This is one of the few food related items that John Lloyd Young didn’t jewel at my place last Sunday when The Allee Willis Museum Of K...
Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch party in the Los Angeles Times today!
RuPaul, me, John Lloyd Young a couple of days ago at Willis Wonderland. Full LA Times story at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonste...
It’s Kitzchy with a “Z”…
The time it took designer Jonathan Adler to create this pair of needlepoint (!) pillows of Liza Minnelli and her (now ex-) husband David Ges...
’50’s Cowboy & Indians Glasses…
Just love the graphics on these 50’s drinking glasses. Part of my cousin’s forgotten stash when he was cleaning out the basement...
Covered Wagon Lamp
I’m not sure of the year of this lamp but as Allee says, “it knocked the breath out of me”. I spotted this at a new thrift...
Vintage wooden cat Salt & Pepper Shakers with “real” whiskers
Cute shakers w/ jeweled eyes and “real” whiskers – has “S” & “P” to tell them apart – Aa...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Soul Grabber and Patti LaBelle’s Surprise Birthday Party
This late 60’s Soul Grabber sign for Budweiser malt liquor is one of my favorite possessions. Everything about it screams late Afro 60...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s BonAmi “Push Button” Cleaner and A Smatering of What It’s Cleaning Up
This vintage cleaning product can may be a little worse for wear but so am I as I hobble around my house shining it back up to its usual sta...
A Coke is a Coke is a Coke
Combine the world’s most iconic flower and the world’s most iconic soft drink and you have the above, a Coke rose. The rose is m...
A honeymoon in the Poconos…
This heart shape pool totally captures this kitsch honeymoon suite in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. It’s like time stood still and it...
Dish me up, Partner
This wonderful and campy cowboy china was produced in the 1940’s and 1950’s by Wallace China, once one of the largest suppliers ...
Male Duds
I found this awesome mint in package vintage shirt at some church sale for a mere $2. I thought the packaging was awesome. What you see here...
Elvis Lives In My Lounge
I found this in a market in Cornwall and had to bring it home, its very heavy ,made of chalk ? Ive never seen one before has anyone else see...
Julius Kayser & Co Advertising Character with Leiderhosen
I am not sure who this guys is. Maybe some one out there can help. He is approximately 18 inches tall with white hair, eyebrows and moustach...
Jolly Rogers Restaurant 1950’s
The little boy pictured here is my Uncle Denny back in the 50’s....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s “What’s Yours?” Drink Markers – Party at AWMoK (in LA) Today!
As any good party hostess knows, one of the biggest drags is seeing a sea of half filled cups littered all over your place left by guests wh...
Shelton’s Nursery: George Washington on a Camel!
Once again, the kindness of old friends proves immeasurable. No sooner did I promise to get a snap of the Shelton’s Nursery “Geo...
For The Love of Lowe’s
I spotted this painting of a Lonely Lowe’s at a county fair a few years ago. I like how there are no cars in the lot, and how the tree...
Tis’ the Seasoning
Here we have a collection of salt and pepper shakers, mostly Western and mostly vintage. Notice how stereotypical and exaggerated many of th...
The Pliable Ross Sisters
This nearly took my breath away: Please make sure to watch the whole thing. It’s super fantastic! According to Wikipedia The Ross Sist...
My how TV’s have changed…
On display at the Akron Toy Marble Museum were early telvisions, TV memorabilia, TV show games and TV personalities of the 50’s and 60...
Motivational Hippo Sign
I saw this at the Joan of Arc thrift shop. I think this is cheese?...
Piskie Garden Mevagissey Cornwall UK
My second visit to the Piskie Garden…I engaged he lady in conversation and she has been here for 25yrs having moved down to Cornwall t...