We explain what vintage is, the popularity of these objects today and some examples of these antiques.
What is vintage?
Vintage refers to everyone those objects that are already a certain number of years old but not enough to be classified as antiques. Generally, these items are restored and reused decoratively.
The word vintage comes from the English language, it means vintage, term at the same time derived from French “vendange”, After altering its semantics and pronunciation, it is still currently recognized by the Royal Spanish Academy. We can pronounce it as “vintich” or “vintash”. It was originally used to designate a wine that was characterized by its quality and the number of years it had been stored, which is why the best wines were labeled “vintage.”
Within vintage we can group photographs, pots, cars, clothing, books, musical instruments, etc. There are also items that are intended to be collected for the value they have, whether historical, aesthetic, functional or whatever. For example, clothing items from the early 1900s. The only condition is that the items are always of good quality and that they are at least twenty years old, prior to the '90s. The most popular objects are always those from the '70s and '20s.
Nowadays vintage is very popular, Many people decide to decorate rooms or the entire house in this way, with furniture and other antique objects, even imitating the style of a bygone era, using, for example, the color of the wall that was in fashion there or wallpaper that follows that style. current.
There are people who even decide to “move” to a previous time and live every day like that, dressing as if they were in another time and surrounding themselves with people who do it too. There are those who go to such an extreme that they do not even use current appliances or cars. Vintage fairs are held in all countries of the world where people come together to share experiences and time around this cultural movement.
Although Vintage is often confused with retro or classic because both refer to something in the past, it is not the same, since this second term is intended to refer to trends that existed in the past, although it is done using current articles. On the other hand, vintage is yes or yes something that belongs to the past, was created years or decades ago, but is in good condition. Let's give an example to make it much clearer: an old dress that you inherited from an aunt is something vintage, but a garment from a current designer that is similar to that dress, to her style, even though it was manufactured today, is retro
As for the decoration itself, these products can adapt perfectly to other styles if we know how to combine them well. In addition, it would stand out quite a bit in a room where there is only one object of these characteristics, such as a grandfather clock, a restored full-length mirror or even an old rug in the center of the room. Some of the styles that mix objects or use them entirely in a room are: Shabby Chic, eclectic, Art Deco and rustic.
This type of objects can be very expensive if we buy them at an antique store but remember that the things that were made before had better quality because of the materials with which they were made and because the workers made these crafts in small quantities, therefore the finishes and other details were much better made than what you could find now . If you want to get good things for less money, you can turn to garage sales or flea markets.
Restored, recovered or recycled objects will also be considered vintage even if the color or other accessories are given a 180º turn. In this sense we could say that These types of items are eco friendly since they reduce the amount of annual production and in the case of wooden objects, they help reduce the felling of different types of trees.
In fashion, vintage seems to have made a comeback too. Many designers have put garments of this style on the catwalks. It seems that it is true that everything is used again at some point, since it is the phrase with which this movement is identified.
See also: Label
