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Category Archives: fashion
Don’t You Just Love Lucy?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Raves n Faves Thursday is here, the day for me to gab about some of my favorite things. I love to laugh and I love television. I walk up to the set, turn it on, … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's television, Americana, blogaday, California, Characters, city life, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, farm life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Food, Historical, Hollywood, Humor, long read, opinion, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Retro, Sitcoms, television series, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's California, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950's Television, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s fun, 50s marriage, black and white television, Classic Television, entertainment, Fred and Ethel Mertz, Funny, Hollywood, Humor, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Nostalgia, Retro, Ricky Ricardo, Sitcoms, tango, Television, Vintage
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Fridays are Made for Bad Advice
Hi there, guys and dolls! Time for my favorite feature, giving advice I really shouldn’t be. Dear Barbara Jean, Recently our neighbor Pam dropped 250 pounds by divorcing her husband of ten years and then dieting and exercising to get … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Beauty, beauty disasters, blogaday, Blogs, Characters, cocktail culture, Creativity, daily blog, Domestic life, Drinks, entertainment, Etiquette, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, flirting, historical fiction, home life, Humor, jealousy, letters, Love, Marriage, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, opinion, Parties, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Retro, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage, vintage fashion
Tagged 1950's Fashion, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50's fun, 50's housewife, 50s marriage, advice, advice column, divorcee, Funny, girdle, Humor, jealous, letters, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, Retro, retro style, sack dress, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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Don’t We All Need a Little Living in Fifties Fashion?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Have I got a great Raves n Faves for you this week. It’s one of my favorite sites to visit. Well, in fact, settle in and stay for hours on end. Trust me, it’ll take … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950's Ads, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, Alter Ego, Beauty, blogaday, Blogs, Classic Movies, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Designer, entertainment, Etiquette, fashion, Historical, Inspiration, journal, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, Raves and Faves, Retro, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage, vintage fashion, Website
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, Adrian, Blogs, Dior, Edith Head, fashion, fashion blog, fifties fashion, Givenchy, Glamour, living fifties fashions, living in fifties fashion, Norell, Nostalgia, Retro, Style, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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Friendly Advice
Hi there, guys and dolls! Another week, more so-so advice 😉 Dear Barbara Jean, My children are at the age where they want to help out in the kitchen, but I am so concerned about it. You see, I like … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Beauty, blogaday, Blogs, Characters, childrearing, children in the kitchen, cocktail culture, cocktails, Communication, Conversation, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Dating, Domestic life, Drinks, entertainment, Etiquette, family life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Happy Hour, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, letters, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, postaday, Romance, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writing
Tagged 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, advice, advice column, alimony, blogaday, childrearing, dating, divorcee, Humor, Nostalgia, postaday, Retro, Vintage, vintage fashion
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Don’t You Just Love Advice?
Hi there, guys and dolls! And just like that, it’s Friday! Time for one of my favorite pastimes, doling out advice. The best part is that it’s wanted. Now, to be honest, I don’t care. I’ll share my vast and … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's fun, 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, advice, advice column, Alter Ego, Authors, Beauty, blogaday, Blogs, creative writing, daily blog, Dating, Domestic life, entertainment, Etiquette, family life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flash fiction, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, journal, long read, Men in the Kitchen, Nostalgia, opinion, Perspective, postaday, Readers, reading, Romance, Shopping, Social Mores, Socializing, suburbia, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writers, Writing
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 50's housewife, advice, advice column, blogaday, Bullet bra, Cooking, daily blog, dating, Funny, household, housewife, Humor, journal, marital bliss, Men in the Kitchen, postaday, Social Life
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Don’t Just Accessorize, Glamourize!
Hi there, guys and dolls! Every now and then, it’s a good idea for a gal to discover some new little tricks and tips to keep the glamour game going. This week, yours truly is sharing some gems of my … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, 50's Fashions, Accessories, Alter Ego, Beauty, Creativity, educational films, England, entertainment, fashion, Humor, Inspiration, Nostalgia, Pop Culture, Self Esteem, Shopping, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage
Tagged 1950's, 1950's Fashion, Beauty, cateye glasses, earrings, entertainment, fashion, Glamour, Nostalgia, Pathe Films, research, Social Life, swim caps, Vidal Sassoon, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage jewelry, Youtube
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