How to choose the right glassware
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Glassware trends
•Mixing old styles with modern ones is a popular trend. Recently there's been an increase in people buying champagne bowls, modern ones and those from the Fifties. A few years ago, people would only buy flutes.
•Classic cocktail glasses and vintage cocktail shakers are popular again, too – they add a sense of glamour that makes having a drink more of an occasion.
•Cut crystal from the Thirties is a very good buy. You can often pick up sets in a similar style to modern Waterford, for example, and because it's more second-hand than antique, you don't have the inflated price tag to match.
•The huge red wine glasses that were everywhere a few years ago are not nearly so popular now. People have realised they can quickly finish a bottle of expensive wine by filling a couple of them, not to mention the amount of alcohol one can consume without really noticing. Smaller glasses are definitely back in favour again.
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