Royal Tiki

2.10.2010 @ 3:51 pm UTC by lilah wild

Royal Tiki pop art maskAn impressive array of tikis in various forms: masks, statues, signs pointing the way to the nearest tropical bar, and a half-joking page of “tikis sold by the foot” for budget-constrained customers to get the biggest bang for the buck. Also bamboo lanterns, Easter Island lawn ornaments, and random kitschy nautical decor bits.

Do Wah Diddy

6.18.2009 @ 10:30 pm UTC by lilah wild

Do Wah Diddy vintage rotary phoneMid-century goodies for the retro-inclined home decorator, both vintage and new, for every room in the house. 70’s cookie jars, picnic baskets, lawn flamingos, Viewmasters, metal lunchboxes, fondue pots, tiki lights, jewelry, and whole pages devoted to cowboys, old-fashioned electronics, cookbooks, pinups, and cocktail hour.

Hell in a Handbag

4.9.2009 @ 7:00 pm UTC by lilah wild

Hell in a Handbag ceramic rockabilly cowgirlA vintage revampery that sells old-world goodies as-is or given a rockabilly makeover. Zombiegirl purses, hair flowers traditional and eyeballed, rhinestone chokers and Schlitz pendants, charm bracelets and fingernail tattoos, pinup clothing both retro and real thing. The kitschy decor is copious and boozy and don’t miss the ceramic ladies repainted into inked-up asskickers. Custom extremely welcome.

J-List

9.18.2008 @ 7:13 pm UTC by lilah wild

J-List lucky nesting catsAn utter avalanche of goodies from Japan. Fruits, the Gothic Lolita Bible and other fashion magazines, anime t-shirts, lucky cats sprouting teapot spouts, stuffed animals, kimono and tabi, smiling bento boxes, stationery galore, kawaii kitchenware, and a whole section of 18-and-over naughtiness. This is the kind of catalog that will suck hours out of your life for sheer amount of stuff here, and so much of it cuuuuuute.

PlasticLand

8.5.2008 @ 5:37 pm UTC by lilah wild

PlasticLand houndstooth retro peeptoe heelsClothes and accessories that rummage through the drawers of previous eras for a modern take on retro, 80’s, and a little bit of boho. The fashion is rockabilly and mod, with sundresses, pop art tees, sheath skirts, vintage-style coats, ruffle panties, and lots of drop-dead fifties glamour going on in the shoe section. The bags, jewelry, and home decor reflect kitschy humor along with the unrepentant cute (boombox pillows, anyone?) and there’s a little stationery stuff for the postcard-inclined.

Archie McPhee

7.19.2008 @ 8:09 pm UTC by lilah wild

Archie McPhee deluxe monster finger puppetsA fantastically weird toyshop in Seattle, where the online catalog is divided into categories like Catapults, Evil, Sushi, Jesus, and Candy. Kitchen wares, drinking goods, and some other actually-functional things are sprinkled into a mass of pirate umbrellas, Venus de Milo party picks, wrestling masks, Holy Toast, deluxe finger monsters, Cold War Unicorn play sets, mannequin heads, Wind-Up Hopping Liederhosen, and of course a site like this wouldn’t be complete without the option of Mystery Boxes.

Funk and Junk

7.15.2008 @ 3:32 am UTC by lilah wild

Funk and Junk vintage Easy Bake OvenAn utter goldmine of nostalgia from the fifties through the seventies. The highlights: surreal TV sets and electronics, Halloween costumes, lunchboxes, Super 8, Barbies, swank barware, Muppet stuff, artwork, utterly fantastic kitsch along with a section of vintage clothing. A good place to find toys from the era still in the box.