The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

AAllee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Ambush Spray Cologne and my high school photo

You More than anything, the one thing that accompanied me every single day of my four college years at the University of Wisconsin in the la...

November 29, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Cher Perfume and Burlesque, A Very Bland Thanksgiving Turkey!

Unfortunately, my bottle of Cher perfume, given to me as a birthday present one year by Elvira, is long empty. Just like Burlesque, the film...

November 28, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (PART 63 – August 2010)

Sorry for the glare here but this “Tanya Madare School Of Charm” programe is protected by a clear plastic cover! I would protect...

November 21, 2010 by denny

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Nine Flags Cologne

The Nine Flags men’s cologne collection first came out in 1965 and sold well into the early 1970’s It was distributed by the Col...

November 15, 2010 by Michael Ely

Your Carriage, Madam!

This 1934 book is quite a relic– it’s hard to imagine anything like it being published today. Posture is apparently more importa...

November 13, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 55A- August 2010)

You just never know when you will be out and need to use a comb. Thank god this comb is more then ready to accommodate two heads. Comes with...

November 2, 2010 by denny

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Portable Hair Dryer in Action

Here is a picture of me from 1967 or 1968 wearing a Portable Hair Dryer like the one Sharon posted a while back. I used to watch alot of Bea...

November 1, 2010 by Planet Joan

Kent of London Side-Burn, Moustache &Beard Brush

Made in London, of course comb is callled “SLIM JIM” – Writen on top of it....

by kookykitsch

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Knitted hairspray bottle cozy! (this is insane!!)

This is unbelievable. I grabbed this from the “free” table at the Orleans Fire & Rescue thrift shop. I cannot believe someon...

October 28, 2010 by denny

Avon BOWLING PIN Perfume

Found this full bottle of perfume for $1.00 and thought it was too good to pass up and purchased it to post here on awmok.com....

October 27, 2010 by denny

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Vintage plastic lipstick holder

Another $1.00 purchase. I wonder if it would hold “Mac Morange”? Any guesses on the year? 40’s or 50’s maybe?...

October 24, 2010 by denny

Vintage Corset Advertisement

I would give anything to open up magazines and to be able to see ads like this popping out at me....

October 23, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 41 – August 2010)

I finally had the chance to come face to face with one piece of kitsch that I had no idea existed. I wonder how it smells? http://www.youtub...

October 6, 2010 by denny

Okinawan Beauty Parlor ca. 1951

This is obviously a beauty parlor but someone who was having a difficulty with English needed help! This shop was in Okinawa’s second ...

by Bob Ramsdell

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 37 – August 2010)

I never used this product but when living on my own in NY and trying to be “famous”, I did use Carefree Curl. It was all I could...

October 3, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 35 – August 2010)

All cars should have one of these sitting on the dashboard! Allee has the most incredible collection of picks I have ever seen. I think I wa...

September 30, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 17 – August 2010)

This lady head is hanging in one of the bathrooms at “WW” and is one of my FAVORITE items. The design, the simplicity and the fa...

September 14, 2010 by denny

Scratch Brand Tampons

Ummmm is it just me or is there something less than appealing about a brand of “feminine protection” named “Scratch?”...

September 13, 2010 by kookykitsch

The Genuine Wireless Ice Bag

Purchased this for $5.00. I thought it was worth it even though the ice bag is hard and crinkly now. I love these old boxes....

September 10, 2010 by denny

Beetle Comb

Rummaging through the Fort Greene Flea Market on a lovely Labor day weekend, I came across a Beetle Comb, for those times where you just got...

September 5, 2010 by citrinhead

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Hail to the Teeth

President Carter has been in the news lately, and it made me remember how great it was to poke fun at him and his family. A friend of mine a...

September 4, 2010 by Markydoodle

Not-so-Pretty Baby

No, the photo below isn’t Brooke Shields during her well-documented post-partum depression, nor is it a mug-shot, it’s simply th...

September 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Vintage 1950’s MIDOL tin w/ pills inside

tin w/ 9 pills left! instructions say to take when women ” feel their menstrual period approaching.”...

August 28, 2010 by kookykitsch

Head Vase Pretty In Pearls

Love these little fashion beauties …..vintage head vases!! Great for all things, to kitsch up your home! Here is one of mine! I use he...

August 24, 2010 by christine z.