50s housewife

Why does food (and especially a sandwich!) always taste better when someone else makes it? My mother makes a simple but delicious sandwich every day for lunch. Always the same, she slices good hearth bread, slathers it with Hellman’s Best Mayo on both slices, adds a few squares of Swiss cheese and piles on several leaves of crunchy lettuce or occasionally baby spinach. On goes the top, and with a slice down the middle, there it is — the perfect sandwich.

History behind the kitschy 1950's food culture. Brace yourself for tacky appetizers and Jell O, baby, lots of Jell O.

@PlanetBrandee Goes Vintage! _____ Hey, girl, hey! Full Circle Skirts. Corsets. High Heels for Grown Ups. We’ve chatted in the past about our mutual love for thrifted vintage, from tweeds, to disco to floral and back, so this week, as a special departure from my usual travel series, I’m bringing you a sweet and romantic glance…

Dita Von Teese, known as “The Queen of Burlesque,” lives in glam retro style at home in L.A., and it's featured in InStyle magazine.

Maybe you are passionate about domesticity or simply love the Stepford Wives films. Now you can be a Stepford Wife too!