The Sad Reasons We Like Vintage Things

Jared Patrick Smith
Nov 6 · 3 min read

The following story was written in July 2019. After collecting dust in my “drafts” folder, I’d like to take it out and share it.

I started watching the third season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, and I can’t help but wonder why I feel a connection to the fashion and overall aesthetic of the 80’s. Come to think of it, I like the aesthetics of any decade before now. Except maybe the 70’s, but that’s another story. Either way, there’s something satisfying about seeing ladies rocking a perm in their hair, gentlemen wearing classic jeans, telephones on a cord, and an…

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