Items of the week: Grandpa's cars

1960 Galaxie Starliner1962 Galaxie 500

1961 Galaxie
1966 Fairlane
1963 Fairlane 500
1961 Ford Country Sedan, model by Hubley

There comes a time in every collector's life when they have to pare down....that or I just plum forgot these were in the top of my closet! That's how collectibles get aged in good condition, right? If it were out at my house it would be broke by now.

These neat dealer promo cars are from my Grandpa's days at the Ford dealership, Moberly Motors (still in business, by the way, and still run by the same family).

These cars are really neat to look at, since they're just mini versions of the real thing. The bottoms of all but one have details about the car, such as "vacation volume trunk" and "silent as a secret", plus all the data you could want about alumanized this and thats, how often you get between oil changes, super powered widgets, etc. I just like imagining the real thing cruising down the road! These cars are where back seats got their reputation for the places of mischief...ooo laa laaa!

I'm hoping they get to the hands of collectors that will appreciate these made in America models of made in America cars....a novelty in and of itself!

I'm making a rare return to ebay to sell these, since most car guys probably wouldn't stop by the vintage clothing site in search of model cars. Check them out!

Items of the week

Ivory Cream Lace Mantilla Shawl

Black & Gold Lace Mantilla Shawl

Finally, I've managed to get back to listing vintage on my site!
I'm starting out with a bang with these two gorgeous lace pieces. Either would be lovely as part of a wedding trousseau, one more traditional than the other, of course. Both are silky soft, like holding a cloud!

McDonalds' inappropriate marketing at it again...

I will admit it, I partake in the golden arches probably once a week in some form or another...usually an iced coffee (crack in a cup), but with a kid in my life, there are also plenty of Happy Meals consumed. This month's promotions have been great, Strawberry Shortcake notepads and stamps, and Nerf toys. What's more age appropriate than those? How about the great promos with My Little Pony, Hot Wheels, Lego Racers, Barbie, Madame Alexander, Beanie Babies, and even some of the recent made FOR KID APPROPRIATE movies? (although the Astro Boy toys were duds and a waste of plastic-all tossed in the trash already)

I couldn't help but notice on the bottom of the Happy Meal bags-which I and the kid both had tonight so we could get 2 toys-that the next promotion is for James Cameron's Avatar. A quick look on the inter-web reveals a PG-13 rating for "intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language, and smoking". So why are they tying this to a product aimed at those in the 10 and under sect? Just go sit at a McDonalds and see who is buying these meals...you wouldn't see a 13 year old getting one. Thirty-seven year old Moms do it, sure, but we're beyond the social implications of eating a baby meal..and at about 450 calories when eaten with a diet soda, it's not a bad way to get your burger and fry fix and have a toy to hold hostage in exchange for household chores.

I have nothing against this movie, mind you, I'm sure I will see it at some point, theater or not. I think it's nice of Cameron to try to fix the economic crisis by spending 2.5 bajillion dollars to make a movie. I also don't have anything against the McD's promo that will be going on Big Mac burgers. Most 5 year olds aren't eating those (or probably shouldn't be, at least!).

McDonalds executives...please, age appropriate! You knock the ball out of the park with your Happy Meals when you offer KID stuff. It's a KID's meal, you've never advertised it as anything but that. Please try to remember that when you're deciding whose fat check to cash for marketing. You've shown your charitable nature when it comes to the Ronald McDonald houses, now show us some social responsibility.

It was a Facebook day!

I have updated my Facebook page and made a Fan Page for Hatfeathers Vintage.
Will you be my friend, there's a new button'y thingy over on the top left corner over there, on this page...see it?
I know, I'm late to the party, but I brought pigs-in-a-blanket for snacks!

Some holiday spirit...

I'm having a bit of trouble getting into the holiday mood, or a happy mood for that matter, so I turned to YouTube and the Muppets. Some yule humor for you to share!

I couldn't have said it better myslef...really!

My favorite shoe guru, Jonathan Walford of Kickshaw Productions, and author of several books on vintage, shoes, paper dresses and fashion history in general, has synopsized the decade in fashion. It really is hard to believe that a whole decade has past since the Y2K scare....where even the lamp at the gyno's office had to be checked and stamped as such (you know ladies...THE lamp). Now we are so wired in that those Y2K people look silly, and with any decade of fashion since the days of the fig leaf, we can look back and say we either did look silly, or we looked great!
So, grab a bottled water, a Starbucks, or some other silly 2K's beverage and have a read. I really couldn't have said it better than Jonathan.

Ralph Lauren thinks a size 4 is fat?

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Wow! If I actually bought any of Ralph Lauren's clothing, I'd boycott!
From what the Today Show is reporting, this model was fired for being too large.
As a graphic artist, I have to say that there is no way the person editing the photo of her, as shown in the video, didn't know exactly what they were doing.
I just don't get why this process has become so commonplace. Sure, fix the zit, maybe soften some deeper wrinkles a bit, zotz out that stray hair, but make a beautiful woman look like she just got out of Willy Wonka's taffy puller? It's just not right!