Vintage doesn’t just apply to wine–it can be an adjective or noun that means of high quality or typical of a past period. I recently read in the newspaper that vintage clothing has become a big thing in area thrift stores. I guess I’m still wearing mine.
I have a pair of jeans with a high waist and another with a low waist, both styles popular at different times. I don’t usually follow the latest trend but sometimes the only thing available in stores is what is the current fad. Thank heaven, I didn’t need any new pants while the holes in the knees of denims was popular. I felt I was too old to sport the mode and I would never have spent our hard-earned money for something so silly.
Sometimes, I remember when I purchased one of my outfits because I bought it for a special occasion. In 2003, I bought a black pant suit to wear for Ken’s fiftieth high school class reunion held aboard a pleasure boat at Oregon, Illinois. Two years later, the garment seemed like a good choice to wear for our family portrait taken when our church published an album of its members. We also bought an 8 x 10 copy to hang on our wall.
In 2019, when it was time for our sixtieth anniversary, we wanted another formal family picture taken. When we hung that photo on the wall above the other one, I noticed I was wearing the same black pant suit in both pictures taken fourteen years apart. The outfit still hangs in my closet waiting for another special occasion. I’m fortunate that it still fits.
When I buy something new, it is usually similar to what I already have.
Do you purchase clothes in the latest style or stick to classics?
I think I usually purchase the same style only in different patterns or colors. I recently got back into some of my former classics because between 2019 & 2023, I lost 45 lbs. What a pleasure to get into some of the old clothes!!