Madge and Mr. Madge headed out this weekend on a beautiful spring morning to partake in the annual Gardens for Connoisseurs tour by the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Twelve private gardens were featured, all around the Atlanta area. Madge loves gardens but since she has the blackest of ...
Tag: vintage style
Livin’ La Vida Vintage – Austin Style
Madge recently returned to her old stomping grounds, Dallas Texas, for a visit with family and friends. But first, a quick overnighter was required for some la vida vintage Austin style. After touching down at Dallas Love Field, Madge met up with gal pal Adrienne and after a quick round of bloodies...
Rudi Gernreich – The Total Look
Originally published in 2012.
Rudy Gernreich: The Total Look
Recently Madge reported on a wonderful fashion design show, The Little Black Dress, curated by André Leon Talley at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum. Little did she know that in another exhibit right around the c...
The Art of Vintage Sheet Music
The Art of Vintage Sheet Music
Madge is a fan of found art and loves to repurpose the unexpected to hang on walls. She’d much rather frame a magazine than purchase an expensive painting. As an occasional feature she will be posting some money saving trick for decorating your home.
Tod...
An Ode to Bonne Bell
Originally published April 19, 2016The news that the Bonne Bell Company is shutting down, gave Madge pause to remember her (not) miss-spent youth. If it wasn’t for Bonne Bell, Madge might not have survived puberty. As the go-to skincare and cosmetic line for young girls in the 1970s, the company wil...
Dover Street Market – The Art of Retail
Yesterday in this space, Madge lamented the demise of the late, great department store and also took a tour of the wonderful online site Department Store Museum. While we will never return to those golden days of retail, Madge recently visited something completely new in retail an...