The Fashion Institute of Technology is Cleaning out its Closet

The permanent museum collection at the Fashion Institute of Technology currently includes something like 50,000 garments and accessories, dating from the 18th century to the present– and they’re still acquiring new pieces all the time. So just like the rest of us ladies, every now and again, they need to do a little downsizing to refine the…

Date Night at the Moonlight Rollerway

So here’s pretty much how my morning went on the internet. First, it gave me this 1970s photograph of a rapunzel-esque babe on roller skates ↓ After some googling of “long-haired roller skating girl”, I eventually find out the girl was Debra Jo Fondren, playmate of the year 1978, which later led me to this video ↓ of Playboy’s Roller Disco…

This Vintage Gas Station Museum Deserves to be on many more Bucket Lists

Today I learned that in the world of collectibles, gas pumps actually have their own genre, and it’s called “petroliana“. If you’re a classic car lover or just love vintage stuff, prepare to freak out a little bit over the most complete collection of petroliana anywhere else the world. Welcome to the Museo Fisogni… I. want. everything. The Museo…

Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol. 5)

sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and stylish, showing no respect for people in authority, saucy, pert, confident, chic. “Maggie in snorkeling gear”, October 1958, Montego bay, Jamaica. From the third of three small “ektachrome transparencies” boxes, this set (labeled “personal fair great / our wedding” Photograph by Nick Dewolf “Advance Denied” Failing…

Forgotten Vintage Style Icon du Jour: Nina Rindt

Ask a boyfriend or husband about Nina Rindt and chances are, they’re more likely to have heard of her than us girls. A face better recognised trackside at Formula One races than in the fashion world, the Finnish model and wife of the late racing driver Jochen Rindt is an unsung style heroine who more than…

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cars For Sale

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me this Mercedes Benz. You don’t need to be a car geek to enjoy browsing through the auction lots of Monterey’s Historic Car Week, the largest automobile show in America, currently underway in California. Among the line-up of rare and iconic vintage rides this year, there are a few not-so-classic classics that really widened my eyes…

Let’s Raid the Met Museum’s Swimsuit Closet

We’ve already discovered the Met Museum has a serious shoe fetish and that they’re hoarding some seriously good party dresses in their archives, so in the height of bathing suit season, I thought we might have a snoop around their swimwear closet. Let’s dive in… Left: Designer unknown (American / wool) ca. 1940 / Right: Carolyn Schnurer, 1955…

A Compendium of Vintage Pool Parties

Some things just look like a lot more fun in vintage grainy photos. I found a ton of nostalgic of motel pool postcards on Flickr and couldn’t help but put together another little compendium of some fabulously kitsch “pool parties”. When I went road tripping in California last summer, I tried to stay in as many motels…

Fill in the Blanks of these Untold Time-Travelling Detective Stories

Each one of Blaise Arnold’s characters are highly suspicious. The Parisian photographer takes us on a journey back in time through the 20th century, discovering scenes of untold mystery, expertly composed to fully immerse us in the past. Despite his French scenery, there’s Hollywood quality to Arnold’s series called “Stories“and a desire to know more of the story…

The Compendium of Awful Library Books, Made by Awesome Librarians

When we think of librarians, stereotypes have taught us to think of ladies wearing sinister pointy glasses who sit there and shush us when fits of uncontrollable giggles comes over oneself while reading up on the complete mind-numbing history of something or another. But today, I stumbled upon the secret world of the librarian in the…