It seems like forever that I've been trying to complete a set of four particular McCall's patterns. These were four designs that Givenchy designed for Audrey Hepburn to...
I'd planned to get started on my new art tote, but Mr. Federal 1040 and his evil brother, Mr NC State D-400 got in the way. But I did pull together the fabrics and trims I'm...
Once again I'm questioning the need for fashion magazines in my life. Not the dozens and dozens of vintage magazines - their spot in my heart is quite secure. I'm...
I bought this cute card for my husband, the martini-meister, but I'm posting it today on my birthday just because it makes me smile. This is birthday month in my family,...
I found this little booklet last week in Chattanooga and just fell in love with it. That is to be expected, as I've always had a thing for trims. Not fancy trims -...
I just returned home from a little trip I took with my sister. We went to Chatanooga, TN, and then ended up at the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama. ...
On Thursday I did a dog delivery - Gus, a white boxer was headed to a breed rescue in Hickory, NC. Gus is just adorable - pure white with a blue eye and a brown...
For four years I've been wavering on kitchen curtains for my little Victorian house. Yes, I realize four years is a long time to go without window treatments, and during...
I love this ad (For the Santa Fe RR line) for SO many reasons. First of all the desert looks so warm, even at night. We've been having a glorious warm snap...
I really do appreciate the way vintage people look out for each other! And I have a few specific thank yous to hand out. First, I want to thank Holly at Hollygab...
I made my trip to Charlotte to Metrolina yesterday, and as you can see, it was a bit empty. Usually this little stretch of green is crammed with vendors. ...
It was 1947, and as this travel ad for the State of Florida shows, the Baby Boom was already on. If you can get past the cute little guy on the pink horse, check out...
I wish I were in this picture. Looks like a great old travel poster, but this is actually the back cover of L'illustration Magazine, May, 1932. I've never understood...
I do a lot of lamenting about the loss of the textile industry in my area, and in the South in general. It was reported in the Asheville Citizen last week that the...
Photo copyright The Metropolitian Museum of Art, from Haute Couture I'm not much of a celebrity watcher, but I do watch the awards shows to see if anyone is dressing...
Bernard Ashley, husband of Laura Ashley and co-founder of the company that bore her name died last weekend on Valentine's Day. Here in the US his death was barely noted; I...
Something about the idea of summer camp seems so old fashioned. I can't imagine girls today wanting to attend camp. But my area, which has had thriving camps since...
A few months ago I got an email from a woman who had found my article on circle skirts to be of interest. In the late 1940s and into the 1950s, her mother had worn...
Illustration is an ad for a 1937 Lincoln Berline The "It's News to Me" department: I'm usually the last to know anything, but I stumbled across two bits of information...
Yesterday I mentioned that field hockey uniforms were a holdover from the days when women would not be seen in public wearing pants of any kind. Here is a photo from the...
A month or so ago someone posted on a public vintage clothing board about women wearing turtlenecks. She had found a vintage turtleneck in a thick wool, and the label...
I received a lovely letter and some photos from Anne Spadea Combs last week. The photo above is of her parents, Jean and James Spadea. The photo was taken sometime...
I just returned from a trip to one of the loveliest cities in the USA - Savannah, GA. Savannah's history dates back to the early 1700s when James Oglethorpe arrived and...
If you are a regular reader of The Vintage Traveler, then you might remember how last week, my husband thought I looked like a TB patient. Well, all is forgiven as he...
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