Canada’s largest outdoor show changed its name to The Christie Antique & Vintage Show, to recognize the growing prevalence of vintage goods. But just what is the difference between antique and vintage? “Most people know that an antique should be really old, like 100 years old,” says dealer Marlene Cook, who owns the Sunday Antique Market in Toronto. Dave Smythe, who started the Ontario Vintage Market at the Evergreen Brick Works in 2018, has a strict mandate: “all vintage, 25 years or older, no new, no craft, no repros, no reworked, no vintage inspired and generally no re-purposed. At the Sunday Antique Market, customers are looking for interesting, eclectic pieces to add to their decor.

Source: thestar May 18, 2019 12:00 UTC