The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Attack of the Barbie Clones, Part 1

I collect Vintage Barbie dolls, and I have since I was about 11 years old and bought my first one at an antique fair at the local mall. I ...

January 25, 2011 by Nessa

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse Book + Knee Update

I’ve been blessed this past week to have great friends grace my bedside and nurse me through knee surgery, dressing up as nurses thems...

January 23, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Senior Class Photos, “Americana H.S.”

I went to Missouri to visit my daughter and her family last weekend, and had the opportunity to watch my granddaughter play basketball (s...

by Markydoodle

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 92 – August 2010)

Can I tell everyone how much fun I had photographing the bottle openers at “Willis Wonderland”? Sometimes it’s the little ...

January 22, 2011 by denny

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Knee Surgery With Allee Willis! My little get well message

I saw a picture in Allee’s knee surgery post and here was Charles Phoenix looking quite fabulous in his role as nurse maid. Nurse Pr...

January 20, 2011 by denny

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Learning to Knit (1974)

Learned to knit when i was a high school exchange student in italy (1974). this is the first thing that came out....

by Pop

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My Hat Collection Part 7

I grew up watching I Love Lucy (many can relate,huh?) and to this day I am convinced that Lucy, despite her complaints to Ricky, ALWAYS had ...

January 19, 2011 by windupkitty

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Paging Dr Casey!! I’m having knee surgery today…

Today I’m having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in my left knee. The operation, a relatively quick outpatient job, was supposed to ...

January 18, 2011 by Allee Willis

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My Hat Collection Part 6

Here are some fun ones… This brown hat is made of felt and I love it…The veil is pretty worn, but the hat remains in good condit...

by windupkitty

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The Harry Robinson String Sound – LP

Moody and Magnificent? She doesn’t look moody but she sure looks magnificent with her boobage ready to spill out for all the world t...

January 17, 2011 by denny

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My Hat Collection Part 5

Here’s a favorite from the early 40s. Ella Neal wears one just like it in The Mysterious Dr Satan series and she looks so fabulous! I ...

by windupkitty

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Marlene, The Nearsighted Ceramic Poodle

Marlene is the star of my kitsch collection – with blue rhinestone eyes, ceramic cats-eye glasses, rabbit fur accents and a faded pink...

by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Need I Say More . . .

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January 16, 2011 by Peter Kimmel

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Hits Aktuell – lp

I wish they were wearing go-go boots but the glasses they are wearing are pretty hip....

by denny

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Smiley Ring

This is my SMILEY Ring that I wore in the very early 1970s when I was in latter part of Junior High or early High School ( I forget to long ...

January 15, 2011 by Patty McDonald

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My Hat Collection Part 4

I should have done this earlier, but I would like to dedicate the posts of my hat collection to the magnificent Bill Cunningham. You may kno...

January 13, 2011 by windupkitty

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Sunday Drive with Charles Phoenix

One of my favorite things to do on a Sunday is to take a drive with my fabulous friend, Charles Phoenix, who knows the kitsch heights of Los...

January 12, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Vivian Blaine Photo & Autograph

Here is a photo and autograph I was delighted to pick up a few years ago (so excuse the poor scan.. I scanned it a few years ago!) This is V...

by Nessa

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My Hat Collection Part 3

This is an unusual hat that looks like it could be from 1940, but actually, it’s from the late 20s and was hand made in England.ItR...

by windupkitty

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My Hat Collection Part 2

I thought about doing this by era, but frankly, I have so many photos that I don’t have the patience to try and organize them! So, her...

January 11, 2011 by windupkitty

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Attack of the Silk Shirts!

I think this was around 4th grade with my woofin’ hot silk shirt! I used to hate when my Mother made me wear t-shirts....

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Del Rubio Triplets and a Valentine’s Day Card for Milly

. Join me and Hidden Los Angeles and send a Valentine’s Day card to Milly Del Rubio. Details below. Anyone who knows me knows that two...

January 10, 2011 by Allee Willis

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My Hat Collection Part 1

I truly love hats and used to wear them all the time. These days, I’ve really no place to wear them so they sit, stacked in hat boxes,...

by windupkitty

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Ponytail Travel Bag

I haven’t dug my Ponytail branded lunch box out of the closet yet, but I do have this “Miss Traveler” bag out to share. I ...

by Nessa

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ATTITUDE….

ATTITUDE…. This is a kitschy 20″ wood carved lady, who i think is from the 1940’s. She is painted, and her skirt and hat a...

January 9, 2011 by k2dtw

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