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Vintage 60s Union Made 100% Pure Cashmere Topcoat – Camel Long Overcoat | Men’s 40 L | Tailor Re-Line Project
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Vintage 70s Tan Suede Maxi Coat Real Mink Fur Collar – AS-IS Project
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Vintage 1960s Youthmodes Petites Tan Suede Coat with Real Mink Collar, Union Made
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1970s Faux Two-Piece Paisley Dress – Size 12, Lined, Side Zip, Flaws
Original price was: $84.00.$42.00Current price is: $42.00.
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Square Jaws vs. Smiling Faces: The 1924 Sales Manual
Before “closing techniques” and “sales funnels,” there was geometry. In 1924, aspiring salesmen were advised to check their facial lines, measure their skulls, and project the right “feeling tones.” This article from Character Reading magazine reveals how phrenology, racial pseudoscience, and surprisingly modern psychology collided in Jazz Age business culture—when your head shape could make or break your career.
The “Oxygen Man”: The 1924 Blueprint for a Millionaire
In 1924, the most successful man in any boardroom wasn’t the quiet genius—he was the “Oxygen Man.” Discover how Roaring Twenties America used pseudoscientific personality theory to define the ultimate business “go-getter,” and why being called a “Babbitt” was the highest compliment of the Jazz Age.
The Science of Soulmates: 1920s Advice on the Chemistry of Love
Discover how Americans in 1924 used chemistry—literal test tubes and scientific theories—to find their soulmates. This fascinating dive into Jazz Age dating culture reveals how the revolution in courtship, from parlor visits to automobile romance, sparked a scientific approach to love that mirrors today’s algorithm-driven dating apps. Featuring the “Triangle of Love,” oil-and-water compatibility tests, and warnings about petting parties, this expanded look at vintage relationship advice proves that humans have always sought formulas for lasting love.
The Greatest Adventure is Your Neighbor: A 1924 Manifesto for Introverts and People-Watchers
A 1924 manifesto for introverts: W. Thomas Walsh’s poem about finding adventure in neighbors, not travel. Jazz Age psychology meets modern personality typing.
Welcome to 1925: The Year of the Graphologist and the Auto Expert
Step back into the winter of 1924-25 with a rare copy of Character Reading magazine—a fascinating time capsule of American self-improvement culture during the Jazz Age. This digitized issue reveals how Americans navigated an era of unprecedented change through graphology, personality analysis, and vocational training in the “new tech” industries of electricity and automobiles.
Edited by the remarkable husband-and-wife team of W. Thomas Walsh and Edna Purdy Walsh, this magazine offers a window into an era when handwriting analysis was considered a marketable social skill, when electricians and auto mechanics could earn life-changing wages, and when women were carving out influential roles in publishing and psychology. Discover the origins of American self-help culture and the promises of prosperity that captivated readers 100 years ago.
The Relaunch, The Release, and The Redemption: My 2025 Sales Recap
If 2025 had a theme, it was “relaunch.” After years of humming in the background, I woke Vintage Reveries up—and it was the most fun I’ve had in a decade. From the rare 1990 WCW Starrcade crew shirt that sold in hours to the symbolic “liberation” of over 50 vintage fur coats (including a few “party furs”), this year wasn’t just about sales figures. It was about stewardship, history, and finding the right next chapter for items that have traveled with me for years. Here is my recap of the best, rarest, and most meaningful sales of 2025.
Marilyn Monroe – the All American Pinup, and more advertising history
Marilyn Monroe wasn’t just a movie star—she was the all‑American pinup girl who helped define mid‑century beauty and advertising. This post explores how WWII pinup culture, postwar prosperity, and Hollywood glamour turned Marilyn into an enduring advertising icon and a symbol of the American dream.
A new car in 1944
A new car in 1944 was much more than a shiny machine in the driveway—it was a symbol of hope, stability, and life moving forward in the middle of World War II. These WWII-era Kodachrome slides capture a young couple standing proudly beside their car: he’s in uniform, she’s radiant, and together they embody the quiet resilience of the American home front. In rich, saturated color, the photos reveal not just their smiles, but the broader story of rationing, scarce automobiles, and the early days of color slide photography. This post looks closer at those moments, placing this “new” car and this couple’s joy into the larger history of 1944, wartime life, and vintage photography.
Cope thru Debutante – from The Language of Fashion
Yay! The end of the fashion terms beginning with the letter “c” and on to the letter D! These pages cover corset covers, cuffs, curves, cross stitching, culottes, cottons and more.
The Language of Fashion by Mary Brooks Picken 1938
I am so excited to get The Language of Fashion by Mary Brooks Picken (1938 edition) as an early Christmas present! I am even more thrilled by my friend’s thoughtfulness. Even more excited that this book’s copyright has apparently expired (according to my search on the U.S. government copyright site)…. so I can scan the pages!
A turn of the century Swedish Girl, German turn of the century photos, & random
This post explores a small but rich collection of vintage images: baby cabinet cards from German studios like Emil Tiedemann and Thiele, a New York portrait by J. Gurney & Son, and a Milwaukee photo by Hugo Broichl—plus later snapshots from the 1950s. Together they trace how families in Sweden, Germany, and the United States used studio portraits and early cameras to capture fleeting moments of childhood and identity at a time when every photograph was planned, precious, and meant to last.
Letting It Go, Listing It Right: Def Jam, Mouse Pee, and the Fur Coat Era I’m Releasing
I finally found the receipt for the Eric B. & Rakim t-shirt I sold in 2012. I sold it for $255.58. It was worth $1,700. As I unpack my inventory in West Lafayette, I’m confronting the “stagehand” collection and the “fur coat era”—inventory I held onto as armor against poverty and reminders of a past life. This is the story of letting go, pricing correctly, and stepping into 2026 light.
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