Rudy Gernreich the total look
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Rudi Gernreich – The Total Look

We are updating this post to announce the passing of Peggy Moffitt at age 86 April 10, 2024.

Rudy Gernreich: The Total LookRecently Madge reported on a wonderful fashion design show, The Little Black Dress, curated by André Leon Talley at the Savannah College of Art an...

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Spring garden tour
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Hats in the Garden

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 green thumbs sh...

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Vintage clip earrings
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Don’t Fear the Clip Earrings!

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 have one...

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Vintage Hats 1950s
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Flashback Edition – Spring Hats from 1951

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...

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Leslie James Vintage hats
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What’s In a Label? Leslie James Hats

This is the first in our series "What's in a Label" and we start with Leslie James hats.The Begining of My Hat ObsessionThe first hat I purchased was at an antique store in my hometown of Wichita, Kansas.  I was in middle school and the hat was a faux leopard number, probably from the 1940s, with th...

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Vintage Sheet music
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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.

 

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