Some people are trying to keep up to date, others are in a hurry to live life to the fullest, and some prefer to surround themselves by the things of bygone eras. Here are nine amazing stories of people who can be described as stuck in the past. And it's worth noting that they absolutely refuse to be modern.
A family stuck in the 1950s
The Keenans from Sydney still live in the 1950s. Their home boasts 60-year-old vintage appliances and furniture. Their outfits and hairstyles also reflect the style of that era. Mother of two, Pixie Keenan, has lived this way for more than 30 years. The 46-year-old woman was just 16 when she fell in love with the '50s era after her parents took her to an Elvis Presley concert in Las Vegas.
Now Pixie has her own business, Boogie Bop Dames. She conducts seminars where she talks about manners, hair, and makeup. She also works in a vintage photo studio, where she edits photos of clients, giving them the look of the 50s. Her husband, Aron, 42, is the lead singer of a rockabilly band. He can be recognized from afar by his sporty retro hair and sideburns. In the evenings, the family goes to a local disco or has dinner at home (dinner, of course, is also themed).
A woman who lives in a house furnished in Mad Men style
Bristol resident Ursula Forbush, 48, fell in love with the 1960s when she was a 20-year-old girl. One day she was going over her mother's vinyl collection, when she got hooked on The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Her obsession with the 1960s came after that music.
Ursula doesn't like modern things, but for purely practical reasons, she enjoys her new washing machine and TV.
A musician living in the Jazz Age
Michael Arenella, a jazz musician and jazz bandleader from Brooklyn, looks as if he had arrived from the 1920s in a time machine. Every summer he hosts the annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, where he sings and plays the cornet-a-piston. Michael not only plays the music of the '20s and early '30s, but also wears the appropriate clothing of the time – hats, studs, and ties.
A Londoner who calls himself a "living Victorian"
Ray Frensham, who describes himself as "the only living representative of the Victorian era," feels increasingly disconnected from the modern world. He once worked in the music business, was a screenwriter and teacher, but now is the coordinator of the London Victorian Amateur Society. Members of the group wear only clothes of that time. Ray stresses that this way of life has become natural for him.
A flight attendant who lives in the 1940s
Ben Sansam is fascinated by the 1940s and has spent years transforming his home into a true retro retreat. The British Airways flight attendant lives surrounded by furniture and appliances that are 70 years old. He got interested in that era when he was just 12 years old when his uncle gave him an antique radio. Since then, he has filled almost every corner of his home with antiques, most of which Ben inherited from relatives.
A community living in the rockabilly era
Even though it's 2023 outside, some still live in the 1950s. There is an entire community in Indiana that leads the rockabilly lifestyle. Not only do they dress like they were in the '50s, but they also drive perfectly preserved cars from that era and furnish their homes with retro furniture.
A woman obsessed with Jane Austen and the Regency period
Like most little girls, Claire-Violet Hanley always dreamed of being a princess and wearing long dresses. As Claire grew older, she took up a hobby that became central to her life – Jane Austen's writing and Regency-era things.
Hanley, 36, who works as a social anthropologist in Southampton, has more than 50 Regency-era dresses and knows many of the customs, songs, and dances of the time.
A man living in a house with Great Depression-era interiors
Although Aaron Whiteside wears modern clothes, he is literally immersed in the Great Depression era (1930s) every time he goes through the doorway of his home. Aaron has loved the era so much since his early childhood that he furnished his home in Blackpool, England, with 1930s furniture and decor.
This couple are fans of the jazz era
Since 2012, this couple has been fascinated by the jazz era. Since then, they've been wearing 1920s and 1930s clothes all the time, restored the vintage house they now live in, and drived a 1929 Buick sedan. And it all started when they took up swing dancing.
Source: bigpicture
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