Dapper Day!

May 3, 2016, 5 Comments

Over the weekend I got to attend my first Dapper Day at Disneyland! And it was both amazing and overwhelming! But first, what is Dapper Day? Dapper Day is a twice yearly “unofficial” (as Disney has no part in the planning) event that happens at three Disney parks; Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Paris.…

Undercover Rock-and-Roller

April 27, 2016, 4 Comments

Last night Patrick and I went to go see Elvis & Nixon, a film inspired by what may or may not have occurred when Elvis Presley met President Richard Nixon on December 21, 1970. If I wasn’t already digging the idea, the cast made me eager to see it! Michael Shannon, who some may remember…

Flowers and Ferdinand

April 25, 2016, 6 Comments

Over the weekend we went to Disneyland and since it’s still my birthday month, I saw this as a perfect time to do a Ferdinand the Bull Disneybound, as I’m a Taurus and I had a Ferdinand Taurus pin! It was also a perfect time to debut my Ferdinand parasol! Ferdinand was one of the…

Birthday at Farrell’s

April 23, 2016, 6 Comments

Lost Places Update: The Buena Park Farrell’s been recategorized as a Lost Place. Sadly it was remodeled, and when that version didn’t fly, it shuttered December 30, 2018. * * * I told you to look out for another Gibson Girl inspired look soon! Because we went to Farrell’s with some friends to celebrate my…

“You built a time machine out of a DeLorean?”

April 22, 2016, 3 Comments

I’m all about preservation. Especially when it comes to preserving movie history, which is often more fragile than one would think. When people make movies, the props, sets, and even costumes are not made to last, or even made well really. They are made well enough to be shot and often just tossed. And then some…

Gibson Girl Goes to Disneyland

April 19, 2016, 10 Comments

Last Sunday, Pinup Girl Clothing (or PUG, and pronounced like the dog, as it is affectionately called) hosted Pin-Up Parade in the Park, their themed day at Disneyland Park. It’s a day to celebrate pin-up style, while, preferably of course wearing PUG’s stuff, and enjoying the park with many, many vintage and retro loving gals. I…

Order Up!

April 13, 2016, 4 Comments

One of the first places I went to in the town of Orange was Watson’s Soda Fountain. I went sometime in the mid-1990s during a family vacation to California. Patrick and I returned several times during our visits to California, because not only was it blocks from Chapman University, where Pat’s little sister was attending…

Ribbons for Sam

April 11, 2016, 7 Comments

Within a short time period of moving to southern California, and when I say short, I mean like about a month, I had become friends with a group of people who loved not only Disney, but also vintage, and they have quickly become like family to me, and what many of us refer to as…

Parasol Winner!

April 5, 2016, 1 Comment

Thank you to all who entered the Mickey and Minnie parasol giveaway! It was a lot of fun reading everyone’s favorite characters, hardly any two were the same! And thank you to those of you who took an extra bit of time to say such kind words about my parasol creations! We had 54 entries!…

“You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon?”

April 4, 2016, 4 Comments

Over the weekend one of my friends celebrated her birthday, and as most of her friends are Disneyland annual passholders, she decided to have a get-together at Disneyland. She’s also a big Star Wars fan, so she asked friends to wear something Star Wars related. It was a perfect moment to showcase another parasol as well…