The above ad is from 1939. It never fails to amaze me to see how the European travel industry was trying so desperately to pretend all was normal even after WWII had...
"AZURE SKIES, turquoise seas, golden sunshine...and half the colors of the rainbow going down the gangplank to met the other half on the dock! Colorful as a Bermuda arrival...
This great image is from a 1937 ad for the Italian Line of ocean liners. Their ads from the late 1930s seemed to always feature blue ocean and a ship bathed in...
One of the great things about the internet is how it has increased the availability of information. Some people argue that there is too much info out there, but...
Today 1939 seems to be an odd time to be celebrating the future of the world. By the time the fair closed in 1940, most of Europe was at war. But world fairs...
The east coast is in the grip of a frigid front straight from the North Pole, so I've been going through my vintage magazines looking for warm scenes. Ironically,...
I'm not talking about the Fortuny in the photo above. That Fortuny was found by my friend Tiffany of Pinky-a-gogo Vintage at an estate sale. That estate was...
For someone who's been selling vintage patterns for over 20 years, you'd think that I would have a large personal collection. But I don't, really. Until...
I was recently a victim of a thrift store stalking. If you have looked at the tablecloth above and put two and two together and realized that tablecloth was the reason...
There's a lot of buzz in the press right now about Michelle Obama and what she will be wearing for the Inaugural festivities. There are numerous blogs (one of which has...
I've had a lot of people asking about the "tablecloth" under my little silver tree in a previous post, so I thought I'd show it off a bit more. This is a vintage scarf,...
For years I've wanted to decorate in all blue and silver for the holidays, but never had the time and money to round up and buy all new things. This year I was to...
By now you have probably heard that Bill Blass closed its doors about two weeks ago. The company who owned it has been looking for a buyer, but things had gotten so bad...
First, this is not the photo I'd planned to use today, but since I deleted the fantastic shot of a frozen waterfall, this rainbow will have to do. I took this from my...
that in six months it will be the first day of summer! And what better way to celebrate than with a linen towel from Vera Neumann. In my opinion, this is Vera at...
I'm a big Scottie fan. Our own little Spooky is half Scottie, and having him has just made me love his family even more. The Scottie's big heyday was the 1930s,...
I"m going to be repeating myself here, so if you are a regular reader, you might just want to look at the pictures. If you are building a collection, one of the most valuable...
I've been doing gift wrapping for Sarge's Animal Rescue at a local store, and I've noticed how few people actually wear coats any more. We've been having some very...
I was named for my paternal grandmother, Lizzie Adams, who died about a year before I was born. She was one of those rare individuals who seemed to be universally...
For some reason, those late 1920s greeting card artists had a thing for red skys. I'm thinking it was purely for effect - that Christmas cards had to have a big...
I think the most striking thing about the shoppers in this 1930s card is that they seem to be actually enjoying themselves! Now that's a novel idea - Christmas...
I want to thank everyone who has made The Vintage Traveler a regular part of your on-line reading. As a thank you and just in time for Christmas, I'll be giving away...
The above cocktail napkin is the current object of my affection. No, it is not mine, and neither are the others in this super adorable set from Tammis Keefe. You...
Illustration from a card in my personal collection I got this Christmas card several years ago from a friend, and loved the image so much that I kept it. The original...
Having run a retail business I know and understand the feeling of desperation that seems to be driving retailers in this, the busiest of all shopping days. ...
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