"Heritage vs. "Vintage"

I was looking through the Gallery under "Styles" and I'm a little confused about the difference between Heritage and Vintage. I understand that some LO's can be both Vintage and Heritage. On the other hand, you can take a modern day photo, and create a LO that "looks" Vintage, as well as you can take an "Old Photo" and create a modern LO.

SB.com describes these 2 styles in the following way:
» Heritage
Layouts that incorporate family history and heirlooms.
» Vintage
Vintage is kind of like classical and retro, except different. For example, you can have a vintage wine. But you don't have "classical" or "retro" wine. Vintage often refers to throwbacks designs from the 1940s through 1960s.

When I am looking at LO's in the "Vintage" Category, I will say to myself, that should be in the "Heritage" Category, or vice versa. I absolutely love both styles....but many times...when I am looking at comments on these types of LO's, people will say something like "Wonderful Vintage LO" on something like a wedding photo from 1904 (which to me is Heritage).

Just wondering if some people use the word "Vintage" when they really mean "Heritage"? Or maybe some people, just call everything that "looks old", Vintage.

What are your thoughts, on these 2 styles? Do you believe there is a significant difference?

I would think that "Heritage" means heirloom or family history. "Vintage" means anything vintage style. Like you said, these are fairly subjective. A heritage layout would also be vintage most likely, but a vintage layout doesn't have to be heritage.

I am sure people mislabel them, cause they are fairly interchangeable.

I think that when people are commenting on a style, they will call it as they see it and won't differentiate between the two styles.

Yes, I think people mislabel things....

Heritage does refer to family history (think geneology, although not necessarily a whole line of a family), something that is passed down from previous generations.
Vintage basically means "old", something from a previous time but not yet "antique".....(as used in scrapbooking, not winemaking)
They are not really 2 styles...vintage is a style when it comes to scrapbooking but heritage is not. You could have a decidedly modern, heritage page, for instance......If you are scrapbooking old family letters, photos of your grandparents for instance, that is heritage but it could be done on a modern geometric paper if you want....
Alison

I agree with the others here.

The difference is subtle, and probably lost on many. A vintage layout could be a current photo in sepia, with lace and old-looking elements.


As far as posting the layouts in the "correct" gallery... GOOD LUCK! Many people can't even figure out that photos of their cat or their boyfriend don't belong in "scraprooms".

I find most of the styles listed to be confusing...or is it that I don't know what to call mine?
Usually I leave them blank, but the Heritage vs Vintage hasn't been too much of a problem for me.

• Bxr-Linda Said:

My favorite mislabel is a picture of someone's baby in the "trades" section ... hehe

While vintage is a style, heritage is a subject.

Therefore 'heritage' shouldn't really be an style option. That's where the 'problem' starts IMO.

I don't think most people think about it too much though....it's not really a problem is it?

Great observation, and I agree that heritage should refer to the photo and not the style (which could be vintage, as well as heritage, right? If the photo is 1904 family, and the style of the layout is vintage?)...and I'm probably as guilty as the next person on mislabeling my layouts!

Vintage to me, means victorian styles, antique styles. Heritage, where you came from, your family, etc. Labels are confusing no matter what you are dealing with.

• scrappercaz Said:

No...not a problem....just something that was on my mind, & wondering what others thought about it.

I've been doing geneology research on me & my husband's family for a long time. It been a passion of mine, since I discovered scrapbooking. I've gathered old photos from family members, searching for information about the photos, (where they were taken, who is in them, time period, etc.) I've spent many hours on Ancestry.com & other like sites, as well as libraries, cemetaries, & courthouses trying to gather as much info about our family members as possible, such as birth, marriage, & death records. I've gathered Census & Military records as well. I want to include as much information as possible into my Albums & LO's, as I expect them to be passed down through the generations.

You make some good points. If "Heritage" is not a style but a subject, then it probably should be placed into the "Theme" subcategory, along with Family & Heirloom.

But, as someone said earlier, some people are going to classify their LO into whatever categories they choose to....regardless of where is belongs.

• scrappnmom2il Said:

Okay, this raises a question. I love words and meanings and especially connotations, the subtle distinctions in meaning between one word and its apparent synonyms. How do people refer to non-current styles a little more recent than Victorian? We R Memory Keepers recently had an '80s-inspired collection called "Vintage T", which relates great to the idea that "vintage clothing" often refers to things only as old as the '70s or '80s.

I like the word "retro" for '50s- and '60s-inspired stuff, but what's the word we should use for '70s- and '80s inspired? I think "vintage" works great there, as well as a good word to sum up older-looking stuff in general (though "antique look" also seems great for the more Victorian-styled stuff that's been mentioned).

I have no objections to the use of "Heritage" as a topic/theme rather than a style, used to refer only to family history layouts whether they're in a Victorian style or something extremely modern.

• Love 2 Learn Said:

That's definitely true

Classic rock = 60s-70s right?

What is 80s music? It is not classic that's for sure or retro really, as I consider that 40s-50s.

Interesting.

According to my children, especially my ds age 16, who is in a band who plays 80's music, it is considered punk.

Not all 80s music is punk though....there is new wave, electronic, ballads...etc...some 80s is punk, but we wouldn't call all 80s music punk.

Understand, and I remember. loved the 80's. It's just what the kids are calling it.