The Annual Fur & Feathers

January 19, 2014, 15 Comments

Just a little preface: This post will show a lot of vintage fur. To read my views on fur please read this post and this post. Please also note that unkind comments will be deleted from the comments section. Yesterday was spent in the grand company of many of Pacific Northwest’s finest vintage gals as…

The Portland Special

December 15, 2013, 12 Comments

Christmas shopping seems to be taking five times longer than past years. Whenever I venture out I find just one gift for the many on my list…so this weekend found us out and about shopping again. Wrapped up in wool, I donned my latest pair of overshoes to face the wet, puddle filled streets of…

Holiday Time in PDX

December 7, 2013, 12 Comments

It has been insanely cold the last few days here in Portland, and the other day we even had a bit of snow! But today Patrick and I braved the below freezing temperatures (seriously, it never got above 29F!) to visit some of our favorite shops downtown to do a bit of Christmas shopping. Despite…

A Visit to The Foundation

November 24, 2013, 18 Comments

In making my Dixie Cousins costume, I came to the realization that the undergarment I was planning on wearing was just not working out, and I felt that a true underbust corset would be better suited towards my needs, as well, as, heck, I just wanted one. So I returned to The Foundation: From Billie…

Boo!

November 1, 2013, 13 Comments

For Halloween this year we went to a Kick-Ass Oregon History event at the Jack London, which included tales of northwest satanism and suicide and some burlesque performances, including one of my friends. While costumes were encouraged, and there was even a costume contest, I hadn’t planned a costume, and my last minute costume didn’t…

Antique Show Tips & Tricks

October 28, 2013, 6 Comments

The Portland Antique and Collectable Expo is about the vintage lover’s equivalent of a marathon. Or remember those Black Friday ads that Target had awhile back of a woman training for it? Yeah, it’s a bit like that. But instead of once a year, it happens three times a year. With over 1,000 booths to…

A Day at the Races

October 6, 2013, 9 Comments

Today, Patrick and I ventured to Portland Meadows for a day at the races with our friends Angelina and Nick. Going to the horse races is something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m glad we got to go while the weather was still nice. While we didn’t win a great deal ($2.40!) we got…

Warming Up to Fall

October 4, 2013, 11 Comments

It’s officially fall, and while I used to eagerly await this season, this last summer I was not. Visiting California prolonged my summer, and as we landed in Portland, grey clouds and buckets of rain welcomed us. In the last few days, I’ve worked on switching my wardrobe over to my fall/winter selection and I…

Visitor from Across the Pond

September 19, 2013, 20 Comments

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Charlotte of Tuppence Ha’penny. Charlotte actually hopped across the pond just for shopping! So she and I walked the streets of Portland on the hunt for vintage goodies, visiting such stores as BillyGoat, Magpie and Living Threads. We also stopped in at Powell’s, which…

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…