My blog has moved to denisebrain.blogspot.com/ |
Starting today, you can find my blog on Blogger...hereI hope my readers will make the trip with me!
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:35:00 GMT |
More Depression Era Song-and-Dance |
I can't stop watching Depression-Era films! I guess I'm trying to cheer myself up with a little cheap hooch and a flick, like our forebears during uncertain times?If you don't know 42nd Street, you si...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:56:00 GMT |
Vintage election style |
Recently I came into the possession of a dress that is alleged to have been made at the time of the Kennedy election in 1960:I'm sorry, that one's not for sale, but here is a Coro braying donkey avail...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:25:00 GMT |
More Fred and Ginger Depression strategy |
If you don't know the movie Shall We Dance, you must. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at their best, the supporting actors are magnificent, and the music is (in my opinion) the best of all Fred and...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:19:00 GMT |
The last word in plaid: Pendleton 49er jackets |
Recently I took stock of the vintage plaids I've come across for a photo set on Flickr, and realized that many of them were fine woolens from Pendleton.I live so very near the home of Pendleton (Portl...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Vote for Vintage! |
My newest theme will make it easy for you to decide where to cast your vote:Vote for Vintage
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:08:00 GMT |
Do you Twitter? |
Good heavens, I can't believe I'm asking this, but if you are on Twitter and would like to share brief utterances with me, let me know. I'm denisebrain on Twitter. I never thought I'd be able to do ye...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:40:00 GMT |
Jaime Lee Curtis' Favorite F-Words, including my Finery |
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5916901I am one of the two runners up in the More magazine contest. Today, they announced the winner so I can share the results. Thank you so much for all yo...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:44:00 GMT |
Denise Brain fieldtrip...San Francisco Vintage Fashion Expo |
Over the last weekend I was in San Francisco, doing my best to help out my friend Anna Newman (Anna Newman Vintage, Booty Vintage) with her booth. The occasion was the Vintage Fashion Expo, one of th...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:15:00 GMT |
Fred and Ginger again, Face the Music and Dance |
"Face the Music and Dance" from Follow the Fleet (1936), music by Irving Berlin, gowns by Bernard Newman.I love this pantomime/dance, and you have to watch through to the end for the Art Deco pose Fre...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:39:00 GMT |
