tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12935178763580248332012-02-16T00:23:38.790-08:00This blog is devoted to remembering the past, vintage things, bygone era's and my love of the 1920's through the 1950's.Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-76630605065608776632011-12-27T20:52:00.000-08:002011-12-28T11:34:10.970-08:00

I just thought I had better send out a little note to my blog followers (I am surprised I still have any). I have been having some health issues of which I can not talk about at the moment and is the reason why I have been away for so long. I do not know when I will be back in blog land so all I ask of you my readers is that you keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you, Brooksie van Pelt

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Here are a few of my favorite vintage blogs: Vavoomvintage: http://vavoomvintage.blogspot.com/2011/09/photo-shoot-village-girl-with-phantom_26.html?showComment=1317184273819#c2193421838086879442    Beautiful lady and beautiful pics! Petticoatsandpinup: http://petticoatsandpinup.blogspot.com/2011/09/few-of-my-latest-purchases.html    What doll! Such wonderful vintage finds and beautiful

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Here are a few of my favorite vintage blogs: http://vavoomvintage.blogspot.com/2011/09/photo-shoot-village-girl-with-phantom_26.html?showComment=1317184273819#c2193421838086879442    Beautiful lady and beautiful pics! http://petticoatsandpinup.blogspot.com/2011/09/few-of-my-latest-purchases.html    What doll! Such wonderful vintage finds and beautiful clothing combinations. http://

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-67705141302569379342011-09-27T21:42:00.000-07:002011-09-27T21:42:52.955-07:00

Here are a few of my favorite vintage blogs: http://vavoomvintage.blogspot.com/2011/09/photo-shoot-village-girl-with-phantom_26.html?showComment=1317184273819#c2193421838086879442 Beautiful lady and beautiful pics! http://petticoatsandpinup.blogspot.com/2011/09/few-of-my-latest-purchases.html What doll and wonderful vintage finds and beautiful clothing combinations. http://

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-36309795825853824202011-08-13T16:12:00.000-07:002011-08-13T16:12:59.225-07:00

Kate over at the Kiss Me Kate blog is having her 100 followers give away! She is giving away a fab 50's hat and other great items (of course you will find out what else by following the link above and at that time you can take a peak at the pics too!). xo Brooksie

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The other day my friend sent me a picture of my neighborhood in 1933 of course I love it and had to share. Then I had to add a picture of what it looks like now, it is not nearly as pretty now as it was then but the traffic looks to be just about as crazy. Another funny thing is notice the trolley car in the top pic, sad to say they took out all of the trolley car lines in the 1960's to make

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I just got done reading Memoirs of a Geisha and I loved it. The book was very beautifully written. I had seen the movie several years ago and I loved it too. I highly recommend both of them. The movie is very visually stunning and the book goes into so much more depth of the daily life of the Geisha back in the 30's and 40's. I have a collection of vintage Asian robes and I have a photo shoot on

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The beautiful desert at sunset. I have had lots of wonderful and creative ideas flowing through my head. Visions of the ancient silk road, French Indochina during the turn of the century combined with 1920s safaris to Africa with maybe a stop over in India. Trips on a giant ocean liner half way across the world. I think I am having all of these thoughts and inspirations because for one I just

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The original Portland Trader Vic's at the Benson Hotel during its hey day. Have you all heard the news? Trader Vic's is returning to Portland! Trader Vic's is a famous chain of Tiki inspired restaurant and lounges that are all across the US and the world. Trader Vic's originally started in the early 1930's by "Trader" Vic Bergeron he traveled the South Pacific extensively and collected

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Yes, I am still alive in case any of you were wondering. I am taking a moment to come up to the surface to grab some air and to check in and say hi. I have been pretty darn busy these days. I know I have been promising a blog contest for a while now, just as soon as I hit the 100 mark, I have been hovering between 90 and 92 for a month or two now. I can do it I know I can! I have wonderful

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-30791583635819984282011-04-14T21:06:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:06:10.964-07:00

Water for Elephants is due to hit the cinemas on April 22, 20011. On the 22nd I have a burlesque show I am taking part in however I do plan to see this movie sometime soon while it is on the big screen. I read the book by Sara Gruen a couple of years ago and I was very excited when I heard they were making a movie about it. I liked the book very much especially because it takes place in the 1930

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-43006672644145785822011-03-28T21:42:00.001-07:002011-03-28T21:42:31.040-07:00

I splurged on my self today and bought a pair of new saddle shoes! (I bought the black and cream, the link is bellow to view them)! I found them at Nordstrom and they are the Miz Mooz brand: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/miz-mooz-hoola-oxford/3144305?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=miz_mooz_'hoola'_oxford:334605&cm_pla=shoes:women:oxfords&cm_ven=Froogle&mr:referralID=NA&mr:trackingCode=707DC1EF-2941-E011-

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I splurged on my self today and bought a pair of new saddle shoes! (I bought the black and cream, the link is bellow to view them)! I found them at Nordstrom and they are the Miz Mooz brand: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/miz-mooz-hoola-oxford/3144305?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=miz_mooz_'hoola'_oxford:334605&cm_pla=shoes:women:oxfords&cm_ven=Froogle&mr:referralID=NA&mr:trackingCode=707DC1EF-2941-E011-

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Go on over to ZootsuitMama's blog she has a contest going on: http://zootsuitmamablogspotcom.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-did-i-miss-opportunity-for-give-way.html

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The other day I went to Oblation Papers & Press (an incredible store in the Pearl District in Portland): http://www.oblationpapers.com/. They use old time printing presses to make invitations and stationary etc... they also have a wonderful assortment of fountain pens. I have been wanting a fountain pen for several months and I finally went and bought one. The one I bought is in the picture

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Hi folks! Just wanted to share this super fab blog contest going on over at: Living Vintage! Living vintage now has 200 followers whoo hoo! So go on over and check it out: http://livinvintage.blogspot.com/2011/02/200th-follower-giveaway.html.

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About a year ago I ran across a pirate themed fashion editorial spread, I found it very unique and inspiring. I tried to find it again but I was not successful the only advantage to this is that I can find images and make my own. So here we go: I love the muted tones and the bird to match. Ok so they are not all pirate like but somehow this just fits anyway, must be the ruffled collar.

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-4812202969934204782011-01-31T21:07:00.000-08:002011-01-31T21:13:12.947-08:00

Photo by Vintage Roadside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintageroadside/ you can also find Vintage Roadside on Facebook: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintageroadside/ check em' out there are some great vintage sign pics on here! I was inspired by this neon sign tonight while out and about in my hood. I was making my way home (on foot) from the chiropractors office (at about this exact time of

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-90546332405768655632011-01-29T20:58:00.000-08:002011-01-29T20:58:23.395-08:00

This is my view that have while I walk to work in the mornings, not a bad view at all especially if you like neon like I do. When I leave my apartment in the wee hours of the morning it is still dark out as I make my way to work - I basically just go down stairs, then in the back door and I am there. The easiest and most stress free commute in the world. I love it. Anyways here is a little bit

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I absolutely adore tea however I only drink herb tea or decaf black. Having a cup of tea is a nightly ritual for me, I started it when I moved into my apartment back in August. I love to put the kettle on and pull out one of my fancy tea cups and saucers. None of my tea cups match and I like it that way. I prefer my tea with honey. I also enjoy having treats with my tea, I do not eat refined

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I was a model yet again at Live Art: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150119902426639&id=775491638&aid=316156 here are some photos from last Saturday's session. *Note I am a candy cigarette girl and I am pretending to smoke a candy cigarette, also I am drinking a Hot Lips Raspberry Soda (YUM!) and not a beer. Not that any of that matters. I will be modeling again at Live Art on

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I am excited to announce as soon as I reach 100 followers (which will be right around the corner!) I will be having a 1950's themed contest. (I know it is not Art Deco but that is ok because hey the 50's are very cool too). Here is a teaser for now with a description of what you will be getting but I will not post a pic until closer till the time (just to keep you in further suspense). Drum roll

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Amelia Earhart  Amy Johnson  Beryl Markham  I don't know about you but I LOVE vintage aviation, especially aviatrixes. When you are 5ft 2in and 103lbs and you used to be a long haul truck driver (like me) you tend to gravitate towards strong, independent women for role models or at least I do. One of my goals is to someday do an aviatrix style photo shoot - I have a couple of entire

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http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/fashion/index.html I just wanted to share the link above for this wonderful website that is a great resource for fashions of the 20's and 30's. I am sure most of you already know about this site (I do not even remember how I came across it) but here it is in case you do not know about it. This online resource provides a thematic guide to aspects of 1920s

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I just wanted to share the link above for this wonderful website that is a great resource for fashions of the 20's and 30's. I am sure most of you already know about this site (I do not even remember how I came across it) but here it is in case you do not know about it. This online resource provides a thematic guide to aspects of 1920s and 1930s fashion and dress as depicted in film from Screen

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Happy New Years plus I am celebrating year two of modeling! I started modeling in January 2009 and it has been a fun ride. For my Happy New Years Day and modeling celebration post I thought I would share with everybody pictures from my 1920's Crazy Candy Cigarette girl photo shoot that I did with Frank DeSantis -the nationally acclaimed & award winning - photographer. I have had the honor and

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-31842495882166077892010-12-29T19:42:00.000-08:002010-12-29T19:42:04.078-08:00

I was tooling around online one night and ran into Closet Case Vintage and oh my goodness they have some beautiful things! The picture above is from the Closet Case Vintage Look Book and the link above is also for the look book. Here is a link to their Etsy shop too: http://www.etsy.com/shop/closetcaseVNTG. I love the pictures in the look book they are so dreamy and the clothing is so beautiful

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-82446224706566703532010-12-26T21:35:00.000-08:002010-12-26T21:35:07.352-08:00

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My friend Julie has just re-opened her Etsy shop so click on the link above to take a peak. She has many cute things to offer. If you are in the Portland Metro area and you see something in her shop for a last minute Christmas gift she has even said she could arrange a met up to ensure the gift arrives on time (make sure to convo her before placing your order). If you do not see anything for a

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I love posting summer pics in fall/winter - I love being warm and wearing summer clothes...I guess I just miss summer. A while back I had a photo shoot with one of my photographers, Jim Dorothy of Gladstone Oregon http://jdimages.smugmug.com/. I blogged about it previously and I also promised to show more photos from that shoot, you can follow the link here to see that blog post: http://

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1940's Holiday Letters from the Home Front.. by Brooksielu featuring green jewelry

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Last Friday I ended up with a second degree burn on the palm of my hand so I will be out of commission from blogging for a little while so it can have some time to heal. Other than that I am doing grand.

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I belong to a vintage forum online, I am sure a lot of you know which one it is. There was a discussion about darker vintage looks. One of the members posted these pics from an editorial and I thought I would share them with you all because I thought they were really beautiful. The model looks like a modern day flapper. I tend to go for a more darker vintage look especially in fall and winter

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-47316522306203542102010-11-23T21:04:00.000-08:002010-11-23T21:04:57.640-08:00

H&M department store opened it first door in Portland Oregon on Thursday November 11th, 2010. On the following Sunday my friend invited me to come with her to see what all of the hub bub was about. I do not usually set foot into Malls or that many everyday modern shops but I thought what the heck. OMG it was wall to wall people! We both took one quick run through and then we had to leave but we

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Here is another event I would like to extend an invitation to all of those who are in the Portland/Vancouver area: Bonnie and Clyde to the Rescue is a dance and live action to benefit Silver Star Search and Rescue. Come dressed for the roaring 20's and enjoy an evening of jazz, flappers, and gangsters. It is located at Fort Vancouver Historical Reserve at the Red Cross building 605 Barnes Street

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-40765184705416263422010-10-26T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-26T19:34:36.681-07:00

Hey everybody I will be modeling in yet another Live Art show! On Saturday November 6th the show is from 1pm to 3pm (I have the 1pm to 2pm time slot). It is only $5.00 to come, have a fun time and create art. Bring your camera and/or sketch book and pencils. This time I will be Madame Brooksie the 1920's gypsy fortune teller! Come and see what the future may hold for you - I can predict this

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Me with the Mee-ow hat (faux leopard-print beret) and Poppy Love lipstick and gloss in one. I have not really thought about Avon too much in more recent years. The last time I thought about it was grade school when my mom used to buy me those plastic solid perfume pins (I had an Easter bunny one and a ginger bread man - I loved them when I was a kid). However I have been thinking about it a

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-20530987527246421862010-10-17T19:44:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:45:05.096-07:00

Isn't this Art Nouveau style poster above beautiful? I scored some free tickets (from my work) to the ballet so I took my friend Julie. We saw Sleeping Beauty, it was such a beautiful peformance. I love the ballet and I feel so fortunate to have been able to get to go. We had first balcony seats front and center so we had a really good view. We both got all dolled up, as you know I love to

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More Speakeasy Wednesday Night Fun! Here is Julie and I at the Speakeasy, learning to dance yet again just this last Wednesday night. This swing dance series put on by Swingtime PDX has been so much fun. We have been learing Balboa (30's swing) and East Coast Swing. Starting in November they will be starting the next series and will be teaching the Charleston! (Oh my goodness - I have

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-8465462509125247162010-10-11T19:11:00.000-07:002010-10-11T19:11:37.268-07:00

Well I am back at it again and I have eight more bloggers to pick out. The conditions that come along with this reward are: 1. Accept the award. Post it on your blog along with the name of the person who awarded it along with a link to their blog. 2. Pay it forward to 15 other bloggers that you have recently discovered. 3. Contact those bloggers and let them know they've been chosen.

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Last Wednesday I attended this awesome Swing Time Speakeasy event. It was so much fun that I plan to attend every Wednesday. It is located at the Bossonova Ballroom at 722 E Burnside and is just a quick hop from where I live. The event is $5.00 and you get a swing dance lesson, there is a live band with plenty of opportunites to get out and dance. There is also old time vaudville style

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How exciting I just got a blog award from Kate over at Vintage in a Modern World. Thanks Kate! The conditions that come along with this reward are: 1. Accept the award. Post it on your blog along with the name of the person who awarded it along with a link to their blog. 2. Pay it forward to 15 other bloggers that you have recently discovered. 3. Contact those bloggers and let them know

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-85714434593273928402010-10-02T11:19:00.000-07:002010-10-02T11:19:31.893-07:00

I told you all that if I got up enough courage I would post a photo from my Ziegfeld girl shoot, well here it is. When this was taken I was working with John from Stereoblind photography, he is a modeling mentor and he was working with me on doing this shoot. When John mentors a model he likes to have you streach your limits (he does not make you do anything you do not want to do) but when you

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The Art Deco Dame is have a blog contest over at her blog: Pretty Little Things. Just go to her link above and become a follower. She has some wonderful pretty little items in her give away. I am going to enter now.

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Hey everbody Annie is celebrating 100 followers so go on over to her blog - she has these most beautiful hairflowers that she has made to give away. So fun and pretty these will be great for dressing up for the holidays or any days!

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I just want to say thank you to everybody that has stopped by my blog and left all of the kind messages - you are all "the cats meow"! Also when I hit 100 blog readers I promised you all that I would have a contest. I am a little over half way so once I do get there - I have a sweet little vintage gift to be sent out to one lucky person. When I get closer to 100 readers I will do another post

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-14704112829002698662010-09-16T19:37:00.000-07:002010-09-16T19:37:25.242-07:00

Photo by Matt Adamik I thought I would post a before my new hair cut picture - this picture was taken at the end of May 2010 and is one of the more recent pictures taken of me. Of course the most recent ones are from the Live Art Show last Saturday. The picture was taken by my friend Matt who is a professional photographer, he does really awesome work. I have done a few other shoots with him,

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So, I am back again! I know, so soon you are thinking. In the past have never really opened up on a personal level on my blog but for some reason I feel like I want to share. It of course has to do with the life changes I have been experiencing. When I went through my breakup, I started consuming tons of sweets (normally when I am stressed I do not eat much at all - I think my body went the

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I am sorry everybody it has taken me so long to blog, but I am back! I have had so many changes take place in my life. Three weeks ago I had about 14 inches of my hair cut off and I got this cute little Louise Brooks bob, to show... hey... not only am I changing on the inside I am on the outside too. My journey all starts over a year ago really when I lost my job (it was one of those jobs

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OMG! I got 10 new followers virtually over night! Since I have moved I have not gotten my I-net up and running yet and I only have access at work. I have not had a chance to do any blogging at all and because I am at work I need to go ASAP. As soon as I get I - net again I will be back to blogging.

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I am sorry I have not posted in a while, I am getting ready to move back into the city and I am so excited! I will be moving at the end of this month-I would love to say I will check in before that time but there are no guarantees because I have been so busy, with working more hours at work, packing, and selling things.

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Debra over Zootsuitmama is having a giveaway to celabrate 50 followers. Go to her blog for more info.

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I had a great photo shoot with my photographer Jim Dorothy of Gladstone Oregon. We went to a total of three locations, more on those at another time. This location here is the Main Street Collectors Mall and Soda Fountain in Milwaukie Oregon. To learn more about the Main Street Collectors Mall please read my write up on the Queens of Vintage: http://www.queensofvintage.com/index.php?s=Main+Street

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Go over to: It's All Make Believe, Isn't? Enter this fabulous blog contest while you are at! http://stefanievalentine.blogspot.com/2010/05/giveaway-time_18.html.

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This past weekend I spent some time out in the garden. My house mate and I planted lettuce and picked weeds. We already have several herbs that survived the winter. We will be planting many more tasty things in the days to come.In this post I have included a couple of my favorite Victory Garden propaganda posters from World War I.

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Does anyone else have a hat obsession, particularily a vintage hat obsession? I know I can not be the only one out there! I just adore hats, especially vintage ones. I have been collecting them for about 15 plus years now, maybe more. I saw a cute gal on the bus with a mix of different clothing eras on both new and old. She had on the most adorable vintage black and butterscotch straw cloche hat

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-23753970147550682152010-05-03T18:47:00.001-07:002010-05-03T19:03:13.814-07:00

To all antique and vintage clothing lovers in the Portland area, head on over to Bella Norte address is: 3978 N. Mississippi. The sale started on April 30th and tomorrow is the last day.I just found out about this sale and I was able to make it there today. In case you are unfamiliar with Bella Norte on Mississippi Street they are an antique store with some vintage clothes. They also do Estate

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My weekend at my mom's was great fun, I found many good vintage finds (more to sell rather than keep). Plus I really want to have a blog contest when I reach 100 followers. I am a long, long way off, currently I have 28 followers so the count down begins!

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In case anyone is interested in my outfit that I have on: Vintage sweater thrifted on the Oregon Coast from one of my favorite haunts when I used to live down there - I am actually wearing this sweater right now even - can you believe it this thing was only $5.00! Skirt is black and just a few inches above the ankle - I got this from Nordstrom about 5 years ago which I think was the last

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Over the years I have been very enchanted with the bohemian style that was going on (for a breif time) during the teen's and 20's. It has a very beautiful and whimsical feel to it. I have an entire CD (of about a 1000 pictures) collection of Ziegfeld girls and other gals in various stages of dress and undress. At one time I did a photo shoot (an implied nudity photo) where I am emulating one of

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I am sorry it has taken me so long to get these photos posted. I have been having many internet troubles for several days. The Easter Hat Parade was loads of fun! It was the Saturday before Easter. We started off at Pioneer Square in down town Portland, there were so many photographers there it felt like the paparazzi was there.Along the way we stopped off at the Benson Hotel because it made for

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-46348749260827177672010-03-31T19:19:00.000-07:002010-03-31T19:27:36.636-07:00

I will be modeling hats on T.V. for Lulu from Lulu's Vintage: http://store.lulusvintage.com. This is a segment for her Easter Hat Parade. It will be showing on Friday April 2nd on KOIN local chanel 6 "Keep it Local" between 4 & 5 pm.

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I just want to let everybody know that my friend Lulu is having an Easter Hat Parade on Saturday April 3rd at 1pm. Please visit: http://www.shopvintageportland.com/ for all of the details. So put on your favorite hat (no baseball caps!) and your best duds and come join us at Pioneer Courthouse Square. This picture of Bix and I was taken by Lulu at her booth at the Palmer Wirf's Antique

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Bix and I at the Portland Antique Show Hi everybody I just wanted to take the time to introduce you all to Bix, my 1930's kind of guy. Bix is my best friend and my sweetheart. He is the best shopping partner in the whole world and he is like me, loves all things vintage.

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I have been thinking about Cherries in the Snow - Revlon's that is - for a while now. I had to give in and buy it. I am so glad I did, I had been wearing bright red for so long and in winter I switch to a deep wine color however since spring is just around the corner I needed a redish pink color for my lips and nails, something to go with cool brights or cool pastels. This color is so perfect and

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I won the wonderful 1950's give away contest that was going on over at the Vintage Vixen blog: http://vintagevixen.blogspot.com. Thank you Solanah, I can not wait to get my pretty things.

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Wow I feel like such an amature admitting this but I just now figured out how to cut and paste onto my blog... who hoo! Hehehe... Here is part of the article from the Shop Vintage Portland Blog - I figured to do me and Lulu (the owner of the Shop Vintage Blog) justice, I should at least try to teach my self how to do this and here it is:Shop Vintage Portland: "February 14, 2010Portland Style

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Hi everybody, I am excited to share the article about me over at the Shop Vintage Portland blog you can go here to check it out: http://www.shopvintageportland.com. I have been a follower of Lulu's "Shop Vintage Portland" blog for a while now. I was so excited and flattered to see that I had been chosen for a write up, I love Lulu's blog and online store, she is fabulous!Go and have a look

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Hey everyone go check out the contest going on over at Fab Gabs Vintage now!!!http://fabgabsvintage.blogspot.com/2010/02/be-yourself-in-vintage-fab-gabs-vintage.html

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Since it has been quite beautiful (cold but sunny) outside it has made me hopeful for spring and it also inspired me to do a new look for my blog. I hope you all like it as much as I do! Its light and fresh just like spring and I think it is much better than the red I had up.

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It is December 3, 1944 and the war is in full swing. My sweetheart is flying over Paris in a B-17 Bomber on his way to Germany. He sends me a postcard that says: I'll be home for Christmas! - You know just like the song...well, we all know how the song ends: If only in my dreams, so I was not getting my hopes up however I did make sure to have the house decorated.On Christmas Eve I tucked myself

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I will be selling my fine vintage wares during Ms. Frankie Tease's Burlesque show "Tease Time": A Modern Day Burlesque Show at Cush (Bar.Restaurant.Club) on Friday December 4th. I will be there at 8PM to set up early (also to hopefully catch some of the late dinner crowd). The Burlesque show starts at 9PM. To go along with the burlesque theme I will be offering vintage lingerie, vintage jewelry

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I have started buying and selling vintage clothes and accessories. What else is a vintage gal to do while she is unemployed and searching for work but to model vintage and to buy and sell it too.Currently I sell it at my house and it is through exclusive invatation and by appointment only - so far I have sold several items each time I have had people over. Which keeps me busy hunting for more,

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Matt DeckardMatt's client: Dave Vanianof the punk band The Damned.For this month I chose to interview Matt Deckard of Matt Deckard Apparel. I decided on Matt because of his keen sense of style and his wonderful sartorial knowledge. I really enjoyed doing this interview; he is both witty and charming. From the very moment I had him on the phone I felt like I was talking to a good friend that I

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I am going to be a model in a Live Art Event - here are all of the details:Live Art, Draw, photograph, or paint our amaizing subjects!Saturday November 7th 2009 1-4 pm at Floyd's Coffee (including beer and wine) all ages at: 110 NW Couch Portland Oregon 97209 (1st and Couch Skidmore Max stop).With model preformers 11/07:Mistress Lee (continuous contemporary costumed short pose)Brooksie (3 hour

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So yesterday I did end up going to the dia de los muertos celebration and I will have to say that it was so incredibly awesome! They let me build a little altar in honor of my dad who passed away about a month ago (incase you missed the post that I made regarding that). It was very much a family oriented thing, there were so many children there, everyone from little babies all the way on up to

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This year I have personally decided not to celebrate Halloween and to celebrate dia de los muertos instead. This will be my second year doing this. Last year I made a dia de los muertos altar with a paper mache' skeleton (Esperanza) and a paper mache' red devil (Julio) in my studio apartment and I had crepe' paper skeletons hanging around, candles lit up and I made some collages in honor of the

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Yesterday I went to the Palmer Wirf's Portland Antique Show with a couple of my vintage pals. Palmer Wirf's Portland Antique Show is America's largest antique and collectable show. It is located at the Portland Expo Center and it happens three times a year, in October, March, and July. I try to go at least twice a year. July is probably the best because not only do they have three halls inside

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I contacted Mandy Apple this month because she makes these cute little top hats and I wanted one for a shoot. So, she invited me to Kelly's Olympian (Sunday the 11th) in down town Portland because there was an event going on and she was going to have her hats there for show and tell and sell, of course. Her persona online in the pin-up world is dynamic and I want everybody to know that in real

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Hello everyone, I have just started doing monthly interviews. Each month I will interview someone new - each person that is chosen will be someone that either has a business or profession that is vintage/retro or someone that lives a vintage lifestyle. If you fit this profile or if you know of someone that fits this profile please send me a message. I would love to have more blog readers. Keep

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Back in September I entered the Pinup Girls Group monthly contest for the month of October, I entered not really believing I would win but secretly hoping that I would and you know what I won, I won! I am Miss October. Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161616422856#/group.php?gid=43600449398 The photos I entered are from my Elvgren themed shoot that I did last spring. Here are

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Yesterday I went with a friend to the Pittock Mansion to see the Erte' display and then we had lunch of 23rd street. It was a lovely cool, crisp, but sunny fall day. I wore a 1930's rayon dress - the dress is white with a black, light purple and green abstract floral design. I wore a black cardigan, white bobby sox, and black mary janes. I wore my vintage sunglasses and my black vintage patent

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In loving memory of my father June 17, 1930 to September 29, 2009. William D. Wyss passed away on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at Tillamook Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, JoAnn Wyss, sons William M. Wyss, James D. Wyss, Robert Lee Wyss, and daughter Lisa Bardsley. Five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, travel,

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When life gets tough I shop, I had a traumatic thing happen this week so in order to cope I went shopping. At least I did not spend very much money and there of course can be much worse vice's such as drinking, smoking, or drugs. First I went to The Red Light store on Hawthorne because I had a bag of stuff to trade, I found this most wonderful 1940's charcoal color wool ladies suit jacket, it has

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A couple months ago I had an artist by the name of Joseph Washinowski contact me wanting to draw my picture and here it is. I had been anxiously awaiting my drawing for a while and I was so happy when Joseph contacted me with the results. I have also included the photo that he used for this drawing. If you are interested in seeing more of Joseph's work you can go to onemodel.com and enter his

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Here is a close up of my sunglasses, you can see the shape better but you still can not see the intricate design work on them but oh well, I did end up having another professional shoot the other day and maybe with some of those you will be able to see some of the design work.

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I just thought I would share a picture of my new cat eye glasses (ones on the right of course) I got for my Birthday. I know, I know, my birthday was back in June and I am just now posting but I have been so awful durn busy and I still am but I just had one moment of free time. My friend Diana is an optition and one of the eye clinics she works for just happen to have a boxful of new old stock

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-11919216950148826752009-08-09T13:24:00.000-07:002009-08-09T13:32:50.563-07:00

I have just stumbled apon my new favorite blog: Vixen Vintage. This blog is fabulous I would call it a vintage girls best friend. Right now the Vixen is having a great little hat giveaway so check it out: http://vixenvintage.blogspot.com/2009/08/giveaway.html Get your entry in and goodluck!

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Sorry folks I have not posted for quite a while but I have been awful darn busy. I just finished my schooling and my externship! So that is all very exciting. I have another photo shoot lined up and another in the works plus several ideas for new ones. I am getting things prepared for an awesome garage sale over the fourth of July weekend. Sorry I do not have anymore to post but it is getting

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Louise Brooks is my all time favorite silent film star. She was born in 1906 in Cherryvale KS. Her name was actually Mary Louise Brooks but she later change it to Louise Brooks for stage. She also went by the names Lou Lou and Brooksie. Louise passed away in of August 1985 in Rochester NY. She started off as a dancer with the Denishawn Modern Dance Company then later joined the Ziegfeld

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I tried the pastels and then I tried the brights each of them for several days for the background of my blog and I had to go back to the black background with the bright and pastel accents. I just did not like the way the lighter and brighter colors looked and they really made my photographs look washed out so I just had to go back. I really wanted the brighter colors to work out but I guess I

Brooksiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140182153158490692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293517876358024833.post-10579300891356570812009-03-23T21:24:00.000-07:002009-03-23T21:40:06.770-07:00

All photo's here taken by: Jim Dorothy of IMAGES JD Photography on March 8th 2009.

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Spring is almost here so I decided to give my blog a fresh new make over with bright spring colors - I am still getting used to it and may have to fiddle around with it to get it just right but with the darkness of winter getting behind us I JUST had to go lighter and brighter!

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I remember when I was in grade school, I used to go to a place to eat with my family called the Organ Grinder. At this place they served nothing but pizza. I LOVED coming to this place, my very favorite thing about was this; they used to show old silent movies up on a big screen and during the movie, a man would play this big wonderful organ and they had a bubble machine that would produce

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All new pics from photo shoot number two and I have another shoot lined up for this coming Wednesday. All of these photos were taken by Lindsay Cathcart Photography 1/28/09. Hair and make-up of course is all done by Lisa B AKA Brooksie. I have been a licensed cosmetologist since 1988 so I guess all of those years of experience as a hairstylist and make-up artist has paid off.

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All of the pictures from Brooksies Retro Lingerie Photo Shoot were taken on January 20th by Ron Johnson's Photography, hair and MUA: Lisa B. AKA Brooksie.

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