How to be an Antique Shopping Wiz!

Hats, Hats, Hats!

It's very easy to see, Me & Lucille Ball have one thing undeniably in common; We both love our hats! There's one antique mall in my small town that always has a beautiful array of 50's hats. I seem to find that every time I walk in there, I end up walking out with another hat. Though typically the 'birdcage' feature on the front (like the black and pink hat) usually have holes/tears in them, they are easily repairable. For the black bow hat I paid only $7, for the brown feather hat I paid $10, and for the pink pearl hat I paid $5. So ladies, go looking at your local antique stores before shelling out $50 for a brand new creation of what you can get cheaper, and the real deal!


Never Too Many Old Papers!

 Other than being a total vintage nut, I am also a total history nerd! Particularly when it comes to the lifes of people who lived in the past, and when I get the chance to own something that was once something owned by a person from a different decade and had no idea that one day I would have possession of a simple letter they wrote to a friend, it just thrills me! All the document items (not including the Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford movie advertisement) came from a sample of random documents for $10! And it was found in a cute little bookstore, So never look over look any place!






Now the original movie advertisement for The Loves of Carmen, with Rita Hayworth (one of my absolute favorite actresses!!!) and Glenn Ford; you might know their on screen pairing from Gilda. I am so beyond proud to own this, it might seem small and silly to some people but to me, it's being close to a time and a thing that I love dearly which is Old Hollywood. And to know someone probably saw this in a magazine and it compelled them to go see the movie in theaters, just amazes me now that I own it. And maybe it even became that persons favorite movie! I don't know for certain but think of all the amazing possibilities. So really consider the story that could be behind every antique item, it makes them that much more special.







Books... & then some

Though I did not personally get these books myself, I was given them by my grandmother which she got them from an estate sale. My grandparents love a good auction, and if you're not aware of what an Estate Sale is, it's when all the possessions in someone's house is all put up for auction. Typically when a person has passed away and has no living relatives or the relatives have already got what they wanted so they say to just get rid of the rest. Some of the oldest books are from the mid 1800's, just some of the books are two VERY old versions of Uncle Tom's Cabin, five volumes of my favorite author Edgar Allan Poe, an early version of Common Sense, and two large volumes of works of Shakespeare. Among many other books. So never over look an old book!

What have you found while antique shopping? What is your favorite item in my new collection? Comment and let me know! :) 

xoxo,

Kitty Wynne

50's Housewife pin curls with a wand?!

No, you did not miss read the title, there is a way to do the perfect 50's housewife hair with a curling wand! Which if I have any 'I Love Lucy' fans i think this is exactly what her hair looks like when its not pulled back in a bun. If you want a looser (more 40's) effect, see my last post. Now the reason I decided to use a curling wand is because I personally don't like using traditional curling iron because I find it takes too much time. As with a curling wand the process goes faster. With this, you will need a Curling Wand which is an inch in diameter (mine slightly slopes smaller, but you can use any kind), curl setting spray, hairspray (if your hair looses curl easily), lots of bobby pins, and a hairbrush (it can be any old hairbrush).

First, make sure your hair is completely dry, then spray it slightly with a curl setting spray to help hold the curls but not make them stiff. Then make sure your curling wand is plugged in and ready!

Second, brush your hair out once it doesn't feel slightly damp anymore. The you can begin curling it with the wand, when doing it you will go in alternating patterns. I start with the very top part of my hair for the first layer and I curl it under towards my face. Once you finish the first top layer of your hair all in the same direction going towards your face. Each curl you do, as soon as you curl it pin it up with a single bobby pin (it may be hot so be careful if you have sensitive skin).

Third, now go on the layer underneath the one you just pinned up and start curling that layer away from your face. With these ones to the same thing after you curl each individual curl, pin it up with a bobby pin.

Fourth, now you should be on the last major layer, on this layer you are going to curl as you did on the first layer, towards your face. Then pin up each curl after you'd curled it. The rest smaller bits of hair you may have left can be curled in any direction of your choosing.

Fifth, spray over the set pinned curls with the curl setting spray. As you let these curls set do something to preoccupy your time, I do my make up in this time. Once you've let the curls sit for a little while (for about 15 minutes) take out all the bobby pins but do not mess with the curls until they're all taken out.

Sixth, when all the bobby pins are out of your hair spray your hair lightly with your curl setting spray one last time. Then, run your fingers in your hair to break up the curls. Be warned it will look like a poofy 80's mess at first, but don't worry!

Seventh, take your hair brush and begin to brush out the curls, then keep brushing but use your hand along side the brush to give a non-frizzy and together took. And with that your hair should be complete! You can of course give it a good spray of hairspray if your hair type calls for it as a way to keep your curls all day.


I hope you all enjoyed and can find use of this! Comment and let me know what you are interested in seeing here on my blog!

xoxo,
Kitty

Pin Curl effect in 1,2,3!

Did you wake up this morning wanting the perfect 1940's hair but had no time to prep? Or maybe you were just too tired the night before to put in your pin curls? Well keep on reading because I have the solution for you!

After a hair dying catastrophe, i was left to having to dye my hair the day of an important event. So needless to say I had zero actual prep time in order for perfect pin curls, as for I typically curl them and sleep in them so they contain a nice hold all day. So how did I manage this perfect 40's hair? The process is simply.

First after I got out of the shower, I towel dried my hair then sprayed it with a curl setting spray to help hold all day. Then of course I dried it completely with a hair dryer.
Secondly, I respray the curl setting spray on my dry hair and let it sit as I do my face make up.
Third, I take my mirror bladed straightener and curl my hair in the same direction as I would pin curl set my hair, by sectioning it into layers and doing alternate curl directions, starting with the top layer curled towards my face and the next layer curled away from my face.
Lastly, spray one last mist of your curl setting spray on to your fresh curls and let it sit as you continue to do your eye make up. Then you simply brush out your curls and you should have the easy, perfect 1940's hair!

If you try this simple and quick pin curl imitation, comment and let me know how it went for you!

xoxo,
Kitty Wynne

Salutations Friends

Hello!
Welcome to my new and hopefully successful blog all about my vintage fashion escapades. But first I feel a little introduction is in order, you can call me Kitty and I am passionate about a lot of things! I am a die hard Old Hollywood addict and currently run the instagram account @oldhollywoodqueens! I am beyond in love with Marlon Brando (pretty sure he's the most perfect man to ever walk this earth). I resemble the lovely and beautiful Jean Simmons, which in my opinion is one of the best actresses of the Golden Era. I am very much an old soul through the music I listen to, to the clothes I wear, and the movies I watch. I very much enjoy going to thrift shops and antique malls, I am a grand huntress when it comes to vintage finds. I will soon begin to sew my own vintage clothes and take on the full embodiment of a woman from the 1950's; I am beyond excited to take you on the adventure with me and I hope to inspire others to take on a life of vintage fashion. I say this because for the longest time I had been too afraid to except my dream of wearing all vintage wear, but I didn't want my family, friends, and boys to view me as weirder than I already am. But the thing that matters most is to be happy, if those people don't accept you how ever you come then they don't deserve to know how amazing you are. So accept your uniqueness because it helps you stand out and be your own person.
Make sure to smile & have a golden day Kitty Cats!

xoxo,
Kitty

p.s. photos & give-aways are to come!