Interview with Karlee of Gatsby and Me

Hello! Today I will be presenting you with an interview with Karlee from the wonderful blog Gatsby and Me. (More after the jump).

1. When did you first become interested in vintage?
I started wearing 50's style shirt dresses in Year 9, when I was about 14 for two reasons - 1) They were cheap from the Op Shop near school and 2) No one else was really doing it. Wearing Op Shop clothes in the mid 90's was not very popular!


2. What is your definition of vintage?
I think people confuse the terms "vintage" and "retro". For me, Vintage is around 50 years back from the present - 60's clothes are my "cut off." I don't agree with 80's and 90's op shop finds being sold in chain stores like Sportsgirl as 'vintage" for $80! Retro to me means 70's-90's.

Welcome!

Me reading avidly

Hello there, I'm Ruby!

I have started this blog because I had the privilege to do a school project on anything that fancied me, so I chose the topic of 'vintage'.

My fascination of vintage stems from my parents who have raised me with a knowledge of the 20th century and have encouraged me to pursue what I love. I have dressed in vintage clothes since I was nine because of the beauty of the clothes and because of having a desire to be different. I am now 14 and my passion still hasn't changed.

On this blog I will essentially give a guide to vintage and what does it mean today, hence the name.

Thanks for reading thus so far and I can't wait to start!