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Category / Time travel

Groovy Wimbledon circa 1971

As the most famous tennis tournament in the world kicks off for another year, I thought we’d take a look at this photo series I’ve been saving in my vault just for the occasion. It was the 85th staging of the Wimbledon Championship and LIFE Magazine sent their best photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt to cover the sporting festivities…

Walt Disney’s South American Research Trip

You know you have a pretty cool job when your boss offers you a ten week tour around South America and sketch inspiration for your next cartoon as you visit beautiful beaches, exotic cultures and remote landscapes. In 1941, before America entered the war, Walt Disney took a group of sixteen of his best animators and composers to Brazil,…

This Adorable Mint Green Fiat Twinset is For Sale

Let’s talk cars. Cute ones. In a matching mint green hue. If you happen to be in the market for just about the most charming set of micro cars ever produced, look no further, I’ve caught wind of something rather fabulous and deliciously retro. Rare examples of the 1950s Fiat 600 Multipla and 600 Jolly are going up…

Behind the Scenes at Macy’s, 1948

Two things you and I clearly need are a time machine and a “backstage pass” to everything. But the next best thing of course, is the internet and all its wonders, such as one of my favorite places to fish, the LIFE Archives. Today we go behind the staff only doors of the iconic Macy’s…

Mickey Mouse had the Coolest Caravan Ever

Long before modern mobile homes had their fancy gadgets and convertible floor plans at the touch of a button, Mickey, Daffy and Goofy were already a step ahead. Mickey’s Trailer is a 1938 animated short film produced by Walt Disney featuring Mickey’s highly adaptable airstream trailer and shows the sheer inventiveness of the Disney gang– way ahead…

The Moon Ballet: One Giant (graceful) Leap for Mankind

It’s too bad Neil Armstrong didn’t break into dance and literally take a giant (graceful) leap for mankind rather than one small step for man. Luckily for us however, there is the Moon Ballet. I dug up this curious little gem from the LIFE archives, photographed in 1950 by Allan Grant on what any sci-fi film…

The Amazing All-in-One Breakaway Dress, 1944

Every girl likes to have options, especially when it comes to dresses; you just never know when you’re going to need to rip off that ball gown and take a spontaneous dip in the pool– a common predicament we can clearly all relate to. Here’s a design for the most indecisive of ladies, plucked straight out…

Moulin Rouge for Kids in 1950s Paris

Who knew? The iconic Parisian cabaret venue infamous for bare-breasted women, scandalous liaisons and erotic dancing in the heart of the city’s red light district, has a kiddie matinee! Even more unexpected is that these photographs, simply titled, “Moulin Rouge Night Club -Sunday Children’s Matinee“, were taken sometime in the far more conservative 1950s (and on a Sunday)– gotta love the…

Typography Lovers, let this Online Boutique Romance You

I just fell head over heels, got swept off my feet, they had me at ‘hello’– all that stuff needed to begin a good ol’ romance. And if like me, you’re a hopeless devotee of typography and old world design, prepare to be wooed. Izola is a New York-based company that has so stylishly and impeccably curated their online boutique with just the…

World War II on a Paradise Island

Rare color photographs of a moment lost in time, faraway from home in a tainted paradise. Buried in the bowels of the LIFE archives, I stumbled upon this unique glimpse into the island life of American soldiers stationed on the Tawara Atoll, located in the Gilbert Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Captured by photojournalist J. R.…

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