Bettie to the Rescue!

August 30, 2013, 14 Comments

Every so often you just need that one specific thing in your wardrobe. For me, it was a red pencil skirt. I had one awhile back that I talked myself into buying, despite the fact it didn’t fit very well, and every time I wore it I got grumpy. So I sold it off with…

Summer Days

August 24, 2013, 15 Comments

For the first time in years I am actually lamenting a bit the coming of autumn. My e-mail, Instagram, and Twitter have been filling up with fall fashion tips, previews of sweaters that are coming into local vintage shops, and comments by those eagerly awaiting the cooler weather. Over the last few months I have…

Family Disneyland Pictures

August 22, 2013, 10 Comments

Recently I was granted permission from my dad to begin scanning our family’s large slide collection. The first carousel I took back to Portland with me was one marked “Disneyland ’79 & ’81”. How could I resist? Also, we are going to Disneyland in a month! So I’m getting pretty excited! While I don’t think…

The Same but Different

August 18, 2013, 19 Comments

Earlier, I blogged about going to OMSI to see the traveling exhibition on mummies, and what I wore, as some mentioned in the comments, was reminiscent of Evy Carnahan from the 1999 film The Mummy, and subsequent sequel, The Mummy Returns (2001). The truth of the matter is, she is one of my fashion icons…

Project Drive-In

August 15, 2013, 10 Comments

Today I want to talk about something very near and dear to my heart: Drive-ins. The drive-in really embodies all that was wonderful about mid-20th century America, and it is an icon that is disappearing, but there is something we can do! I love going to the drive-in. It’s one of the few moments that…

Sombreros Again

August 13, 2013, 15 Comments

Awhile ago I blogged about a blouse I made with a sombrero print, and mentioned that the fabric had come in other color schemes, and bought another scheme for a dress. Well, boy am I glad I bought the fabric when I did, because now all of the fabric is gone! Not cool, I know.…

Mummies!

August 5, 2013, 28 Comments

One career path I gave serious consideration to was becoming an archeologist, specifically, Egyptology. Prior to my birth, my parents took a trip to the Holy Lands, and parts of our home were decorated with relics and souvenirs of the journey. I read all of the books I could get my hands on regarding ancient…

Broken Threads

August 4, 2013, 8 Comments

When I completed my review of Nazi Chic? Fashioning Women in the Third Reich, I made note of other books on fashion and World War II that I was looking forward to reading and sharing my thoughts with you. And today I share with you my thoughts on Broken Threads: The Destruction of the Jewish…

Friendship

August 1, 2013, 14 Comments

Photographs are pretty magical. They capture so much, but what I love is when they capture friendship. Here’s another peek into my vintage photo collection, but this time it’s all about friendship. Other Vintage Photograph Posts Clowning Around Real Fashionable Ladies Vol. 1 Bathing Beauties Boys and Their Cars Trouser Wearing Gals Real Fashionable Ladies…

Atomic Redhead

Month: August 2013

Bettie to the Rescue!

Summer Days

Family Disneyland Pictures

The Same but Different

Project Drive-In

Sombreros Again

Mummies!

Broken Threads

Friendship