Posts Tagged ‘retro’

Brilliant vanity cases for your wall, made from vintage suitcases! Adorable, I want one… if only I had a wall to put it on. Also check out the liquor cabinet! Get them here.

To celebrate their 70th anniversary, British lingerie house Rigby & Peller has released this gorgeous set, inspired by pieces from their lingerie archive (wouldn’t you love to look through that!?). It includes a pair of high-waisted ruffled briefs and a pointed bullet bra, both in vintage ballet pink. I’d love to own them, but at £109.00 for the bra and £89.95 for the briefs (and the pound sterling creeping up the chart at the Bureau de Change again), I think I’ll have to go without. Sigh.

Get them here.

Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse is a historical consultant living in Amsterdam, and she’s what us swing dancers call a “lifestyler.” She lives and breathes the 1930s and 40s everyday, dressing in authentic clothing, living in an historically decorated home, the whole shebang!

Photos from her Flickr Stream, via Lark About

I like the eclectic, retro industrial look of the Ace Hotels.

A lovely shot of a bystander at the Summer Jamboree Festival in Senigallia, Italy. It’s one of the biggest rock and roll and retro-themed festivals in Europe, and it’s based in a gorgeous Italian seaside town, on the Adriatic coast. I was there a few years ago as a swing dance instructor for the dance camp that is part of the festival, and I’d love to go again just for fun.

The tiny town was packed with retro enthusiasts from across Europe and the globe, many of whom drove their retro cars, motorcycles and scooters into town. There was an enormous vintage market that just about destroyed my bank balance, and everyone was dressed vintage style head to toe (mostly 1950s), every moment of the day. Dita Von Teese was there that year, and I had the pleasure of meeting her backstage (she’s really tiny) and seeing her live show, as well as watching the myriad of rock and roll music legends that the festival brings in (Jerry Lee Lewis was there that year).

Recommended if you’re a fan of 1940s/50′s and rock ‘n roll. The dance camp teaches Lindy Hop, but it’s not really a swing event overall – more rock ‘n roll, rockabilly and boogie woogie. Anyway, everywhere you turned was a glamorous sight like the lady above. Drop me a line if you know who she is…

Killer heels and retro pumps from BabyGirlBoutique.com

Super cute. This guy would turn my head in the street.

Care of The Sartorialist.