It is back to school time again. I happened to come across these retro fashions from Life Magazine which were photographed by Arthur Shatz in 1969. In any decade kids in high school are always pushing the boundaries of fashion by…
Origin of Christmas in July
Where did the Term Christmas in July come from?
A North Carolina camp named Keystone was the first to coin the Christmas
in July phrase in July of 1933. The camp celebrated Christmas with a
tree, gifts and of course a visit by Santa. This was reported by the
National Recreation Association Journal Recreation in 1935.
In 1940 a movie with the same name was released. The movie involves a
story about a man who…
The Origin of Uncle Sam
The symbol that became synonymous with American pride, Patriotism and the American soldier originated from a meat-packer named Samuel Wilson in 1812. Wilson was was an inspector of beef and pork, in Troy, N. Y. He inspected
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Was Eminem inspiration for the New Robin Character in Batman’s Arkham City Game
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Most Expensive Dress Ever Sold at Auction
Debbie Reynolds who is auctioning off her entire collection of Hollywood memorabilia had 700 of items up for sale to the highest bidder this past Saturday. The most well known piece was Marilyn Monroe’s dress from “The Seven Year Itch” sold for an amazing $4.6 million. Debbie had intended to house the collection in a museum, but plans fell through in 2009 Tennessee when the creditors went bankrupt leaving Debbie to pay the bills. The winning bid easily outpaced the estimated sale price of $1 to 2 million for the dress.
Before Lady Gaga and Madonna there was the Flapper
Women came of age in the 20′s. They smoked, drank, danced and voted. In
other words women finally got their “groove on” post World War I.
Without the flapper we probably wouldn’t have the Lady Gaga or Madonna.
These “flappers” cut their hair, wore lots of make-up, and sometimes
went to petting parties. What is a petting party you ask? A petting
party was basically a group kissing party.
This Week in Costumes June 17th, 2011
This week we have a creepy book from Ransom Riggs that you might like. A new costume from the upcoming Captain America movie is revealed and two kids from Winnipeg have a shotgun lightsaber wedding.
This Week in Costumes June 10th, 2011
This week we have news about Debbie Reynolds’ Hollywood costume auction, a Disney princess re-imagined as a superhero and of all things the world’s most embarrassing dad just in time for Father’s day. For starters Debbie Reynolds is auctioning off her entire collection of Hollywood memorabilia. She’s been collecting costumes and props for fifty years from Academy Award–winning films, including My Fair Lady, Gone With the Wind, Ben-Hur, The Sound of Music, and Casablanca. The collection includes items worn by a who’s who of Hollywood A-list actors of yesteryear including Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Charlton Heston…
Harry Potter the Exhibition in NY
Harry Potter the Exhibition is opening in New York at Discovery TImes Square.
Warner Brothers and Global ExperienceSpecialists (GES) have created a 14,000 square foot exhibition of all things Potter. The show is featuring a number of items from the hit movie franchise including costumes props and artifacts from the film. Items from the last two Harry Potter films, Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 will be included as well.
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Clothing
Are you a fan of the Metal Gear franchise?
The award winning video game series by Konami released a PSP game entitled Metal Gear Peace Walker in 2010 after the wildly successful PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots game that released in 2008. Metal Gear Peace Walker is a prequel of sorts, set in 1974 with the protagonist Snake working as a mercenary in Central America.
The PSP game has turned out to be a solid release for Konami, no pun intended. With the huge popularity of the game and the franchise Musterbrand LLC and Konami has created a series of game inspired clothing including coats, sweatshirts, pants, t-shirts and hats which will be availabe on April 11th.