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Top Picks: Plasticland Shoes

Sharon — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:35:01 +0000

A Quebecois buddy of mine, Alisha Ruiss, just tortured me with two emails in quick succession, with links to online stores where I want to buy EVERYTHING!! Oh no, Alisha, how could you do this to me? The first was Plasticland, an old favourite of mine, but I haven’t visited for a while, and was rather unaware of the current shoe collection. Swoon! Here are my top picks, and they’re all available right now, in the range of US$54 – $72. These shoes are a steal. They stock a few Stop Staring dresses as well, and they have some cute pencil skirts…

Swing Kids Los Angeles

Sharon — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:33:09 +0000

Some pics of the über cool LA swing crew, which I Facebook-swiped from Chandrae Roettig. I spy some buddies of ours, like Minn Vo, Nick Williams and Katie Anderson. Looking awesome, you guys!

Emelie & Rebecka bring 50s to Gotland, Sweden

Sharon — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:18:20 +0000

I have absolutely no idea what inspired my friends Emelie & Rebecka to do this fabulous photo shoot, but it popped up on Facebook and I just can’t help but post it up here. I’m sure many of you know these fabulous swing dancing ladies from Sweden, but maybe you haven’t seen them as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn? They might kill me, but they look so glamorous in their fifties getup, in that crazy Swedish scenery! Hopefully they’ll forgive me for posting it up here!

Katja has gone black!

Sharon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:57:37 +0000

The best bob hairdo in Lindy Hop without a doubt goes to the drop-dead gorgeous Katja Hrastar from Slovenia, and I just noticed on Facebook today that she’s gone from fiery redhead to femme fatale ebony black. Ooh la la! Either way, still the best bob since the 1920s. Luckily for us, one of her best buddies happens to be the brilliant photographer Luka Dolenc, so there’s plenty of documentation of Katja’s uber fabulous hair!

Come to think of it, Katja is a pretty smashing photographer herself. Check out her website for more photos. Anyway, check out these 1920s illustrations and you’ll see just how spot-on that ‘do is:

And of course, I can’t go without mentioning Louise Brooks, the 1920s and 30s actress who made this kind of bob iconic:

ULHS

Alice — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:40:41 +0000

Here are some of the cute outfits you might have seen over the weekend at the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown 2009, in New Orleans.

Some are vintage like, some are not…But i liked them so i figured i should take pictures and share it with you guys.

I do need to work on my photograph skills

Shoes on Amazon.com

Sharon — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:43:05 +0000

So, you will have noticed the new Best of Swing & Vintage on Amazon banner in the sidebar, and this is what I’ve been procrastinating with the last week, what fun! I’ve set up my very own Amazon store, with all – well the name says it all really – the best of swing and vintage to be found on Amazon.com. It’s so fun, like curating your own collection. Anyway, the best thing though is the shoes! I mean, we all think of Amazon for books, CDs, DVDs, but I had no idea there were so many shoes!! There’s loads of styles, but for example, here’s some of my favorite granny heels:

Yeah, on Amazon! Who would of thought….

1939 Jitterbugs in Color

Sharon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:58:14 +0000

I just posted this video up on my personal blog, where I was geeking out about the 1939 New York World’s Fair. But I thought the Swing Fashionistas might be interested in it also, because it’s color footage of everyday girls dancing in 1939. Enjoy!

Source: Prelinger Archives, archive.org

Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers All In White 1937

Sharon — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:27:38 +0000

The world’s most famous Lindy Hop troupe in history. Manager (and former Savoy Ballroom bouncer) Herbert ‘Whitey’ White – is the man in the middle. The troupe was performing at the New Cotton Club in Culver City, California while filming ‘A Day at the Races’ with the Marx Brothers.

Original Jitterbug Fashions

Sharon — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:09:38 +0000

What the LA swing dancers wore back in the day:

Above: The Ray Rand Dancers

Above: Venna Archer & Gil Brady