Vintage Pop Culture?

 

I've been told for years that the things I find so fashionable now have already been worn...and worn better...in other decades. Adults seem to tell kids this all the time and I can't count the amount of times my own mother has told me this. Flared jeans so reminiscent of bell-bottoms from the 1970's, capris look just like "pedal-pushers" from the 1960's, and the bob hairstyle similar to the look flappers went for in the 1920's. 

In fact, our world seems to be in the midst of a throwback era...movies, fashion, and popular fads are all reverting to past decades and creating a new kind of vintage pop culture.

Star Trek, Transformers,  and 3-D movies are making a come back. Trekkies of the world, unite as the iconic television show and movie franchise that started in the 1960's, has become the biggest movie in theaters this week. Transformers, the popular toys that originated in the 198o's have become a hugely successful series of movies starring some of the biggest stars of today. And 3-D movies, that became popular in the 1950's are also making a comeback with popular kids movies being available in 3-D like Up and the Jonas Brothers new movie.

Vintage fashion is exploding, with vintage style coats, dresses, and hats that all relate to past decades, especially the 1950's and 60's. Hairstyles and make-up trends also relate to past eras with the bob being a trendy cut and bright red lipstick and "cat-eye" eyeliner being prevalent in make-up today. Also, braids seem to be coming back into style along with a more natural face with less make up making a sort of hippie/bohemian style as well. 

It's very obvious when you walk into a girls dorm room that the 1950's and 1960's are important when you see the amount of Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean posters hanging on the walls. The glamour and elegance of that era is something that girls look up to and strive to gain in their own lives.

It can't be denied that we look and base fads on what was popular in the past...but lately it's become more and more obvious that we enjoy the fads of yesteryear quite a bit. I can't wait to look back on the 2000's and see if the ridiculous fads of our generation can make a comeback 50 years down the road and be as influential as the past is to us today.