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10 of the Most Interesting Vintage Rides up for Auction Next Month

An impressive line-up of automobiles will be up for auction hosted by Bonhams next week on June 2 in Greenwich Connecticut. The 100 car-strong roster includes such names as Bugatti and Aston Martin, but it was the more unusual rides that caught my attention… 1. Lot 307: 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Deluxe Camper with matching…

Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol.1)

I came across the fantastic photograph below and knew there had to be more preserved sassy moments out there, so I went looking, which resulted in this little post dedicated to preserved moments of historical sass! Submitted by Lisa Warninger to The Sartorialist: ‘The sassy woman in the saddle shoes is my grandma Lois. This…

Vintage Envelope Art was Awesome

What a rare treat it would be to receive something like this today. It certainly makes emailing look pretty souless in comparison. I’ve come across wonderful collection of French letters and envelopes, romancing the lost art of doodling! Pierre-Stéphane Proust has been collecting these delicate novelties of the past and organising exhibitions for over 30 years. Browse the rest…

Porsche Delivery!

No, this isn’t the rescue mission of a shipwrecked Porsche 911, this is a picture of a 911 being delivered in 1982, to its new owner living on Norfolk island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. A little bit about Norfolk Island from Wikipedia: The island is…

Color Snapshots of Paris in another Era (Part II)

A few months back, I came across a website called Paris 1914, a collection of color photography made in Paris using Autochrome Lumière technology between 1914 and 1918. A wealthy banker of the time, Albert Kahn commissioned four photographers to create an archive of the period using the technique based on a series of color filters made from microscopic grains of…

Haunting Postcards of Apprentice Geishas

Misconceptions about the nature of the geisha profession have been allowed to spread throughout history largely unchecked, and the geisha world has remained to this day a very private, elite world, shrouded in mystery. These vintage postcards of ‘bathing’ geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha) taken from the Meiji (1868–1912) and Taisho (1912–1926) eras of old…

Anti-Flirt Club

“The Anti-Flirt Club was an American club active in Washington, D.C., during the early 1920s. The purpose of the club was to protect young women and girls who received unwelcome attention from men in automobiles and on street corners. The Anti-Flirt Club launched an “Anti-Flirt” week, which began on March 4, 1923.” “The club had…

The Terrifying Beauty Spas of the 1950s

Filmed in 1959, The Way to Beauty shows the lengths women went to 50 years ago in trying to shed the pounds and turn back the clock. Therapies included sticking your face into a blender, covering yourself in candle wax and strapping electrical wires to your head. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmYknRtZUmc&feature=plcp] Via British Pathé ::: YOU MIGHT…

The Best Things About Summer Vacation According to Brigitte Bardot

Nope, sorry, I refuse to stop imagining that I live in the sixties. Let me introduce my style icons du jour who will be getting us in the mood for summer vacation today… That’s right. Be one with nature. Until the soles of your feet could light a match. ::: If you can’t find a…
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