We’re very excited to introduce a new series in which vintage-loving creatives share with us what vintage means to them – first up, the bloggers. What does vintage mean to you? Let us know by leaving a comment or tweeting us @vintagebrighton.

“Vintage speaks of freedom, connecting with an unknowable past that we’d like to inhabit.  It’s escapism, an appreciation of the legacy of beautiful things.  Not necessarily beautiful, the yellow tank-top I bought at 17, when my brother determined to drag my sartorially sorry self into a look of my own, resonates with this.  The Farahs bought the same day are no more, but the garish joie de vivre expressed by the tank-top still fills me with nostalgia.  It’s a reminder that style isn’t about newness or mass-production – interpretation keeps it fresh.  And yes, I still wear that tank top.”

Christina @ www.craftysew-and-sew.blogspot.com

“Vintage is something that has been loved and treasured, that is full of memories and tells a wealth of stories to which you and I get to add the next chapter. It’s a privilege really, like an inheritance from a generous and wonderful stranger.”

Mabel @ www.mabelslog.com

“Vintage is no longer about moth balls and old ladies. It’s so much more now. To me, it’s about dressing a body thatis only slowly becoming suitable for the 21st century, should you believeeverything you see in magazines, it’s about being feminine without being girly, expressing my own style whilst borrowing from the past decades, expressingindividuality and not looking like I’ve come straight out of a high streetwindow display. I’m no Nazi about it either, it doesn’t all have to beoriginal, if it looks and feels good, it’s a winner in my eyes.”

Nicky @ www.rockintage.blogspot.com

Next week – some of our favourite illustrators talk vintage through their artwork.