Since this is my first post of the new year, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I thought I’d start out 2013 with a great knitting pattern. This beauty is from 1954, and is a really splendid short bolero cardigan pattern. Knit with jumbo knitting needles, I love the cuffed 3/4th sleeves and pointed shawl collar. Sweet! This… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Vintage
A Happy New Year’s (Eve) To You!
As I write this, I realize that most of the world has already celebrated the arrival of 2013. But living in the Pacific Northwest, we still have about 6 hours to go until the appointed hour. I am tucked into my house on this very cold night and am commencing to cook Hoppin’ John and… Read more »
Peter Max Funbrella and Right Guard 1970
Peter Max was one of the brightest artists in the 60s and 70s. Man, I loved his fab psychedelic prints, full of color and wonder! He added a needed lightness and fun to the often grim days of protests, Vietnam war, and Watergate. He was also great at product placement, noting here a 1970 advertisement… Read more »
60s Campbell Soup Kids Go Flower Child!
I love this fabulous vintage 1968 advertisement for Campbell’s Soup! Actually, it is for the poster “The Campbell Hang-Up” that you could send in for. It features the iconic Campbell Soup Kids as Hippie Flower Children in a psychedelic Peter Max-ish print. Far-out, man! To get this way-out 2′ by 3′ poster, you had to… Read more »
1960s Kodak Instamatic Camera: The Original Instagram
I think Instagram images are really pretty cool. They have that retro vibe that makes new pics look like they were taken in the 60s. But the genuine original Instagram, the Kodak Instamatic Camera, was what started it all, and is what Instagram is based on. First out in 1963, the Instamatic was a hit… Read more »
Vintage Laundry and Tide – No Rinsing Needed?
This is a fab vintage Tide ad from Ladies’ Home Journal, January 1951. I love how it portrays neighboring housewives comparing laundry over a white picket fence. Of course they are drying their laundry on clotheslines, as most households at that time didn’t have automatic dryers. Hearing tales from my mother and grandmother, it was… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!