Comments on: How to survive when your new boyfriend’s not vintage

By: Lena

Lena — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:46:17 +0000

Same tactics? You could start by buying her a few vintage accessories (think bags, jewellery, maybe vintage inspired underwear). Or buy her vintage versions of stuff that is ‘on trend’ right now on the high street: 40s tea dresses, 50s Grace Kelly style or – if you can bear it- 80s stuff.

You could also buy her a vintage hair styling make-over as a present so to gently introduce her to eye liner and lip stick.

By: Chap

Chap — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:51:41 +0000

Got any tips for Chaps going out with non vintage girls??

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:07:32 +0000

This happens a lot here in the states, because a man’s interest in anything vintage pretty much implies he is either religiously conservative (cars, guns, military) or gay (clothes, movies, music).

I hear a lot of retro gals *wish* their guy would get with the passion, but truth be told, they probably picked him because he’s more of a man if he’s a conventional “lad.” If he got into it, great, but if he already WAS into it she probably would have found him less desirable.

By: Jenny Hammerton

Jenny Hammerton — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:11:19 +0000

This is GENIUS in every way. i wish, I wish, I wish I had seen this before my last relationship ended so I could have used the line, “perhaps you should go out with someone less vintage.” I love it! jx