Song parodies
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Song Parodies
Doing the Masochism Tango

The announcement of  the movie WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story,  got me thinking of all the great song parodies through the years. and the artists who made those songs famous.  My love of the genre begins with Spike Jones and his City Slickers.  I blame my mom.

Spike ...

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Year of the tiger
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The Year of the Snake – Intuitive and Mysterious

Happy New Year!  Welcome to the Year of the Snake.  Are you intelligent and analytical? Intuitive and mysterious?  How about calm and collected?  If so, you might be a snake.  The Lunar year starts today and continues for 15 days, ending with the Lantern Festival on February 12. In Chinese astrology...

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SCAD little black dress by André Leon Talley
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André Leon Tally’s Little Black Dress at SCAD

In honor of André Leon Talley, who we lost in 2022.  Madge revisits this post on the SCAD "Little Black Dress exhibit originally published in 2012.Madge recently got a chance to view "The Little Black Dress" exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Art (the Savannah College of Art and Design), curated by André...

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Life Mag 1948
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Another Slice of Life Magazine

A few days ago Madge featured a fabulous Life Magazine spread on dinner hats. She thought you might like to see some of the marvelous ads from that issue.  So, here's another slice of Life Magazine from November 1948.  Don't you just love the colors in this Forstman fabrics ad?  The company made yar...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Van Zant brothers
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Style – Southern Fried Vintage

Southern Fried Vintage Here's a tale of Lynyrd Skynard style.  Madge was poking around in some of her favorite Buckhead boutiques when she met up with Carol, the owner of a fabulous lady's shop called Razzle Dazzle.  Carol’s shop features hip and fun clothes, jewelry, and accessories that are fashio...

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Jewelry Story Idea
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So Much Jewelry, So Little Space

As you might imagine, as a writer on vintage style and owner of several vintage shops, Madge owns jewelry. A lot of jewelry. It’s a constant struggle to keep all her pieces organized. She’s tried hanging necklaces on hooks, and used desk organizers for earrings and bracelets but nothing has worked. ...

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