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Is Vintage posh?

At Vintage Dorset, we love the recent explosion of vintage traders and hand-crafters who are as committed to quality and good old fashioned value for money as we are and its no surprise to us that the trend for vintage is continuing to spread (not just in clothing but in loads of areas). Whilst times are hard, we think vintage makes sense. But, one of our friends said she thought people might read “unaffordable” when you call something vintage…

So what is vintage all about? When is something dated, when does it become retro, or antique and does loving vintage mean that you  need loads of cash and are actually just a little bit posh?

The word vintage is defined in the Oxford dictionary as

1 relating to or denoting wine of high quality:vintage claret or

2 denoting something from the past of high quality, especially something representing the best of its kind:e.g. a vintage Sherlock Holmes adventure

 
 
I love this. The combination of something from the past with high quality and being the best of its kind.

This isn’t posh or expensive – its aspiring to things that have a timeless value and therefore are really worth the money. We re-use things that are often just about to be thrown away – sometimes we get some real bargains – like these gorgeous paragon cups which cost us around £5 each from a local charity shop. We will use them and love them and we know that a vintage cup of tea from these will taste 100 times better than out of a mug.

In an age when throwaway crap and supermarkets have flooded our lives with tasteless dross, we think vintage is truly refreshing and you have to be mad not to adore it! Let us know what you think?