I love the expression on this adorable little girl! This is a great vintage 1973 crochet pattern for a Toddler Poncho. Ever see a granny square with a hole in the middle? Now you have! Perhaps not a true granny, but a very nice new variation on the theme of double crochet shells. In knitting… Read more »
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Yardley ‘Sexpot’ Pot O’ Gloss Vintage 1976
I thought I’d exhausted every last Yardley Pot O’ Gloss ad from the 1970s, but I FOUND ONE MORE! This ad is from 1976, when the whole Yardley of London thing was ramping down and it was just plain old Yardley. Yardley was going through major changes to their makeup line at this time, but… Read more »
Maybelline Waterborne Eye Shadows Vintage 1971
Pale pastel eye shadow was the look in the early ’70s. It was all about “a new wave of colors”, but they had to be muted. This 1971 ad for Maybelline Waterborne eye shadows shows the model wearing blue, pink, yellow and green shadows, with corresponding pearl necklaces. Waterborne eye shadows came in collections of… Read more »
The Ultimate In Vintage 70s Decorated Jeans!
The March 1971 issue of Ingenue magazine featured this incredible pair of decorated blue jeans. These one-of-a-kind jeans were created by Linda Sampson, a young New Yorker who designed and created in her spare time. She took a pair of well-aged dungarees, covered them with a fairy-tale fantasy of applique and embroidery and turned them… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!