Today I am researching hats 1850 through 1960s, in preparation for a presentation next week at the Churchill County Museum. I am camped out at Starbucks, raiding all of The Dreamstress’ pinboards,…
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V70: Red Shoes Throughout History
Museum of London: Mules, 1651 Okay, so maybe I’m a little obsessive about red shoes, lol. Here are some red shoes throughout history… The Met – ver y eraly 18th c. Unsure…
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V69: Vintage 1920s/30s Hair Clip Results and Photos
Yesterday I played around with some vintage hair waving clips I picked up at Sacramento Antiques last month. Remember these?… 1930s aluminum hair waving clips, and dog hair. I used them on…
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V64: My Grandmother’s Birthday
Happy Sunday! Today my Grandmama is 88 years old. I’m off to go and have a visit with her, before resuming my regularly scheduled petticoat sew-a-thon.
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V51: 1957 Little Brown Dress
Over Christmas I made a couple 1950s frocks I haven’t shared with you. In fact, I made this dress, then didn’t have opportunity to wear it until yesterday, for my grandmother’s 88th…
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V48: Reno’s Vintage Motel Signs
A few days ago I took a wander around Fourth Street in Reno, not the best place for a girl to be wandering, but I had on me the 1950s Zeiss Ikon…
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V44: Sacramento Antiques Vintage Haul
Victorian boots. I didn’t buy these, but they’re cool to look at. You thought I was going to miss today’s post! I’m exhausted after the all-day shopping trip over-the-river-and-through-the-woods, to Sacramento yesterday.…
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V42: Edwardian Hair Styling Mysteries Solved – Part 3 – Rats, Switches, and Wiglets
In the last two installments of this series, we took a look at how women prepared their hair for styling. They used some interesting shampoos, along with various methods of crimping and…
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V41: Edwardian Hair Styling Mysteries Solved – Part 2 – Brushing, Crimping, Fire
Last time in Part 1 of this series, I introduced you to some rather “exciting” sounding Edwardian shampoo and hair dressing recipes, taken from “The Manual on Barbering, Hairdressing, Manicuring, Facial Massage,…
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V39: 1920s Beaded Flapper Dress Design
Today Lady Carolyn invited me to participate in a presentation on 1920s fashion coming up at Reno’s National Automobile Museum at the end of March. How could I resist! I have a…
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V28: Preparing for Presentations on Historical Accessories
I’m quite excited to tell you that I have been asked to give a talk on historical hats at the Churchill County Museum in Fallon, NV, in March. Time to study up…
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V22: More 19teens and Early 1920s Hairstyles {Videos!}
I’ve been talking a lot about hair lately. It seems to be the thing we have the most trouble with. In the first post, “Introduction to Hairstyles in 1912,” I showed contemporary…
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V21: Vintage Bead Binge
A belt, but also a headband, perhaps. I was thinking just the other night about where to find heavily beaded bandeau materials for my 1912 (and also 1920s) hair styles, and lo…
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V2: Opinion: The Vintage Figure vs. Today
Why do “vintage bodies” differ so much from our modern bodies? It seems like most sources (like this one) will have us believe that what we eat and how much is primarily…
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V1: Shabby Apple Giveaway WINNER – NICOLE
What better way to kick off the New Year than with a giveaway? Last week I posted a giveaway for a retro Shabby Apple dress called “Boogie Woogie,” and the winner of…
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1950s 1-yard Jacket and Skirt
Some time ago I acquired a large number of vintage patterns, and slowly but surely have been making my way through them. This pattern is fantastic. Both pieces are incredibly simple, and…
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1950s Petticoats
As we all know, petticoats were a big thing in the 1950s. Large, puffy skirts had to be supported by various methods of pooferry, pufftasmicness, and even occasional hoop-lah. Here are some…
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Book Review: “Vintage Hairstyling” by Lauren Rennells
Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques Lauren Rennells 2nd ed. (c) 2009 Lauren Rennells ISBN 978-0-9816639-1-3 If you are like me, you have pretty much no knowledge of how to create…
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Vintage365: New Years Resolution
Via My New Years Resolution this coming 2012 is to “do” something vintage every day of the year. I’m calling this “Vintage365,” after the “365” self-portrait photo project many have done. I…
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It’s “Boardwalk” Sunday!
A photo of the original Boardwalk – older then the 1920s, but you get the idea I love Sunday. Sunday is the day of period dramas … Pan Am, Downton Abbey, and…
