As some of you may be aware, we are a little upset at the word ‘vintage’ having been kidnapped by large companies, irritating celebrities and media types.
Well, these same people now can’t even recycle like the rest of us. Oh, no, because that word isn’t good enough – we have to come up with new, trendy, urban, cool ways to describe recycling.
‘Upcycling’ – it’s not about the mountain stage of the Tour de France, no, it’s a way that snobby people can allow something second hand into their home.
‘Recrafted’ – I’m not sure what this ridiculous word means. It sounds as though the present you bought your Dad wasn’t quite right and he twiddled with it to make it work better!
Our old favourite Kirsty Allsopp has a lot to answer for – one day she’s going to end up wishing she had just said ‘recycle’ instead of ‘homemaderecraftedvintagestyleretroinspiredupcycledb*****ks’.
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