There should be a word for a person who likes old clothes

[Deleted member 16736]

A vintagist? An anachronist? A weirdo? What do we call yourselves???

 

[Shangas]

I believe someone coined the term "Retrophile".

 

[DNO]

A vintagist? An anachronist? A weirdo? What do we call yourselves???

If it's just old clothes, my mother would have called them 'tramps' or, in one of her more spirited moods, 'bums'.

 

[William Stratford]

A vintagist? An anachronist? A weirdo? What do we call yourselves???

I suppose that it depends upon why you like them? For example, I like them because they:
* connect me back into the lives of my forebears, leap-frogging over the decades of disintegration brought by the anti-social politics and economics in-between that seeks to shatter our connections to our roots
* harken back to the values of bygone days, when manners were a far greater part of society
* are generally possessed of a higher quality of workmanship than most modern clothes and items, built more often to last rather than to break shortly after the guarantee runs out

Personally, I'm happy to be called old fashioned, but then for me it's about a great deal more than just the look. In the end, people make their own minds up what to call you.

 

[scotrace]

There is a very long thread discussing this, begun by Senator Jack. "Retro Extremists? What Are We?"

 

[Sir RBH]

A Fogey Of course.. you can be a young Fogey, or an old Fogey.. or a FogeyUnlimited (!!!)

 

[LizzieMaine]

The "Retro Extremists" thread was more about those who live immersed in a vintage-oriented way of life as a matter of personal conviction than it was about people who simply like old clothes -- such terms as "atavists" or "neo-traditionalists" came up as appropriate terms for such "extremists." As for people who just like the clothes, there are as many terms as there are people who collect -- retrophiles, retronauts, vintagists, retrofashionistas, etc. etc. etc. Or, just "vintage collectors."

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Or maybe just "tasteful."

 

[vitanola]

BIMBO?

[video=youtube_share;BcGCGhjHFuU]http://youtu.be/BcGCGhjHFuU[/video]

 

[Stanley Doble]

Vintagent?

 

[Sir RBH]

like that..

 

[Edward]

A Fogey Of course.. you can be a young Fogey, or an old Fogey.. or a FogeyUnlimited (!!!)

The Young Fogey movement (still around, though far from its eighties heyday) is something a little different, though. Certainly, vintage dressing is a part of it - specifically with a very Anglo-centric look (American style vintage would most certainly be frowned upon). It is, however, characterised by attitudes which are politically and socially very much conservative: at its more fervent typically embracing apologism for the worst excess of imperialism, affected xenophobia, and so on. Distinctly a small minority in the British vintage scene, in my experience. Actually, despite popular misconception, this sort are actually only a tiny minority around the Chap scene, regularly given short shrift by regulars and typically not seen again, at least not with any frequency, should they finally grasp the concept of satire. Anyhow, the point is... Young Fogeyism, due to such existing associations and the baggage it carries with it, is not a term that can be appropriated to represent the vintage community more widely. I still maintain that there probably isn't a single term that is appropriate for the vintage community as we are simply too diverse a bunch of people (and hurrah for that). If pressed, I would identify as a Diesel Punk myself as I feel that best encapsulates my enthusiasm for elements of the past while not rejecting the modern world wholesale, merely elements of it (in the same way as I do not idealise the past wholesale). There have t be dozens of different vintage 'types' on here, though - from those who care only for one aspect (hats, flying jackets, music or film...) right through to the few who opt for total immersion, refusing any truck with anything post a certain year (barring, obviously, the internet...), and all points in between. I doubt there will ever be a better term to encompass all of that than simply "vintage". Anything more specific won't be general enough to cover such a broad church.

 

[Miss Sis]

I just say I like Vintage style. Actually, I usually say I am obsessed with Vintage Style from the 1930s!