Nearly two weeks have passed since I boarded a train heading from Seattle to Vancouver. It was early in the morning–far earlier than I’m used to–but I had enough butterflies in my stomach and excited buzzing in my brain that I couldn’t sleep once the train got rolling. I headed north that day to meet …
Vintage Feminine for Valentine’s Day
In spite of the huge trend in the 1920s for women to sport a more tomboy look (short hair, shapeless dresses, and sportswear inspired by men’s fashion), it can never be said that women back then looked anything other than feminine. The outfit below was modeled in 1919, a year before the decade of my current …