RetroLife

Past Meets Future...Retro Ipod skins

You can swath your ipod or mac-mini in these swanky retro designs by Pixeldecor.com for less than ten buckaroos over at decalgirl.com. Check out the full array!

Most Husbands Help with Dishes

From the homemaker's encyclopedia 1954

There are so many great things about this picture: The wife's "well now..." one-finger-on-the- cheek expression is one-upped by the husband smoking a pipe while washing dishes. One nice thing is that this gives pictorial evidence that, contrary to not-very-credible memes, the role of a housewife in the 50's was not necessarily expected to be one of a lobotomized worker-droid.

Syracuse Jubilee

I just recently discovered this retro dish pattern, called "Jubilee," from Syracuse china. Syracuse was a supplier of restaurant dishes and legend has it, this pattern was used in Denny's restaurants in the early 60's. Bits and pieces can still be found on ebay.

Nine West Polka Dot wedges

More cute retro summer shoes for the ladies: These polka dot wedges from Nine West can be yours for $75!