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When did popular culture start classifying certain clothes as “vintage” and therefore possessed of a certain cachet?…
Aug 31 2015
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ModCloth, the spunky, vintage-inspired retailer for Zooey Deschanel devotees, has until recently only been…
Jul 31 2015
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Sexism is a board game, created in 1971, which you’ve probably never played. You likely won’t even find a copy on…
Jul 21 2015
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My name is Emily and this spring I went on a three week tour through the Midwestern and Southern United States with…
Jun 18 2015
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Emily Panic
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My name is Emily and I just finished a three week tour through the Midwestern and Southern United States with my…
Mar 8 2015
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Grey sludge some are calling wine was drudged up from a US Civil War shipwreck. The wine was found 4 years ago on…
Jul 27 2014
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The Royal Family is continuing to unearth some interesting family treasures as part of the two-month Royal Childhood…
Jun 23 2014
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This really puts the debate over the term "plus-size" in perspective: Here is an ad for Lane Bryant, from the back…
May 1 2014
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It's Thursday, so let's all take a ten-minute break to imagine ourselves strolling through the 1900 Exposition…
Mar 3 2014
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It's been a big week for The National Enquirer (the magazine that I once got sent home for reading at school). The…
Feb 25 2014
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Few things are more luridly delightful than midcentury food porn—fishy Jell-Os, mayonnaise frosting, all canned…
Nov 26 2013
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Before OMG meant "Oh My God," SWALK meant "Sealed With A Loving Kiss," ITALY meant "I Trust And Love You," EGYPT…
Nov 15 2013
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Sesame Street debuted in 1969 and was in full swing by the mid-seventies. The 1976 JC Penney Christmas catalog was…
Nov 1 2013
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November brings brisk temperatures and chilly winds, but you can't sacrifice style for warmth! You're gonna need a…
Sep 25 2013
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“You don’t really remember a notebook or the pens and pencils you used. But maybe you remember your Trapper Keeper." Everything you never knew you wanted to know about the history of the Trapper Keeper, all in one place.
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Sep 9 2013
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Direct gaze, squared shoulders, ever-so-slightly "undone" hair: Take a minute and get to know the bad-ass women of 1970s Winston cigarette ads.
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Sep 6 2013
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TGIF! It's time for another edition of Let's Shop. Today we travel back in time to 1983. The weather's turned cool,…
Sep 4 2013
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As previously mentioned, back issues of Photoplay have been archived online. A quick flip through of the January…
Aug 30 2013
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Glamour styled in Hollywood. For a carefree summer. Which is your favorite? Curly top Cleo? Lady Bird? Bubble?…
Aug 28 2013
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Exciting news: As Open Culture reports, there are now vintage issues of Business Screen, The Hollywood Reporter, Phot…