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vogue into spring II

More awesomess from my vintage Vogues! March, 1941.   Delman shoes.     Jay Thorpe     Love the artwork!     Red Cent for color!        ...

vogue into spring II

More awesomess from my vintage Vogues! March, 1941.   Delman shoes.     Jay Thorpe     Love the artwork!     Red Cent for color!        ...

vogue into spring

I have a killer collection of vintage Vogue magazines, and I don't mean 1960s….I'm talking 1930s and 40s. I love them so! Just wanted to share some highlights, these from...

vogue into spring

I have a killer collection of vintage Vogue magazines, and I don't mean 1960s….I'm talking 1930s and 40s. I love them so! Just wanted to share some highlights, these from...

not fade away

(this is a re-post of a blog I wrote in 2009 when I took my daughter to visit the Surf Ballroom and the crash site where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens...

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not fade away

(this is a re-post of a blog I wrote in 2009 when I took my daughter to visit the Surf Ballroom and the crash site where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens...

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crystal clear

Just a quick blog tonight highlighting some sparkling things from the website…perfect for upcoming red carpet events! Pics link to the pieces on the site.    Mr. Blackwell Custom label...

crystal clear

Just a quick blog tonight highlighting some sparkling things from the website…perfect for upcoming red carpet events! Pics link to the pieces on the site.    Mr. Blackwell Custom label...

so cinch me

I have a love/hate relationship with corsets, in concept and in real life. On the one hand (in concept), I can see the beauty of them and the importance in...

so cinch me

I have a love/hate relationship with corsets, in concept and in real life. On the one hand (in concept), I can see the beauty of them and the importance in...

for the love of pyjamas

Who spends 3 hours starching and pressing Victorian through 1930s apparell and loves it? Me. I love the way something rumpled and creased is moved to crispness, the life breathed...

for the love of pyjamas

Who spends 3 hours starching and pressing Victorian through 1930s apparell and loves it? Me. I love the way something rumpled and creased is moved to crispness, the life breathed...