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    Liz11685: I just got home from watching Malcolm X, which has beautiful period costumes (40s-60s) to this! As a woman who loves and collects vintage, this is lik... more »
    missdona: I'm so proud of my Grandma! She and her sister were forewomen at the Leslie Fay factories on 7th Avenue right up through the 70s when they retired. Th... more »
    devilchyld22: Why does it always seem that everything was better in the 60s? more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: My sister has decided that my new haircut makes me look like I'm from the 60s. She says I should pursue this style as inspiration. It's not a bad idea... more »
    outrageouschaos: My first job in NYC was working at a costume/puppet shop off of 7th. I was told on my first day to watch the guys with garment racks on the street: th... more »
    Khrushchev: Ahem. There are three H's in Khrushchev. more »
    HoooooooT: Anything and everything that has to do with 60s fashion always reminds me of the movie "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn is a model. It's really an und... more »
    Hazel: Dammit I have got to get in my heada that Jezebel commenter Kruschev is NOT a former world leader. I don't think, anyway... more »
    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: do rolls of fabric make anyone else hungry???? especially when arranged by color! its the strangest thing. love this spread too... I'm a vintage girl. more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: On second glance - and full reading - I really, really need an organza hood so I stop getting mascara on white shirts when I put them on too quickly. ... more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: The opening line had me singing "We Didn't Start The Fire", well done! more »
  • #oldiesbutgoodies

    Second Life: New York's Garment District, '60s Style

    I unearthed a 1960 Life the other day, from the week that Eisenhower and Khrushchev addressed the UN. But editors made space for two non-political stories: one about space rockets, and one about Seventh Avenue. More »