Category: North America
Enjoy a soda fountain like JFK
Our amazing Vintage Queen number 69, Brooksie, loves to go antique shopping. If you’re near Portland, Oregon, she’s got a great tip for an antique market and original soda fountain, where President Kennedy once stopped over for a tasty treat.
The first ever movie star: Florence Lawrence
A hundred years ago cinema was in its infancy, neither the studio system nor the concept of movie stars had yet been conceived. Christopher Raymond Brocklebank takes a look back at a young actress named Florence Lawrence who, a century ago, would become Hollywood’s first ever star.
QueensOfVintage exclusive: We chat to A Fine Frenzy’s Alison Sudol
Alison Sudol, age 24, is the leader of A Fine Frenzy, which she introduced to the world with the 2007 album One Cell In The Sea. The project established her as one of the most talented young singers and songwriters around: it received rave reviews and reached Number One on Billboard’s “Heatseeker” charts. But with [...]
Reproduction vintage report: ReVamp
Annamarie von Firley opened her company, ReVamp, in 1998, with the idea of creating clothing inspired by designs from 1910-1950.“I started reVamp with a friend. We were out swing dancing on the USS Jeremiah O’Brien lamenting at how poorly people were dressed.” Things needed to change- ReVamp was born. Vanessa Sandoval went to check out [...]
Top New York vintage shopping tips with It’s Vintage Darling
Rachael, founder of fab online vintage shop It’s Vintage Darling, travels the world to buy the best vintage goods for her store. Even at minus seven she will go through the rain and snow to hunt down that perfect dress. Her last trip took her to New York, and luckily for us she’s sharing some of her NYC vintage [...]
Get the perfect LBD at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show
Absolutely indispensable, positively glamorous! It’s the Little Black Dress, a wardrobe staple with an elegance and style all of its own. It’s the one garment that will take you to an informal affair or a gala night on the town in style. As the Duchess of Windsor once put it, “When a little black dress is right, [...]
