Vintage Los Angeles:
The Gilded LA: The Gilded Age in Los Angeles and Hollywood
LA Noir: Murder and intrigue in 1930′s and 40′s Los Angeles
Valley of the Dolls: 1950s through 1970s retro greater Los Angeles style
Oh Sandy Ba-by: Vineland Drive-in Theatre in Los Angeles
Retro Summer Fun at a Beverly Hills Resort: Retro style fashion of wealthy Beverly Hills resort vacationers
Vintage US-USSR:
Cold War Style: Atomic and nuclear style during the Cold War between the US and the USSR
Vintage Cuba:
Viva la Classic Cuba: Cuba’s pre-revolution style
Vintage Europe:
Orientalism of the Early 1900s: The French obsession of the mystique of the orient in the 1920s
Back to the Gypsy that I Was: The history of Romany gypsies, fashion and life (including palm-reading chart)
Vintage Food & Cocktails:
Mid-Century Dishes We Love to Hate (or Hate to Love): From ambrosia salad to oysters Rockefeller
Sloe, Gin, & Fizzy: Vintage cocktails with a link to an all-encompassing historical cocktail site (w/recipes)
Vintage Fashion Techniques:
The Antique Art of Lace-Making: The history of lace-making
Feedsack Secrets: The use of feedsack fabric for garment-making during the Great Depression
J’adore La Belle Epoque: The technique and history of corset-making and wearing
Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?: The history and mercury-poisoning of hat-making
Dating Vintage Clothing and the ILGWU: How to date American union-made clothing (with label photos and history of the ILGWU)
Vintage Beauty:
Fashion and Beauty Superstitions: Beauty superstitions in history from Cleopatra’s diamond to bathing in blood
The Color of Love and Sin: The meaning of the color red (with photos of vintage starlets in red)
Burlesque Costumery: The history and style of Burlesque through the ages
Iconic Historical Figures:
Heavens to Betsy!: Betsy Ross and the history of flag-sewing
We are all Cosmic Dust: Iconic Female Scientists: Female scientists that have paved the way
J’adore Amour Amour: Famous starlets and the perfumes they wore (with perfume notes)
A Fish is a Fish is a Fish: Female sea-workers, vintage and modern fishergirl fashion
Cleopatra’s Love Affair with Fashion: The history and style of the woman who ruled the men who ruled the world, Cleopatra
Vintage Film & Photography:
Sensational Words from the film, Manhattan: The quirky language of Woody Allen in the film, Manhattan with photos
Portraiture Was the OG Fashion Photography: The capturing of vintage fashion in paintings
Automata Obsession: The story behind Hugo and the history of autonomous machines
Top Lists:
Anjou’s Top Songs of the 1950s: My favorite songs from the 1950s: A tops list with videos
Top 6 Beautifully Tragic Film Scenes: My favorite vintage and modern beautifully tragic scenes in movies
