Thread: Are you retro?

I like the olden days and often dream about it, but I dress modern i.e. with modernstyle shirts, suits and ties. When it comes to furniture I like old style things more than post-modern. But I can't really say I'm all that retro..at least not to according to all the criterion above. When it comes to values I do consider myself to be a bit conservative (in relation to my sorrounding enviroment).

Being 60 years old maybe I am "retro". I have never owned a cell phone and I don't think I ever will. Smoke a pipe, prefer bicycles although I drive an 8 year old van. Use vintage tattoo machines at work. Most all of the music I listen to is nearly as old as I am if not older. If not retro probably a mix.

Retro, me?! No!!! Really... guilty as charged! I'm very much a retro person on some things. I even sport these long 70's sideburns. I wear 70's rain coats, I buy vintage suits and wear leather shoes. I seldom watch tv and I am a fan of pink floyd.
On the other hand... I'm a avant garde composer, work on electronic music composition and have a Mac.
But I do smoke a pipe, wear hats and ties and I like suits with narrow lappels. I open a door to a lady and say "thank you" and "please"... I don't fancy new cars and go crazy over the 1957 Fiat 500. I mean... am I retro. Maybe... vintage style would be my thing. But within decent productive limits.
Yes... I'm retro, I admit it. And my girlfriend is also retro. And my house is too! And my cat! And even my mother is starting to bring back the outfits from the 70's and 80's. And my father started wearing a hat! Again!...
Hurra for vintage style and retro living! Long live the mustache and the fluffy sideburns... runing Mac OS X, of course!

Sometimes retro provides a cheaper, easier and better way of doing things. I have a cell phone and an MP3 player on me at all times and thats hardly retro but shave with a straight becuase its cheaper and easier way of doing things.

I only wear cowboy boots and vintage watches. I don't care for vintage clothes, but love old cars - especially my Toyota 2000 GT sports car!

I just quickly borrowed this photo off of the internet of the car!

Somewhat retro, maybe? I make my instruments with hand tools (with the exception of a band saw to rough the outline cut on the brute wood), fountain pens exclusively, straight razors exclusively, and I'm picking up a custom, hand-made fedora I ordered last month for daily wear this Friday, and will order two more (one to go with my church suit and one for when I wear the brown leather jacket) at the same time. BUT, I listen to downtempo and ambient dub, use the internet (I am still on dial up, though), and fly glass ****pit as well as steam gauge. So some things are for sure modern. I am positively retro in my morals and ideals.

I didn't answer the poll cause none really got "me". I guess I am 'retro' in some ways- shaving, wear a fedora, etc. Then again I am also modern in the rest of my dress, haircut, tattoos, etc. My thinking is also pretty 'modern' rather than conservative. On the whole I can see and understand, even admire, many retro ways of doing things but can also see the benefits and excitement of certain modern things.

Originally Posted by Garrett

I only wear cowboy boots and vintage watches. I don't care for vintage clothes, but love old cars - especially my Toyota 2000 GT sports car!

I just quickly borrowed this photo off of the internet of the car!

Nice. Now where have I seen that shape before?

I'm not "retro" - I'm just old... sigh...

Actually, I"m beyond retro. I did colonial era and fur trade era re-enactment. I'd do Roman re-enactment if I look as good in a skirt as jockeys does.