By Brady MacDonald | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: April 8, 2019 at 12:40 pm | UPDATED: April 9, 2019 at 9:17 am Fashionable Disneyland visitors with parasols, bow ties, high heels and straw boater hats will pop out among the sea of Mickey Mouse T-shirts, cargo shorts and flip flops this weekend during the Dapper Day spring outing at the Anaheim theme park. Dapper Day returns to Disneyland on Sunday, April 14, with an influx of thousands of visitors dressed in refined and elegant styles that recall an earlier era when people wore their Sunday best to attend the Anaheim theme park. Looking very well dressed for a visit during Dapper Day at Disneyland are (l-r) Presley Wickstrom, 7, of Riverside, along with her Uncle James Lang, and Aunt Deserae Lang, from San Dimas. (Photo by Mark Eades, Orange County Register/SCNG) Taken in Anaheim at Disneyland on Sunday, April 23, 2017. A half dozen girls with a half dozen hair colors during Dapper Day at Disneyland. Pictured are (l-r) … [Read more...] about Dapper Day event brings thousands to Disneyland this weekend in dashing fashions
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Trash or Treasure: DIA exhibits “Lost & Found” photos
Khristi Zimmeth Special to The Detroit News Published 6:24 PM EST Jan 10, 2019 Anyone who has happened upon a sepia-toned or grainy Polaroid photograph at an estate sale or antique shop (or in their family attic) and wondered at the unidentified people and places captured in the image will appreciate “Lost & Found: Photographs from the DIA’s Collection,” a small but fascinating exhibition on view through March 3. “Old snapshots, family and photo booth portraits and vacation pictures are just some of the photographs included,” an exhibition booklet explains, adding that it “brings together over 200 works from around 1865 to 1980 by unidentified and lesser-known amateur photographers of subjects inspired by Detroit, the automobile and the rising 20th-century middle class. Formerly kept in attics, shoe boxes, family albums and even the DIA’s own art storage rooms, these “found” photographs were discarded by their … [Read more...] about Trash or Treasure: DIA exhibits “Lost & Found” photos
Dog About Town: Stepping out in holiday sweaters and more things to do
Grapevine Craft Brewery will host an Ugly Holiday Sweater Paw-ty! from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The festivities include seasonal brews, a holiday-themed acoustic set by Jimmy Lombardo and prizes for the worst human and dog sweaters. Register for the contest by 4; they will announce winners at 5. Part of all taproom sales will benefit Epic Animal Rescue, which will be doing adoptions. 906 Jean St. facebook.com/epicanimalrescue. Or maybe you still need to visit Santa. Four-leggers can find him at:Hurst Recreation Center from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Kids can send their Christmas letters in Santa's onsite mailbox, and there will be warm beverages and snacks. 700 Mary Drive. Free, with donations collected for the city's animal shelter. You must provide your own camera for photos. facebook.com/hurstparksandrecreation.Half Price Books' flagship store from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Continues weekends through Dec. 23. And the League of Animal Protectors are wrapping … [Read more...] about Dog About Town: Stepping out in holiday sweaters and more things to do
Barbie fashion comes alive in vintage collaboration
Leanne Italie Associated Press Published 6:50 PM EST Nov 13, 2018 In time for her 60th birthday, Barbie has a new collaborator bringing her wide-ranging style to life for humans. One of the largest sellers of vintage-inspired clothes, Unique Vintage, is working with Barbie parent Mattel on the first women’s line to meticulously duplicate some of the doll’s most iconic early looks. In the process, the company also has taken care of the one thing critics love to hate about Barbie, her very plastic hourglass physique, by offering the outfits in sizes XS to 4X. The collaboration, Barbie x Unique Vintage, celebrates 1950s and ’60s Babs. The company that sells online and in about 500 boutiques around the world plans to go even bigger for Barbie’s big 6-0 next year, offering key fashion moments from across the rest of her decades. Until then, for fall, we caught up with all things Barbie x Unique Vintage in the swanky Jewel Suite designed by jeweler-to-the-stars … [Read more...] about Barbie fashion comes alive in vintage collaboration
Meet 100 of Suffolk’s most inspirational women
PUBLISHED: 18:02 13 November 2018 | UPDATED: 20:07 13 November 2018 Megan Aldous Goldie Sayers , Team GB Javelin Thrower and one of Suffolk's 100 Inspiring Women speaking at the event Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Archant This is a list that Suffolk should be proud of - 100 women who are positive role models for future generations, women who have achieved success in a diverse range of fields from business, the arts, sport and education to the third sector.The list was put together by a panel of judges this summer after we asked readers for their nominations. From top left: Jenna Ackerley, Anne Beckett-Allen, Katie Bannister, Jane Basham, Dayle Bayliss, Shayra Begum, Nicola Beach, Adele Bellis and Professor Emma Bond Pictures: WENDY AIKEN PHOTOGRAPHY/EDF ENERGY/BARRY ELEY/PHILIP MYNOTT/SUFFOLK COUNTY COUCIL/UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLKJenna Ackerley, Events Under Canvas: A Felixstowe girl originally, 38-year-old Jenna now lives in East Bergholt with her husband and … [Read more...] about Meet 100 of Suffolk’s most inspirational women