Five New-Old Ways to Wear Vintage

Vintage design will always be hot … it's one of the laws of fashion! Something that technically belongs to last season will often blend well with the new season, while anything that is more than five years old and less than twenty years old automatically draws cringes and shaken heads. Retro fashions come and go, but when you can use the words classical, elegant and timeless to describe a fashion piece or accessory, you have a winner! Here we look at five different ways to wear different vintage fashions, from pocket watches to cameo lockets and pendants.

1. The leather-bound journal to work

You need to keep a diary at work anyway … why not make yours more a style statement than a black vinyl, painted-year number? Having these gorgeous tools of the trade can even give you a new zest for your work, and we all know there is no point having something if you never use it! You may need to dress corporately, but you can accessorize elegantly.

2. Cameo lockets for weddings

Cameo lockets are an innately traditional design, and they often have older-style gemstone backings, like carnelian, ebony and onyx. There is no event that more people choose the traditional look for than a wedding! Cameo lockets are rarely worn in our everyday dress, so it is another way to make your day a little bit special and different than every other day.

3. Rosebud earrings to cocktail parties

Cocktail parties are usually an exercise in fashion restraint, with plenty of bold, block colors, blacks and whites. Roses are one of the most traditional motifs, and the traditional style rosebud earrings look great even with the modern lines of the little black dress.

4. Pocket watches to work

For many people who do manual work, from nurses to truck drivers, a watch is more of a hindrance than a help at work. You must constantly be mindful of it, and if you do any digging or repetitive, jarring actions, you have probably gone through a fair few watches in your life! This is where the practicality of vintage style comes into its own. Pocket watches are easier to care for and last longer than regular ones for many people.

5. Zodiac lockets for christenings

Cameo style zodiac lockets are a winner for christenings. At an event where most people will be giving keepsakes, they fit right in with the general scheme of gifts. Kids love lockets, and the larger cameo style zodiac lockets will be easy for them to get their little fingers around!