I love it - it gives me opportunities to remember fondly, or have a laugh, or just be glad that something I was involved with can find new relevance again.

With all due respect to those with an opposing opinion and not to get too serious about it, I tend to be a little skeptical of being too possessive about how one's generation did the "real" version of things ... I'm reminded of my high school friend who scoffed at electronic music like Depeche Mode because it used technology and wasn't "pure" like acoustic guitar ... I found myself wondering, did medieval people roll their eyes at the early guitars because they were too technological ... whatever happened to the good old days of the lyre, now that was REAL music lol There are the rare super-geniuses perhaps, but for the most part, human knowledge is a bit too intertwined for anyone to claim complete possession and originality imho ... and as in life, so in fashion.

Whew, that was a good brain workout for a Monday morning!

I never really got into trends, so I don't feel upset or angry about them coming back. I admit I feel a bit disdainful, when I see young people wearing stuff that I've seen on very out-of-date people for years. Disdainful, or maybe just it's jarring to see it being worn as if it's new.

"My" fashion is 1930s and 40s fashion. Most of the time widespread repro and rockabilly and pinup use doesn't bother me; it's a different subset of the whole vintage-look group.

I *laughed* when platforms came back the first time as "1970s" retro. Joke's on them, the 1970s were retro 1930s/40s! Truly, nothing is new.

The only thing that makes me "angry" is seeing beautiful vintage-style shoes with a modern heel slapped on. And that's just because I adore the whole look of those shoes, and the "wrong" heel spoils the aesthetic I'm going for. At least there are good reproduction shoe manufacturers.