Wasted Makeovers
I could be wrong, but I believe that beauty makeovers started to appear in women's magazines in the 70s. It's a sad conundrum, howev...
Showing posts with label retro fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retro fashion. Show all posts
The Forgotten Allure of Fur
Genuine fur clothing has become so taboo during the past 15 years or so that I don't remember the last time I saw an ad for a fur coat...
Tattoo You...And You And You And You
Image from Fashion Avenue What I'm about to say is probably going to offend a lot of people. It might even piss you off if it applie...
How To Be A Playboy Bunny
All images via ExPlayboyBunnies.com Many of my long-time readers know that I harbor a fantasy of being a go-go dancer in a previous life...
Vintage British Beauty: The British Pathe Archives
Many of the short newsreels that British moviegoers saw with their flicks during a good part of the 20th century were produced by British...
Half the Fun is Wearing Them
And the other half is making fun of men who wear them. I've had painfully little time to update the blog lately, but I should be gettin...
That (60s) Girl
I'm not a heterosexual man or a lesbian, but I do know this: I think that of all the decades, women of the 60s were the most beau...
The Original Ugly Sweater Contest
WTF are we looking at here? I found this image over at a cool knitting blog called Craft Schmaft . It originates from a 1985 knitting book c...
Celebrate Christmas Like It's 1985
It's that time of year again--time to scour through scans of old department store "wish book" catalogs. The holidays wouldn...
Whatever Happened to Wearing Pantyhose?
As a child of the 70s and 80s, I remember lots of pantyhose ads on TV as well as in magazines (including the infamous one where Joe Na...
The Glam of Pan Am (and Retro Travel)
Oh, man. I feel badly about the crickets chirping on this blog lately, especially after UMRK Radio gave me a few nice plugs last Sunday,...
The Coolest Commercial Ever
A couple dances through 100 years of fashion in this awesomely executed ad for East London clothing. Somehow they even manage to make the 80...
Announcing the Welcome Back Giveaway!
Yes, welcome back...to school, work, or the unofficial start to the fall season now that the Labor Day weekend is behind us. I know that mos...
Whatever Happened to Visiting the Barbershop?
Photo via Waterbury Time Machine
Being a female, I don't have any personal experience with barbershops; however, I wonder how many...
All We Are Saying...Is Give Pants a Chance
If there's one thing I've noticed when looking at pictures of women's fashion from the 70s, it's the plethora of pants. Much...
Pinup Girl Clothing: Vampalicious Vintage Swimsuits and More
Mod Bow-tie mini dress , $128 All too often, I often forget to mention retro items that you can buy in favor of the usual Go Retro commen...
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)
