V is for Valentine’s Day!

February 17, 2011

I know you’ll forgive me for this belated post, as we just moved and I’m lucky if I can find my toothbrush! But I wanted to share our Valentine’s gifts with you! I’m still excited about them.

I gave Chris a vintage tie – his favorite movie star is Fred Astaire, and a while ago a friend showed a picture of this tie to me because it’s just too perfect for him! I randomly searched on Ebay last month and the same tie popped up! It was a promotional tie for Philco Radios, probably given out to top sellers as an incentive gift, so there are probably a few more floating around out there.

Chris gave me a wonderful little piece of sweetheart jewelry, my favorite! This one is two gold hearts, attached to an expandable gold band. The best part is that the center of the hearts are still blank, so I can have our names engraved on it. I think I’ll wear it to the Air Raid this Saturday!

And I love that Chris has his own Etsy account so that he can surprise me with the cute things I want! 🙂

Air Raid Picnic!

February 12, 2011

I finally remembered to buy my tickets for The Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942! It’s coming up next weekend – it snuck up on me! You save $10 if you buy them in advance, and I’m all about that. I better go get […]

Swivels: Practice that Shoulder Stuff

February 10, 2011

How you hold your shoulders during swivels and switches has a big impact on the overall look – for the classic LA style swivels, it’s important to pull your shoulders back and center them over your core (don’t hunch forward and don’t lean back – […]

Pickwick Vintage Expo

February 4, 2011

Finally found time for an update! Well not really, since I should be packing for our move…but I need a little break, right? Last weekend I headed out to the Pickwick Vintage Expo that I posted about previously. Chris decided to skip it, since there […]

Swivels: Don’t cheat your turnout

January 30, 2011

I’m an old school LA style Lindy Hopper, and as such I’ve spent more time watching old clips of Jewel McGowan and Jean Veloz do swivels than is strictly healthy. Fuzzy black and white images, played in slow motion, over and over and over…retina strain? […]

Shopping Bonanza!

January 26, 2011

There are some great vintage/vintage inspired shopping events the next couple weeks round these parts. I’m trying to decide if I can afford to attend them all… (Probably not!) Loco Lindo Pre-Season Warehouse SaleLA’s new favorite vintage repro company is having one of their fab warehouse […]