The AW Blog even covers the NY social circuit. On Thursday, January 29th the Winter Antique Show held it Young Collectors Night, chaired by Kipton Cronkite, Gillian Hearst Simonds, and Tatiana Perkin. The NY Observer was there covering the evening and asking the question, has antiquing become "more of a younger, hipper thing to do for New York's young socials."
Cronkite reasoned to the question "I think so. It definitely has that stigma, which is why we're trying to raise awareness with the Young Collectors Night," said Mr. Cronkite. "If you're furnishing your apartment and you're buying a piece from a well-known store and you compare that price to an antique and you look over the long run, you'd see that the piece that's newly made is obviously going to be worth a lot less than an antique. If younger people can look at the money they're already spending, they'll see that antiques are a better investment and they have a lot more character. There are so many periods and colors that there's really something for everyone."
Perhaps the younger generation is starting to understand the benefits of antique decorative arts when compared to purchasing new items. I hope so.
To read the NY Observer piece, click HERE.
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