A vintage blog about fashion history and today’s style
![Summer Handbags](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Summer-bags-cover.png)
Vintage Summer Handbags to Swoon Over
![Father's Day barbeque](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dad-BBQ.jpg)
Here’s to Dad on Fathers Day
![1950s hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Bucket-hat-cover.jpg)
Brimming with Style: The Revival of Bucket Hats
![Spring garden tour](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Hats-in-Garden-post-cover-300x227.png)
Hats in the Garden
![Vintage clip earrings](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Clip-Earring-home-cover.png)
Don’t Fear the Clip Earrings!
![Vintage Hats 1950s](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Blog-home-cover-300x200.jpg)
Flashback Edition – Spring Hats from 1951
![the story of kramer Jewelry](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Kramer-blog-cover-1-300x175.png)
Vintage Jewelry by Kramer
![Rudy Gernreich the total look](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gernreich-blog-cover-300x211.png)
Rudi Gernreich – The Total Look
![Vintage Half Hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Half-hats-blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Half Hats – The One Style for Every Woman
![The Evolution of Easter Hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/easter-hats-blog-cover.png)
The Evolution of Easter Hats: From Simple Bonnets to Extravagant Headwear
![Vintage Claude Saint-Cyr](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/saint-cyr-blog-post.png)
Claude Saint Cyr, the French Milliner to Queen Elizabeth II
![1960s hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Archie-Eason-blog-cover.jpg)
Archie Eason & the Green Sequin Hat
![vintage condition explained](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/evaluating-vintage-condition-blog-cover.jpg)
Vintage Condition Explained
![Christian Dior couture](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dior-featured-blog.jpg)
Christian Dior, the New Sensation of Paris Fashion
![Leslie James Vintage hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Leslie-James-blog-photo.jpg)
What’s In a Label? Leslie James Hats
![Vintage Sheet music](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Vintage-sheet-music-blog-cover-300x200.png)
The Art of Vintage Sheet Music
![Bonnie Bell](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bonne-Bell-blog-cover.png)
An Ode to Bonne Bell
![Celebrating International Women's Day](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/International-Womens-Day.jpg)
International Women’s Day – Who’s Your Inspiration?
![Story of Judith McCann & wingback earrings](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/McCann-cover-300x175.png)
The Story of Judith McCann & Wingback Earrings
![Iris Apfel](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Iris-blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Iris Apfel, My Icon of Style
![Beijing Hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Beijing-Hats-300x92.png)
Beijing Hats
![Salt Lake City's mysterious Gilgal Garden](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Gilgal-Gardens-blog-cover.png)
The Mysterious Gilgal Garden
![dover st.](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dover-blog-cover-300x195.jpg)
Dover Street Market – The Art of Retail
![scooba mississippi](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Back-to-MS-cover.jpg)
Finding Madge in Mississippi
A Granddaughter’s Journey
![Copper Jewelry](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Collages2-300x114.jpg)
Mid Century Copper Jewelry – A Different Kind of Vintage Style
![The boneyard Vintage las vegas](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014-09-15-01.18.57-300x201.jpg)
The Las Vegas Neon Museum – A Trip to the Boneyard
![Pierre Cardin](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Pierre-Cardin-300x114.jpg)
Pierre Cardin – Forever Fashion
![Kenneth Jay Lane Jewelry](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kenneth-Jay-Lane-Faking-It-Book-300x267.jpg)
Kenneth Jay Lane – Fabulous Faker
![dime box texas](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dimebox-cover-300x212.jpg)
Welcome to Dime Box
![SCAD little black dress by André Leon Talley](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/little-black-dress-blog-cover-300x225.png)
André Leon Tally’s Little Black Dress at SCAD
![Life Mag 1948](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Life-Mag-1948-blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Another Slice of Life Magazine
![Lynyrd Skynyrd Van Zant brothers](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Van-Zant-Collection-blog-cover-alt-300x175.png)
Lynyrd Skynyrd Style – Southern Fried Vintage
![life magazine hat fashions](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Life-hat-blog-cover-300x178.jpg)
Life Magazine 1940s Hat Styles
![Shop with After page for vintage hats](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AfterPay-blog-cover.png)
Shop with AfterPay
![what's my hat size?](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Woman-hat-size-questions-300x300.jpg)
What’s My Hat Size?
![vintage cluster bead earrings](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Vintage-cluster-bead-earrings-blog-cover-300x200.png)
Cluster Bead Earrings, Big Bang, Small Bucks Jewelry
![Of little girls, fathers and bird nests](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Bird-nest-300x92.jpg)
Of Little Girls, Fathers and Birds Nests
![vintage handbag tips](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Vintage-handbag-tips-blog-cover-300x200.png)
Five Tips To Find Your Perfect Vintage Handbag
![Lucky bamboo brooch](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bamboo-blog-photo.jpg)
That Lucky Bamboo Brooch
![Top 100 Vintage Blogs on the Planet](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Blog-award-300x300.png)
Madge Named Top Vintage Blog by Feedspot
![Austin Travel](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Austin-blog-feature-300x200.jpg)
Livin’ La Vida Vintage – Austin Style
![hot rod lincoln](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Lincoln-blog-cover-alt-300x225.jpg)
Hot Rod Lincoln – Vintage Advertisements
![edsel ford biography](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Edsel-blog-cover-300x195.jpg)
Edsel Ford – No Flop
![Saarenin](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Saarenin-blog-cover-300x219.jpg)
Eero Saarinen, Architect of the Curve
![Miss Thelma's Recipes](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Thelma-McConnell-300x114.jpg)
Miss Thelma’s Recipes
![8 movies with vintage style](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Film-Blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Eight Movies with Vintage Style
![Department Store Museum](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Deparment-Store-Museum-blog-cover-300x200.png)
The Late, Great Department Store
![Jewelry Story Idea](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Jewelry-armoire-blog-cover-300x200.png)
So Much Jewelry, So Little Space
![Glamour Magazine 1944](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/How-to-Dress-1944-blog-cover-300x200.png)
Here’s the Glamour Magazine 1944 College Girl
Finding Madge – Chanute, Kansas
![Life Magazine 1957](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/slice-of-life-blog-cover-300x189.jpg)
A Slice of Life, October 7, 1957
![vintage dangle earrings for sale](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dangle-earrings-to-delight-300x175.jpg)
Dangle Earrings That Delight
![Song parodies](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Song-Parodies-blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Song Parodies
Doing the Masochism Tango
![Vintage intermezzo](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/The-Value-of-Vintage-cover-300x225.jpg)
Value of Vintage – Norma Kamali, Iris Apfel & Stephanie Solomon
![original Barbie logo, 1959 launch, history of pink](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Barbie-logo-1959-launch.jpg)
The History of Pink, From Antiquity to Barbie
Finding Madge – Scooba Mississippi
![The End of the Road](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/End-of-road-300x92.jpg)
Finding Madge – The End of the Road
![Kemper County, Mississippi](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Kemper1-300x92.jpg)
Finding Madge – Kemper County, Mississippi
![Bluffton South Carolina](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bluffton-Cover-300x175.jpg)
A Pleasant Low Country Afternoon in Bluffton South Carolina
![Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NYC-1-blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
![Back to Mississippi](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Back-to-MS-300x92.jpg)
Finding Madge – Back to Mississippi
![Barbara Bush, Millie, ranger](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Barbara-Bush-Millie-300x195.png)
Barbara Bush, Millie and Me
![Charm Magazine](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Blog-Home-cover-300x175.png)
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Charm Magazine, 1945
![The Loss of Shirley Temple and the Little Girl Dress](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Shirley-Temple-300x92.jpg)
Mourning Shirley Temple
and the Loss of the Little Girl Dress
![vintage valentine's day card](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/valentine-cover-photo.jpg)
Be My Vintage Valentine
![Iris Apfel](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/iris-NYC-cover-alt-300x194.jpg)
Norma Kamali, Iris Apfel & Stephanie Solomon
Dish About Vintage
![Repurposing vintage jewelry](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Repurposed-blog-cover-300x200.jpg)
Madge gets Repurposed!
![Harpers Bazaar 1966](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Harpers-Bazaar-Blog-cover-300x200.png)
Holiday Party Style 1966
![Christmas in NYC](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/NYC-Christmas-Card-Blog-Cover.png)
A New York City Christmas Card From Madge
![Vintage fashion to give or get this Christmas](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/11-heirlooms-blog-photo.jpg)
11 Vintage Heirloom Treasures to Give or Get
![Giving Tuesday jewelry sale](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NCJW.png)
A Giving Tuesday Jewelry Collection
![Bob hope photo](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Turkey-blog-photo.png)
Thanksgiving Hollywood Style
![mix and match hats and jewelry](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Mix-Match-blog.png)
Mix & Match Jewelry & Accessories
![jean lang dress](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jean-lang-blog-post.jpg)
Jean Lang Dress – Our October Fashion Find
![Madge on vacation, delayed shipping](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/683C1B66-9805-4259-962A-4306F5EA3A4F-300x200.png)
Madge Is On The Road
![Martin D. Hughes Madame Chairman](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Madame-Chairman-BLog-1-300x200.png)
Livin’ La Vida Vintage
Estate Sale Nirvana
MadgesHatbox Vintage Celebrates 10 Years of Style
![Valentines Day vintage ads](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Valentines-ads-blog-cover-300x171.jpg)
Happy Valentine’s Day With 1950s & 1960s Newspaper Ads
![Year of the tiger](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chinese-zodiac-blog-cover-300x175.jpg)
It’s the Year of the Tiger! Get Lucky
![A national hat day celebration](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/hat-day-collage-blog-cover.jpg)
A National Hat Day Celebration
![John Frederics hat, show us your hat](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5-54-John-Frederics-Original-294x300.jpg)
Show Us Your Hat!
![happy new year 2017](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Vintage-new-years-blog-cover-300x196.jpg)
Here’s a Toast to 2024 from Classic Hollywood
![emily in paris collection](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/emily-blog-photo.jpg)
Emily in Paris – It’s All About the Fashion
![The autumn leaves jewelry collection](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Autumn-leaves-jewelry-blog-photo.jpg)
Autumn Leaves Jewelry
![st. Patricks day vintage ads](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/St.-Patricks-Day-blog-cover-300x200.png)
Corn Beef, Vintage Ads & Happy St Patricks
![The Hat Shop New York City](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hat-shop-blog-cover.jpg)
The Hat Shop – Madge in NYC – Episode 3
![Marie Kondo cut the clutter](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kondo-blog-cover-300x221.png)
Cut the Clutter – Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
![Livin La Vida Vintage](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Chicago-Vintage-Show3-300x92.jpg)
Livin’ La Vida Vintage Chicago Style
![Star Trek Leonard Nimoy](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Wrathalanta-blog-cover-300x171.png)
Star Trek – The WrathLanta of Khan
![The burberry coat](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Burberry-300x92.jpg)
The Burberry Coat
![Mad Hatter in Chicago](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Mad-Hatter-blog.jpg)
A Chicago Mad Hatter
![Millinium Bean Chicago](https://madgeshatbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Madge-Bean-blog.jpg)