Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 25, 2009, 7:16 am
Over the last few months or so I've been blogging a series of posts on some of my favourite swinging chicks of the 1960s. This time it's Peggy Moffitt well known mod model for Rudi Gernreich. ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 24, 2009, 6:42 am
Get this commercial for White Rain Shampoo! At the start the model is playing golf with her husband and it's almost as if the condition of her hair helps her to play better. The lady spinning arou...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 23, 2009, 6:05 am
Well, if this is isn't one of those sexist ads I don't know what is. I guess this is what you get before the womens lib movement came in. Let's take a closer look: She won't squint to...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 21, 2009, 11:12 pm
Following on from my last post about vintage burlesque strippers, here's another one this time it's from the 1940's. Dixie Barton the Redhead Riot is the one featured here and there's ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 20, 2009, 1:51 pm
A couple of days ago I received this gorgeous pendant from a friend in the UK. Apparently she use to collect retro and vintage jewellery and since she's clearing out her stash she kindly offered t...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 19, 2009, 12:06 pm
I wonder what they are talking about in whispers? I think I can imagine - examples below: Did you hear about Mrs Brown two doors up from my house? She got caught by her husband in his lunchtime break ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 18, 2009, 12:50 pm
What a funny strange ad! The caption for this one says "Ad for Tebilized Fabrics, 1970". I dig the fashion for this era - my favourites in this one are the blue and black dresses but...I'm wonderi...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 17, 2009, 2:55 pm
Remember Jayne Mansfield's very very pink bathroom I posted about a while back? Thanks to the wonders of flickr I've found a better shot of of it this time in black and white. You can see how ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 16, 2009, 7:24 am
Manfred Mann - one of my favourite mod bands of the 1960's and were such a large part of the British invasion that the tv show "Ready Steady Go" used this song for their theme. They featured prese...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 15, 2009, 6:30 am
Why aren't they allowed to run? Maybe that's what happened to all the band members in the background - they all ran into each other? He does? Well I hope he's got a good spade to dig them...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 13, 2009, 7:32 am
Today I'm on library duty, since I started work again part time I've had to swap my day there from Monday to Saturday. I enjoy it as I get to be in one of my favourite places full of books - i...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 12, 2009, 6:57 am
The caption to this says "Mr Ray and his 4 models". Anyone know who he is? Anyway I love how they are all dressed up in their finery with those fine bouffant hairstyles.
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 11, 2009, 7:19 am
Have you heard of anything weirder?
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 10, 2009, 5:24 am
This clip is very entertaining! Cathy McGowan from Ready Steady Go and Mick Jagger and pals mime to Sonny and Cher's "I got you babe". Enjoy!
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 9, 2009, 6:04 am
They have GOT to be kidding! Another one from Lemony Sarah
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 7, 2009, 6:58 am
I am such a BIG fan of retro Grace Slick from when she fronted Jefferson Airplane so when I found these photos on google of her at her mum's home I was stoked: Taken in the late 60s in Palo Alto ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 5, 2009, 9:33 pm
Ad from The Australian Women's Weekly, April 3 1974. This advertising pic is from flickr - here's some of the comments other people have left on it: That's quite an angle we're gettin...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 4, 2009, 12:31 pm
Gotta love this all girl dance group from Australia - looks like it was filmed in the late 1960s. I love their clothes and hair, wonder what colour those dresses really were?
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 3, 2009, 7:06 am
Remember my post a while back about Jayne Mansfield's pink carpeted bathroom? Well here's another one in the saga - this time it's a postcard of a very large very ostentatious fireplace. T...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 2, 2009, 10:05 am
Oh. My. Goodness! These really take the cake - check these out: This might be one for me - at only 5ft 3 it might make me grow taller. Oh yeah circus music in high fidelity sound - does this mean I ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Nov 1, 2009, 6:17 am

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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 31, 2009, 1:09 am
I would've thought that we had better scary movies back in the 1980's when I was a teenager but all I've seen today seems to be cheesey films that I feel like laughing at. Nevertheless it...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 29, 2009, 8:26 pm
Love this hilarious photo of how perms were probably done in the 1940's. Almost reminiscent of the mid 1980's when I use to visit the hairdresser every few months to get my hair streaky permed...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 28, 2009, 7:23 pm
I love this song, but i like the slower version better. Doesn't Frank Junior look and sound just like his dad - gotta love Nancy, she's one of my favourite retro chicks. This one is from a 19...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 27, 2009, 11:39 pm
How's this for a 1950's lounge? I looks very cosy - not sure about the wall colour but I guess that's what was in fashion back then. Photo from Better Homes and Gardens 1959. ok I love th...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 26, 2009, 11:28 pm
I'm cracking up at this advertisement for Spam. The housewife seems to be suggesting Spam for breakfast, lunch and dinner - I'm betting her husband is all spammed out at the end of the day. P...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 25, 2009, 4:03 pm
I just love vintage fashion - this beauty is courtesy of Bygone Fashion and is dated as being from 1941. I love the straight figure hugging style of the suit and the big fluffy buttons. Thoughts?
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 24, 2009, 8:54 am
As I'm a big fan of vintage actress Ava Gardner I was happy to find this rare photo of her apartment in Madrid. Although its a black and white image I think it gives good insight into 1950s interi...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 22, 2009, 8:05 pm
Taken during the 1946 Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus in Chicago, Ill. Photo by Charles Cushman. Photo from flickr. How has your week been? Mine has been full of physio and doctors visits w...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 21, 2009, 3:15 pm
This clip is a gem featuring George Harrison and Patty Boyd's engagement in 1966. Its mostly interview audio but its a look into society events of the 1960s.
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 20, 2009, 12:35 pm
mmm i'm not going to say anything negative about this ad - the thought of hot tomato soup in winter is a pure delight. ok this one - not too sure - the porcupines look almost like strange alien c...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 19, 2009, 12:58 pm
The finger is doing ok at this stage, it's amazing how many people in our town know about it. I guess that what happens in a small area but at the same time I think I've repeated how it happen...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 18, 2009, 1:01 pm
So I guess with this product there will be less divorces......any thoughts on this one
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 16, 2009, 1:56 pm
I am SO glad I am home, for 3 days this week I have been in hospital. On Tuesday morning i was washing dishes when i dropped the cup on the bench, it smashed, i caught the pieces which resulted in a ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 15, 2009, 1:46 pm
One of my most favourite blogs to check out regularly is Shorpy where they show different vintage and retro photos from the past. In this one it's suppose to be about bathing beauties but I've...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 12, 2009, 1:09 pm
Now according to Revlon she can have naturally curly "satin set" hair that stays dry even when it rains and I bet when the strongest of winds comes around there's so much spray that it feels like ...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 11, 2009, 7:06 am
If you're into vintage movies like I am then this one has got to be a "must see"! The Tender Trap stars Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds and Celeste Holm - 1955 and wow is it definitely vintage. It&...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 9, 2009, 11:06 am
I think that says it all don't you? (image from flickr)
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 8, 2009, 7:20 am
I LOVE this photo! Look at the ladies gowns - wow and their hair styles. I like the orange one and the white one in the middle. Which one appeals to you? Photo from flickr.
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 6, 2009, 2:38 pm
Here's one of my favourite retro finds ever - it's a silver top, not sure of the exact era it's from, late 70's early 80's? Anyone got a general idea? I do love it, it's silve...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 5, 2009, 8:12 pm
After being inspired by Keith I found this goodie on youtube of some retro Playboy Bunnies and what I like about it is the way they dance (very groovy), their slimness (not sure I could be like that b...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 4, 2009, 7:00 pm
According to the Womans Weekly issues in my collection from 1962 and 1964 here's a sample of the modern womens fashions for Spring and seeing as it's what season we're in here at the momen...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 3, 2009, 7:25 am
So far this has been a very quiet relaxing weekend. The husband has been away on a fire brigade training camp and won't be back until tonight. I've been spending the time veging out with the ...
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Amy F. posted an article on Home with Amy - Oct 1, 2009, 10:52 pm
Hi everyone, sorry to do this again, I feel like I've outgrown my blog here but I've started up a new one so please feel free to join me here at rosemary-files.blogspot.com Amy ♥
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Oct 1, 2009, 6:54 pm
Wow teen rockout! This ad is from 1968 and yep you can definitely tell. In the late 1960's school proms went from playing sweet music like Bobby Darin and Leslie Gore to Jefferson Airplane and Jan...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Sep 30, 2009, 7:46 pm
Wow it's nice to know that for us busy housewives there's Wear Ever Aluminium to make our days easier. This lady has it all together by the look of it and it's all thanks to Wear Ever Alu...
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Amy F. posted an article on Home with Amy - Sep 30, 2009, 1:28 pm
I was thinking about this yesterday when I watched a news story about Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig in a theatre performing and an audience member's cellphone went off - I immediately thought "how...
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Amy F. posted an article on Home with Amy - Sep 29, 2009, 4:56 pm
... and thankfully Civil Defence has downgraded it. I feel sorry for the people of Samoa though as there have been many deaths and injuries: Samoan residents have been evacuated from the ... 6.48am ...
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Amy F. posted an article on Home with Amy - Sep 28, 2009, 2:29 am
We've had it so nice here this Spring but all of a sudden it's like the rain switched on and can't find the off button. Today at work it literally bucketed down with thunderstorms and ligh...
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Amy F. posted an article on I luv retro things - Sep 24, 2009, 8:50 am
I love this photo! It looks like a very upmarket hair salon in the mid 1960's. The stylists look very posh and the whole place looks like something Betty Draper would frequent don't you agree?...
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