Swing era

(Image from: Decades of Fashion: The Hulton Getty Picture Collection) Happy weekend all! This is a photo of British singer Cliff Richard doing the jive. If I could do the jive then by golly I'd be doing it now! However,...

The Lindy hop is an American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City in 1928 and has evolved since then with the jazz music of that ti...

That's a young Prince Charles shaking his thang with R&B group The Three Degrees, allegedly one of his favourite bands, in 1978. It's a little bit like running into your teacher outside of class — it's not that they're not supposed to be anywhere else, but it's weird to catch them getting their

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This swingin' design was rendered by Anderson Design Group's award-winning artists in the romantic style of 20th-Century poster art. It's sure enhance the decor of any swing music lover or dancer. Ideal for decoration as a framed print, notecard, banner, metal sign, or postcard—it makes the perfect conversation piece.

Dancing and Fashion! Ahhh, now we get into what got me interested in vintage fashion in the first place (You can read my story here). The roaring '20s dances were wild and carefree. Previously, ballroom dancing, although silly with "animal dances," was structured and tame compared to the independent "Charleston," "Black Bottom," and "Shimmy" dances

If you have never seen the movie The Glen Miller Story with James Stewart & June Allyson try to catch it on TCM or rent it, you won’t be sorry. I’ve seen it numerous times and God k…

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