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The American Marie Antoinette of Pre-War Paris

Her private villa in Versailles hosted the last great Parisian party before the storm of World War II, attended by Coco Chanel, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and the Rothschilds. Paris fashion experts named her the best-dressed woman in the world and her eye for design catapulted her to the higher echelons of Parisian…

Why don’t they bring back Ice-Skating Cocktail Waiters?

Winter is coming, and while I do enjoy having an excuse to quote Game of Thrones at any given moment, you know what would be really fun? Skating cocktail waiters delivering whisky and wine at our beck and call, pirouetting in their coat tails as they skate off to fetch our 3rd round. That, my soon-to-be frost-bitten friends, would be a…

The Secret Rooftop Views of Paris

This guy is definitely not insured for his line of work. There aren’t many Parisians that need to wear hiking shoes to work, but for Alain Cornu, when the sun fades behind the rooftops, the photographer packs up his gear, puts on his boots and heads to the nearest ladder that will lead him to…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXI)

1. A meteorologist who has spent the past 30 years living alone at a remote Arctic outpost Vyacheslav Korotki, lives on the barents sea, in a century old wooden house that became a meteorological station in 1933, where he was sent by the russian state to measure and log climatic conditions and then transmit the…

They Just don’t Make Vacations like they Used To

This is just one of those posts that started with a single photograph which gave me such nostalgia for an era I’ve never actually lived through, that I proceeded to compile my own imaginary photo album of the perfect 1950s vacation– all shot in 35mm kodachrome of course. It was this tiny vacation cottage that…

The Little Paris Shopkeeper

When I was a little kid, my favourite thing to do was play shop. For Christmas, I asked for a toy cash register and set up my room like a boutique, displaying my clothes on hangers, putting price tags on everything and greeting imaginary customers. Today, I actually opened a real online store, with my…

Oh Lord, Won’t you Buy me a Caravan Yacht

Is that a motor home with a helicopter pad on its top deck? Why yes, yes it is. It also comes with a portable swimming pool, because both are clearly the most vital features of a camping trip. Behold the sixty-five-foot-long 1952 Executive Flagship… Designed by William MacDonald of the Chicago-based Mid States Corporation, the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLIX)

1. A Demolition Permit Has Been Issued for This Abandoned South Carolina Mansion The home is dubbed Bon Haven and has been a landmark in Spartanburg since its construction in 1884, overseen by John B. Cleveland, who played a significant role in the early development of the city and is often referred to as its “first…

Our Cross-Dressing Ancestors

We seem to assume that if our ancestors knew half of the things our generation was getting up to today, they would be rolling over in their graves. But what if those same elders had plenty of secrets of their own? Greek, Pagan and Hindu mythology all have a long history of cross dressing that can…

Stop Everything and Check out these Vintage Suitcase Dollhouses

Well this just about rolls everything I adore into one perfect little package– miniature crafts, the golden age of travel and tiny fairy doors to another world. Marisa and David of Queanbeyan, Australia make dollhouses out of beautiful old suitcases they come across. They love to make old things new again and combine David’s skills in…

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