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May 14, 2014
Big Cat Shenanigans
How amazing are these photograph of these two wild cats together?! Actress Lana Wood is caught whispering sweet poetry into a leopards ear for the 1969 issue of Italian magazine, Playmen. Lana Wood appeared in several films and television shows during the sixties and seventies. She is best-known for her three minute long role playing the character […] Read MoreMay 05, 2014
Ode to the Fireplace
One of my biggest pet peeves about myself is that I am a very nostalgic person. I look at the past with rose tinted glasses. I forget the bad things. This seems like it would be a blessing, but not when this starts a yearning for what was. I had a gorgeous fireplace in a […] Read MoreApr 09, 2014
Granny Squares
Granny square apparel is a cyclical fashion that peaked in the 1970’s. As Stitch ‘n Bitch series author Debbie Stoller describes: If you grew up in the seventies, as I did, you might fear the granny square–if only because, for a while, clothing was made of nothing else. Granny square vests, granny square shorts, granny square hats. Heck, I […] Read MoreFeb 09, 2014
Cropped Styles
Well Rebena’s vintage crop top collection has been unpacked, washed, steamed, photographed, curated and *drumroll* added to the shop. All of these tops date from the late 1970’s to the early 1990’s. The majority of the cropped tops and blouses are made from 100% cotton for maximum breathability. These beauts will have you dressed in a […] Read MoreJan 18, 2014
Bob Mazzer
In the 1970s and ’80s, British photographer Bob Mazzer was a regular commuter on the London Underground — or the Tube, as Londoners call it — carrying his camera with him regularly. The photos offer visions of a rowdier time, one filled with plenty of “late-night shenanigans”. He began taking the pictures in the late […] Read MoreJan 08, 2014