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• Western Adventure
• 15 Vintage Essentials
• A Word on Fur
• Best Dress and Shoes Ever!
• Bathing Beauties
• Days with Dad
• Portland’s Sinful Past
• Jitterbuggin’
• Portland Vintage Guide
• Bakelite & Bowties
• Style Me Winner!
• Anatomy of a Vanity
• Simply Vintage
• The Great Gatsby
• Style Me Giveaway! **CLOSED**
• Real Fashionable Ladies
• Sunny Days…
• Thrift Luck
• Sombrero Siesta
• Sponsor Sale!
• Springtime Tea
• Viva the Mexican Tourist Jacket
• April Showers
• A Note on Vintage Repro
• Red Apple Lipstick
• Clowning Around
• The Hideaway
• La Plaza Dos
• Vista Las Palmas
• The Orchid Tree Inn
• La Plaza
• Packin’ for Palm Springs
• The BBR: What Katie Did CC09 Bra
• Conscience & Temptation
• Austin Snapshots
• Austin Vintage
• Palazzo Lavaca
• All the Way with LBJ
• Travelin’ to Texas
• Bettie Page Comes to PDX!
• Merry March Expo
• Another eShakti Experience
• Black & White
• “Very Fancy”
• “Who’s Gonna Help Me File My Claim?”
• New Specs
• Vintage Must Have: Snood
• Just Keep Beading…
• Hey, Four Eyes!
• “Look at it! Isn’t it Beautiful?”
• And Now for Something Completely Different
• A Filmland Creation
• If You Could…
• Fur & Feathers
• Miss L Fire Returns
• Maintaining Your Vintage Wardrobe
• The BBR: Exquisite Form Original Fully Support Bra
• Liebster Blog Award Take II
• To a Prosperous Year
• Little Blue Riding Hood
• Christmas Eve
• Insta-California
• Traveling Vintage
• A Brother for Algernon
• The BBR: What Katie Did Padded Bullet Bra
• A Sherlockian Christmas
• Vintage Must Have: Muff
• The Most Wonderful Time of Year
• The BBR: What Katie Did Maitresse
• The Foundation
• The Autumn Wind…
• Why Hello There, Pink Aluminum Tree
• Find Your Perfect Fit at eShakti
• California in 120
• Fantasyland Skyway Station
• Rock Around the Park
• Disney Daze
• In the Land of Cars
• Observing James Dean
• Off to California!
• Merry in Magenta
• Cranberry & Honey
• Hats and Suits, Oh My!
• The Ladies of Frank Sinatra
• Anti-Vietnam War Buttons
• Manly Mondays: Hair
• Red Cross Playsuit
• Goblins and Ghoulies from Last Halloween
• Re-Mix Melody
• Frankenweenie
• Farm Fun
• Manly Mondays: Shaving
• “Do we need the monkey?”
• Indian Summer
• Questions on the Street
• Common Vintage Misconceptions
• Manly Mondays: Jackets
• Weekend Shopping with Dad
• New Shoes!
• Manly Mondays: Evening Attire
• Hello September!
• 1938 Picnic
• Unexpected Shopping
• Manly Mondays: Shoes
• Costume Construction
• Manly Mondays: Shirts
• Gingham Gals
• Rocket Roll
• Palm Trees and Airplanes
• The Black Dahlia: A Work of Surrealist Art?
• Manly Mondays: Jeans
• Perfect Park Finds
• Vintage Must Have: Crinoline
• Manly Mondays: An Introduction
• Patio Pretties
• How To: Remove Sticky Residue
• Buying Extravaganza
• Vintage Beauty: Exercises
• Sizzling Vintage
• Vintage Must Have: Sheer Blouse
• The Historics
• Drive-In Tips
• Picture Perfect Day at the Drive-In
• Fresh Vintage
• Retro Rejuvenation
• Vintage Must Have: Slip
• A Note on Posture
• Vintage Must Have: Seamed Stockings
• Vintage Ventures
• Vintage Must Have: Girdle
• Vintage Quartette
• I’m Ready for My Close Up
• “Stop Being Demure. You’re Already on the Bed.”
• Pearls & Beignets
• Shabby Apple Giveaway Winner!
• “You Don’t Want Most of It. You Want All of It”
• Floral Fun
• Three Dames Drinking
• Shabby Apple Giveaway! **CLOSED**
• “What Would it Take to Make You a Queen?”
• Archery Vixens
• Perfect Palms by Collectif
• The Perfect Fur – Better Late Than Never
• “Surprise! There’s an Airplane Here to See You!”
• Mail Call!
• Vintage Must Have: Bullet Bra
• “Isn’t This Suppose to Be Scary?”
• Vintage Beauty: Hairstyling
• Mission Dolores
• In Search of Vertigo
• 25 Cent Entertainment
• “But You Said Grey, Sir.”
• Getting My Mad Men On
• Pasta & Shopping
• Swingin’ Stagecoach
• Footsteps in the Fog
• Together in the Truth
• Birthday Senorita
• Vintage Beauty: Face Shapes
• Mad Men a Go-Go
• Titanic – 100 Years Later
• I Strum My Guitar…
• Liebster Blog Award!
• “The Lie is Extra”
• Antique Alley
• Vintage Beauty: Introduction
• 100 Percent Less Joan
• Creating Vintage Beauties
• Rainy Day Finds
• A Rainy Day of Shopping
• Mad Men is Back
• Modes Royale 1944
• Feeling Foxy
• The Perfect St. Patty’s Day Dress
• Howdy, Partner!
• A Sewing Voyage
• Buy ALL the Jewelry!
• One-Twenty at Disneyland
• I Couldn’t Resist…
• Disney Dreams
• The Disneyland Skirt Makes Its Debut
• In-N-Out
• A Visit to Orange
• Pack up, Let’s Fly Away!
• Jewelry Jackpot
• Sweetheart Jewelry
• Introducing Mr. Van Cleef!
• Slappy Cakes Outing
• Disneyland, Here I Come!
• Book Review: Forties Fashion
• A Little Bit of Fringe
• Yee Haw!
• Disneyland Skirt Progress Report II
• Fashionable Ladies
• Vintage Must Have: Overshoes
• In the Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
• Disneyland Skirt Progress Report
• Glad for Gifted Gloves
• Ringing in the New Year
• Midnight Will Sound…
• Deck the Halls and Give a Cheer
• Setzer Rocks the Coast
• Santa Claus is Back in Town
• Flea Market Morning
• Tom Brokaw Speaks on America
• Darling at Doug Fir
• O Christmas Tree…
• The Perfect Thanksgiving Dress
• Weekend Shopping
• Clothing as Memories
• Autumn and Winter Staples
• Nampa High School, 1945
• Another Hitchcock Flick at The Laurelhurst
• Stockings in Wartime
• One Draining Expo
• A Spooktacular Halloween
• It was a horseman! And he was headless!
• Shopping and Sinatra
• Happy Birthday, Bohemian Vintage!
• Corn and Pumpkins
• Grandma's Sewing Drawer to My Closet
• A Halloween Spin on a Vintage Classic
• Do You Crave Starburst?
• Rodeo Queen
• Hearses and Beignets
• What do you mean this isn't a catalog!?
• I'm Gonna Sew Up a Storm!
• Hamming It Up at Tony's
• Warhawk Air Museum
• Halloween is on its way…
• Disney TV Icons in Skirt Form
• Stars and Stripes at the Drive-In
• Remembering My Grandmother
• A Little Help…?
• Atomic Scans
• A Family Treasure
• A Short Hiatus
• Antiquing in the Park
• Oregon's Enchanted Forest
• A Return to the 99W
• A Little Slice of Home at Disneyland
• The Star Spangled Man
• Harry Potter Casts His Final Spell
• Expo Finds and Historic Autos
• You Sew Girl!
• Celebrating the Red, White & Blue
• The Atomic Hideaway Expands!
• Sail Away…to AlexSandra's
• "You wear all of that voluntarily?"
• Mrs. Peel – We're Needed
• Thrifting Extravaganza
• A Toast to Pin-Ups
• Portland International Airport
• Vertigo
• Decades of Dresses
• Rose Festival
• For the Love of Pan Am
• Taking a Dip in Style
• The Power of Voodoo
• Rope
• Vintage Gloves
• Zombie Prom is Coming!
• My Childhood is Vintage?
• Becoming an Antique Dealer
• Spring into some Vintage
• Antiques: Going Green & Sharing History
• Spring Frocks at Tony's!
• Interested in Becoming an Antique Dealer?
• Workin' at the Flea Market
• Flea Market Prepping
• Spring Green Glee
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• SALE! SALE! SALE!
• Splendid Spring Finds!
• Vintage Fashion for All at Tony's
• Under the Weather
• Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
• Elvgren's Beauties Come to Life
• Peek into Peacock
• Exciting Expo Finds!
• Hollywood's Biggest Night at the Hollywood!
• Is it snowing yet?
• Who is Your Favorite President?
• The Scoop on Hollywood Babylon
• My First Dress!
• Happy Birthday, James Dean
• Gypsy Rose Lee Author Comes to the City of Roses
• Play it now, play it now!
• A Girl's Vanity
• A Selection of Vintage Randomness
• Errand Running Turned Shopping Trip
• The Buzz on The Green Hornet
• Happy Birthday, Guy Williams!
• Proper Care and Maintenance of Aluminum Trees
• New Kid on the Block: Hollywood Babylon
• Sorry to See You Go
• Puzzles, Pompoms and Pockets!
• Wedded Bliss at Disneyland
• Saying "I Do!"
• Wedding Prep
• AlexSandra – the Holiday Hostess
• What Are You Wearing This Holiday?
• Christmas Time in Tinseltown
• Happy Thanksgiving!
• It's That Time of Year…
• Monday with Mom
• The Wonders of Bohemian Vintage
• Veterans Day & Other News
• A Chat with the People of Vintage Roadside
• Vintage Hairstyling at AlexSandra's
• Maddness at Tony Starlight's
• Vote! And Mad Men Fashion Show Tonight!
• Happy Halloween!
• October Antique Expo
• Halloween Haunts This Weekend
• Playing the Haunting Hostess
• Gearing Up For Halloween
• "There is no Beat Generation"
• "Mad" at the Bagdad
• Party at Bohemian Vintage
• Enjoy Vintage Clothing & Champagne?
• Pumpkins for the Picking!
• Sunny October Lunch
• Ever Wanted to Learn…
• Autumn is in the Air
• We Interrupt the Vintage: Childhood Movie Edition
• Wedding Update
• Autumn Antiquing
• One Big Vintage Weekend Ahead
• Looking to the Labor Day Weekend
• At Home with the Atomic Redhead
• Lunch at Blueplate
• Someone loved it intensely for one day…
• Picnic Basket Makeover
• More Radioactive Goodies for Sale!
• Antique Adventures
• NRFB? NFS? Antiquing Has It's Own Lingo
• Hooray for Hollywood!
• Tiki Time at Tony Starlight's
• The Atomic Hideaway on Etsy!
• Sunshine and Vintage
• Vagabonding in the Park
• How to: Spot Vintage Clothing
• Summer Antique Expo + Baxter Historic Races
• Beating the Heat + Antique Fever
• Keepin' a Tradition Alive
• Grand Opening for The Atomic Hideaway
• Billetproof Means Real Rods
• Love is in the Air
• Getting Settled & Upcoming Events
• Great Day to be a Grad!
• Let's Paint the Town…Turquoise?
• Saying Goodbye to The Clothes Horse
• How to: Clean Vintage Upholstery
• UO Senior Pictures
• Garage Sale Goodies & Flea Market Finds
• Young Couple Seeks New Home + Hawthorne
• Go By Train
• Weekend Rewards
• Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to exit the doughnut!
• Finding Vintage at the UO Street Fair
• Swell Sunday!
• A Bit of Career Advice + Some Vintage!
• Introducing Atomic Hideaway Vintage
• A Mad Affair at the Pad
• Birthday with the Family
• Flea Market Finds & Birthday Prep
• A Find Here, A Find There
• Manhattan Maiden at Your Service
• 60s TV: The 'Wonder', 'Grace', 'Dreams' and 'Mad'ness
• We are the Marauders
• Graduation Here I Come!
• Jeannie Finds a New Home
• A Good Day's Huntin'
• Weekend Musings
• Happy St. Patricks Day!
• Atomic Living for the Thrifty
• Barbie goes "Mad"
• Spring Palmer-Wirfs Antique Show
• Getting to Know "Alice"
• Vintage Meets Bridal: What a Pair!
• Pin-Ups from the Flea Market
• Jesse Jackson Discusses Civil Rights & Students
• Happy Valentines Day!
• Focusing on Civil Rights
• Bells Ring for the 'Blues'
• A Vintage Bridal Show for the Vintage Bride!
• A Coat that Made My Day
• Retro Save-the-Date Cards & Other Wedding News
• Happy Birthday, Elvis
• Hello, 2010!
• A Little Bit o' Atomic Life
• Want the Ultimate in Atomic Christmas Movies?
• Karma Kloz = Good Clothes & Good Karma
• Here Comes Santa Claus
• Sing out and Swing out!
• Retro Things to Check out at Disneyland
• Disneyland: Then and Now
• A "Storm" in Portland
• AMC, What have you done?
• I am not a number! I am a free man!
• Last Minute Thanksgiving-My Dad Style
• Senior Year Seminar Update
• I'm engaged!
• BBVD Leaves Portland Swingin'
• Heading to Portland for BBVD
• October PDX Palmer-Wirf Show
• Buried in Corruption
• The Rat Pack Comes to Life at the Hult
• Koffin Kats Rock at the WOW
• Science and Honor
• Wednesday Wardrobe: 1956
• Hello October!
• In Memoriam: James Dean
• From Mom's Closet
• Goodbye Summer
• Thursday Cinema: L.A. Confidential
• Welcome Autumn
• Latest Finds: Vintage Dresses, Stockings & Girdle
• Let’s All Go to the Drive-In…
• Wednesday Wardrobe: Indiana Jane
• The Coburg Antique Fair
• Bee's Barn Show
• Thursday Cinema: The Spirit
• Slice of Life
• Wednesday Wardrobe: In the Mood
• Mad for Mad Men
• Thursday Cinema: The Majestic
• What I've Been Up To
• Thursday Cinema: Catch Me If You Can
• Wednesday Wardrobe: Bridget von Hammersmark
• More Like Glorious "Basterds"
• Check out Kitsch in Eugene!
• Thursday Cinema: Good Night, and Good Luck
• RIP Don Hewitt
• Wednesday Wardrobe: Black & White Picnic
• The Haunted Mansion: Ghosts Celebrate 40 Years!
• Queen of the Prom: a True Story
• Hard Boiled Noir in the Rose City
• Thursday Cinema: Down with Love
• Wednesday Wardrobe: Poolside
• How To: Clean an Old Suitcase
• Thursday Cinema: The Notorious Bettie Page
• Wednesday Wardrobe: Cheerful Cherries
• Contact Sheet Error
• Brownsville Antique Show
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy does Cab Calloway
• Thursday Cinema: Cry-Baby
• Local Theatre & Local Roller Derby
• WASP & Amelia
• Thursday Cinema: The Rocketeer
• Shopping Vintage in Eugene
• RIP Walter Cronkite
• Latest Find: Vintage Dresses
• Thursday Cinema: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
• Harry Potter's "Prince" Makes Crowds Cheer
• Palmer-Wirf Portland Summer Antique Show
• "Oops!" The American Pin-Up: An Ignored Art Form
• Typography In Film
• Bettie Page Clothing
• Building a Bar on a Budget – And Space
• Welcome!