If it weren’t for the Good War, there’d have been no Mad Men. Post-war American pride ignited a spending spree that swept the nation, and the surges of consumer culture can be traced through the pages of All-American Ads of the 40s. Taschen’s hardcover book traces the 1940s post-WWII America, through its ads and the world […]

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20 Sep
Auto / Mobile, Fashion, Motorcycle, Style / Design, t shirt
“So-Cal Speed Shop” by Champions Moto
Dedicated to crafting quality apparel inspired by vintage speed

Champions Moto is known for building bikes adhering to the excellence of the vintage race bike design, yet powered by the performance of modern engines. Recently the company recruited Jason Bleick, former Vice President of Design for Quicksilver, to channel his love for vintage objects and classic motorcycles to design the Champions Moto So-Cal Speed […]

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20 May
Gadgets, Infinite Sadness, Odds / Ends
Limited Edition 1940s Pin-Up Girl Zippo
Only 100 American made Peter Driben lighters

In case you haven’t figured it out, we’re kind of obsessed with vintage pin-up girls and basically everything they represent. The difference between Vargas and Elvgren-era pinups and modern Maxim centerfolds is the difference between burlesque and Peppermint Rhino strippers, and if that’s unclear then you’re probably at the wrong site. So the discovery of […]

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