Long-time readers know that I make a beeline for movie costume exhibits.  This is just a short post to let you know that I'm working o...

Isn't the model's outfit cute? I particularly the ball trim around the v-neck blouse and full skirt. And the advertising script, ...

Happy Valentine's Day!   I have a little treat just for you: a Meet the Artist giveaway courtesy of my very creative friend, Joy Sage...

Skippies, for young moderns. Burn your corsets, ladies!  From Ladies' Home Journal , March, 1954.

The Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Cookbook  is such a enchanting mid-century cookbook (published 1959) that it is one of my favorite v...

Prudence is a chic 16" fashion doll. McCall's 8186 is a chic little "Adjust for You" dress pattern from 1968.  ...

Today's MAM is a trio of knitting patterns from Vogue Knitting , Fall-Winter 1962. I can't imagine the skill needed to make the ...

Serendipity Handmade has been going strong for over three years now, and as the first month of 2013 draws to a close I have been thinking ...

This week's MAM is inspired by the wonderful Downton Abbey.  Enjoy these frocks from  Needlecraft Magazine ,  June 1926. (My scanner wa...

I found this charming Ivory Snow ad in the January 1949 issue of Ladies Home Journal and felt a little solidarity with those who have snow a...