It was just about a year ago that I wrote about the Newport Vintage Dance Week, hosted by The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers. Part of the schedule last year was an afternoon at The Newport International Polo Grounds to watch a polo match, enjoy a picnic buffet and dance under the big white tent. The CVD contacted me to see if I wouldn't mind adding a bit of vintage tailgaiting decor to the event and to observe, interview & capture it through photographs... Read more →

Looking for an excuse to spend the day or, better yet, a long weekend in Newport, RI? I am, and I've found a perfect one. Flipping through Rhode Island Monthly's March issue during lunch today I happened upon this lovely photograph on the last page. It's of a vintage vanity case by Morabito, Paris. Their motto? "Luxury is not exceptional. It is the exceptional which is luxurious." Read more →

"Travel Back in Time to the summer playground of the Gilded Age. Perfect your dancing skills with classes taught by leading experts on vintage dance. Experience the breathtaking opulence of America ’s finest ballrooms as you dance in Newport’s famous mansions. Let yourself be immersed in a bygone era as you sip tea by the shore..." Read more →