Julien's Auctions' - Hollywood Legends

According to the Associated press, there will be over 100 images of Marilyn Monroe that have never been seen. Marilyn's photographs belonged to her make up artist of 15 years and will be sold along with their copyrights.  Also there will other memorabilia from stars like James Dean, Frank Sinatra, and Charlie Chaplin up for auction from March 31- April 1.

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Article by: Sandy Cohen

On the hunt!

So we have been on the hunt for some amazing vintage specs to wear and thought it'd be a good idea to share some of our finds with you all.

"A Ride of Death"

Thought this was interesting. Here's a few pages from a 40's pamphlet on bicycle safety. So, these are some things to keep in mind next time you ride a bike...brought to you by Retronaut, and Gene Gable. To see the rest, I invite all of you to go to Retronaut's site. Enjoy!
                                                                                                            

Hollywood Graffiti- icons in spray paint

We went to the Arclight cinema in Hollywood the other day and saw the cool art the have. This time they have some cool multi-media art by Greg Auerbach. He took vintage newspapers and cut out articles that are related to certain movie stars or directors. He puts them together like a collage and then spray paints a stencil of famous film icons. For example, James Dean is spray painted over vintage newspaper clippings of ' rebellious, troubled, disenfranchised, and marginalized youth, car racing, the road game of chicken, and his life.' I put a close up of that one here. He also made one of Marilyn Monroe made with articles of 'tragic beauties, sex symbols, her marriages and blonde bombshells.' There was even a Clint Eastwood one with articles about ' the antihero, damnation, salvation, morality, the loner, redemption, cowboys and revenge.' It was amazing, but I don't think I'd have the heart to cut up a vintage newspaper!

Vintage Hall of Fame

Here is an amazing tiki shot glass, its one of the most unique sets we have seen! It recently sold on our eBay store quicker than it took to post lol. Check out our shop at the link above for more great finds. 

How to make friends by Telephone

Have you ever gotten a phone call by someone that sounds rude or like they don't care? We think everyone needs to read this as a reminder of proper phone etiquette. Currently, with so much new technology, it's so easy to avoid one on one contact with others. We have become so impersonal with things like texting. Sure, it's a quick way to communicate, but it's so much nicer and thoughtful to call someone now and then. Perhaps it's something that'll vanish like cursive writing? For those of you who'd like to know how to make friends over the phone, here's how 40s style. Enjoy!



Images brought to you by Scott Steffens and Retronaut.

Vintage Valentines!

Have you been thinking about vintage or vintage inspired valentine's day cards to make for your valentine? Here are a few cute, silly, and strange ones. Enjoy!