I love 70s clothing for the most part. I spent the 70s in high school, college, traveling abroad, and first jobs, and loved the folksy, boho, disco vibe of the clothes. But then there are some clothing items that stop me dead in my tracks and I shout “what the hell were they thinking?!”…. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Vintage
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo & Juliet Film Ad 1968
I’ve had several posts about the film, Romeo & Juliet, and about the stars, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. But I realize that I haven’t posted about the actual ad for the movie, so here it is! This ad is from the October 1968 issue of Glamour magazine. A time when films were actually advertised… Read more »
Emilio Pucci For Formfit Rogers Lingerie 1969
Italian designer, Emilio Pucci, noted for his fabulous psychedelic prints, did a lingerie line for Formfit Rogers in the 60s. This ad from the September 1969 issue of Seventeen magazine is the only one that I’ve found advertising the EPFR line. In the blue and pink palettes of the Taormina print, The Panty Girdle ($15),… Read more »
More 60s Fluffy Angora Sweaters!
I keep finding more angora sweaters in my perusing of the late ’60s Seventeen magazines! I guess I never realized at the time, how fashionable angora was then. Anyway, I thought I’d share several more pics that I thought were so pretty. Pretty in Pink Angora! This is Tina McDonough, an award-winning ballerina from Seattle… Read more »
Perfumes I Wore In The 80s
Flipping though a 1987 issue of Vogue magazine brought back all sorts of memories of my life in the 80s. It seems so many lifetimes away, but most of the 1980s for me was spent in corporate banking; working downtown and sporting shoulder-padded power suits. Egad. Considering that I am more of a Bohemian at… Read more »
Spring Drying In My Backyard
While I was making sun tea in the front yard yesterday, I was drying in the back yard. Drying my laundry, that is. The days without rain are so hit and miss around here. So when it looks like it’s going to be dry for awhile I wash up a load and get ‘er drying! … Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!