But two years later, he was bragging to me about our having lived through the days of the giants, his bittersweet and almost nostalgic label of rough days gone by.
In light of all this, "Hannah" plays like an incidental swan song, a signpost marking the point when mumblecore became a nostalgic label rather than a present-tense cultural force, and its most acclaimed practitioners moved on to bigger things.
Shot in a style that resembles a nostalgic Instagram filter labeled "seedy-noir," the film's darkly saturated images unsettle more than inform.
Look at Pharrell Williams's Billionaire Boys Club streetwear brand, the Apple Bottoms women's fashion line from Hot in Herre rapper Nelly; or Andre 3000's nostalgic gentlemen's clothing label Benjamin Bixby).
If the wine's modest name itself is not an eye-catcher, a nostalgic photograph on the label showing a farmer wielding a hand plow -- recalling the region's fading potato-growing days -- is arresting.
Of course, the biggest reason why Pink might be Grimes (but with one fewer X chromosome) is that their music shares the same tendency towards retro, reverb-y sounds, which many people have labeled as "nostalgic".
The band's members know that they had been labeled dinosaurs catering to nostalgic boomers.
As Adamo's 85,000 Instagram followers will attest, there is a demand for quality childrenswear, most of which adheres to an aesthetic best described as "nostalgic", though it could equally be labelled "north London".
The English version is part of an extensive series, Opera in English, from the Chandos label, testimony to Britain's sweetly nostalgic determination to retain tradition in the face of international pressure.
Yes, you can still get a CD, a nice vinyl box-set, or, if you're feeling really nostalgic, a cassette tape, but Swedish singer and label owner Cornelia has gone one step further.
For Lyz Olko, a designer of the punk-chic label Obesity and Speed, the layered floral/tough girl Elaine look is nostalgic.
