Archive for July, 2008

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Fabulous Sydney things

It may be a little while before I get to go back to the harbour city, but if you’re already there (or going there soon) you might like to check out these events - if only to make me envious!

Rockabilly: Living the ’50s.
The 1950s was an exuberant decade that saw the birth of rock and [...]

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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

The Fedora Lounge visits Circa!

On Saturday, The Fedora Lounge held it’s first ever Melbourne meet. It was a very busy day with many cocktail bars and the Deco exhibition at the NGV all squished in there, along with a spat of charlestoning.
Anna and I were working in the shop on Saturday, but a few of the Loungers were able [...]

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Monday, July 21st, 2008

Melbourne Open House - Manchester Unity Building

Yesterday we went off to see the inaugural Melbourne Open House - seven of the city’s best buildings, open to the public for the day, as part of the Melbourne International Design Festival that is now happening.
Judging by the crowds who joined us, it was a huge hit and hopefully they’ll do it again next [...]

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Why can’t a woman be more like a man?

I’m a member of a fabulous Livejournal community called Bygone Fashion where users post beautiful fashion vintage fashion photographs.
User oh_tsarevich posted today about women in drag - thought you might enjoy these sassy dames from the 1930s - for more, including Edwardian and flapper cross dressing, see the original post in Livejournal.
Marlene Dietrich

Celia and [...]

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