Jessica, Joan & (Norma) Jean: A Pinup Couture Jessica Wiggle Dress/Anti-Frantic Vintage Review

Brand: Pinup Couture/Pinup Girl Clothing Dress: Jessica Size: Probably a small or xs. The original owner took out the size tag, so I'm unsure, but it fits like a small. Size range: XS (31-33"B 23-25"W 31-33"H) to 4X (51-53"B 41-43"W 51-53"H) Color: Magenta, or as I like to call it, Electric Purple. 😛 Retails for: …

Interview with Fi & Linda of Two Ladies Who!

This week I'm incredibly excited to be interviewing the lovely and talented Fi and Linda of Two Ladies Who! These vintage loving gal pals make super cute vintage reproduction clothing using vintage sewing patterns that I know you all will love! I hope you all enjoy the interview! Tell us about your business, Two Ladies …

The Thin Man Goes Home, 1945

Another Thin Man movie! This one is in seven parts, but it's so worth it! I hope you all enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttSYKYBpFRQ&list=PLI5Qw9IsZSYUNqIqyhlI2pvFybIuoL0hp

Announcing the Winners of the Sewcialite Studio Pattern Giveaway!

Over here in my neck of the woods, it's a very gloomy, grey and rainy Sunday, so to brighten the mood, I've decided to announce the winners of the Sewcialite Studio Lucy Pattern Giveaway one day early! The three lucky readers who will be getting a PDF copies of Sewcialite Studio's brand new Lucy pattern …

The Delineator Magazine, August 1884

And now for another fabulous issue of The Delineator, from August 1884. 🙂 You can read or download a copy of this week's issue here.

Don’t forget to enter the Sewcialite Studio Giveaway!

I can't believe there are only two days left for the awesome Sewcialite Studio Giveaway! Make sure to enter for the chance to win a free PDF sewing pattern from a fabulous new vintage inspired pattern designer! The contest ends Saturday, February 24th at 11:59pm EST.

Lessons Learned & And eBay Cautionary Tale/Warning

When I originally wrote this post, it was much different - just one of my typical vintage dress posts, where I talk about the various features, how pretty the dress is, etc. But then I started noticing some glaring issues and things went downhill from there once I contacted the seller. So instead, we have …

March For Our Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxD3o-9H1lY I'm so proud of the young people who are taking a stand right now. Watching the fall out from yet another mass shooting in the United States has been heartbreaking and hard to bear, even for someone all the way over here in Canada, but seeing how the students are responding has filled me …

Let’s Face The Music and Dance, Fred and Ginger

This sad and beautiful scene from Follow The Fleet brings me to tears no matter how many times I watch it - but that's okay, because it can be good to cry a little bit, we all need to sometimes, right? Ginger was able to express so much without even saying a word - she …

Farewell, My Lovely, Raymond Chandler, 1940

My husband and I have been getting super into Raymond Chandler's hard boiled detective fiction lately and love reading about his infamous wise-cracking, sarcastic Private Investigator, Philip Marlowe. These books are both intentionally and unintentionally hilarious and a lot of fun to read. Well, today I found a copy of Farewell, My Lovely, a Marlowe …