I doubt there's anything that could be called 'original fashion'. Newer (stretch) materials have led to better fitting styles, but almost everything has a history, rather than being completely innovative. Dame Vivienne Westwood admits to building her career on it.
Same is true of black and white films. One that took 7 BAFTA's and 5 Oscars in 2012, and a shed load more, was The Artist. (Loud intro.)
Not sure about lead paint, but I'd like to have access to some old fashioned (high VOC) brilliant white gloss, and some emulsion that when dry, didn't wash off with a damp cloth. (I remember emulsion paint drying on glass and being the very devil to clean off. Not any longer.) And don't get me started on light bulbs (though rough service bulbs do provide some respite).
I think the bottom line to this, is that people don't much like anything they aren't familiar with. As my photography tutor taught us.