Off Season...
One wonderful thing—among many others—about thrifting is that vintage & secons hand shops will often not change the collections according to the seasons with the same rigour as in modern first hand...
View ArticleLight Art Aros
Sometimes art can suddenly change profane & solid reality into something transparent & spherical, which is so fantastic that you wouldn't even call it a dream. Rather a mystery...At Aros Art...
View ArticleVirtual Make Up
To be honest, I don't know what to think of it...? But in this age of digital image processing, who has not manipulated—or tried to manipulate—with skin impurities, shadows under eyes or noses, too...
View ArticleConcerned about wrinkles...?
Well, who is not...!But don't worry, this article in a 50s magazine not only provides a no less than scientific theory about women's wrinkles, it also offers an elaborate diagnostic apparatus as well...
View ArticleAn Outfit & A Stockings Experiment
Today I wore my new pleated skirt for the first time...Also, I decided that this was the day to experiment with a darker shade of stockings than I usually wear. Normally, I only wear nude stockings—but...
View ArticleThe Roller Coaster of Life
Time for a pseudo-philosophical digression, but I'll keep it short, I promise. For isn't life like a trip in the roller coaster? Undeniably!A lot of ups and downs; a little to the left, then to the...
View ArticleThe Egg, the Shell & the Funnel
I bet you all know it...!You are in the middle of the thing, the dishes you cook are growing under your hands, you are maybee not in good time, but so far everything is just fine—and then the moment...
View ArticleMessy Thrift Shops
There are so many kinds of thrift-, second hand- and vintage shops. Some are tidy & neat & well organized & tastefully interior designed. The experience of visiting such a shop can be...
View ArticleQuick Lady Lessons
Living vintage is not only about dressing, but also about comporting yourself—and if you are looking for a tutorial on how to do certain things & how not to do certain things, well, here is a small...
View ArticleAutumn Colors in the Summer
The summer is so bright and beautiful these days—but I feel like wearing autumn colors. Not that I am depressed or even melancholic or nostalgic. Quite on the contrary, in fact; so these colors don't...
View ArticleWhat's on Her Mind...?
Yesterday—busy as I was—I had a quite af few errands to do. Passing by in high speed on my bike, however I couldn't help noticing a beautiful heron standing all alone in the middle of the water, not...
View Article1940s iPad...?
I just could't resist reblogging this wonderful Norman Parkinson photo showing three extremely elegant 1440s ladies surfing what seems to be an iPad.Is this actually an iPad?Are there actually UFOs out...
View ArticleHousehold Chores in Color
Today I'm having a huge mountain of household chores in front of me – pretty boring, so I thought I would try to color boost my self image a bit before climbing it...
View ArticleBeauty Products in the Atomic Age
You almost can't believe what is going on here...No wonder that the skin of the model is a little bit luminous afterwards...
View ArticleThe Liebster Blog Award
Most beautiful & stylish Pia Storm from Storms Magasin awarded me the Liebster Blog Award & along with the honour came 11 questions... big questions... serious questions... important...
View ArticleInside Out – Or What Do You Prefer...?
I would really, really like to have been present at fashion shows in the 40s & 50s. Well of course, who wouldn't?What is so interesting about this documentary is not only the show itself, which is...
View ArticleVitruvian Make Up Art
One of the most famous drawings of Leonardo da Vinci is an annotated illustration on the work of Vitruvius on proportion."Man is the measure of all things", said Protagoras & indeed this idea also...
View ArticleThe Hair Dryer
Hair dryers are fantastic & with the invention of the electric hair dryer a whole new space of feminine culture saw the light! A space where you could be together & yet at the same time be...
View ArticleHer Hidden Talent...!
As it happens, I have an interest in serious acting & acting techniques. Also, I am a huge fan of Burlesque Shows. But what would happen if you mixed up the two & used the first thing as an...
View ArticleTelephone Conversations...
The invention of the telephone, first patented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, was a marvellous breakthrough. Women always loved to chat & a lady needs to do a lot of smalltalk daily with both...
View ArticleGood Advice on Stocking Runs
For some ladies, part of living vintage also includes wearing stockings on a daily basis. Now, you can divide people according to many different criteria, but when it comes to stockings wearing there...
View ArticleDecapitated Mannequins
Yesterday in my search for a new autumn coat, I decided to go to a suburban thrift store that I used to frequent quite often years ago. The shop is large, it is run by a charity organization, and in my...
View ArticleTacit knowledge
The most interesting and intriguing phenomenon of 'tacit knowledge' is said to have been first described by the Hungarian polymath and philosopher Michael Polanyi in his 1958 magnum opus Personal...
View ArticleSunday Afternoon Walk
There is really nothing—is there?—like revisiting the landscapes of your childhood & take a nostalgic walk & indulge in the golden rays of the afternoon sun & the fainted memories of past...
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