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January 2016
The NYC Big Flea
The Big Flea NYC is a great vintage show, where you can get not just vintage clothing and jewelry, but furniture, art, silver and just about any collectible you can think of at one of the 600 booths.. Prices range from reasonable to expensive, but its totally worth checking out. It takes place at Pier 90 in Manhattan, and while a bit of a hike from the subway there is a shuttle available. I've always found something great here and…
Find out more »Wit’s End: A Night at the Knickerbocker Hotel
Wit's End bills itself as "New York City's longest-running monthly vintage dance party", and one I've been attending since its beginning in 2009. Their next party will be in a new, and swankier location, St. Cloud at the Knickerbocker Hotel, on January 30, 2106. Michael Arenella will be playing with his band, DJ Mike Will Cut You will be spinning vintage music from his extensive and awesome collection, and there will be a dance lesson at 9:30pm. The band starts…
Find out more »February 2016
Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show
The Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show is one of my personal favorite vintage shows and one that I've been going to for years. It features 90 vintage vendors who sell vintage clothing, accessories and jewelry from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. I've never gone and left empty-handed. The prices are high for the most part, and are especially higher at the booths near the front door, so try some of the booths at the back and corners of the event…
Find out more »Le Jazz Hot Premieres at The Django
Step back in time to a beautiful swingin' Parisian Jazz Club at the gorgeous, vintage inspired DJANGO for a night of swing dancing, lounging, superb cocktails, & delicious small plates! Every week features a different Swing or Hot Jazz band, plus swing DJs, special guests, and variety acts. Join us for our kick-off premiere party on Saturday, February 6th, and then every other Tuesday starting Feb 23rd... No Cover! LE JAZZ HOT at The Django at The Roxy Hotel, Two 6th…
Find out more »The Salon: Mardi Gras
The Salon throws many great parties each year, and the Mardi Gras party on Fat Tuesday is not to be missed! Three floors of live music, dancing, burlesque and great cocktails too! If you can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, this is the next best thing! THE SALON: Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday - February 9th, 2016 Doors open at 7pm // live music all night, starting at 7:30pm 21+ (ID required) Get tickets and more info at…
Find out more »The Flapper Revolution: Lecture at the Morbid Anatomy Museum
The story and meaning of the 1920's Flapper keeps changing. Was the Jazz-Age phenomenon a product of a changing labor market or a reaction against the Puritanical suffragette leaders in league with anti-immigrant and prohibitionist Protestant elite? Was flapperism the harbinger of other sexual revolutions and why did it disappear in the weeks before the Wall Street Crash? Find out all of these answers and more in Mel Gordon's illustrated lecture. Mel Gordon is the author of "Erik Jan Hanussen:…
Find out more »Dances of Vice: Carnival of Venice Valentine Masquerade Ball
On the eve of Valentine's Day, celebrate sublime sensuality at the Dances of Vice Venetian Grand Masquerade Ball. Traverse our carnivalesque fete for the senses in an opulent four-story private Victorian manse, where BDSM ballerinas, acrobats, jugglers, royal court dancers and musicians lower your inhibitions and increase your heart rate. Explore secret rooms housing cloak-and-dagger deeds and indulge in delicious libations while our fetish dessert service sates your gustatory desires. Donning your gilded finest is a must to gain admittance…
Find out more »Wit’s End 7th Anniversary Party
Wit’s End™ presents Dandy Wellington and His Band, at the 7th anniversary party at St. Cloud in the Knickerbocker Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. This is the fourth straight year that Dandy has performed at our anniversary party: He’s played February 2013, 2014, and 2015. Also on the bill tonight is DJ Mike Will Cut You, New York’s vintage music DJ who plays classic sounds from 80-year old recordings. He is the host of “Ragged But Right” on WFMU Radio…
Find out more »April 2016
Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show
The Manhattan Vintage Clothing show is one of my favorite vintage shows, and the show I've found some of my favorite treasures at. The prices can run the gamut from reasonable to quite over the top, but its worth going just to see all of the beautiful pieces. With over 80 vendors, you're sure to find something beautiful! Friday, Apr 8th - 1:00 PM to 8:00 PMSaturday, Apr 9th - 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Metropolitan Pavilion 125 West 18th…
Find out more »Lecture: Fashion Speak Fridays; Hollywood Before Glamour
Prior to the establishment of well-stocked wardrobe departments with in-house costume designers, it was important for budding starlets who usually wore their own clothing for films, to strike the right balance of fashionability, charisma and potential on-screen presence. Step behind the scenes of the silent film era with Michelle Tolini Finamore, author of Hollywood Before Glamour:Fashion in American Silent Film (Palgrave Macmillan) for a fresh perspective on the evolution of Hollywood's distinctive brand of glamour followed by a screening of…
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