Thrift shawls

These are my latest finds from a recent trip to a thrift store here in Santiago (en calle Bandera, para los que conocen). Beautiful "in the style of folk East European" 100% wool shawls, but I'm afraid they are not original, just "inspired by" pieces. It's difficult to say whether they are vintage, or should I say retro? Since reading the article Old Hat (Is vintage fashion looking dated?) in Selvedge issue number 21 I'm very conscious when it comes to putting a date on such items. It says the term "retro" should be applied to anything from to the last 25 years or between 1975 and the beginning of 21st century while "vintage" is between 1920 and 1975. Anything earlier is classified as "antique". Well, let's assume these shawls are just retro.

The black shawl was slightly felted, probably when washed, hence its floral print looks quite blurry and leaked. But for me, it just adds to the charm of it. I don't think the red shawl looks as dazzling as it is live (yes, is it any possible to be brighter than this?). The four of them have frayed borders and are constantly loosing threads, this is not supposed to be happening, isn't it?