Domestic Bliss, that's the name of just one of many Flickr photosets by flamenconut I've been looking through today. If you love vintage children's illustrations, you'll adore her other sets as well. She's got funny names for them, like Fuel...
Photos reveal curvy beauties who were considered as low as prostitutes by some for showing off the shapes of their legs and thighs.
Read Edwardian Servants~ Part One here. Lydia Chambers, lady’s maid to Kate Ramsey, is one of the main characters in The Daughter of Highland Hall. We first met Lydia in The Governess of Highland Hall, shortly after she arrives at the grand estate for her first job. She’s a sweet, caring young woman who is eager […]
5,000 years old and still in fashion
Explore sue-tarr's 1168 photos on Flickr!
Travel, it seems, is taking a mysterious turn this year, with a flurry of Agatha Christie-inspired trips being launched for amateur sleuths, and explorers, alike.
Baby, you're like the most popular book in the library. Everyone is checking you out.
Fan de l'univers du burlesque et du cabaret depuis que je l'ai découvert il y a quelques années, c'est un Art qui me fascine autant par les costumes, la lingerie fine et son côté effronté. J'ai bien sûr une préférence pour Dita Von Teese la reine du...
Margaret Winifred Tarrant (1888-1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects.
A touching serenade to the little things that add up to the bigness of a true platonic love.
After shooting several people at a school in San Diego in 1979, teen Brenda Ann Spencer told a reporter, 'I just did it for the fun of it. I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day.'
A little bit spooky, a little bit remote, surrounded by a wild sea and big with high ceilings and most likely some household help. Breakfasts in bed. A vintage sporstcar in the driveway. Sigh. I'll just have to settle for this vintage photo.
A lot of closeted, uneducated and misguided youth refer to the Vioctorians as a rather sullen and droll crowd who would more likely search the Ouija board for their long lost loved ones rather than…
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Lily Seika Jones was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1989. She was raised in Vancouver, Canada where she attended the University of British of Columbia and comple
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A touching serenade to the little things that add up to the bigness of a true platonic love.
As I compiled material for my book Vintage Notions, some of my favorite findings fell under the header Amy B.’s Favorite Vintage Advice From the Quirky to the Conventional. These timeworn tips reveal an insightful glimpse at the customs, fashions and products of yesteryear. Boy, have times changed! In that spirit, I’d like to share […]
Knitting and crocheting are about the only needlecrafts that I did not pick up on. However, doing needlework beside the fire on a cold night (see the flakes in the window?) with my kitties driving me nuts is a great evening indeed!
I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions. Don't get me wrong. It's not the "resolutions" I disagree with -- it's the "New Year" thing. I resolve to do things all the time: I decide to try new recipes, I decide to paint a room, and so forth. But, in this case, the timing and
How did women wear their hair back in Regency-era England? Check out the most popular hairstyles from this romantic time.
Rare pictures of St Paul's Cathedral, Blackpool Tower and the 1947 Thames Flood are among more than 15,000 images on the new Britain from Above website.
