* 50’s retro and wearing jeans, t-shirts, leather jackets and dark glasses, Early hipsters wore black and contemplated poetry. This look has resurfaced several times in my lifetime. Some people live it.

* 60’s retro (yeah, baby). This is that time period of hippies and colors for common clothing. Tie-dyed and hemp shirts comes to mind and continues to be worn by modern hippies and nerdy people.

*40’s art deco. New styles attempt to mimic furniture and decorations where there’s limited supply of the vintage classic. Of this time period I also think of Frank Lloyd Wright and now the modern minimalist attempts that are applied today to keep their human footprint sparse to respect this green planet.

* 70’s retro. Modern hipsters are mimicking this time period. We were probably mimicking the 50’s retro. So I was really cool back in high school!? Also, those vintage rock t-shirts are still being produced. Posters and black light. Go to University City and you can find stores that sell vintage clothing items that smell old, otherwise you have the option to buy new reproduced online. Oh, and don’t forget that disco period. I had a couple of flowery silk-type shirts.

* 80’s retro. Definitely a time when the Baby Boomers had families with bigger budgets and were spoiling their kids. This is when the technology becomes retro when we think back. I fondly recall neon clothing, double-breasted suits with wide ties and classy dresses (40s retro).

Nowadays we can choose any of these styles to wear seasonally or even daily depending on your mood. Every year schools have Spirit Week where they choose to highlight a retro period each day. Is Western wear retro? It is still popular 150 years now depending where you live or what you do. I can’t imagine anyone wearing vintage western clothing item nowadays, although there’s likely money to be made.

Many of the games are reproduced originally from the 40s-60s. I have a Clue game from the 50s. How many Bingo games are out there that are at least 50 years old still being played at Grandma’s? Same with jewelry. Some folks enjoy the retro look of classic watches and pearl necklaces. This could be said for car styles, furniture, and food.

This little memory exercise was fun for me. Dave, you can continue on with more modern time periods in future blogs. I’ll enjoy reading them.

As we get older retro does have a different meaning than vintage, which to me just means original and old. 🙂