Mexican and Japanese people of the 50's

I've been collecting a lot of popular magazines from the 1950's and 60's and it breaks my heart that there are zero people of color in ANY of the magazines. I decided to do a little research about what some of the people from my cultures were lookin' like in those days.


This is a Japanese house wife. Still abiding by the American 1950's gender roles.








These are men that are working on a film crew.










Japanese prostitutes.








A lovely Japanese pinup girl.




















A Mexican woman in 1960. Lookin' so beautiful!















A dance in Mexico.


















Mexican American mother and daughter.

I'm from California and in Los Angeles members of the Mexican American community are still heavily involved in Rockabilly culture. Here are some beauties from Los Angeles.

...And apparently there is a Rockabilly scene in Tokyo, too. That's pretty awesome!

It was a graveyard smash!

I am getting jealous of the Halloween decorations that all you lovely bloggers are putting up. I've made it a goal to collect more while I'm out thrifting/ yard sailing. Since I don't have cool retro decorations, I thought I'd talk about one of my favorite things about Halloween.

Of course, I just love Bobby Boris Pickett's "Monster Mash". I was just about the only kid on the block who prefered doo wop, 50's-60's music and rockabilly jams at the age of five. Both of my parents were into the Pachuco style, so of course I inherited their great taste in music. Given that ... Monster Mash was always an October hit in our record player.

I was listening to other covers (including Misfits) and there is nothing like the original. 'Tis the best!

Kitchen Table

So, right when I moved into my new house I picked this baby up at a yard sale for 20 buckaroos. The chairs were in terrible condition and needed to be reupholstered, but 20 bucks for a 1958 formica dinette was just too good to pass.

I am usually a very comitted gal and I loved the table dearly, but I just couldn't help myself from having a wandering eye. When I stumbled across an ad for a "retro table" on Craigslist in a nearby town I knew that I had to check it out. The photos weren't that good, but I could already feel the strong connection between the table and I.

I drove 45 minutes with my good friend Jenn to check the table out and as soon as I saw it I knew that it was love at first sight. I seriously got emotional because it was the most beautiful table I'd ever seen.



This is my new love ... say hello! She has original vinyl and my boyfriend cleaned what little rust that she had off of her legs. Looks brand spankin' new, especially for a gal that is approaching 60 years of age.

The table was was purchased by the mother of the woman who was selling it. Her husband only wanted new things in their home and said that this outdated table had to go. *swoops*





A blemish free cracked ice table top.














I bought this step stool at Goodwill for 10 dollars, so that my table can have a matching friend in the house. Isn't it a cutie?














Oh, and don't worry about my last table. I sold her to a nice lady from Craigslist and they hit it off right away. Happy endings all around!