"1930s-vintage" Articles & Blogs:
Olympic athletes to sport vintage-inspired style
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The Countdown to the Olympics includes a lot of important preparations, not the least of which is what the athletes are going to wear.
As he has done before, Ralph Lauren will have a hand in outfitting the athletes. His affinity for Americana will be...[Read on] |
Does Ch. Margaux Go with Cottage Cheese & Ketchup?
| In doing some research for my most recent blog about food and wine pairings for a fun Oscar night, we came across some interesting facts.
Richard Nixon's favorite food was cottage cheese with ketchup. Yes. When we were kidding around with various nicknam...[Read on] |
Pondering the Chick Flick
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Please check out my latest piece for the Women’s Media Center: Pondering the Chick Flick
Most women, including feminists, have a love/hate relationship with the chick flick. A mere mention of the term can send you into a lather bemoaning the disparage...[Read on] |
Modern bra is 100 years old!
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Happy birthday to the bra! The modern day brassiere turns 100 this year and the bra business is booming.
A century has passed since Mary Phelps Jacob fabricated the modern brassiere, and with the anniversary of such an important invention just passed, we...[Read on] |
Best Plays of 2008-2009
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When I went to graduate school way back in the dark ages I remember that we needed to read the best plays of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s etc before we started classes. I remember distinctly that there were very few plays written by women in those books and ...[Read on] |
Q&A;: English Chanteuse Anna Calvi on Her Debut Album and Upcoming Tour
| Anna Calvi. Photograph by Maisie Cousins.With her blood-red lips, pulled back hair, Flamenco-style blouses and wounded voice, Anna Calvi is the kind of chanteuse that David Lynch would throw a hot, white spotlight on. She’s a modern take on the Jazz age...[Read on] |
75th Anniversary of Women's Jeans
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Hailing itself as the inventor of women's jeans, Levi's celebrates the 75th anniversary of women in denim.
First introduced to male laborers in California in the 1850's, jeans became a symbol of empowerment for women as an alternative to more feminine c...[Read on] |
Barbie Mania Goes Back to Fanny Brice's Nose Job
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(WOMENSENEWS)--By the 1920s, Americans were obsessed with the actress Fanny Brice's nose job. The mixture of sex and race in Brice's career is impossible to fully separate, since it was her Jewishness that made her "funny" (as immortalized by ...[Read on] |
Women & Wine Goes to the Family Winemakers Event in LA
| You may wonder why I'm writing about this - snore - another wine event that you can't attend unless you're a member of the trade or media (we're both). But this story is different.
I look forward to this event more than any other in Los Angeles - and thi...[Read on] |
America selects Grand Prize winners in the Shell V-Power® 'Fuel My Passion' Contest and Sweepstakes!
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Five
Contest Winners Receive One Year of Shell V-Power® Gasoline; and One
Lucky Sweepstakes Winner Receives a New Ride Plus Five Years of Shell
V-Power® Gasoline!
Shell concluded its annual search for the
ultimate automotive enthusiasts across ...[Read on] |
Ralph Lauren, Cars, Fashion, and a Real Automotive Woman Pioneer
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Ralph Lauren is an American icon, indisputably. The most recognizable US fashion designer has a passion beyond the runway, though, and that's his cars. He has a fabled collection of classic, rare, and exotic automobiles that is the envy of many an af...[Read on] |
Need Independence Day Inspiration? Listen & Watch these Movies & Music
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The time has come to celebrate Old Glory and our independence as a nation.
What with all this celebration you may need a guide to help you find the appropriate music and movies to set the mood for your holiday. Here are a few of my picks for essential Ju...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Lipstick: Why We Fall in Love as Kids
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Every chick’s childhood isn’t complete without the classic game of dress up.
As a child, one of my best friends had an old, chipped wooden trunk sitting in the corner of a hallway in her family’s historic house in Durham, N.C. Full of dresses, shir...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - A novice's guide to learning how to find and buy wine that you love
| I've probably mentioned before that I'm one of the few people I know who love wine who take a picture of the label of every bottle with my cell phone that I'm interested in buying after I've tried a glass.
There's just too much information out there that...[Read on] |
Vintage Sexism: 1943 Guide to Hiring Women
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We covered this a couple of years ago, but a reader sent it in and it's just too good not to bring to light, especially when we have the original.
This gem is from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine, written for male supervisors of women d...[Read on] |
Ralph Lauren launches Pink Pony Auction for Cancer Research
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To mark the 10th anniversary of Pink Pony, Polo Ralph Lauren is launching its first Pink Pony Online Auction in partnership with luxury charity auction site charitybuzz. The auction will showcase more than 200 unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences offe...[Read on] |
Women&Wine: A Novice’s Guide to Learning How to Find and Buy Wine
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I’ve probably mentioned before that I’m one of the few people I know who love wine who take a picture of the label of every bottle with my cell phone that I’m interested in buying after I’ve tried a glass.
There’s just too much information out ...[Read on] |
The Return of 80’s Fashion: Leggings
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“Fashion is repeating itself” or at least that’s what my mom says every time she has seen me in my latest ensemble. She explains to me that all the fashion she wore growing up is the same clothing I wear today in 2009.
Fashions in the 1980s were co...[Read on] |
Mad Men, brought to you by women
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Betty Draper takes aim at stereotypes, thanks to Mad Men's women writers
If you're anything like me, you can barely contain your excitement that season 3 of Mad Men begins on Sunday. It took me awhile to get around to watching the show (I didn't bother t...[Read on] |
Remembering Alexander McQueen
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When Nicole Kidman graced the 2007 CMA Awards, all eyes were on her flawless porcelain skin, statuesque figure, and striking butterfly gown.
Designed by Alexander McQueen, the creation featured a luscious silk fabric which rippled in shades of hot pink t...[Read on] |
Music: Try the Alternative Scene
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When it comes to music, chicks who do things differently are a bit of a rare commodity. You know, those chicks who take risks and sort of go off the beaten path; the Lady Gagas of the world, if you will. Alternative music already takes a stand to mainstre...[Read on] |
Chic Q&A with Cady: Keeping it Simple
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This past week, after a flurried rush of getting ready for an Independence Day party I was already late for, I realized that I had shoved through lace dresses, high-waisted satin shorts, and a seersucker sundress only to end up keeping it simple- a v-neck...[Read on] |
Barbie Turns 50 -- Does that Make her Car a Classic?
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Growing up with three sisters, the Barbie doll fascination just really escaped me. I wanted a Ken doll, he just seemed a bit more realistic as a role model for me. My sisters worried about nail polish and when they could wear nylons, I wanted a tree ho...[Read on] |
City Series, Part 12: Pittsburgh
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While it may have a reputation as the “City of Steel,” Pittsburgh should probably consider changing its motto to the “City of Colleges.” Home to Carlow University, Chatham University, Duqesne University, University of Pittsburgh and others, the ci...[Read on] |
All aboard for Disney's train tour
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Disney is pulling out all the whistle stops and taking its show on the road with a spectacular immersive and interactive 40-city train tour including a 3D sneak peek of film footage from the upcoming movie "Disney's A Christmas Carol."
Looking for so...[Read on] |
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