{d e t a i l s} books 27 Aug 2013 | 09:26 am

{summer} 21 Aug 2013 | 04:57 am

American Album 14 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am

I thrifted a book recently titled "American Album". Published in 1970, it's full of photographs from the mid 1800s to the turn of the century. The first two photos I found the most interesting, the ge...

Black and bakelite 9 Aug 2013 | 05:23 am

Recently I sent off some bakelite bangles to be polished by Brighter Bakelite, and as soon as I got them back I had to plan an outfit around them. Are't they gorgeous? It's still pretty warm in Po.....

{ r e v i e w } Vintage Hairstyling + Retro Makeup 7 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am

Vintage Hairstyling and Retro Makeup are two vintage look guides I've admired for a while. The hair book is one of the most popular with vintage girls staring out with styling, as it breaks down techn...

{before + after} v a n i t y 5 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am

My mother picked this vintage vanity up at a yard sale years ago for $2. I've been using it as an extra table here and there, for jewelry, as a bar, bookshelf, whatever was needed. When we moved earli...

{ r e c o l l e c t i o n } 31 Jul 2013 | 11:02 pm

{Photos by Rose Callahan} I don't wear vintage nearly as much as I used to for a number of reasons: My style has evolved since staring this blog, it's become harder to find, and much of what appeals ...

Supernatural dress 27 Jul 2013 | 09:16 am

{Photos by Ruth} This dress took a while to come up with. Since Supernatural is a modern show I didn't have an obvious vintage image to turn into a sweater, like my Superman project. So I decided t....

Adventure ladies 26 Jul 2013 | 02:48 am

Here are some photos from my own collection of rather adventurous ladies in some less than ladylike attire. All are from the teens/early twenties, except the woman in the boat, she's from 1946. I find...

Vintage blogger meetup 22 Jul 2013 | 03:12 am

This week I got to meet up with Fran of A Vintage Story, all the way from Australia! Janey and I met with her for some vintage shopping in Portland. We had lots of fun on a sunny Portland day, and it ...