"Dubbed #grandma #hobbies or #grandmacore in online communities: pre-technology pastimes like #crafting, #gardening, #puzzles, and #baking "

So science says that it's the best you can do: https://www.womeninneuroscienceuk.org/post/the-growing-impact-of-grandma-hobbies-on-mental-health-and-cognition

I'm in a #fiberArts club with real grandmas. It's mostly the #community helping our members coping with death or serious illness, breaking out of social or personal isolation, feeling a sense of agency, feeling appreciated, having fun. The community is as important as the #knitting.

The Growing Impact of “Grandma Hobbies” on Mental Health and Cognition

The sudden and swift rise of the digital age has fostered a pushback against ever-increasing screen time, particularly among young people. Dubbed “grandma hobbies” or “grandmacore” in online communities, pre-technology pastimes like crafting, gardening, puzzles, and baking have emerged as popular alternatives to doomscrolling. Maintaining any type of hobby promotes happiness, satisfaction, and well-being, but research says that grandma hobbies may contribute something special — benefits to the b

Women in Neuroscience UK
I look so #grandmacore in this picture but it was hard to get a picture of her because she goes full limp and I had to hunch over to hold her lol

Vintage Style: tutti i sottogruppi

Lo stile Vintage è uno dei più complessi e stratificati dell’intero panorama moda. Non è un’estetica unica, ma un insieme di sottogruppi (substyles o subgenres) che riflettono epoche, movimenti culturali e reinterpretazioni contemporanee.

A livello internazionale, si parla di:

👉 Ogni sottogruppo è identificato da:

  • decade di riferimento
  • silhouette dominante
  • codici culturali (musica, cinema, società)
  • materiali e palette

🧵 MACRO-CATEGORIE DEL VINTAGE (classificazione internazionale)

Era-Based Vintage (per decennio). È la classificazione più diffusa globalmente.

🔸 1920s Vintage (Flapper)

Keywords internazionali:

  • Flapper style,
  • Roaring Twenties fashion

Caratteristiche

  • Silhouette dritta
  • Vita bassa
  • Look androgino

    Capi essenziali

    • Fringe dress
    • Headbands con piume
    • Collane lunghe

      Brand / riferimenti

        Affinità

        🔸 1940s Vintage (Utility / Wartime)

        Keywords:

        • Utility fashion,
        • wartime style

        Caratteristiche

        • Funzionalità
        • Linee strutturate
        • Influenza militare

          Capi

          • Tailleur
          • Blazer strutturati
          • Scarpe basse

          Brand

          Affinità Classic style

          🔸 1950s Vintage (Pin-up / Rockabilly)

          Keywords:

          • Pin-up style,
          • Rockabilly fashion

          Caratteristiche

          • Vita stretta
          • Gonne ampie
          • Femminilità accentuata

            Capi

            • Circle skirt
            • Cardigan
            • Pumps

              Brand

              • Circle skirt
              • Cardigan
              • Pumps

              👉 Ancora oggi brand come Hell Bunny reinterpretano queste silhouette con twist moderni

              Affinità

              🔸 1960s Vintage (Mod)

              Keywords:

              • Mod fashion,
              • Swinging London

              Caratteristiche

              • Geometrie
              • Colori accesi
              • Mini gonne

              Capi

              • Mini dress
              • Stivali al ginocchio
              • Occhiali oversize

              Brand

              Affinità → Pop vintage

              🔸 1970s Vintage (Boho / Hippie)

              Keywords:

              • Bohemian style,
              • Hippie fashion

              Caratteristiche

              • Libertà espressiva
              • Tessuti naturali
              • Influenze etniche

              Capi

              • Flared pants
              • Maxi dress
              • Frange

              Brand

              AffinitàBoho Chic

              🔸 1980s Vintage (Power Dressing)

              Keywords:

              • Power dressing,
              • 80s glam

              Caratteristiche

              • Volumi esagerati
              • Spalle imbottite
              • Look statement

              Capi

              • Blazer oversize
              • Body
              • Gioielli bold

              Brand

              Affinità → Statement fashion

              🔸 1990s Vintage (Grunge / Minimal)

              Keywords:

              • Grunge fashion,
              • 90s minimalism

              Caratteristiche

              • Anti-fashion
              • Layering casual
              • Palette scura

              Capi

              • Flannel shirt
              • Jeans rovinati
              • Combat boots

              👉 Il grunge enfatizza l’imperfezione e autenticità

              Brand

              AffinitàNormcore

              🔸 Y2K Vintage (anni 2000)

              Keywords:

              • Y2K fashion,
              • early 2000s style

              Caratteristiche

              • Futurismo pop
              • Glitter,
              • loghi
              • Estetica digitale

              Capi

              • Low-rise jeans
              • Crop top
              • Occhiali colorati

              Brand

              🧩 SOTTOGRUPPI TEMATICI (trasversali alle epoche)

              🔹 Rockabilly

              • 50s + cultura rock
              • Pin-up + elementi ribelli

              🔹 Gothabilly

              • Vintage 50s + estetica dark
              • Corsetti, stampe horror

              🔹 Vintage Goth / Dark Vintage

              • Influenze vittoriane
              • Palette scura

              🔹 Vintage Boho / Cottagecore

              • Natura, romanticismo
              • Tessuti morbidi

              🔹 Grandmacore / Grandpacore

              • Look “nonni” vintage
              • Cardigan, tweed, pantaloni alti

              🔹 Heritage Vintage

              • Tradizione sartoriale
              • Capi durevoli

              🔹 Retro Futurism / Cyber Vintage

              • Vintage + visione futuristica
              • Include sottostili come cybergoth

              🔹 Lolita Vintage (ispirazione storica)

              • Influenze vittoriane e rococò
              • Sottogruppi: classic, gothic, sweet

              🌍 COME SONO DEFINITI I SOTTOGRUPPI A LIVELLO INTERNAZIONALE

              Nel mondo fashion (editoriale e social media), i sottogruppi Vintage sono chiamati:

                • Vintage substyles
                • Vintage aesthetics
                • Retro subgenres
                • Fashion cores (es. cottagecore, grandpacore)
                • Archive references (nel lusso)

              👉 Oggi si usa moltissimo il suffisso:

              • “-core” (es. grandmacore, cottagecore)
              • oppure “-aesthetic”

              🔍 COME INDIVIDUARE UN SOTTOGRUPPO VINTAGE

              2. Materiali

              • Naturali → boho
              • Sintetici → Y2K
              • Strutturati → anni ‘40

              3. Palette

              • Pastello → pin-up
              • Scura → grunge/goth
              • Neon → cyber/Y2K

              4. Codice culturale

              • Musica (rock, punk, disco)
              • Cinema
              • Movimenti sociali

              📊 TABELLA COMPARATIVA COMPLETA(Vintage base vs tutti i sottogruppi principali)

              StileOrigineSilhouetteColoriCapi chiaveDifferenza dal Vintage baseVintage baseMulti-epocaVariabileVariabileArchivio storicoContiene tutti1920sJazz AgeDrittaNeutriFringe dressAndrogino1940sGuerraStrutturataSobriTailleurFunzionale1950sPost-warA clessidraPastelloCircle skirtUltra femminile1960sPop cultureGeometricaVivaciMini dressGiovane1970sHippieFluidaTerraMaxi dressNaturale1980sBusinessOversizeFortiBlazerPotere1990sAnti-fashionMinimalScuriFlannelRibelleY2KDigitaleAderenteBrillantiCrop topFuturisticoRockabilly50s + rockA clessidraContrastiGonne ampieRibelleGothabilly50s + gothAderenteNero/rossoCorsettiDarkBoho70sFluidaNaturaliFrangeLiberoCottagecoreruraleMorbidaPastelloAbiti romanticiBucolicoGrandmacore70-90ClassicaCaldiCardiganNostalgicoCyber vintagemixTecnicaNeonPVCFuturoLolitastoricoStrutturataSoftGonne voluminoseIspirazione storica

              ⚖️ DIFFERENZE CHIAVE: VINTAGE vs SOTTOGRUPPI

              ✔ Vintage base

              • Contenitore generale
              • Include tutte le epoche

              ✔ Sottogruppi

              • Più specifici
              • Definiti da:
                • decade
                • cultura
                • estetica

              Lo stile Vintage è oggi un ecosistema globale di estetiche, non più solo legato al passato ma reinterpretato continuamente.

              👉 I sottogruppi sono fondamentali perché:

              • permettono di definire identità precise
              • aiutano a costruire outfit coerenti
              • rendono lo stile Vintage estremamente contemporaneo

              💡 In sintesi:

              • Il Vintage è la base
              • I sottogruppi sono le sfumature
              • Lo stile personale nasce dalla combinazione intelligente di entrambi
              Autore: Lynda Di Natale Fonte: web Immagine: AI #anni2000Moda #archiveFashion #bohoVintage #brandVintageIspirazione #capiVintageEssenziali #capsuleWardrobeVintage #comeRiconoscereVintage #cottagecoreVintage #cyberVintage #darkVintageStyle #differenzeVintageERetro #fashionCore #flapperStyle #gothabillyStyle #grandmacore #grandpacore #GrungeFashion #guidaStileVintage #heritageFashion #hippieStyle #minimalStyle90s #modStyle #modaAnni50Outfit #modaAnni70Boho #modaAnni90Grunge #modaRetrò #modaSostenibileVintage #pinUpStyle #powerDressing #retroAesthetic #retroFashion #retroFuturismFashion #rockabillyFashion #sottogruppiVintage #StileVintage #stilistiVintageFashion #storiaDellaModaVintage #swingingLondonFashion #trendVintage2026 #vintageAesthetic #vintageAnni20 #vintageAnni40 #vintageAnni50 #vintageAnni60 #vintageAnni70 #vintageAnni80 #vintageAnni90 #vintageFashion #vintageGoth #vintageLookDonna #vintageLookUomo #vintageLuxury #vintageOutfitIdee #vintageSilhouette #vintageSubstyles #vintageVsModerno #wartimeFashion #y2kFashion

              How to: Sew on a BUTTON by Hand | Easy Tutorial for Beginners | Sewing a 4-Hole & 2-Hole Button

              Rokolee DIY
              Nov 14, 2019

              "This simple lesson demonstrates how to sew a button back onto your clothes. It's quick to do, even for beginners, and is a valuable life skill!

              Thanks for watching :) "

              Watch:
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gslzx1CreAY

              #SolarPunkSunday #Handsewing #ButtonRepair #Mending #Sewing #DIY #SlowFashion #HandStitching
              #ReuseRepairRestore #GrandmaCore

              How to: Sew on a BUTTON by Hand | Easy Tutorial for Beginners | Sewing a 4-Hole & 2-Hole Button

              YouTube

              10 types of #HandSewing Stitches (with pictures & video)

              By Sarina Tariq

              Updated on July 14, 2024

              "There are a few hand stitches which you should definitely know to complete your knowledge of sewing."

              Learn more:
              https://sewguide.com/easy-hand-stitches/

              #SolarPunkSunday #Handsewing #Mending #Sewing #DIY #SlowFashion #BackStitch #SaddleStitch #RunningStitch #BastingStitch #WhipStitch #OvercastStitch #CatchStitch #BlanketStitch #ButtonholeStitch #VerticalHemStitch #CouchStitch #HandStitching
              #ReuseRepairRestore #GrandmaCore

              10 Types Of Hand Sewing Stitches (with Pictures & Video) - SewGuide

              Nine Basic Hand Stitches You Should Know for sewing or repairing Your Own clothes.Learn {How to sew by Hand} with these hand stitches for perfect results.

              SewGuide

              Learn How to Sew by Hand: Six Basic #HandStitches

              Homedit, Jul 27, 2018

              "This tutorial provides the photographic step-by-step process to implement a variety of the six most common basic hand stitches.The six stitches we’ll be learning today are: running baste stitch and running stitch, catch stitch, blanket stitch, whip stitch, slip/ladder stitch, and back stitch.

              You’ll not only learn how to sew the stitches, but you’ll also learn when and where to use them."

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvxqtc8thRg

              More info at https://www.homedit.com/how-to-sew/

              #SolarPunkSunday #Handsewing #Mending #Sewing #DIY #SlowFashion #InstructionalVideo #RunningBasteStitch #RunningStitch #CatchStitch #BlanketStitch #WhipStitch SlipStitch #LadderStitch #BackStitch #ReuseRepairRestore #GrandmaCore

              Learn How to Sew by Hand: Six Basic Hand Stitches

              YouTube
              This past week I’ve been getting lots of wear out of this #vintage 1970s sundress which belonged to my granny, who died over a decade ago but would have been 101 yrs old on her birthday this coming Saturday. Wore this pastel-striped, spaghetti-strapped sweetheart to karaoke on Wednesday and pinball - which turned into pinGOLF - last night. Grandma always enjoyed being a bit of a social butterfly. #GrandmaCore #NanFashion
              You know I served this with Saltine crackers on their own little plates next to the soup bowls. #GrandmaCore
              Mr. Willis is ready for spring in his new crochet collar but sadly it’s still snowing. 🍓 #GrandmaCore #cat #spring #catsofAlaska #catsofmastodon

              God, what do I write here? I'm Janet and I just want to talk to people who talk about the things I like. Like, #grandmacore and #marcjacobs and #fashion

              #introductions