Aluminum Foil Swimwear Published on May 26, 2016 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fashion & Design, Tidbits If you’ve ever wished for disposable swimwear, designer Morton Almondt offered up the perfect solution in April of 1967: A bikini made from aluminum foil.Click to Read More...
Stars ’n Stripes Girdle Published on May 22, 2016 Posted in: Fashion & Design, Tidbits In 1965, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) requested that a company remove its America flag designs from its girdles.Click to Read More...
The Blue Man Published on May 18, 2016 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fashion & Design, Tidbits Albert Cole of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was reported to be in critical condition on March 24, 1927. His illness? His entire body had turned blue.Click to Read More...
Death by Lipstick Published on November 1, 2015 Posted in: Death and Murder, Fashion & Design, Tidbits In 1930, Othelia Winger of Wisconsin died after applying lipstick to her lips from a promotional package of matchbook lipstick.Click to Read More...
Sweater Found Published on November 19, 2014 Posted in: Fashion & Design, Tidbits Marguerite Todd Beveridge knitted a sweater in 1918 for World War I. It was later found in 1954 by Tanas Badra of Amman, Jordan.Click to Read More...
Lost Coat Found Published on November 4, 2014 Posted in: Entertainment, Fashion & Design, Tidbits Imagine the surprise of Alexis Davidoff when a coat he donated in 1920 in Russia showed up on a Hollywood movie set that he was working on.Click to Read More...
Tattooed Pantyhose Published on July 25, 2014 Posted in: Fashion & Design, Tidbits In 1946, Gotham Hosiery introduced sheer nylon pantyhose with fake tattoos printed on them, allowing women to get tattoos without the ink.Click to Read More...
Sun Lamp Fad Published on July 15, 2014 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fashion & Design, Tidbits In 1927, “Sunbath tea parties” were the latest fad sweeping London. Guests would sit under ultraviolet lamps and drink tea.Click to Read More...
Ring Turning Fad Published on July 1, 2014 Posted in: Fashion & Design, Love & Marriage, Tidbits In 1893, a ring-turning fad was sweeping the nation. If a woman followed the steps exactly, she would meet her future husband.Click to Read More...
The Sikorsky Sweater Girls – Podcast #57 Published on October 7, 2012 Posted in: Fashion & Design, Law & Order, Miscellaneous, Podcast In 1943, 53 women were fired by Vought-Sikorsky for wearing sweaters to work. Check out this story to find out how it was ultimately resolved.Click to Read More...
Apple Annie – Podcast #56 Published on August 21, 2012 Posted in: Entertainment, Fashion & Design, Money & Financial, Podcast The long forgotten story about a poor woman named Helen McCarthy, also known as Apple Annie, who was able to live a fairytale life for 24 hours.Click to Read More...