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An Illustrated Guide to the Human Race circa. 1960s

The internet is a little bit like a maze of doors, some that lead to a spiralling descent of procrastination and some, though not many, can lead to forgotten treasure. Today I picked the winning door and found one of the most impressive online collections of vintage ephemera I’ve ever had the pleasure of stumbling across. Pages and…

These 10 Quirky Paris Dream Homes are For Sale so let’s Snoop Around

Every now and again, I find myself wandering over to the Christie’s real estate website for a good snoop through their Paris files. It’s a completely delusional exercise, but I do it anyway, staring wide-eyed at the dream homes, all the while obliviously dropping croissant flakes over my keyboard. I find it helps to quench my curiosity for what lies behind…

For Sale: Burt Reynolds’ Rolodex and other Awkward Stuff He’s Selling

So here’s a unique Christmas gift– Burt Reynolds’ Rolodex! You could own BR’s very own “little black book” from his home office, including the (possibly/ very likely out-of-date) contact information for his groovy celebrity friends, restaurants, and business contacts. It’s basically priceless (but last time I checked it has a current bid of $900). Burt Reynolds was…

The 1920s College Kids and the Fur “Pimp Coat” Craze

Man has worn fur since he was living in a cave, but there’s something about this photograph and the fresh-faced young men, all “pimped-out” in full-length fur that stopped me in my tracks. I had stumbled upon a snapshot of a moment in fashion history when American Ivy league-ers and young college undergrads began sporting…

Stop Everything, it’s the Tiniest, Coziest Home on Wheels

You know what camping RV’s are missing? A neo-classical columned porch, obviously. And vintage-inspired interior decor perhaps too…. Presenting the Heirloom Tiny Home, a fully-equipped hand-made custom house on wheels made by an innovative young company based in the American city and birthplace of all things quirky, Portland, Oregon. Their motto: Home is where you park it. And…

I Have this Thing with Floors: An Instagram Dedicated Entirely to Looking Down

Living in Europe, we’re a little spoilt for beautiful mosaic/ tiled flooring found in cafés, museums and historic buildings, and of course here in Paris, with all its charming architecture, the eye is almost trained to constantly look up. But a newly discovered instagram account has reminded me just how much I’m forgetting to do one very important…

The Guy who Built a 1970s Pan Am Airplane in his Garage

Here on MessyNessyChic, I think it’s safe to say we all enjoy the thought of traveling back in time now and again, but there are some people who take it just that little bit further. Self-confessed “airplane nerd” Anthony Toth has gone and spent nearly $100,000 on a partial replica 1970s Pan Am ‘747. He began building…

All Aboard AirBnB’s Airplane Apartment

There’s nothing ‘economy’ about this getaway home whose front porch also happens to be an airport boarding ramp– and a very welcoming one at that, with an orange nome waiting for you at the door. AirBnB never fails to disappoint in tempting us with some of the most unique homes around the world and this one is…

Ballets Russes goes to the Beach! Inside the Private Photo Album of a Prima Ballerina

Imagine sunbathing at the beach next to your own impromptu performance by some of the most talented dancers that ever lived– in their ‘speedos’. These photographs are that day at the beach. Intimate snapshots from the private albums of Irena Baronova, the “baby ballerina” who was recruited by the Ballets Russes at just 13 years of age,…

Monsieur Hulot’s Parisian House

There are some things that just make me tick. I can’t exactly explain why; what first catches my eye, but it seems we have quite a few of these things in common, you and I. I’d like to share with you this very short and simple clip from a 1950s French film that for some reason…

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