This Retro Life
This Retro Life is dedicated to telling the stories of people who are bringing the lifestyle, fashion, collections and music back from a bygone era. Meet some of the best modern day pinups, burlesque dancers and vintage collectors and hear the stories behind why they are make this modern life a little more retro.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
This podcast is about to get a little bit glamorous. Prepare to be wrapped in luxury. We are lounging around in our best silk and satin vintage wear for a night in with Melissa Heart, the creator of Evette Dubois Lingerie. So step back in time to an age where what we wore underneath our clothes deserved just as much attention. So hit play and enter a 1920's lingerie shop in the heart of Paris.
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
Did you know Marilyn Monroe loved to write poetry? Not only that between takes on a movie set she could often be found with her nose in a book. So do we still have an appreciation for mid century literature today like we do fashion? This is one of the questions vintage lover Paris Brown has been asking as part of her university study. So hit play and find out more about the stories that have inspired our modern vintage loves!
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
We love vintage hats! And the art of millinery and hat wearing dates back into the middle ages. So let's bring back our daily connection with hats and perhaps learn something about ourselves along the way. We want you to meet Waltraud Reiner the brain behind the Hatmobile, a travelling hat making workshop that combines millinery and mental health in these modern times!
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Have you ever tried one of those miracle diets? The ones that you see online that can help you lose weight overnight or in a matter of weeks. Turns out it's not a new phenomenon. Advertisement of miracle weight loss cures can be seen early in the 20th century. Kitty Von Tastique is a vintage girl with a passion for health and wellness. She's the Wellness editor for Vintage Life Magazine and this week takes you through diets of the past!
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Picture this. You're wearing your favourite summer vintage outfit, the sun is out, you're with friends and it feels like you are flying. This week we are virtually travelling over bridges, past windmills in one of the most picturesque countries in the world. We are going Roller Skating in the Netherlands with the Rollin' Ragdolls. Find out how skating and vintage goes hand in hand and have a bit of fun along the way!
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Start your engines. Picture your dream vintage camper trailer and get ready to go on an across country road trip of the United States of America. The third stop on our virtual vintage voyage is California to meet Paul Lacitinola from Vintage Camper Trailers. Prepare yourself! If you don't want a vintage caravan now, you probably will after you hit play!
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Time for stop two on our virtual vintage voyage around the world for the month of June. When you think of Art Deco architecture what city comes to mind? Was it somewhere in America or Europe. What about Shanghai? Thanks to international architectures in the mid 20th century the Chinese city has some hidden Art Deco gems that are being bought to the worlds attention thanks partly to Patrick Cranley from Shanghai Art Deco. Hit play and learn more
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
Tuesday Jun 06, 2017
For the month of June we are going on a virtual vintage voyage around the world. Pack a suitcase and get your passport ready because we are travelling to far flung places to meet incredible retro folk. Our first stop is Barcelona Spain. Say Hola to the beautiful Miss Sixties Twist!
Tuesday May 30, 2017
Tuesday May 30, 2017
Just how big is your collection of vinyl records? Whether you have 1 or 1000 have you ever thought about what it would be like to take your favourites to a groovy bar and spend the night behind the turntables playing DJ! With the Melbourne Record Club you can thanks to Leif van den Dungen!
Tuesday May 23, 2017
Tuesday May 23, 2017
Ok so would you class 3150BC as vintage? Because that's where we are going in this weeks episode. In fact we are going to straddle ancient Egypt, 1800's America and the 1920's. It sounds impossible but Dr Colleen Darnell does it with ease. She loves old stuff and we loved talking to her about being an Egyptologist with a 1920's flare!