Do it like Dita! Our Dita Von Teese Collection has expanded including these Dita’s Day Sheer Stockings. These are perfect for everyday wear and the sheer heel and toe make them perfect for any type of shoe.
They were a favorite when we first made them in 2008, and once again our Vintage Dot Backseam RHT Stockings are in high demand! Pair them with your favorite garter belt and skirt for a classic and retro look.
I’ve spend three days in wait of my covid test results drawing this and learning about Andorian reproduction. Never would I have guessed there were information about that but it’s a horny show so I’m not really surprised!! Anyway, I’m now both wiser and healthier - turns out it was just a cold!
When I saw this come together it was so cool!! I only wish there were some old school comic texture packs and fonts for Krita. There are a lot for Photoshop, maybe they work for Krita as well? If anyone have some tips on doing retro comics hit me up !
Just some witch stuff Dress: favorite Coat: Atelier Boz Hat and brooch: Vintage Shoes: Yosuke Tights: Verum by Grimoire Bag: Métamorphose, temps de fille Wand: USJ
A flame-haired Femme Fatale, dressed in black, launches this midnight-blue beast of an auto into the foggy night: a masterpiece! Exceptionally rare, this poster finds Loupot at the absolute apex of his transition period between Switzerland and France, between domestic traditionalism and aggressive Modernist experimentation. According to Loupot’s son, Jean-Marie, until this point Loupot was hired by printers; this was likely his first direct commission from the advertiser (alongside his wildly successful Philippossian Cigarettes, see PAI-LXX, 443). The typeface, with which he’d been experimenting with since at least the previous year (see “Plantol,” PAI-XXI, 270) now achieves a refined state of Deco precision. This poster appears to be the sole remnant of any flirtation the advertiser Charles Philippossian had with the auto industry. However, it’s clear that the brilliance of this piece served as Loupot’s introduction to an entirely new market, as a creator of the new Art Deco aesthetic. In the following years, he’d create superb work for Swiss Grand Prix autos and motorcycles; Austin Tractors; and Voisin Autos, before defining the industrial Art Deco aesthetic at the 1925 Expo, and with classics such as “Stop-Fire.” An important work by this artist. Exceptionally rare.
That scarlet blush of health you see on the lady’s cheeks and gown, and the strength of the dog she carries with her – all to promote iron pills to combat anemia, with a 15-day regimen. Available at all the best pharmacies.
A well-loved cabaret personality in Montmartre, Caudieux was a large, floppy ball of a man, shown here with coattails billowing behind him as he exits, stage right. As the actor purses his lips in self-satisfaction after what we can imagine to be a fine performance, a hollow-cheeked audience member gawks curiously up from the orchestra pit. Feinblatt calls this “a study in dynamic motion and concentrated energy… and his bustling sweep across the boards is an unparalleled rendering of movement among Lautrec’s posters” (Wagner, p. 20).
A rapturously beautiful, supreme Deco celebration of Corsica, the Mediterranean, and the idylls of beach life from the travel-poster master. The colors are impossibly crisp, especially considering this Grande Dame of posterdom is now 90 years of age. This is actually an advertisement for the PLM railway; the line not only advertised destinations in southern Europe, but also points across the water accessible from those ports. This is the French-language version.
Hello all, I hope everyone is well. I am thinking of doing another name change. Allot has changed since i used my first username on here
Cheapplussizefashionblog
and then
Lumpyfashionsnowflake
Since then I have become obsessed with retro style and while I am and always be curvy I am now a UK size 16-18. I hope you stick around as I change this blog a little. It will still be size exclusive as my sister is a size 24. The clothes I find and post about will always be affordable as I know what its like to be pushed out because of price.
In Japan, there are two types of milkshake: the American one we all know about, made with ice-cream and various flavours, and the retro showa one served in kissa and other older places, weirdly called “French style” even though it’s not French. The latter is made with milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract, and is nowhere as thick as standard milkshake.
My friends and I make the distinction between the two by calling them “milkshake” (pronounced in English) and “mirukuseki” (pronounced in Japan). If you go to a junkissa and see ミルクセーキ on the menu, it is definitely the milk+egg version. It also exists in cans (that look really retro) you can buy in drink machines and shops.
I feared the colour scheme for mirukuseki and lemon squash would be too similar, so I opted for a creamier yellow and a retro train/flight attendant look to make them completely different.
Dress: Pink Muchacha Cardigan: Axes Femme (with an added fabric belt) Shoes: John Fluevog Headbow: second-hand Baby, the Stars Shine Bright Bag: thrifted Gloves: vintage Retro milk bottle earring: Chitose Ame Ueno badge: official JR merch Phone cat + swan brooches: various artists
Kissa menu series: 珈琲フロート (coffee float) and ウィンナコーヒー(Wiener coffee)
Coffee floats are normally iced black coffee topped with ice-cream, but depending on the kissa, the coffee already has milk and sugar in it. I definitely prefer the black version, since the ice-cream already adds cream and sugar. I often go for coffee float in summer because I know ice cream should be a real milk product, unlike the creamers they normally give you.
Wiener coffee in kissatens is rarely made the way it is made in Europe. Instead of espresso, it is often dripped coffee served with whipped cream. I used to order it more when I started my kissa hunt a few years ago, but I rarely order it now, so here are only two pictures of it (the whipped cream melts fast, sorry!).
Btw, sorry for the bad lighting on the outfit pictures; it was too sunny that day, and I had to draw the curtains. I was really dark against the very light background, so I had to fix that in Photoshop, but it’s far from perfect haha
Outfit rundown Skirt: second-hand Mary Magdalene Blouse: thrifted Hat: vintage Bag: Axes Femme Gloves: second-hand Victorian Maiden Boots: Sperry topsider Nut earrings: made by a friend Brooches: thrifted and Design Festa
A surprisingly popular drink in kissaten is the lemon squash. I don’t order it often because I feel it is overpriced for lemon juice and sparkling water (and sometimes a cherry), but I sometimes go for it in summer. I normally order lemon tea (hot or cold), but I thought it might not be such a special thing to feature here, so I went with Mia’s most ordered cold drink (and special request for this series).
I don’t have much to say about it because my research didn’t give me much info except for the recipe and the fact that “squash” is traditionally British and normally refers to concentrated fruit juice (not the mixed version that exists in Japan).
Because of the freshness of the drink, I went for a fresh youthful look, but with an 80s twist.
Outfit rundown Sailor top (with added ribbon): thrifted earth, music and ecology Skirt: Magestic Legon Bag: second-hand Emily Temple Cute Socks: Innocent World Shoes: sample John Fluevog Cherry earrings and lemon charm: Wego ¥10 pin: LikesLovesLikes 昭和生まれ pin: Design Festa
After coffee and tea, my most ordered kissa menu item is the cream soda, short for ice-cream soda, a popular showa drink that’s having a comeback right now, even outside of the kissa world. It is normally made of melon soda and vanilla ice-cream (sometimes topped by a cherry), but there are some variations (like blue Hawaii float, orange soda float, coke float, etc.). However, if the menu says クリームソーダ without any specification, it will be a melon soda float. Most kissa make their own soda from sparkling water and syrup.
It is said that Shiseido Parlor in Ginza is the first one who has served cream soda in Japan. Cream soda comes from the U.S., and was patented in 1865. However, that version included egg whites, not ice-cream. The ice-cream float (which is closer to Japan’s cream soda) was also invented in the U.S., but in 1874.
I sadly do not own any bright lime - or melon - green piece, so I made do with a bright mint dress.
Dress: second-hand Milk Bib: second-hand Victorian Maiden Hat: thrifted Bag: second-hand Emily Temple Cute Shoes: Yosuke Cream soda socks: Cando Cream soda earrings: Lisa Retro Meron Brooches: vintage/thrifted
Now that we are in the drink section of the menu, let’s start with the most important element of any kissaten: the coffee. Some kissa only have one or two variations of coffee, while some have pages of different grains, blends and brewing methods. The latter tend to call themselves 珈琲店 (coffee shop) more, while still fitting in the kissa category. They also offer much better coffee than standard kissa.
Kissaten coffee is almost never espresso based. Before moving to Japan and going on my kissa hunt, I barely drank any coffee that wasn’t espresso-based, and would normally go for latte or cappuccino. Espresso is a relatively new concept in Japan, so if you go to a 純喫茶 (traditional kissa), coffee will normally be brewed by the hand-drip method or the syphon method. It can be served hot or iced, but ice coffee usually has less choice.
In kissa, but also in any coffee grain shop (I make my own coffee at home every morning), they categorise grain by mildness, roasting level and acidity/bitterness balance. Most people like balanced coffee leaning on bitter, while I am a sour coffee fan (for drip coffee). At home, I normally drink coffee first thing in the morning, so I put cream in it for my poor stomach, but if my stomach is not empty, I prefer drinking my coffee black, like you’ll see on my coffee pictures collection (reblog). Also, beware of the “milk” or “cream” they give you in cafés here, as it is almost always liquid creamer (not cream!). That’s why my outfit is all brown with touches of cream, because I usually do not put it in.
Outfit: Jacket, skirt and blouse: second-hand Innocent World Gloves: second-hand Victorian Maiden Bag: second-hand Angelic Pretty Hat: thrifted Boots: Sperry topsider Brooch: vintage Book earrings: Design Festa
Similar to pancakes, hotcakes are fluffier, sweeter and thicker. The kissaten hotcakes are usually the classic showa kind, served with a square of butter (often margarine, sadly) and never enough syrup (not real maple syrup in most cases). It is said that hotcakes were made for the first time in Ueno, during the Taisho period.
If you dare call the hotcakes from kissa Pinocchio “pancakes” (see reblog, picture on left), the master will correct you!
Outfit rundown Skirt: thrifted Ingeborg (Pink House) Cardigan: old Innocent World Turtleneck: thrifted Cecil McBee Socks: Innocent World Shoes: second-hand Queen Bee Hat: thrifted hat on which I pinned a big bow Cat hotcakes earrings and brooches: Design Festa Bag: second-hand Vivienne Westwood
