The Ladies of Frank Sinatra

October 26, 2012, 4 Comments

Last night AlexSandra of AlexSandra’s Vintage Emporium and Union Made Bride hosted a fabulous fashion show themed to the Ladies of Frank Sinatra at Tony Starlight’s Supper Club. While there were quite the shenanigans behind the curtain, we all looked lovely and proper on-stage… AlexSandra “cast” each of us as one of the many ladies…

Anti-Vietnam War Buttons

October 24, 2012, 2 Comments

I collect a wide range of things from pin-ups to Pan Am to Zorro to vintage anti-war buttons… Like sweetheart jewelry from WWII, these anti-Vietnam War buttons represent a very specific time in our history. The 1960s were a turbulent time to say the least. The United States was emerging from a rosy post-war haze…

Manly Mondays: Hair

October 22, 2012, 3 Comments

When I started styling my hair with a side part about a year ago I used molding paste, a thin hair gel that went in easy, but couldn’t hold my thick hair, and hairspray which would lock the style into place. The combination of the two worked but I had to wash it out and…

Red Cross Playsuit

October 17, 2012, 10 Comments

The other day I went out with my friend Sarah, who is a stellar hot rod photographer, in addition to working at Antique Alley. We both had some clothes to sell and we stopped in at Buffalo Exchange and Red Light, which have an abundant amount of Halloween costumes out. Most vintage gals know that…

Re-Mix Melody

October 12, 2012, 10 Comments

The other day I popped into one of my favorite vintage shops, Hollywood Babylon. I hadn’t been in in awhile, and peeked about to see what was new and I ended up coming home with a skirt and a pair of shoes. The shoes I had been drooling over for ages, but they were pricey. …

Frankenweenie

October 11, 2012, 4 Comments

Last night Patrick and I went to the cinema to see Frankenweenie. And I’ll admit, you really can’t keep me away from a Tim Burton film. Burton is one of the few directors out there who really can make the morbid truly charming and even lovable. I grew up watching the original Frankeweenie on The…

Manly Mondays: Shaving

October 8, 2012, 2 Comments

Let’s face it most guys hate shaving. I used to. It’s irritating and the razors cost an arm and a leg. Around 8 months ago I started shaving with single bladed safety razor, and all the annoyances of keeping clean shaven have went away. If you haven’t shaven with a real razor before I highly…

Indian Summer

October 5, 2012, 7 Comments

Oregon seems to always have Indian Summers. It’s almost as if our months are all off. Winter lasts clear into April, and summer into October. I try not to complain when we have nice weather, since Oregon is known for its rain, but I have loads of woolen skirts and suits that are beginning to…

Common Vintage Misconceptions

September 21, 2012, 12 Comments

Wearing vintage day-to-day can create a lot of questions and comments from various people…friends, acquaintances, and even total strangers. I tell people where I shop, and there is often a flurry of comments regarding such places and vintage clothing itself, many of which are simply untrue… Vintage Smells Many people think that because something is…

Manly Mondays: Jackets

September 17, 2012, 2 Comments

Mens jackets can be a huge hit or miss for me. While most men can’t go wrong with a good leather bomber jacket, I can’t pull that off and I’ve lost my taste for sports coats, so I have to look for vintage jackets. I started looking for vintage jackets to replace my classic Dickie…

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Fashion & Style

The Ladies of Frank Sinatra

Anti-Vietnam War Buttons

Manly Mondays: Hair

Red Cross Playsuit

Re-Mix Melody

Frankenweenie

Manly Mondays: Shaving

Indian Summer

Common Vintage Misconceptions

Manly Mondays: Jackets