As a senior citizen this is why you stick with the classics & things you really love. Like the way Becky really loves her classic 70's. If it's well made & you love it who cares if "they" think it's over?
Tomato girl aesthetic is definitely tied back to that tuscan kitchen vibe. I think the point of those food jars was to look like a rustic italian kitchen where they would actually eventually eat those ingredients.
Yeah, I have a bottle of herbal vinegar, bunch of herbs and spices in a vinegar for salad dressings etc, but the bottle is definitely pretty and meant to also be displayed as you use it. Same with the glass jars of things like pasta and rice etc. Like, I use them as actual storage and empty and refill them, but there are also used a lot for decoration only. I've seen many displays of jars of dried goods (or as in the video, preserved food) that are way too high up to be practical for an everyday item, so not meant as actual storage.
Anyone looking to learn more about how our trend cycles are indeed happening much more rapidly and how that is pushed by capitalism & consumerism should read "Consumed" by Aja Barber / also if youre into fashion sustainability or sustainability generally
My mom had a collection of the decorative persevered vegetables in different shaped jars. I distinctly remember her buying them from Bed Bath and Beyond
Historian and museum professional here! Rachel is onto something when she brought up the idea of displaying status through food. This has been done for forever, but the most prevalent example is the pineapple! Owning a pineapple and displaying it when it was first introduced was to show off wealth since they had to import it from thousands of miles away and they were expensive enough to make it hard for anyone who wasn’t crazy rich to get their hands on it. They even showed it off by having statues and carving of pineapples on buildings to show off their wealth 😊
If her coffee mug was meant to be a flower pot, then it’s probably not food grade and may contain heavy metals and other components that can harm you if ingested. I’d use that mug with caution. 😕
1982 - I was 14/15 & I desperatly wanted a red & white bedroom with black furniture. Mum was against it, but I did odd jobs (cleaning houses etc) to gather the funds to buy wallpaper & paint myself. My parents saw how determined I was, so they sai if I did the decorating myself, they would buy my furniture. I settled on white paper with red hearts, red gloss paint for the skirting boards & windowsill. Red curtains & a grey carpet. It took me 4 weeks to complete & I loved it.... For about 6 months & then hated it with a passion. I left home at 18 & left Mum with the red & white bedroom! 😂
Trends can be categorized by maxi and micro, sure technology made the cycle faster, but micro trends were always “wishy washy” in a way. Now, maxi trends linger longer, but they are more broad and often came from a shift in society, such as a new technology, sustainability, and other movements seen globally. Some micro trends can be foreseen based on maxi, as well as come from nowhere because something went viral! Honestly it’s a really fun subject, and it’s so much deeper than it seems 😊
Those pickled item are edible. If you travel to the Mediterranea you will see plenty of them, they are food staples in many diets in North Africa, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, etc. Look for exemple for giardiniera, it an italian mixed pickle that need big bottles and is beautiful... and totally edible and delicious.
Since the trends are changing so fast, and as creators you probably have to follow them and recreate them for millions of followers... I would love to see more emphasis in upcycling easier stuff. I know you have done it a lot already in the past! Doesn't even have to be complex, I want to give a unique example: the creator Minimalist Paik uses carton packaging inside out to organize her house similar to the minimalism aesthetic, but without buying any plastic containers. Loved the collab, have a nice dayy 🌺
1986 we used a projector to put an abstract women’s face on my entire wall painted it and the colors of my room were black white and red and I don’t mean just a little pop of color red like literally my bedspread was red. Something you guys are missing when trying to predict trends is the economy & the way people are feeling, when people are needing to be comforted as a whole they will tend to go to the warmer colors. So the state of our countries really do add to the trends and can change them somewhat. You guys are thinking way too much about the inedible food in the jars. Kitchens we’re going through a Tuscany feel that’s what we were trying to re-create and yes you would buy the bottles with peppers in oil but they were sealed with wax, our cabinets at that time did not go to the ceiling and you would put those bottles up there and yes you would buy them at a home decorating store.
Some of the jars that have preserved peppers and food are actually made to use. They usually are some sort of dressing. I don’t know what instance you would want spicy vinegar dressing but maybe that explains why no one used them
The vinegar absorbing the taste of the preserved food is nice, but generally a side effect of the intended use: preserving fresh ingredients out of season. Peppers don't grow all year round everywhere. Especially in times before fast global trade, people would not be able to buy any peppers out of season unless dried or preserved.
I wonder how much of the trend cycle is tied to nostalgia and feeding inner your inner child for the trends. As someone in their 20s seeing this happen to me for the first time with all the y2k items coming back into style I'm loving it because I'm getting to enjoy these things fully for the first time. It almost feels like we're being primed to like these things when we're younger so that way 20 or 30 years down the line, when we're making our own money we can indulge in them again!
I believe paint trends last about 10 years. For example, how grey was the colour of choice in interior design for the last 10 years and now it is so out!
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Girls! Sorry to tell you but “Puffer jackets” were the style when I was in middle/high school - late 70s, into 80s. Mine was lime green 😮💚 proof trends come around 20-30 years.
instead of changing the name of their Amazon Alexa, my friends' family just started referring to me as "the neighbor." the first Amazon Alexa coming out in my freshman year of high school was definitely rough, I've had so many people ask me what the weather is lmao
I don't really care about trends. Especially because I buy things from thrift shops, so is not really what people want anymore. It annoys me a little because people judge others a lot and think they are better them others. But this is super interesting and great research.
There was this one blip in home design I remember from the late 90’s early 2000’s that was like hedge witch but make it modern. Sort of a storybook style. Herbs hanging from the ceiling, thatched cottages, primitive furniture. That’s what I want back.
Guys I hate to tell you but in the 70s I had a puffer jacket it was white with lavender flowers on it. Who knows they may have been there in the 50s too.😂
I watched a BBC production about historical fashion produced in the 1950s and they too pointed out general trends in architecture, and home decor in conjunction with fashion. They had the models wear original antique dresses to make sure they didn't have a bad reproduction or copy. They showed a lady in an 1810s gown, so regency, slim dress, drapey flimsy fabric, long lines, very much harking back to ancient Rome and Greece. So the homes also had a lot of tall windows, tall and slim columns, both architecturally as well as display tables shaped like tall columns etc. The 1850s gown with a very wide hoop skirt was made at the same time that many buildings had domes for example. Very interesting to see the things connected like that.
Late 60s when I was in high school daisies daisies every place! 20 years later my daughter was In to it in Middle School Oh I wish I had saved all those necklaces, rings a,nd earrings!!!
ive always loved beckys mug because i had loads of that collection of crockery when i was growing up, i found a utensil holder in the charity shop from the same brand (?) and i love it sm🖤 absolute nostalgia
I highly recommend Back In Time For Dinner (also Christmas) series, where a family spends a week in a decade. The film crew renovates their kitchen & living room each week. There's a Canadian & British version. I think CBC Gem has (had?) it.
About preserved food as decor: I really hope this never comes back! (More generally, I hope cottage core is gone forever.) pS. The rooster symbolizes perseverance, protection, vigilance. It’s usually in the kitchen.
Along the same lines as the sealed bottles of vegetables, we also had bottles of bath oil with dried flowers etc submerged in it. They also usually had a wax seal over the stopper. I completely forgot about these until now
I'm 45. In the mid 90s, everyone was into wearing 70s clothing. Now, 20 something years later, everyone is into wearing 90s clothing. So in 20 something years time, everyone will be into wearing 2020's style.
I do remember a lot of that food-for-decor in jars was sold at Ross, TJMaxx, and Marshall's after it started dropping out of department stores. Of course, Pier One as well.
The goblets for water/tea not wine( not a drinker of wine) is something that was a trend that I still have because of my hand disability. I hold the stem between my fingers. Handles on cups are harder but better then none.
I think we’re going to see mid 90’s trends come around now. I’m seeing it in a lot of fabric choices for upholstery. We had your green mug Becky , but broke it recently. We had a yellow one and a blue one, both long gone, but still have the pink one.
Connie Willis wrote a wonderful short fiction piece called “The Bellweather” about trend makers, based on the herd behavior of sheep. The bellweather is the most intelligent, tuned-in sheep, and the rest of the herd follow her lead when, for example, running from danger, etc. Fun stuff, 10/10 recommend.
Re smart home assistants and wake words, what I like about Amazon's is that you can change the name! I watch a lot of tech channels so "Alexa" is said a lot. Being able to switch the name to echo, ziggy, computer etc is so helpful! I have a mobility disability so smart tech is really useful for me 😊
I can totally see bottled food preserves coming back. Since food prices have been so high up a lot of my friends have been learning to make their own food from scratch and even picked up micro farming for the tax break. I don't think it will be the Tuscan style food preserves, but I could see fruit preserves and zucchini preserves showing up just from the surplus so many have now.
OMG Melissaaaaa! I love her so much in AIP it's so cool seeing her with you guys, the crossover I never dared wish for! Always thought mugs like Becky's were merch from those Little Miss this and that stories 🤔Love Melissa's mug but is it food safe?
I had a Mondrian bed sheet set in the 80s that I insisted my mom buy from the Sears catalog. Still regret donating to Value Village even though I didn't have the same size bed any longer. I'm pretty sure I met the person who bought them from the thrift store and I commented on what a coincidence it was that I used to have the same set that they had on their bed.
I worked at Pier 1 in 2007-2009. Those bottled food items were on their way out buy absolutely still sold there at the time. So was silver mirrored furniture lol.
I was born in T.O in 1973, I saw the mistake. 😉 We had that style of couch, early 90s. 😬😂 And that early 80s style was very reminiscent of a Sears catalogue, if you know you know!! 😂❤
My mom had the decorative preserved food AND bath oils and I believe they were acquired from a combo of Macys and Bed bath and beyond. I am here for the beautiful bath oils coming back, not sure about the food…
I have a hand-less mug, a very dear friend gave it to me. I knew rhe handle would go, it's handmade and didnt look very secure. I love drinking coffee out of it! Trends wise im never on ppint, i shy away from trends and go my own way. Ive seen the 80s vibe creeping in over the last 3 years, especially in the uk. Subtle nods to it. Jist dont bring back shell suits!!
I’m wondering if the modern farmhouse girlies are going to start adopting more 90’s cottagecore. I feel like that could be a pipeline. I’m seeing lots of oil paintings and ticking stripes in those spaces. I also think 90s cottagecore will be popular with the coquette trend we’re seeing in fashion.
Pier One Imports baby! Lol 😅 guilty of that one. But it was definitely early 2000s. Italian themed kitchens. Lots of grapes. However I never owned a rooster.😊