Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Vintage



Vintage is a generic term for new or second hand garments, jewerly and objects from XX Century.

Generally speaking, everything produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique; from 1920s to 1980 is considered vintage. Since the 1980s we can consider the items as modern or contemporary.

The called "Retro", usually referred to point outdated or aged trends, is a term also used to refer items that are vintage inspired or vintage reproductions.

Most vintage objects have been previously used, but a small percentage of pieces have not ("dead stock", "old stock" or "new-old stock").

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