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proof that surviving long enough turns junk into a personality.
means Describing something from an earlier era valued for its quality, character, or charm — and, for wine, the year a particular harvest was gathered.
from From Old French vendange, meaning the grape harvest, which traces back to Latin vindemia — a blend of vinum (wine) and demere (to take away or gather). So at its root, 'vintage' is simply the act of picking grapes; only later did it stretch to mean the wine of a particular year, then any object distinguished by its age.
- wine origin
- Latin vindemia, the grape harvest of a single year
- the rule
- generally 20-plus years old, but under 100
- older than that
- 100-plus years isn't vintage, it's antique
- resale boom
- secondhand fashion is outgrowing fast fashion fast
- car cutoff
- strict definition: built 1919 to 1930
chateau lafite rothschild 1945 — bordeaux wine bottled in final year of wwii, sells for $156,000+ at auction
jaguar e-type 1961 — roadster produced in coventry, called most beautiful car ever made by enzo ferrari
leica m3 1954 — german rangefinder camera, foundation of modern photojournalism with 1000mm+ viewfinder
hermes kelly bag 1956 — handbag named after grace kelly, waitlist exceeds 5 years at paris boutique