Don't Fear the Clip
Love vintage earrings? If you have browsed Madge's shop, you have probably noticed that most of her selections are clip earrings. You are probably saying to the computer right now, "Wait Madge, I have pierced ears." Well my vintage-loving friends I hav...
Today's post is some fashion eye candy from an article about dinner hats from Life Magazine, November 1948. There are some marvelous 1940s hat styles starting with this fabulous cover shot.
This off-the-shoulder number is by Christian Dior and is appropriately na...
Hats MagazineMadge has an extensive collection of Hats Magazines ranging from the 1950s to 70s. Hats Magazine, established in 1876, was the trade publication for milliners, hat manufacturers, and suppliers. We're highlighting a fun issue from 1951 which happened fall on the 75th anniversary of th...
One of the most imaginative milliners in the business was Archie Eason and his “green sequin” hats, known for their high quality and unique design. Eason’s success is a classic story of a hometown boy who makes good.
Archie Eason Netted Straw ha...
Originally published April 19, 2016The news that the Bonne Bell Company is shutting down gave Madge pause to remember her (not) misspent 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 will b...
Throughout the centuries, earring design concentrated on fashion, not comfort. From the primitive stick-through-the-ear beginnings to those pinching screw-backs of the 20th century, women were at the mercy of the painful earring clip. In the 1940s, one woman, Judith McCann, set out to change that ...
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