I've been looking at people's motivations to dress vintage. Yep, this is swaying a bit from burlesque.. but it's all relevant. Key to a women's empowerment is her confidence in her own attire and let's face it... unless we're talking serious flared 70's style Levis (which I do personally covet)... jeans just don't cut it!
A lot of people now are harking back to those decades we call vintage, 40's & 50's predominantly. People are trading in their jumbo stilletos for a nice pair of elegant courts, thier skinnies for a swishy petticoat and need I even start on the hair?! Be gone you foul scrapped back ponytails!!! Hello victory rolls! :)
What interests me is why people do it. What's so wrong with out modern world that people are throwing it in for something a bit more tried and tested? A very long time ago, coming onto about a year... I watched this mini documentary courtesy of 4OD. This documentary peeks into the lives of a few individuals who take vintage to the max! Below is a link to the Daily Mail's article on it.
I believe it still exists on 4OD, though ideally I'd like to get my hands on a DVD of it.
Time Warp Wives:
Slipping into my burlesque alter ego I engaged in a short interview with a good friend of mine, Sammy... better known as Betsy Von Blush. I do not kid you, she has her hair and make up vintaged out every single day! This is a serious devotee to the vintage revival and so I decided to question her on her motivations, opinions and influences regarding all things vintage.
Interview/informal discussion with Miss Betsy Von Blush
Eliza DeLite
Why is it that you like to dress vintage? What is the appeal? How does it impact on your lifestyle?
Ermmmmm well... I’ve always had an interesti n the 50's and stuff since I was really small because I liked old musicals etc.
The appeal is to be unique. I don’t really like to follow trends and things that are popular, never have been.
And what do you mean about impact my lifetyle?
Eliza
How is your lifestyle any different from someone who doesn’t dress vintage, someone who doesn’t do the vintage hair and make up everyday?
Do people react to you any differently?
Sometimes you get a few funny looks, if I go all out then I get funny looks and some comments.
I always get comments about how I do my makeup
Eliza
Do you think people appreciate it?
Ermm people probably think its rediculous but I don’t really care. It’s up to me how I dress really, I like it so don’t care if they don’t.
Eliza
Do you think you could ever give it up? A life without vintage, how would you feel?
Empty, haha, boring, really really boring and the same as everyone else. Can’t take vintage away! Its timeless. I like things that are timeless.
Eliza
Or is it????
Iconic then
Eliza
Do you think you could survive an entirely vintage lifestyle?
Like proper vintage probably not, time were hard apparently! I couldn’t kill a chicken I’d raised!
Eliza
I could… errr... maybe not, not if I'd named him. What do you think the world will be like in 20 years time with regards to the vintage revival?
Well.. I think at the moment it’s really popular because of Dita (Von Teese) and such. And the whole revival of burlesque and how it’s really popular at the moment. And I think there will be phases of it almost.
At the moment it’s just a phase for a lot of people because of the rise of it with celebs and such.
Eliza
Do you think it will die down?
Probably when the celebs go out of "popularity", but then someone else will come back and do it again. So it’ll happen again but the hardcore vintage people will always be that way.
Eliza
Do you think the vintage revival is relying upon celebrities such as Dita Von Teese?
Yes, exactly. She’s brought the whole thing back because she’s popular at the moment.
Eliza
Are there any other celebrity figures you'd credit?
Historically or contemporarily?
Eliza
Right now, here in 2009?
Erm, Dita obviously, Imodesty Blaize. A lot of UK burlesque artists - Anna Fur Laxis, yeah I’d say Anna Fur Laxis was the best person id seen. Oh, and Eliza DeLite, lol!
Eliza
LOL
Why thank you!
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