The Vintage News Jun 17, 2018 Martin Chalakoski For the curious sightseer, or unconventional traveler who seeks something besides a fancy restaurant in Paris or Rome, China has the gravity-defying Hanging Temple in Datong City. Greece has the Meteora Monasteries, balanced precipitously at the top of high cliffs. But if one is looking for the extraordinary, for … Read more
The Vintage News Jul 3, 2018 Seth Nowell There are two kinds of people, those who think of Flea Markets as a waste of time and those who see them as a portal to a different dimension — a window into the past. Second-hand goods might evoke feelings and emotions like nothing else can. Objects once … Read more
The Vintage News Oct 1, 2018 Katie Vernon Photo by Getty Images Even though he never even wanted to star in Gone With the Wind, Clark Gable is mostly remembered for that role, appearing as Rhett Butler. His charisma, charming smile, and sublime masculinity have etched themselves into Hollywood lore. He was admired by both women and men … Read more
The Vintage News Oct 3, 2018 Marea Harris The roller-skating phenomena started in Belgium when inventor John Joseph Merlin created a modified ice skate in 1760, with wheels attached in place of the blade. He’d seen the ease and speed with which expert ice-skaters moved, and looked for a way to make skating available outside of the … Read more
The Vintage News May 1, 2018 Nikola Budanovic A recent archaeological find on the island of Öland in southwest Sweden offers an insight into the daily life of Norse people during the period of the Scandinavian Migrations, which coincided with the wider movement of peoples around Europe between 400 and 550 A.D. The earliest evidence of … Read more
The Vintage News Mar 22, 2018 Alex .A Bridal gowns have always been chosen with great care, embodying the wearer’s taste as well as social status. Wedding dresses usually define specific historical eras in their aesthetic, traditional, and even political aspects. What unites them is brides, along with their families, have always wanted to look their best on the … Read more
The Vintage News Mar 22, 2018 Nikola Budanovic Little is known of the King of Denmark, Sweyn Forkbeard, today, but this Norse monarch was once the King of England as well, albeit for only five weeks, making the small town of Gainsborough in eastern England his capital. One reason for the mystery surrounding him is several … Read more
