Girls with Cars

February 13, 2014, 8 Comments

Now, normally I just go hunting for pictures of fabulously dressed women when rifling through old photos, but photos of cars stand out to me as well, for reasons described in Boys and Their Cars. So today, I bring you photos of girls with cars. Other Vintage Photograph Posts Clowning Around Real Fashionable Ladies Vol.…

Animal Friends

January 8, 2014, 5 Comments

When sifting through vintage photos I don’t actively seek images of people and their pets, but every so often I come across a few gems that I feel I just have to pick up or they show up in an album that I happen to buy. So today I share with you people from the…

Ring Those Christmas Bells

December 1, 2013, 20 Comments

December has arrived! And with it, the anticipation of Christmas. Today I finally wrapped up decorating and am eager to put presents under the tree, that is after I get myself Christmas shopping! Last year a Christmas dream came true when we bought a pink aluminum Christmas tree, and I was so thrilled to put…

Anchors Away!

November 27, 2013, 4 Comments

Recently I had the pleasure of working yet again with eShakti, the cute, customizable, and affordable on-line collection that takes the perfect hints from the past… This time I was to select something from their Fall/Winter Collection. After mulling over their collection, I decided the red, white, and blue portion of my wardrobe needed to…

Real Fashionable Men Vol. 1

November 10, 2013, 7 Comments

In my last vintage photo post I highlighted more fashionable ladies, and while most of the time I look for well dressed gals from days gone by for inspiration, every once in awhile I come across a photo of a gentleman I just can’t pass up. I think it’s time we highlight some of these…

Real Fashionable Ladies Vol. 2

October 11, 2013, 8 Comments

I began sharing my vintage photograph collection by showcasing photographs of well dressed women, which is one of the main things I look for when going through old photographs. I love the true looking glass into the past that these photographs provide. Today I share with you even more fashionable ladies from my vintage photograph…

Trouser Wearing Gals

September 3, 2013, 12 Comments

So many of us hear about how World War II changed women’s fashion, most notably with reading it becoming socially acceptable for women to wear pants. While I love me a lovely frock, I am always fond of a good pair of trousers. And it seems there were quite a few other gals who loved…

Afternoon Tea

September 1, 2013, 13 Comments

Today I joined a few friends to celebrate one of their birthdays by having afternoon tea at Portland’s Heathman. Enveloped in plush chairs and dark wood we chatted away while sipping tea and taking delectable bites from savory sandwiches and sweet cakes. The occasion and warm weather allowed for me to wear a new addition…

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…

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…