Back to the Fifties

About a month ago we drove the last motorcycle tour to Andelslandsbyen Nyvang (a vintage city) with my brother and sister in law. I didn't know the little vintage city existed and it is a pity because it was like being transported back to the fifties. It is a living museum build like in the forties and fifties. You can see different crafts, like this wooden top being turned:

Which I bought - for 1.5 dollars.

There was also co-op, where everything with prices were for sale:

Mum has often told me about a pack of cigarettes named Eiffel with only five cigarettes, which you could buy when you were out of money and needed to smoke:

The stocking department:

And old sodas with patent stoppers:

I fell in love with this old radio:

And at dear husband's job they have a switchboard like this in the basement:

Now and then a vintage car or steam engine drove by:

The nice sign of the bicycle repairer:

The chain is from a real bicycle.

Nice old truck:

And the KTAS-truck that passed by us a few times:

The logo of KTAS (now TDC):

I really like old trucks, especially those with a "nose":

The smith, who looked like a real pirate:

Offer of the day "free toothdrawing tomorrow between 7 and 10":

While we were eating lunch, a vintage truck club visited:

I had to take a look:

This little two-toned Volvo was too cute.

You have to have a pinup on the radiator:

Here I am in mc-clothes with another favourite:

The city is closed now, but check their website for Christmas arrangements: Andelslandsbyen Nyvang

Monroe Monday

ALT for Damerne, No. 44, 1955

I've scanned from ALT for Damerne (Everything for the Ladies), number 44, 1955 for you. It is the first magazine published in November 1955. All scans can be clicked into larger formats. Although it is a Danish magazine, I hope my foreign readers will have fun reading my small recaps and get inspiration from the photos.

The cover is lovely, but I am a bit puzzled. I think it is very summery:

In the binocular is about this and that:

This week there is good advice on how to make order in your embroidery yarn, how you make your kitchen zink to a baby bath tub, and how you make a shoe shine machine! Gosh! But I think that back then it was really a problem shining all the shoes of a family EVERY day. It is not happening in my house, I can tell you.

Short movie this time shows us three useful news for the kitchen:

An extra thing (a ring) for the beater (I have one in my summer cottage, but I do prefer my electrical mixer), a useful ½ litre measure cop, and a practical skimming spoon.

Gay clothes in dark weather:

(Note the cigaret, you don't see that nowaday in ALT for Damerne og any modern magazine.)

I think it really is what we all need this time of year, and if you cannot afford new things for your wardrobe, you can decorate your old clothes with tassels and be very modern:

Great ideas to the finishing touch, but only one touch:

It must have been the "less is more" in the fifties.

Do like Audrey does:

Audrey Hepburn is still the quintessence of style and elegance so re-do her diagonal blouse shown above.

Pinafore dresses are modern:

Come to bridge - in these three nice dresses, which you could buy patterns to sew yourself:

And Pattern on Fabric offered plaid dresses, because now they are in fashion:

I have also invested in plaid dresses from the fifties this year. I am so in love with plaids this time of the year.

Her corner shows a really nice letter case and a pillow with ruffles:

I think I will make myself the letter case, and have everything conveniently and elegantly in one place.

Remember that both make great gifts:

It is Christmas before we know it.

At the indoor arrangement pages is an article about smart furniture, because the purpose is several purposes:

The armchairs can be made to beds and the little bed table can be made to an extra coffee table:

Very smart in a small department.

On to the ads. I start with an ad for Biodop shampoo that gives you shiny hair without making it greasy:

Note that it looks like a toothpaste tube.

On to a brilliant new idea:

From three flowers, an elegant plastic powder box with cover.

With Max Factor they see red with See Red:

It is the first whole page ad for a lipstick I've seen. And this ad also let us know that there was not only matte lipsticks back then.

Double lovely in Edelweiss that is spiderweb fine and feminine:

Start the day with Vitapan. I didn't know vitamin pills existed in 1955. I thought they came in the sixties, but this ad is proof they did.

Finaly, a compliment - Helfa all day and night:

Another lovely slip.

Nice and soft frotté towels from Veitex:

And no table without mustard from Bähncke. I remember my grandma collected the glasses.

NEW concentrated synthetic dishwasher soap - in a can:

Are you tired:

Dandy - cheers you up.  The tired housewife looks exhausted. Perhaps her husband should invite her out to dinner instead?

Nilfisk news:

 

I've always loved good old Nilfisk, or R2D2, as it was named in our home. And there are no limits for its magic. Just look at the little baby boy vacuum cleaning his toy dog and later he spray paints his real dog's dog house.

Monroe Monday

Repro/Vintage Clothes in Denmark and EU

If you, like me, love vintage style, I suppose you also have thought why all the great things always are found in the US. And if you decide to buy from the US (and live in EU, like me) you have to be prepared to pay a lot in VAT and tax and other naughtinesses. Not very attractive.

But then I thought again, and now I've collected a long list of links to websites (and some of them even have a physical shop) in Denmark and EU, so you can buy without being afraid of your shopping ending up being very expensive. This is meant as a list you can bookmark and return to if you need something special. I will update it now and then, if I found something new. Here we go:

Reproduction Clothes:

Mondo Kaos
DK, they also have a shop in Copenhagen

Rockahula
DK, they also have a shop in Copenhagen

Rude
DK, no website, they only have physical shops, two in Copenhagen

Rockabilly Style
DK, dresses, accessories, things, repro clothes for men and children

Dixie-Land
DK, many full dresses, but also repro clothes for men and children

Christabellas
DK, besides fifties repro dresses, they also carry lots of modern clothes and even cosmetics

Mamelukken
DK, have a section with fifties dresses

Trendsætter
DK, have a section with fifties dresses

Vintage Delux
DK, carry a lot of repro clothes from many different eras, and also repro clothes for men and children

I want a  green petticoat from Vintage Delux.

Daisy Dapper
SE, besides her own brand, she also carries other repro brands, and she has a shop in Stockholm

I want the Joan Dress from Daisy Dapper

Kjoledamen
NO, all kinds of repro clothes, nice era sections

Collectif
UK, nice dresses, skirts and cardigans, but also jewellery and swimsuits

Voodoo Vixen
UK, mostly dresses and skirts

Hell Bunny
US brand, but the link is British. I could not find their official site.

Bettie Page
US brand, but the link is British.

Dolly Dagger

UK, they also have shoes and accessories

Freddies of Pinewood
UK, vintage style troussers for men and women

HeyDay
UK, they are famous for their forties style troussers, but they also carry nice dresses.

Vivien of Holloway
UK, impressive selection and nice era sections

I dream about this plaid circle skirt from Vivien of Holloway,

and the green petticoat would match perfectly.

Top Vintage
NL, carries a bit of everything within vintage repro style

Vintage Twists
UK, carries a bit of everything within vintage repro style

Miss Bamboo

UK, they also have shoes and accessories

Lady K Loves
UK, dresses, skirts, troussers, accessories, and jewellery

Puttin' On the Ritz
UK, repro clothing in 30's and 40's style

Revival Retro
UK, repro clothing in 20's, 30's and 40's style

Tara Starlet
UK, 40's and 50's style dresses, skirts, and troussers

20th Centry Foxy
UK, is the British reseller of Stop Staring dresses

Ooh, how I would dance with happiness if I

got this beautiful dress from 20th Centry Foxy

Stop Traffic Clothing
UK, dresses, skirts, and tops in Rockabilly style

Glamour Bunny
UK, mostly wiggle dresses

Dy Style
UK, Rockabilly style, not quite my style, but you can find some gems

LindyBop
UK, lots of lovely dresses with great type-sections, I love the Audrey dresses

Rock Frocks
UK, they also carry shoes, bags, and petticoats. Very nice fifties style.

Sivletto
SE, will soon carry the lovely US brand Trashy Diva. They also have a huge (300+ sqm) store in Stockholm, complete with hairdressers and a coffee shop. And there is a smaller Sivletto shop in Enviken, Sweden.

Lady Vintage, London
UK, full dresses and petticoats

Miss Candy Floss
UK, dresses, skirts, jackets, and troussers

Vintage Clothes:

Vintage Divine (DK, Aarhus)
DK, they have a shop in the City of Aarhus

FN92
DK, expensive vintage clothes

Etsy and eBay
You can find several EU shops at Etsy and eBay, so look out.


Repro Lingerie and Shoes:

ViolaSky
DK, repro lingerie

What Katie Did
UK, very lovely, but also very expensive repro lingerie. They also carry Miss L Fire shoes.

Foot Fetish Socks, Etsy
Lovely knitted winter stockings for garterbelt. Fantastic if you wear dresses during winter.

Miss L Fire
UK, lovely and quite expensive repro shoes
Is also found at Zalando and Spartoo, both with free shipping/return in Denmark.

My next investment, Alpine from Miss L Fire

Swedish Hashbeens
SE, retro wooden shoes


Quite a list. If you have a great vintage/repro link in DK/EU, don't hesitate dropping me a comment and I'll update the list. Since I haven't bought from all of the above the links (yet!) I cannot guarantee anything.