There was a time when permanent press meant getting stuck under a rock. This video shows a 1940s homemaker using an Ironrite ironing machine to iron a housedress that is very similar to ours.

It’s a good thing I love research! Not a day goes by that I don’t need to do some research – style, date, labels, materials – the basics. The best part is when I run across something that fascinates me – usually having little or nothing to do with the original subject, like this video that is a remix of several decades of Chanel fashion.

That’s it.  I hate T.C.  Not only is she tall, slim, and shapely but now she has MY hair!   I was playing around with this really nice faux astrakhan fur bolero – getting ready to list it – when I thought it would be fun to make up an all mix and match vintage [...]

Did you make resolutions this year? I did and I didn’t. Actually all I really did for a resolution was to not really make any! Just a vague Get Organized resolution, and I don’t really consider that a New Year’s Resolution because I think I make that resolution every morning!

We all love getting our holiday decorations out of the attic to decorate our homes. Now admit it, you love getting those crazy Christmas sweaters out and wearing them (and because you only wear them a couple of days a year, they remain FOREVER in your wardrobe … never wearing out!). But Christmas themed jewelry can be worn much longer – from Thanksgiving through Epiphany on January 6th. Remember, the 12 Days of Christmas refers to the 12 days AFTER Christmas!

I’m still playing with Barbies! Except this “Barbie” is 6 ft. tall (taller than either of us) and weighs enough to, well, she’s no lightweight – she’s a vintage mannequin – you’ve probably seen her in some of my listings. Her name is T.C. (a story for another time).

Notice something different? I changed the name of my blog! Because my love of vintage really IS Barbie’s fault. I’ll tell you all about it shortly … I’m also in the process of trying to make some updates to the whole blog in general so hold on to your vintage hats, because the jury’s still out on how computer literate I really am. Be afraid, very afraid ….

For the past 3 weeks, I’ve been working really hard at getting a lot of new inventory uploaded to my three webshops. It’s taken me a lot longer to do this than I’d expected so I’m hoping to streamline the process soon. In the meantime, thought I’d include some mini-updates here on my blog.

Didja ever wonder how I ended up with such a … lousy … shop name? (I do.) No fair. I *know* how I ended up with this name and now, I’m going to tell you! Let’s go in the Way Back machine ………

While I had never used the “attic” (simply a crawl space above the 14 ft. ceiling for electrical and roof access), we went up there to be sure there was nothing up there that needed to be removed. It was empty, as expected, EXCEPT for a small crate of old Sears catalogs from the mid-1960s. Most are still in the mailing wrapper! I’ve only had time to briefly look at a couple from 1965 and all I want to do is place my order! Would love to see the “Cape Jacket Suit” on the left appear on my front porch! Anyway, I’m going to be studying these treasures and hope to show you a few fun “new” vintage in the coming months.