{"id":5942,"date":"2021-10-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T03:48:00","slug":"the-power-of-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/22\/the-power-of-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/space-jam-poster-nostalgia-vintage.jpeg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-12px||213px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-50px||194px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8vw|1px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; 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According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexico.com\/definition\/nostalgia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, nostalgia is defined as \u201ca sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a world filled with uncertainty, we all yearn for simpler times. Especially in these unprecedented times where the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic are highly prevalent, we are confronted with the stark reality that the world will never be the same again. Even pre-pandemic life brings\u00a0 nostalgia to most people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#b3b3b3&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;Raleway|700||on|||||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;5px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;659px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|79px|17px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;10px|79px|12px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Nostalgic Content<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Libre Caslon Text||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#233956&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/static.billboard.com\/files\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Entertainment-Tracker-Release-1-1586793733.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by Nielsen Music, the majority of entertainment consumers seek comfort through the consumption of media that was popularised in their youth. This includes music, television shows, and films.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We see how companies use nostalgia to grasp onto our heartstrings by producing remakes and reboots of old movie franchises. 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For Odelia Chan, 19, nostalgia plays a part in the types of content she chooses to consume.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am someone that sticks with what I am comfortable with. Since I have Disney+, I will watch all the Disney Sitcoms like Suite life [of Zack and Cody] and Hannah Montana when I need to relax,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final-year polytechnic student further reiterates that the reason she enjoys watching them is due to the fact that it reminded her of her childhood, providing her the same feeling of comfort she felt when she watched them as a child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nostalgia has also infiltrated the music industry, with many albums released by popular artists taking influences from the past. Artists like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd have incorporated musical influences from the 80s for their respective albums <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Nostalgia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Hours<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dua-lipa-music-video-future-nostalgia-80s.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;dua-lipa-music-video-future-nostalgia-80s&#8221; title_text=&#8221;dua-lipa-music-video-future-nostalgia-80s&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-35px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;34px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dua Lipa released a video parodying 80s workout videos for her single \u2018Physical\u2019. Photo taken from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YvVonQ7LUJ0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youtube.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Libre Caslon Text||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#233956&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rollout for Lipa\u2019s latest album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Nostalgia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was inspired by the 80s. Music videos like \u2018Physical\u2019 and \u2018Levitating\u2019 draw inspiration from workout videos and disco roller skating that were popular in the 80s, supporting the funky production of the songs that was once prominent in the era.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synth-heavy songs such as \u2018Blinding Lights\u2019 by The Weeknd also achieved global success and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2021\/08\/16\/the-weeknds-blinding-lights-breaks-record-for-most-weeks-on-billboard-hot-100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spent 88 weeks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running entry on the chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/9437326\/weeknd-blinding-lights-radio-history\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the song&#8217;s huge success stems from people\u2019s desire for familiarity during this time of global uncertainty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#b3b3b3&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;Raleway|700||on|||||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;5px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;659px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|79px|17px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;10px|79px|12px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Nostalgic Products<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Libre Caslon Text||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#233956&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vintage has been a forefront of trends in recent years with the rising popularity of film cameras, vintage clothing, and vintage furniture stores. For a generation that grew up in the digital age, why are youths hooked on collecting vintage products?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/traditional-vinyls-CDs-singapore-popular.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;traditional-vinyls-CDs-singapore-popular&#8221; title_text=&#8221;traditional-vinyls-CDs-singapore-popular&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-35px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;34px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional formats of music like Vinyl and CDs have had a small resurgence in recent years. Photo by Elton Tan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Libre Caslon Text||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#233956&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dr.ntu.edu.sg\/handle\/10356\/62410\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> done by the National Technological University examines how the local hipster culture supports the nostalgia movement in Singapore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHipster culture in Singapore rejects the faceless globalised shops that dot Orchard Road. Instead, they choose to spend their money in sites of nostalgia that revere locality and revive the recent past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rings true for Jeffery Tay, 23, an avid collector of vintage clothing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel that older clothes have a greater appeal to me as the style cannot be and isn\u2019t replicated by today\u2019s brands,\u201d says Jeffery, who likes to dress up in a style from the 90s or earlier eras.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel that the essence of nostalgia has been lost [due to] our society\u2019s rapid modernisation. It\u2019s important to preserve that nostalgia personally through my hobby of buying old and vintage clothes,\u201d he adds.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jeans-denim-fashion-vintage-style.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;jeans-denim-fashion-vintage-style&#8221; title_text=&#8221;jeans-denim-fashion-vintage-style&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; transform_scale_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; transform_scale_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transform_scale_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_translate=&#8221;0px|-22px&#8221; transform_translate_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; transform_translate_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transform_translate_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; transform_rotate_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; transform_rotate_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transform_rotate_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_skew_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; transform_skew_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transform_skew_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_origin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; transform_origin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transform_origin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_styles_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;31px|||||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; transform_styles_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; transform_styles_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old vintage jeans that Jeffery has bought from vintage stalls. Photo courtesy of Jeffery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Libre Caslon Text||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-19px||-1px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prominent fashion brands are also drawing inspiration from the past for their new clothing lines. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/new-designer-influence-runway\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GQ Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, designers like Kim Jones (Dior Men) and Clare Waight Keller (Givenchy) have archives of the 80s and 90s clothing that they use as textbooks when creating certain pieces of clothing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u201cHigh fashion brands like Raf Simons have Redux collections where they remake popular pieces [from the past] because they\u2019re in high demand. This is all very effective in making money and I feel that brands may exploit that aspect of nostalgia to make money,\u201d says Jeffery, elaborating on how brands profit from nostalgia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;- Jeffery Tay, 23&#8243; job_title=&#8221;Avid collector of vintage clothing&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>This is all very effective in making money and I feel that brands may exploit that aspect of nostalgia to make money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#b3b3b3&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;Raleway|700||on|||||&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;5px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;659px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|79px|17px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;10px|79px|12px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Is nostalgia good for us?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Libre Caslon Text||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#233956&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/nostalgia-good-or-bad.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chasing the feeling of nostalgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be seen as the inability to accept the past and experience the present.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, its pros do outweigh its cons. Feeling nostalgic can be likened to eating a favourite food. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/wellness\/ways-nostalgia-changes-your-brain-according-to-science-12062453\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bustle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when we experience nostalgia, our blood flow increases and neurotransmitters such as dopamine are released, making us feel good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nostalgia can also help build resilience, reduce anxiety, boost self-esteem, and improve one\u2019s outlook on life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odelia uses nostalgia to relive past memories and childhood experiences with her loved ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would try to remember all the characters\u2019 names and the shows [from my childhood]. And if I am with my family or friends, we would all talk about what we liked best about the show\u2026 I think all these sitcoms always brought back very happy memories from my childhood,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, Jeffery purchases vintage clothing to appreciate the fashion trends that he never got to experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have varsity jackets and cardigans from the 1960s and to me, those pieces of clothing tell a story about that era. 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