By Andrea So who else is eagerly anticipating Mad Men’s two hour premiere on April 7th? I know I definitely am! Mad Men last left off in 1966, however since they usually jump ahead a bit in time, I am speculating they’ll pick up in 1967. (Disclaimer: no spoiler intended…
If you took a look at the recent Christmas Cookie posts over on Mid-Century Menu, you probably notice Tom sporting some awesome retro hats. All that hat glory is thanks to The Brass Rooster in Milwaukee, a truly vintage-style hattery where you can find a new or vintage hat and…
By RetroRuth We had a really great time at the Midland Antiques Festival, and we also got some pretty awesome stuff! First up, another big cat for our growing collection. This is a tiger ashtray, and is going to live with the other big cats in our bedroom. This was…
By Andrea So often when we think about sewing retro, it’s usually the lovely ladies dresses and other patterns that we think of sewing. But, there’s tons of excellent menswear patterns still kicking around out there that can give a great retro look for the man of today. I was…
By Andrea Today we’re taking a trip to the latter part of the mid-century period – 1972 to be exact. The 70′s are back this fall season, and vests are everywhere in menswear. My hubby was eying the vests that are out now, but I thought I could do better,…
Chapter 2 In Our Serialized Story, Off To Work By RetroRuth This week, we bring you Chapter 2 in our serialized Mid-Century book, Off To Work, published in 1962. Off to Work is a basic (read: very, very basic) reader story about Bob Grant, a teenager who just graduated from…
By Sara In AZ ___________________________________ So, I went to this Estate Sale and it was like the last hour, of the last day, of the sale. I didn’t have much hope there would be anything that great left. I scrounged around for a bit a spotted this beat up old…
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Thrifted Find – A Sweet Little Frankelite Vintage Bathroom Light!
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