A Sparkling Vintage Life

Fashion Friday: Emily’s Job Interview, Part II

Recently I shared an excerpt from Emily Kimbrough’s enchanting memoir Through Charley’s Door, about the remarkable outfit Emily selected for her job interview at Marshall Field’s department store in 1925. As promised, here is a continuation of...

Retro Recipe Wednesday: Hawaiian Pineapple Pie

I stumbled across this summery-sounding recipe for pineapple pie in the June 1938 issue of Good Housekeeping, in an article titled “Dining in Hawaii.”  In that year Hawaii had not yet become a state, and air travel was not as widely practiced as it would...

Farewell, Famous-Barr!

To be honest, the name on the plaque hasn’t read “Famous-Barr” for quite a while. Technically it’s Macy’s, the same way my beloved Marshall Field’s became Macy’s before closing its elegant revolving doors. But the landmark St....