Old-Fashioned Post

It must be fitting irony that anything claimed as "old-fashioned" is dependent on evolution of a new standard. In probably the most literal sense of the phrase, clothing goes in and out of style in what seems to be every 6 months. But through the wider lens of history, or just flipping through your dad's closet, it is clear that fashion not only gets old but it also gets ugly.

While clothing may go out of style, food usually doesn't. I speak of two personal favorites that claim to be old-fashioned, although I don't really have the means to verify the claims. Wendy's hamburgers and Quaker Oats. Both are delicious comfort foods that I imagine have pleased growing boys and girls for several decades now. And even if they originally claimed to be old-fashioned at the time without merit, they can certainly stick with the claim now on the history of their success.

Songs also make great topics for nostalgic relativism. Fittingly, two great examples of reminiscing were born in the disco era, perhaps when everyone was really sick of the new shit on the air. The classic Three Dog Night tune "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (1971) and "call [him] old-fashioned call [him] over the hill" (rightfully so now) Mr. Bob Seger with his hit "Old Time Rock and Roll" (1978). Instant classics as they were at the time, and now, the public welcomed the new hits with US Billboard rankings of 4 and 28, respectively.


...clothing trends are usually cyclical so don't throw anything out just yet.