Dress and Dining - The College Freshman’s Don't Book (1910)

In 1770, master portraitist Thomas Gainsborough created a Rococo painting whose inexplicable universal appeal would echo on down through the ages into 20th century home decor and 21st century flea mar...

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A Lounger At Clubs polishes off his masterwork with a chapter dedicated to a topic near and dear to our hearts - vintage fashion, or as he would have it, Old Clothes. What can be done to spruce up a v...

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From their magical history to their modern capitalist underpinnings and all the beautiful antique and vintage pieces in between, learn the many charms of charm bracelets!

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Ah, how language evolves! In this chapter of the Victorian budget fashion guide, A Lounger At Clubs tells us how to groom ourselves. Should you bathe? (Yes.) Should you wash your hair? (Yes.) Should y...

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Our friend Holli returns for a chat about the ethics of vintage shopping at thrift stores! Check out her Etsy at etsy.com/shop/nonasuch and follow her on Instagram @suffragettecityvtg

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It's time for another antiques cryptid as we try and track down the origins of infamous 18th century pottery. Who is Tobias Jug? What is his relationship to Charles Dickens? And how do we know he's a ...

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A Lounger at the Clubs returns for another chapter of Victorian fashion! Featuring 19th century advice on gloves, ties, pocket handkerchiefs, collars, gaiters, umbrellas, and jewellery. (Trigger warni...

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Before Paint Nite, there was... chalkware. Pennsylvania Dutch folk art turned punishment for the hubris of attending the carnival. If you want mid-century kitsch that'll melt in the rain, chalkware is...

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