Wearing Vintage – Sunday Miscellany

Wearing Vintage  –  broadcast 10/1/21

For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1: Denise Blake on fashion rotations and quiet braveries – listen:

I wondered, antique or vintage, what is the difference? When I checked – antique is something from before the 1920’s, true vintage is fifty years ago, vintage is twenty years ago, and retro is a garment imitating vintage style.

I have a sheepskin coat from years ago, tan colour, warm lining, fur-style collar that I had worn over several winters and then put away. Thankfully, I didn’t give it away as I have done with so many other pieces of clothing. I wore the coat again recently and a girl said to me, “oh! I love your coat, is it vintage?” I laughed and said, “it’s me that is vintage.

Sunday Miscellany, RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings at 9.10

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