Who remembers the Television show "Homefront?"

Homefront was my favorite show in 1991 and 1992. It was one thing Frank and I had in common when we met, we both loved the show and were both sad when it ended.

I remember in the 90s, there was a cultural longing and appreciation for post-war America. We were celebrating the "Greatest Generation" as they were rapidly declining, and for young people, the romance of that time spawned the big Swing Band revival. 1994 saw the 50th anniversary of D-Day, and as more people from "Generation X" began to mature, start families, or find fulfilling careers, the more they looked to the past with respect and a desire to emulate their grandparents. As the "grunge" era declined, fashion locked backwards as did media. You saw it in commercials, movies and various entertainment.

Although this show was set in post-war America, it was not like a post-war American movie. It dealt with issues such as work sexism, racism, labor organization and of course, relationships. 

Here is a the opening credits from my old favorite TV show...I watched all episodes on youtube sometime last year, but I can't seem to find them. If anyone can find them, please let me know.

Vintage shoot for Time Zone 9/12/2010

Sorry to have been away so long, but family, work and obligations kept me from posting. As I'm doing this now, I have a very short time before I have to be at work so this post will mostly be photos.

I styled and coordinated a shoot for Time Zone Vintage on 9/12/10 for photos to use on their website. Almost all of the clothes in the photos, except mine, are available for sale at the store now, if they haven't been purchased since the shoot. All but one dress I'm wearing, was purchased at the store, just to give you a hint as to what kind of clothes we get in.

The Tiki Bar photos were taken at Top Notch Kustoms. Unfortunately Notch doesn't have a website, and he should. He builds, restores and customizes hot rods, vintage cars, and is a talented artist and interior designer. The giant Tiki at the Viva Las Vegas car show was designed and constructed by him and he makes limited edition tiki mugs for Forbidden Island and sells his tiki mugs at Tiki Oasis. His interiors can be seen at Smuggler's Cove Rum Bar in San Francisco. He also contributed to the interior design at Forbidden Island.

The Hot Rod belongs to Johnny Koonce of Kool Cat Kustoms.

As my good friend Rachelle would say...enjoy!

You've seen this dress before but this photo really shows how beautiful it is

 My Favorite mexican skirt and the dress I got off Etsy a few weeks ago

  40's look with Chase Connery

 All the models at the Tiki Bar

 I talked my friends Julie (formerly Miss Conduct) and Dorian into modelling

Julie in a fun 2 piece racing inspired 50's outfit. 

  Dorian in a 40's 2 piece hankie set

had to do some 60s-70s shots

George is wearing a vintage 40s rayon hawaiian shirt

That's it for now!

Smart bidding...

I'm no huge ebay veteran, I've bought about 50 items, total, from ebay, but for those that are new to it, do us all a favor and don't start bidding wars and run up the prices when there is more than a half hour left on the auction! I know the sellers like a frenzy and bidding war early on, but as a shopper who is always looking for deals and doesn't want to pay more than I think it's worth, the early birds are driving up the prices. Because of them, certain sellers over at Etsy and others on Ebay are charging hundreds of dollars for regular vintage dresses just because it has a full circle skirt. When I get a free hour or two, I'll write a blog about what my opinion is when determining the price of vintage and what people SHOULD be paying for vintage.

Enough of my rant...I have so much to write, but I'm still waiting on some pics, and have another night of social activities. I'll be blogging about the Time Zone Vintage photo shoot for the website that I styled and co-produced on Sunday, about seeing the Head Cat (picture with Lxxxx) and the Kim Lenz show tonight. Hopefully I'll get it all out here by the weekend.