The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 58 – August 2010)

These “half cup” ceramic coffee mugs always killed me and I remember growing up with kitsch like this. Not that I ever saw my pa...

November 9, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 57 – August 2010)

No kitsch goes unturned or in this case, undiscovered. This is another item I found while digging around Allee’s studio. Vintage gum d...

November 6, 2010 by denny

All Saints Store in Boston

I love that Douglas thought this window display was cool too. I was shopping on Newbury Street in Boston last month when I came upon the All...

November 4, 2010 by Planet Joan

George Jones Sausage

I snapped this photo in a McKays Grocery Market (where they still carry your groceries to your car for you) in my Mother’s home town i...

November 2, 2010 by Planet Joan

Halloween Treat in Portland, Oregon: VooDoo Doughnuts

In Portland Oregon, there is a doughnut place that I visited recently. It was fantastic. The mouth-watering choices in the revolving doughnu...

October 31, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Trip to the World’s Largest Mannequin Factory

Here’s a video tour of my trip to visit Dona Miller, owner of Vogue International, a 22,000 square foot wonderland of mannequin bodies...

October 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

Sad-Eyed Kitschy Critters

Spotted at a Flea Market this morning, I’m kind of regretting not buying them, but they are HUGE, where would I put them? I’d gu...

September 5, 2010 by Nessa

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Little Man Ice Cream

Doesn’t everybody love it when a business looks like this? Little Man Ice Cream is in the Highlands Historic district just west of dow...

August 23, 2010 by Markydoodle

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An Old Toy Store in Tel Aviv’s Shenkin Alley (almost Allee!)

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August 22, 2010 by Lynda Wells

Ceramic Pipe Holder

I actually think this is really a planter. For sale for only 50 cents at a local thrift shop....

August 20, 2010 by denny

Vintage weight Loss/weight gained fortune machine

Can you imagine actually paying a machine to tell you you’ve gained weight??? Apparently once upon a time a very popular item – ...

August 16, 2010 by kookykitsch

Kapa’a, Hawaii storefront art

Kapa’a is a funky little town on the Island of Kauai. These two ladies don’t seem to have much to say about the place they’...

August 14, 2010 by Markydoodle

Accidental Vacation Kitsch

I’m really not a shopper. But a place that I stumbled onto on vacation this year didn’t feel like a store. Everywhere I looked, ...

August 13, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Soft As A Grape – Ladies Boutique in Chatham on Cape Cod

Hokey named stores like this make me break out into a rash. I may photograph them but I usually don’t step one foot inside of them. I ...

July 29, 2010 by denny

Pink Panther coffee mugs

Taken at The Earth House here in Orleans....

July 25, 2010 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Jeweled-Look Jeans on Half Mannequin Crossing Guard at Fancy Italian Store

. There are many things I love about this “Italy” fashion emporium in Van Nuys, California: – The thoughtfully placed swat...

July 22, 2010 by Allee Willis

Kleanser Kate

Kate, for shaking out your “Kleanser” and kleansing things, I suppose. Spotted at an antique shop, priced at a lot more than I w...

July 13, 2010 by Nessa