Ring-Ring! Retro Phone Bags Are Calling!

If you missed it last time, here's another 70's telephone purse -- in which the phone actually works. (In case you don't know Jack, or don't remember when phones were plugged in things, you'll need access to a phone jack to make this old bag phone work.)



If that's not a-cord-ing to your taste, how about a retro 60's handbag decorated with coiled phone cords? (Disclaimer: Found in my parents' eBay listings.)

Waxing On About Cezanne Blue In Black & White

This ad appeared in my pontificating post about kitsch and I thought you might enjoy seeing it, even if you don't want to discuss the meaning if kitsch.

Professor Fliggins Vampire Pants

From Shawnimals.

Sew, A Needle Pulling Thread

With all this detail work, it's more like, "Sew, 'til you wish you were dead."

Do You Go Bananas For Pettipants?

Novelty embroidery by the bunches with these vintage Van Raalte pettipants.

Thanks For The Reindeer Sweater

This sweater is proof that the dreaded holiday reindeer sweater has been with us for at least 70 or 80 years. (Long live retaliation via fruit cake!)

I Love the Smell of Vinyl in the Morning

I Love the Smell of Vinyl in the Morning by AmbergEntertainment
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He Feels Right At Gnome On Your Chest

Reading Gnome by BlueSunArt
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Drive-In (To My) Skirt

Retro-styled circle skirt with drive-in print via Twolia Shops.

She'd Like To Have Her Hat & Eat It Too

Joan Bennett in The Wedding Present. I haven't seen the film, but I believe this is the scene were she tells the baker she's like her wedding cake to look just like her hat.



Or maybe it's the scene were she is unhappy with her wedding present, the hat. Like I said, I haven't seen the film.

A Peignoir Fit For Mrs. Kravitz

Curlers, lipstick, and Bewitched neighbor each sold separately; via Etsy.

Man Enough To Wear Mingos

My niece calls flamingos "mingos" -- the rest is self-explanatory.

Winter Would Come Too Quickly

Marta had barely recovered from that Easter bonnet, and now this.


Via Flickr.

Executives Love No-Iron Knit Pants

1977 ad for Haband pants. Like the sans a belt pants, but you wore belts with 'em -- 'cuz you were an executive, see.

High Style, Daddy-O

Via Life.

Mary Tyler Moore Mannequin?

You bet your sweet Petrie!



Via Flickr.

17 "Don'ts" For Men (1890's Style)

From Old Stuff, May/June, 1975, a publication which proudly boasted "All paper in this copy of OLD STUFF is 100% recycled." Something which was almost equally true of the content printed on the paper, for all the stuff is indeed old articles etc. from antique publications -- save for the obligatory letters to the editor (called "Correspondence") and classified ad section (called "Collectors Market").

Today's selection from Old Stuff was previously published in an untitled 1899 newspaper. It's advice from an unnamed male "men's fashion consultant" who was concerned with customers "preserving the finer points of sartorial elegance."

The Case Of The Pirate Fashion Photographer

I'm no Erle Stanley Gardner, or even one of the Brett Hallidays; but I'm pretty sure it was all the striped ties which caused male fashion photographer Marco to gauge his own eye out.


Via Flickr.

I Get The Raggedy Ann Wig, But...

What's up with those foam shoes?



Found at Flickr, Woman's Day magazine, July 1969.

I Can't Hear You; Your Makeup Is Too Loud

A 1965 Max Factor ad for Hi-Fi makeup. (Cosmo, February, 1965)

Proof That The 1950's Were Nutty

Where else but eBay would you find this classic New Look sundress -- with a nutty print.



The seller says:

UNBELIEVABLY FABULOUS photo print of NUTS...shelled, and unshelled WALNUTS, and it looks like some shelled almonds are in there too, the 'photo' is black and white, which has been hand-colored in tan, sepia, green and gold with grey 'shadows'....LOVE IT!!!

Dames & Dogs #2

John Rawlings photograph from the April 15, 1945, Vogue; via A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe.

The Nightmare That Is Sandy Mac Underwear

The opposite of how I envision underwear sales, for I neither want sandy undies nor the word "Mac" associated with my butt.


And why would it be cute to see a toddler in his underwear skating on thin ice?

Via KnittingTogether.org.

High-Five Friday, February 6, 2009

High Fives go to...

1 Thanks, Cheetah Velour, for showing us damn funny books at the thrift shoppe.

2 We made the 100th edition of Make it from Scratch. Want to know what for? Well, go see it -- or must I do everything for you?

3 You really should go Jump with Joey.

4 Got tee shirts you want to sell, but they hold so many memories...? At re-shirt.net you list the shirts to sell -- but the stories live on forever.

5 I was going to post this KKK stunt here, but Deuce of Clubs has spared me all that typing.

You Could Be "Shirt Changed"

Unless you read "Good Blousekeeping" -- so warns the March 1954 issue of Silhouette magazine, a promotional booklet for Hollands Dry Cleaners.

Far Out, Way Out, Or Way-Way Out?

Amazing super psychedelic disco platforms -- for tripping in all it's various forms.

These and more retro platform shoes at Here's Looking Like You, Kid.

She Can't Believe She's In Reader's Digest Either

Ad from a 1968 Reader's Digest magazine; via Flickr.

Kitten Soft?

It could just be me... But is this Lady Buxton Leather ad for The Regal Set suggesting that the "touching story" regarding this leather's softness is that it's made from real kittens? ...I guess we have to touch it know, but I'm not going to.

Vintage Geek Link Round Up

Vintage Goodness helps us all declare our Vintage Geek Pride.

Speaking of geeks, Michael Duff made me smile with his comment on the definition of "geek":

The Urban Dictionary defines “geek” as: The people you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult.

All this really proves is that the Urban Dictionary is written by geeks.

Past Perfect Vintage gives us history lessons on the inaugural dress of former First Ladies.

Cheetah Velour knows her stuff. The proof lies in the stuff she didn't buy -- and with good reason!

Crafting geeks, I wonder how well you know your pine cones!

Little Black Sambo Fashions

Yes, you read that right; these are Little Black Sambo fashions.

Vintage 1950's dress, scarf and hat ensemble.

Ma Bell Rings Yer Bell

Calling from the 70's, this "MA BELL...Your Bells Won't Ring Without Us!" tee shirt.

Baby Midget Velvet Grip Hose Supporter

Vintage hose support for baby that's just like daddy's; I have nothing else to say. Except that as any parent will tell you, baby will remove the garter -- along with a sock and shoe -- whenever he wants to. Especially out shopping in a crowded mall.



The ad was found in a 1921 issue of Modern Priscilla.

Reach Out And Touch Someone

1970 ad campaign tee shirt from AT&T (Bell System) phone company.

You Always Wanted To Blast Her Skirt Off

Via Tad Too Tan For Taupe I found Zombie Kitten and these fantastic, out of these rocket skirts!

Playing Doctor: Scrubs & Beyond

I was reading Slip's post about how fashionable scrubs are now and it got me thinking... Maybe scrubs are the new aprons.

But more than that, I'm thinking hubby needs some scrubs. I'm tired of him ruining all his jeans and shirts with all this projects -- not to mention when we do Science In The Kitchen stuff with the kids. The Landau scrubs lab coats would be especially cool for that. (He always has reminded me of Beaker the Muppet. ...And then we could play doctor. They're only $20. Such thrills!)



Come to think of it, I wish they made scrubs in kids sizes. Science In The Kitchen gets messy sometimes.

Practicality of scrubs aside, I'm loving the kitschy fun of scrubs. There's the NASCAR scrubs, a ladybug print, cheeky monkeys, candy corn printed scrubs...



And yup, Betty Boop.



Get yer Cherokee scrub pants, Landau medical scrubs, at Scrubs & Beyond.

Hoop-Dee-Doo, Time To Tie One On!

Vintage necktie advertising Kay Starr's version of the swing tune Hoop Dee Doo on Capitol records; via eBay.

Why Christmas Tights Are Important For Little Girls

This looks so much like my sister -- OK, and not just as a child (she wears pants now Christmas Eve for a reason!) I wish it was a photo of her, because then we'd have had an Andy Gibb microphone!

Via Flickr