Old-fashioned

Toru has asked me about the word old-fashioned. He wondered whether old-fashioned had a positive or negative meaning. I can tell you that old fashioned can be positive, negative or neutral. Consider the following examples:

• "Look at that old-fashioned car!" (The car is very old - neutral nuance.)
• "We had an old-fashioned white wedding." (The wedding was traditional - neutral or positive nuance.)
• "Her father is old-fashioned." (Her father does not accept modern culture - negative.)
• "She made a good old-fashioned lard cake." (The cake was traditional and nostalgic - positive.)

The word good is often used to emphasize a positive meaning.
good old-fashioned

The words so, very or too are sometimes used to emphasize a negative meaning.
so old-fashioned / very old-fashioned / too old-fashioned