that I'd kept my sunflower babydoll dress. But, although it seems like an "anything goes" era of fashion, there was actually a lot of pressure to look/act cool and adopt a certain attitude. I was the awkward smart kid and going to public school in the early 90s was hell.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-30412544798696492942013-08-22T06:48:36.862-04:002013-08-22T06:48:36.862-04:00wonderful post lovely fashion blogs i like this ki...wonderful post lovely fashion blogs i like this kind of fashion style thanks for sharing <br /><br /><a href="http://theretrosphere.com/" rel="nofollow">vintage clothing</a> vintage clothes storehttp://theretrosphere.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57946543752847338392013-08-15T17:05:32.441-04:002013-08-15T17:05:32.441-04:00Count me in for the neo-90's! While I'm g...Count me in for the neo-90's! While I'm generally a 40's/50's kinda gal, I grew up in the 90's and definitely get nostalgic for my flannel and doc's on occasion ;)ConstantlyAlicehttp://www.constantlyalice.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26383736727874424152013-08-13T13:04:47.638-04:002013-08-13T13:04:47.638-04:00Funnily enough, my mom sewed my first flannel shir...Funnily enough, my mom sewed my first flannel shirt, and then I never wore it much because I dislike buttons...Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-10413699337343816752013-08-13T13:00:46.493-04:002013-08-13T13:00:46.493-04:00Good points in this thread. Seeing as I was a chil...Good points in this thread. Seeing as I was a child in the 90s and my classmates listened to 90s pop while my favourite music was inevitably always "out" (like, at one point I was crazy about Dvorak's 9th symphony, of all things - and still am), I do not see much allure in the 90s. I'm finding the good bits now, but they were not there for me the first time around.<br />If empowerment is what you're after, I got mine from discovering music I still love musically, and books I love reading, and films I love watching, and finding people who love the same, and angst and anger do not figure there much and it does not have much to do with gender. With apologies to the 90s nostalgic feminists here, though I certainly do get the "image" point Gertie's making.<br /><br />There is some confusion about what is and isn't vintage, and as far as I'm concerned, it's very much about the quality as well. Like, presumably, with the wine the term stems from?Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54009680651837495612013-08-10T02:12:01.486-04:002013-08-10T02:12:01.486-04:00In cars, over twenty years is usually described as...In cars, over twenty years is usually described as 'classic'. Then there's vintage and then antique. I think there's room for a 'classic' classification in clothing. In Scotland, we probably wouldn't describe clothing as vintage unless it was 1970s or before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69324566658434193632013-08-07T18:06:03.722-04:002013-08-07T18:06:03.722-04:00I was born in the early 60's, and by the early...I was born in the early 60's, and by the early 70's even kids who weren't latch key kids, which I was with a single father, were out playing in the parks unsupervised. I haven't smothered my kids, but I am not sure the streets are as safe are as safe as they once were, at least where I grew up. I don't worry about my daughter walking around our small town, but where I grew up, on Capital Hill, in Seattle, not so sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332165765309152802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89468079815646213582013-08-07T17:57:39.138-04:002013-08-07T17:57:39.138-04:00I couldn't remember what Vintage used to mean....I couldn't remember what Vintage used to mean... Probably because I was never a wine drinker. Antiques were always 100 years, 90 + is close enough, to my father, and I still find it amusing that Retro or Vintage items often sell for more than true antiques...at least for a little while.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332165765309152802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86081509153717096142013-08-07T17:53:37.036-04:002013-08-07T17:53:37.036-04:00SPAM... How does this stuff get through the prove ...SPAM... How does this stuff get through the prove your not a robot thing? It of course links to a website selling the aforementioned dress. Silly. I wouldn't buy from a company that advertised this way if it was the last dress on earth, and I needed it to save my job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332165765309152802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83294796726695732782013-08-07T17:50:40.467-04:002013-08-07T17:50:40.467-04:00No, not crazy. I wish I had my 70's & 80&...No, not crazy. I wish I had my 70's & 80's high school clothes! Probably even more, I wish I could still fit into them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332165765309152802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57878401536923151942013-08-07T17:48:56.776-04:002013-08-07T17:48:56.776-04:00When I grew up in the 60s and 70s antique was 100 ...When I grew up in the 60s and 70s antique was 100 years and vintage didn't exist. Things change. I'm 50, so i guess I am old, and sometimes I am surprised that vintage is often worth more than antique. I do have some good memories from the 90's though. My kid's were young, my marriage still happy, my 73 Z had a great stereo, and I had a lot more energy. I am also a lot calmer, and pretty darned happy. Hmmmm I do miss my flannel shirts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332165765309152802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60912667791826517072013-08-07T13:50:53.557-04:002013-08-07T13:50:53.557-04:00So now I can tell my husband that he absolutely ca...So now I can tell my husband that he absolutely can NOT throw out my high school Hypercolor sweat shirt as it is now vintage - and I've had it for more than 20 yrs.. only one small hole - crazy right...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969032637166318311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-16807493215884703332013-08-07T05:57:10.472-04:002013-08-07T05:57:10.472-04:00I would like to thank you for the efforts you have...I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. 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They're out there and they're not mainstream. <br /><br />As for the fashion, I too grew up in this era; however, I'm mildly distressed to see young teen/20-something hipsters co-opting the look of the 1990s (specifically grunge) without really understanding where it came from. I completely and totally understand that grunge was co-opted long ago when mainstream magazines started featuring "fashion spreads" but it still causes my hackles to rise. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627141759931683081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79356884780288328512013-08-05T17:16:13.745-04:002013-08-05T17:16:13.745-04:00Nope, it was a Vogue (American) - December 1992, L...Nope, it was a Vogue (American) - December 1992, Lucie de La Falaise on the cover. 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Of course, it also means “a past time”, no line in the sand, but I personally put this at 20 years or more, so yes, the early ’90’s are now vintage.<br />“Antique” to me = 90+ years old, and finally, “retro” means “in the style of an earlier time”, therefore many of the garments Gertie makes are “retro”.<br />Oh, and remember Twin Peaks - loved that show. <br />BTW, I still have the original magazine (think it was an Elle) that the top image comes from...so old, feelin’ so old!juxtapose nzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906488246376256335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4090777303735672392013-08-03T20:59:21.437-04:002013-08-03T20:59:21.437-04:00I have to admit that I am a purist when it comes t...I have to admit that I am a purist when it comes to these things and, actually, "vintage" is 1920 through 1959 and "retro" is 1960's through '70s. On rare occasions, the early 1900's is referred to as vintage as well but prior to 1920 is technically antique. Most people that don't really understand vintage, historical clothing, etc think that "vintage" can be used to describe most anything, creating the supposed rule that only 20 years of age makes something vintage. In actuality, "vintage" describes a range of particular eras, not just something that's 20 years old or so. "Antique", "vintage", and "retro" each denote a specific time period(s).Aleshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35065214871582310932013-08-03T17:53:05.791-04:002013-08-03T17:53:05.791-04:00I loved reality bites and singles...93 was the yea...I loved reality bites and singles...93 was the year I toured the US by train and was in Seattle to visit all those grunge places...though we couldn't see them at night as I wasn't 21 yet (mind you I hate that law)... I was never into grunge fashion really but still I remember those years with great fondness. Thanks for reminding me about those years!Sewing Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17337829909003253138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80514267013855504882013-08-03T15:58:58.804-04:002013-08-03T15:58:58.804-04:00I've been aware of this trend for a while now,...I've been aware of this trend for a while now, my 17 year old has been wearing "vintage" 80' and 90's stuff, and it makes me feel very old. I guess just how my Mum felt when I was into the 60's in my teens.Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423818333034603238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4847585086592651392013-08-03T12:34:27.910-04:002013-08-03T12:34:27.910-04:00Perhaps the definition has changed since I heard i...Perhaps the definition has changed since I heard it, or maybe the people I heard it from were old enough that, to them, 20 years old wasn't remotely vintage, lol! That's entirely possible, since more and more I see the term being used for things that are 5-10 years old. I think I saw a caption about a dress someone wore on the red carpet and it was referred to as 'vintage' Armani (or perhaps Valentino) but it was less than 20 years old. I think it's hard to know anymore, since as a society we don't all use the same definitions for things. English is such a fluid language, sometimes. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447949592701882774noreply@blogger.com