What is the year cutoff for “vintage”?
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"Vintage" used to be strictly 50 years +, but it's been used loosely in recent times as 25 years or older. Antique furniture is 100 years +, but antique cars are 45 years or older...
I consider vintage as 20 years and up.
I have a bag, the petit sac weekender from I believe ‘84 or ‘85 that I do consider to be vintage. I recently discussed repairs for it and was never corrected on my use of the term in reference to the bag.
I don’t think there is a cutoff point. It seems to be open to interpretation. One of the definitions of “vintage” is something of high quality from the past.
I’ve heard people refer to the same pieces that I personally own as vintage, and I know that’s not what I would call them. My Beaubourg tote is from late 2008 and I know with absolute certainty it’s from the past and it’s much higher quality than anything like it LV are currently selling, but to me that doesn’t make it vintage. It’s not even 14 years old.
I’ve heard people refer to the same pieces that I personally own as vintage, and I know that’s not what I would call them. My Beaubourg tote is from late 2008 and I know with absolute certainty it’s from the past and it’s much higher quality than anything like it LV are currently selling, but to me that doesn’t make it vintage. It’s not even 14 years old.
I guess I would consider my zipped key holder and my pochette accessoires original model to be vintage, and they’re both 25 years old. To me, 25 years seems like a good point at which something becomes vintage. Honestly though, with the quality of some goods being produced currently (and not just LV) it’s frightening to think that people might at some point in the future refer to them as vintage, if they’ve actually lasted that long. The term won’t hold quite the same meaning, that’s for sure.
I spend a lot of time with the "vintage community" online and the most common guideline I hear is 20+ years. But even though the cutoff is open to interpretation, I have to admit, it kind of bothers me when people refer to something as vintage when it's only 10 years old or simply preloved ha ha 