Topic: vintage

Five Stores That Will Buy Back Your Unwanted Christmas Presents

Bookoff-Video Games, Books, Comics, CDs, DVDs

Crossroads Trading Co.-Clothing, Shoes, Accessories

After all your gifts are unwrapped today, you’ll be able to sort them into different piles; keep, return, and re-gift. But what about the inexplicable Raffi CD without a gift receipt you wouldn’t give to your worst enemy? You can turn it into cash, or at least credit to get something more your style. More »

Gallery: Agyness Deyn’s Giant, Cluttered Apartment

Have you ever wondered what the inside of Agyness Deyn‘s Williamsburg apartment looks like? I’ve always imagined it’s cool and androgynous, with just a touch of feminine cuteness and a fondness for guys in bands. But according to Stylecaster, it “resembles a blown-up vintage shop that was curated by our grandmothers,” which I guess is supposed to be a bad thing. Anyway, here are some interior pictures of it. See if you agree. More »

Video: Roddy McDowall’s Vintage Home Videos Are Now On Youtube

Natalie Wood, Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Jane Fonda…oh, to be at one of Roddy McDowall’s Malibu beach parties. More »

Video Montage Of Husbands Being A-Holes In Vintage Coffee Ads

Once upon a time, women were expected to get up in the morning and prepare coffee for their husbands. More »

Gallery: These Vintage Lucite Handbags Are Weirdly Awesome

Basket-Weave Fabric, Lucite laminate by Charles Foster (L) and Wilardy (R)

Yellow and green "crushed crayons" bag made of Lamoplex by Myles Originals of Florida

As a material, I kind of associate lucite with stripper shoes (as an abstract idea, I associate it with Shauna Sand)… but these tough little Art Deco shells from decades past are surprisingly cool. Some are a little too busy and bright (and sparkly) for my tastes but they’re all seriously unique and eye-catching. What do you think? More »

Look At These Amazing Vintage Tampon Ads

Menstruation isn’t what it used to be. (Click through to embiggen.) More »

Check Out This Vintage Ad Starring 15 Year Old Model, Martha Stewart

We never get sick of Martha Stewart’s past as a fashion model. Although she did bluechip work like Chanel, the young Stewart (with her bright all-American smile and straight brow) also had huge commercial appeal. Here’s the OG lifestyle guru guiding a wheelbarrow at fifteen in a vintage spot for Unilever deodorant soap. More »

10 Quirky Finds for Under $10

Looking for that perfect, quirky gift but can’t break your budget? On Etsy crafters, jewelry designers, and artists sell their finest creations. You can find anything from vintage typewriters to the latest knitware to an abundance of owl necklaces. We scoured Etsy for some of the best items for less than $10 that will certainly delight.

Gallery: Check Out Lily Allen's New Clothing Line

Honky Tonk Full Skirted Fifties Style Dress

British pop star-in-retirement Lily Allen has unveiled her new vintage-inspired clothing line, Lucy In Disguise, and it’s predictably cute and colorful. It especially appeals to a lazy dresser such as myself, because each of the eighteen pieces is either a dress or a jumpsuit. “We wanted to create vintage styles with more contemporary, clean lines,” Allen told Vogue.com. “I’ve always been into vintage – before I became a pop star it was all I ever wore.” Some of the pieces look a little too costume-y for me (think the more cosplay-veering stuff you find on TrashyDiva.com), but others are totally fun and wearable. Also, I thought two of them were bathing suits. Has Lily Allen found her calling in fashion, or should she go back to doing what most people think she does best? Peruse the collection and decide for yourself. More »

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Weird Retro Bra Ads (Sometimes With Farm Animals!)

I Guess It Was Weird Living In The Bone Age

Do you like to wrestle with farm animals while scantily clad? WE DO. Bra ads are always kind of awkward – especially since every Victoria’s Secret ad seems to indicate that their bra will make you sprout wings and strut, just strut like some kind of fake-winged banshee – but these retro ones? These ones are special. Even uplifting! Or downlifting, maybe! More »

Friday Style Icon: The Ladies of ‘A League Of Their Own’

Ralph Lauren Collection Light Tan Harper Skirt

Last week Jennifer and I were figuring out some upcoming Friday Style Icons because I didn’t want every week to be about mining ’90s movies I liked as a child. And we immediately concluded, Let’s do A League of Their Own! Unfortunately, A League of Their Own is the opposite of what we were trying to do. So I did a gallery of awesome Chloe Sevigny looks. This week, as we were compiling stuff for our tribute to the ladysports classics, intrepid intern Jill was like, “Just like Nylon!” and we were like, “WHAA?” Then she broke our fucking hearts by showing us a spread in this month’s Nylon about makeup inspired by A League of Their Own. Since we’d already gotten a bunch of images together, we were like, fuck it, it’s okay, people can accept that two separate entities arrived at the same obscure idea independently. Right? Right? More »

Happy World Poetry Day

We think we’re on the road to becoming one of the “not so quietly sensational” women this vintage Hane’s stocking ad mentions, because we do all our reading naked. But let’s have Dorothy Parker weigh in: More »

The eBabes: 8 Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards That Make Us Feel Weird

Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means Hallmarks the world over are laughing maniacally while stocking their shelves with millions of cheesy greeting cards. Rather than perpetuate the commercialization of good old V-day, we’d recommend going vintage with your card selection. But don’t just order any dusty, faded card from eBay and hope it will score you some cred with your vintage-loving lady — we found quite a few cards that send some mixed signals. Here’s the eight that gave us the heebiest jeebies. More »

Handbag Porn: Vintage Chanel

I’m not usually much of a vintage shopper — maybe it’s the fact that I’m in such a historic city that’s bringing out the classics-lover lurking inside me. At any rate, this Chanel bag is fabulous, and classic indeed.

Resurrection, price on request More »

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