怀旧时尚：Vintage clothing “古董衫”

 　　自上世纪90年代以来，“古董衫”逐渐成为很多明星追捧的时尚热点。虽名为“古董衫”，但在时髦挂帅的今天，完全不等于“老祖母”的旧衣。古董衫的魅力，是古着的独特气质，但又能传达摩登意念，这也是穿古董衫的最高境界。

　　Vintage clothing is a generic¹ term for new or second hand garments originating from a previous era. The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology², as a more elegant-seeming euphemism³ for "old" clothes.

　　“古着”是对过去年代遗留下来的没穿过的或者二手衣服的一个总称。Vintage这个词是从葡萄酒酿酒的术语中借用过来的(原本意思是“陈年的”)，在这里是对“旧”衣服的一个委婉的说法，更具古典气质。

　　Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 1980 is considered vintage. Retro, short for retrospective, usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era.

　　一般说来，上世纪二十年代以前出产的衣服被称为“古董衫(antique clothing)”，上世纪二十年代到八十年代期间的衣服则是“古着”(vintage)，而仿照过去年代风格出产的衣服则被称为“怀旧衫(retro)”。

　　Most vintage clothing has been previously⁴ worn, but a small percentage of pieces have not. Popular places to buy vintage clothing include charity-run second hand clothing shops, flea⁵ markets, antique markets, auctions⁶, vintage clothing shops, textile or collectables fairs.

　　大部分古着都是原来有人穿过的，只有一小部分是没穿过的。买古董衫的地方一般包括慈善机构运营的二手服装店，跳蚤市场，古董市场，拍卖会，古着商店，纺织藏品交易会等。

1 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

2 terminology   

n.术语；专有名词

参考例句：

• He particularly criticized the terminology in the document.他特别批评了文件中使用的术语。
• The article uses rather specialized musical terminology.这篇文章用了相当专业的音乐术语。

3 euphemism   

n.婉言，委婉的说法

参考例句：

• Language reflects culture and euphemism is a mirror of culture.语言反映文化,而婉语则是各种文化的一面镜子。
• Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

6 auctions   

n.拍卖，拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
• Our dealers didn't want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子，因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句