Retro Woman Revolution!

Facial Excercises

2012-01-11T05:53:00.000Z

I know in the modern day a lot of us men and women, have put on extra weight and it shows up around our faces. It's one thing to carry around a few extra pounds around the middle but when you start getting that double chin you know you are officially fat and you can't continue lying to yourself. However, I was browsing through my 1950s, Beauty book and found some "facial exercises". I have been

On being a good Jew - Chanukah 2011

2011-12-23T22:45:00.002Z

There has been something I've wanted to say for a while, and I suppose now is as good a time as any to get it out. For those of you who are unaware, I am in fact Jewish. Not only am I Jewish but I don't support Israel, and for this I find myself an outcast from my community and religion. The reasons for the culmination of this conclusion on my part are many and varied. Right now, we are

The Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul

2011-06-15T03:47:00.001+01:00

All Beauty and Makeup information comes from A Complete 1950s Guide to Vintage Makeup, Hairstyling & Beauty Techniques by the Westmore Brothers. If this information interests you you may also find the following related articles helpful: The Modern Make Up Conundrum: The Seven Face Type Theory of Makeup- How to find your Face ShapeSeasonal Beauty CareThe Proper Steps to Applying MakeupThe

The Proper Steps to Applying Makeup

2011-06-11T00:14:00.002+01:00

All Beauty and Makeup information comes from A Complete 1950s Guide to Vintage Makeup, Hairstyling & Beauty Techniques by the Westmore Brothers. If this informatin interests you you may also find the following related articles helpful: The Modern Make Up Conundrum: The Seven Face Type Theory of Makeup- How to find your Face ShapeSeasonal Beauty CareThe Proper Steps to Applying MakeupThe

Seasonal Beauty Care

2011-06-08T21:56:00.002+01:00

The Modern Make Up Conundrum: The Seven Face Type Theory of Makeup- How to find your Face Shape

2011-06-07T03:06:00.003+01:00

Book Review: Parisian Fashion Knits Volume 3 Laines du Pingouin 1936

2011-05-08T02:28:00.000+01:00

The reason so many women are being drawn to Retro Fashions like moths to a flame is the inherent timeless quality the pieces have and the ability to allow us our own unique style and look. Parisian Fashion Knits Volume 3 is dripping with classic timeless design that will look just as beautiful and elegant now as it did in 1936 when the book was first published. It is my privilege just to look at

Book Review: “Picturesque Hats in Hand Crochet -- Patterns for Vintage 1930s Hats and Muff.”

2011-05-04T03:45:00.000+01:00

Good design is timeless, which is why the Retro Generation is inherently drawn to all that is old. We wish to reuse, recycle, and reinterpret that which came before us and use it in new and modern ways. However, every so often we come across designs that are best left to the dust bin of history. Picturesque Hats in Hand Crochet is one of these, much like the powder blue crushed velvet snooker

Back to the Future: A Train Policy

2011-03-13T21:59:00.000Z

(DISCLAIMER: I would like to make it clear that contrary to appearances, I am not nor have I ever been a train spotter.) The train is the greatest gift Britain has ever given to the world. It is the most efficient, comfortable, economical and environmentally friendly means of travel and transporting of goods and people. Now, as in the Victorian Era the train is the future. As the car becomes

Sorry about the length between posts

2011-03-10T15:04:00.000Z

The last few months have been very hectic with the biggest impact being that my computer went into the Intensive Care Unit of the local computer shop. I still haven't gotten my little ACER back but am told it should be returned soon. In the meantime I have been thinking about streamlining the blog and making it more of a political blog. When the laptop comes home I will be spending several weeks

Some Fresh Ideas for Ed Milliband

2011-01-04T16:55:00.001Z

In the past some generations seemed destined for greatness. The Inter War Generation seemed to Keep Calm and Carry On, pulling together to fight for freedom and hopefully end the tyranny of dictators like Adolf Hitler. The Baby Boomers burst onto the world stage seething with life and ambition, with an expectation to change the world around them. Even Generation X which has taken a lot of

My Foray into Mumsnet

2010-12-20T04:26:00.056Z

Some Interesting Links I have found pertaining to this post: The Sunday Times: The Bullies Hiding Behind Mumsnet's skirts Mail Online: It's not exactly baby talk: Mumsnet forced to censor 'pornographic' messages posted by mother The Independent: It's nappies at dawn on Mumsnet The Sunday Times Again: Gina Ford accepts five sum over libel claim on Mumsnet The Telegraph: Mumsnet Foundes

The Oompa Loompa Effect

2010-12-09T09:11:00.002Z

The Origin of the Retro Generation

2010-12-02T20:00:00.000Z

In the late Nineties and Naughties media culture pushed a saccharine brand of non culture onto the young masses. This degradation of taste included musical acts like Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Girls Aloud and many other crass knock off's of knock off's. Film was better with releases like Lord of the Rings and the Matrix, offering a complex backdrop of intelligence which was soon

The Invisible Mother

2010-11-29T00:23:00.000Z

Sometimes everybody just gets it wrong, I mean they miss the bleeding obvious don't they. Maybe it's time we told them. There is a return to traditionalism taking hold in young women that is neither left, right, or mushy centre. Gender roles that had been completely distorted, destroyed and muddled under feminism are now being redrawn clearly and in remarkably the same places they always were.

Mad Knitters Unite!

2010-11-26T02:06:00.001Z

In the last few years my generation of women have taken up the call to knit, bringing the art form back from the brink. Knitting for loved ones, charities, and just for fun is like a fever heating up our blood and driving us to knit everything we see. We look around and see a world waiting to be covered in wool, and wrapped in cozies and scarves. Knitting is an interest that unites us as a

The Extinction of the Feminine Arts

2010-11-10T03:29:00.001Z

Our society is suffering from decline and decay that the vast majority are oblivious to. In the twentieth century as in the centuries that preceded them, western civilization was defined by intelligence, ingenuity, and hard work. Today, I look at my generation of men and women and compare them to my elders, and figures I can only read about in books or see on telly in costume dramas, and realize

Make Your Own Fecking Marzipan!

2010-10-28T03:49:00.000+01:00

Marzipan is one of the greatest culinary inventions ever to come out of, wherever it came from. It's edible play dough that can be rolled thin to cover and smooth out a cake for decoration, sculpted into Michael Jackson, or brought to life as a miniature and very creepy looking realistic baby. I love Marzipan and everything about it, except the cost of buying it prepackaged. Packaged Marzipan is

Egyptian chocolate Cake

2010-10-26T20:20:00.000+01:00

*Ingredients Cake* 120 grams chocolate chopped 65% cocoa or higher 175 ml ( 3/4 cup ) unsalted butter 125 ml ( 1/2 cup ) strong brewed coffee (I find espresso works really well) 375 ml ( 1 1/2 cups ) caster sugar 3 eggs 5ml ( 1 tsp ) vanilla 500 ml ( 2 cups ) all purpose flour 5 ml ( 1 tsp ) ground cinnamon 0.5 ml ( 1/8 tsp ) ground cloves (grind in mortar and pestle) 5 ml ( 1 tsp ) baking

The Nuclear Family

2010-10-10T04:00:00.000+01:00

We are living in the last age of denial.... and I don't mean a river in Egypt. The post war family model of the Nuclear Family is the biggest farce of our modern era. The picture perfect mum, dad, 2.5 kids, dog, car and suburban home in the middle of nowhere is neither sustainable or sociable. The fantasy world created in the 1950s of electric everything, cheap petrol for eternity, and

The Third Wave Manifesto

2010-09-21T03:06:00.001+01:00

In the act of writing this piece, I become a modern day Martin Luther nailing my manifesto to the door of the Church of Feminism. My generation of women, the so called third wave feminists are being ignored, abused and belittled by the feminist establishment that refuses to acknowledge our arrival into the discussion on women's rights.Please do not mistake my words for those of a right wing

The Retro Wardrobe: or Return of the Pencil Skirt

2010-09-12T04:10:00.000+01:00

We are witnessing a revolution in the style sense of young woman, as an entire generation raised on eco conscience living, and doing the right thing emerges, more and more modern girls are turning to vintage clothing styles and retro hair to match. This massive switch over to girls dressing like their Grans is due to two main reasons. The first is very simply put that modern designers are

Rise of the Zombie Nation or Too Many Bloody People

2010-08-29T07:03:00.000+01:00

It is now considered common knowledge that the Earth is severely over populated by human beings. This massive overpopulation is taking it's toll on the planet as we deplete natural resources for our supposed survival, pollute rivers and streams and land with our waste, and generally do everything we can to destroy the life giving bosom of Mother Earth. Homo Sapians, have over time actively

Retrospective On The Flaw In Feminism

2010-07-26T18:15:00.001+01:00

There is a deep flaw in the feminist movement and what it has turned us into. I was raised by my mother to be a staunch feminist, to eschew cooking and cleaning and sewing and anything remotely feminine in nature. To clean or to cook or bake was to be a slave and my mother did not want me to live in bondage. I was to be of the generation of liberated women who did not live under the

This Week on the Antique Roadshow... A Green Bargain Hunt

2010-07-09T02:43:00.002+01:00

I have been thinking about writing this article for quite some time. Yet, when I began to put pen to paper, metaphorically speaking, I could not begin to think of how to start this incredibly important article that could be life changing for many of my readers out there. I stared at the computer screen for at least an hour, than I made a sandwich. I realized that the words you are about to