PHOTOS: Nancy Pelosi Wears ‘Very Old’ Dress To Germany State Dinner

by Justin Fenner | 10:48 am, June 8th, 2011

We know, we know — we’re still looking at that headline in disbelief, too. But Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House who lets her husband pick out her clothes, won some major style points when she showed up to last night’s state dinner for German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a “very old” two-piece ensemble from crazy pants designer Thierry Mugler.

TIME WARP: Vintage Men’s Mags Are Seriously Offensive

by Julia Rubin | 2:42 pm, November 9th, 2010

Today’s men’s magazines boast their fair share of offensiveness, but they have nothing on the men’s mags of yore. Trust us — that stuff was offensive. A brief perusing of old magazine covers, via BuzzFeed, highlighted a bizarre preoccupation with Nazis, rape and other violent sexual imagery. Oh, also: husband swapping.

Time Warp: Cosmo’s 1956 Lane Bryant Ad

by Rika Nurrahmah | 4:26 pm, August 19th, 2010

Back in the day, and by “day” we mean a good 50 years ago, it was popular for women to shop from the comfort of their own homes. When it was de riguer to have a Sears catalog waiting close at hand on the coffee table, magazines jumped to fill their blank spaces with ads, like the ones we discovered while flipping through a January 1956 issue of Cosmopolitan.

Now & Then: Fashion And Beauty Advertisements

by Ruthie Friedlander | 11:55 am, June 15th, 2010

It’s always fun to take a trip down memory lane of trend’s past. Which is why we were so excited to see some fabulous examples of vintage beauty advertisements on Life.com. Here are some of our favorite old fashion and beauty ads paired with their modern counter parts.

SPREAD: Vogue Russia Gets A Little Bit Vintage

by Ruthie Friedlander | 10:05 am, May 23rd, 2010

Vogue Russia seems to have caught the vintage bug. Their June issue comes with a supplement featuring photographs shot by Alexey Kolpakov that could have come straight out of a 1950′s Sears catalogue. Sasha Luss poses against fridges and ovens, she presets a turkey, and shows that she knows how to use a blender to make her unseen husband the most perfect smoothie in the land. And she does it all while wearing Dior.

These Vintage Pics Will Make You Wanna Jump! Jump!

by Megan Baldwin | 5:09 pm, May 13th, 2010

Sometimes enough is enough. So excuse us while we attempt to completely ignore photographer Terry Richardson‘s latest female-debasing perversions and opt for something a little lighter. In other words, we’re taking the high road, and quite literally, thanks to these amazing snaps from a new Philippe Halsman exhibition at the Laurence Miller Gallery called Jump.

Vintage Dream: Hoard Of Unworn 70′s Clothes Discovered

by Ruthie Friedlander | 1:38 pm, March 23rd, 2010

Thousands of unworn vintage items have been found in a warehouse in Glasgow by 35-year-old web designer Bali Rakhra, whose father had reportedly kept them after closing his business in the 80’s.

Q&A: Best Bets For Online Vintage

by Jackie Johnson | 1:45 pm, March 19th, 2010

Q: I don’t live in LA or New York and good/affordable vintage is hard to come buy, any suggestions on where to buy online?

A: Yes! The internet is a virtual treasure trove of cheap vintage goods, you just have to know the right spots.