A Pleasant Low Country Afternoon in Bluffton South Carolina
Madge met a gal pal last week to have lunch at one of her favorite shopping areas in the low country – historic Bluffton, South Carolina. If you are not familiar with the low country, it covers the coastal areas of Georgia and South Caroli...
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Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
Madge and her husband, Mr. Madge, spent a delightful weekend in New York City. Mr. was not arriving until the late the first evening. So upon arrival, Madge rushed to her favorite midtown hotel, unpacked, donned her favorite vintage brooch, an...
Finding Madge – Back to Mississippi
Finding Madge - Back to Mississippi
That spring Madge was back on the road. A social commitment in Dallas allowed a road trip through Mississippi. The plan: spend a couple of days in Scooba plus do some archival research in Jackson. It was finally time to try to put the pieces together on grandmo...
Mourning Shirley Temple
and the Loss of the Little Girl Dress
Out for a walk, Madge ran into a next-door neighbor dressed in skinny jeans tucked into tall black leather boots. Her long nubby sweater was capped off with a wool scarf, knotted just so. She was so in style. She was . . . in second grade.Shirley TempleShirley Temple Black passed away this month ...
Be My Vintage Valentine
Remember all of those fun Valentine's cards from elementory school? Or that special note from you high school beau? How about that sentimental card from your spouse? Be our vintage Valentine this year and enjoy this blast from Valentine's Days past. Also, while you are here shop our sensational...
A Classic Hollywood Toast to 2025
Well, the new year can't come fast enough for us here at Madge Central so we are toasting 2025 with some fun publicity stills from Classic Hollywood. If you love vintage movies and kitschy photos, you will enjoy these stars from the 1930s through the 1970s.This hat is the ultimate champagne toast!...