Absolutely the BEST Pizza in San Jose - A Slice of New York

I'll admit I'm a food snob and when I want pizza, I gotta have the best. Not only good food but excellent service too. Hands down my favorite place for pizza in San Jose, Ca. has to be a Slice of New York (3443 Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose, CA). Thin crust, yes! Best mozzarella, yes. Great toppings, yes. And now in two locations! YES! They just opened a second place at 1253 W. El Camino in Sunnyvale, Ca. More spacious than the original location with sit down areas and even a room set in a subway car inside the restaurant. How creative is that! The whole place is sparkling new and they now offer beer and wine.

All of the graffiti art was done by Scott, who happens to work there behind the counter. I was amazed how I kept seeing new things within the artwork, really a fabulous job and all done with spray paint.









You really must try it. Try just a slice or order a whole pie. The pies are huge! You can view the menu here. Great service, fabulous food and a really cool ambiance. Way to go guys. Congrats on the new diggs!

Happy Holidays!

We'll be taking a short break from blogging over the holidays. Wishing all of our readers and customers a very pleasant, happy and healthy holiday season and a happy New Year!

Christmas Window Displays in NYC

Tis the time of year for family, fun, twinkling lights, decorating the house, yard and tree and getting festive with the holiday spirit. For me, that means baking batches and batches of cookies to give out to friends, wrapping my presents with care and watching old holiday movies with a glass of warm cocoa. One of my favorite things to do is to see the Christmas window displays.We went to San Francisco last weekend and there were a few but they just don't compare to fifth Ave in NY. In fact all of NY gets the spirit on. I've been there a few times over the holiday's and it's just breathtaking. This year I had to take a virtual tour though as I'm staying snug in Calif for now. Kevin Sharkey has a fabulous image set on his website. These are just a few.

Burberry

Saks

Fendi

Juicy

Mini Cooper Snow Globe outside of Macys

Image Source: Kevin Sharkey

How are you spending your holidays? Merry Christmas everyone!

1950s Pin Up Lingerie Ad

Spun-lo Rayon Fabric ad from 1951. I love the illustration here and how she is sporting her fur shrug over her undies. Just lovely! Not sure who the illustrator is here. Maybe Pete Hawley or Gil Elvgren?

Sea Star Christmas Tree

We finally got our Christmas tree up this year, a little bit later than usual. I decided to use sea stars on it this year for a change of pace. I think it came out nice and fun! Now all I need is a pin up for the top. Happy holidays to my loyal readers, hoping you have a safe, healthy and happy season!

The Spectacle Suit

This two piece swimsuit was designed by Claire McCardell in 1949. It is called the Spectacle Suit. Its puffy pleated pants are calculated to emphasize the sparseness of the wired bra. Claire was such a fabulous designer!

Fancy Fur meets Vintage Swimwear

Photographer Justin Ridler combines lovely vintage inspired swimwear, head wear and warm weather furs to create some absolutely stunning resort wear, beachwear fashion spreads. The fashion photo shoot features model Amy Finlayson. Stylist Britt McCamey. I've always loved shots like this that pose models in two untypically related types of fashion creating a wonderful visual tension.


Try creating your own with one of our furs from Retrowear and one of our vintage swimsuits from Glamoursurf!

Congratulations to our blog giveaway winners!

A special shout out to our winners of our blog giveaway:
Puddin, funkymacgirl, dothetwist and carleen. We'll be shipping out your wins sometime this week. Congratulations and thanks for entering!

My new Glitzy Rhinestone Swimsuit is Here!

I just bought this for myself for Christmas, because I've been good this year, and well because I just LOVE it! Made by Danecraft of genuine Austrian Crystal with 24KT gold plating. I might try wearing it as a necklace as well, but it suits me just fine!

Hot Off the Press: Glamoursurfs Vintage Men's Swimwear

Back in 2009 Glamoursurf was contacted by AND MEN magazine for use of some of our vintage men's swimwear for a pictorial presence in the publication. The images contained here are what transpired from this effort. Fabulous no?

Photographer: Kah Poon

And Men is a biannual publication that explores men's fashion, grooming and lifestyle. It is currently available in selective magazine and book stores in the USA, Europe, South East Asia and Australia.

Newly listed at Glamoursurf!

We've been busy working on listing some fabulous lingerie in our store recently. This is just a small selection. We'll be listing new pieces all week, so if you don't see something today, be sure to check back tomorrow!

	Vintage 70s Subtract Black Lace Panty Girdle Stunning Vintage 70s Subtract Black Lace Panty Girdle, size 28-M. This stunning piece features a satin front with zip up closure. Balance of girdle is made of lace which is lined with black stretch fabric. Total piece is lined. Elastic along the inner bottom modesty panel hemline and at waistline.
	Vintage 70s Comfort Hours Brief White Lace Rubber Panty Girdle XXL New old stock with tags Vintage 70s Comfort Hours Brief White Lace Rubber Panty Girdle XXL. Made by JC Penney. Body: 84% Rubber, 16% Nylon. Front Panel:72% Rubber, 28% Nylon, Non elastic crotch facing: 100% Nylon, Crotch Liner 100% Cotton. Elasticized wait and leg openings.
	Vintage 60s Double Chiffon Nightgown Robe Short Babydoll Peignoir Set Vintage 60s Double Chiffon Nightgown Robe Short Babydoll Peignoir Set sz Large. Pretty in pink is what you'll be wearing this yummy set. Short puff sleeve robe has a sweet bow accent at the collar which snaps in place to hold closed. The sleeve endings, hemline and edges of the bow have a white lace inserted between the two layers of nylon chiffon. The short nightgown also has the same lace treatment on the shoulder straps and hemline. Babydoll nightgown also has two layers.
	Vintage 40s Petite Paris Black Sheer Silk T Back Nightgown 34 Vintage 40s Petite Paris Black Sheer Silk T back Nightgown 34. One of the most supreemly sexy nightgowns we've had in a while. Gathered bust cups have a double layer of silk. The back t strap is so unigue and has elasticised gathering at the back empire waistband. The sides have godets at the hemline. Pinked seams.
	Vintage 50s Coral Pink Vanity Fair Grecian Romantic Nightgown Negligee Vintage 50s Coral Pink Vanity Fair Grecian Romantic Nightgown Negligee sz 32. Nightgown has a semi sheer double chiffon bust with balance of gown being opaque. Knee length nightgown has an inset waistband with a double self fabric piped belt which can be tied at back or front. 100% all nylon tricot.
	Vintage 70s Vanity Fair Black Olga Style Nightgown XL Vintage 70s Vanity Fair Black Olga Style Nightgown XL. This gown take s it's cue from classic Olga styling yet it's made by Vanity Fair. The style has a beautiful lace inset at waistband and front bust cups. Nice full sweep skirted area.

Vintage 40s Two Piece Swimsuits

This is a page from a 1947 Montgomery Ward catalogue. Aren't these stylin? I really can't pick a favorite. All of them are gorgeous!

Cole of California Swimwear Advertising in the 1940s and 1950s

Fred Cole used various ingenious advertising techniques in his ads from the 1940s and 50s. We show share of them here.

1945

Cole developed Matletex, an elasticized fiber, that helped to create the shape of women.

1945

Wartime restrictions in the 1940s placed American companies on the amount of fabric they could use in fashions including swimwear. This is an ingenious way Cole used 'Parachute Colors' in advertising.

1946
Ren Wicks was one of the artists Cole of California used in their ads in the 1940s and 1950s.

1948

This is one of my favorites from Cole in the 1940s. Text for the main image reads "Backless Strapless swimsuit by Cole in EVERFAST. Exciting new bra engineered to stay put, trunks shirred with Lastex for perfect control. Sizes Small, Medium, Large $10.95. matching barrel skirt, ideal weekend accessory. $10.95

1949

And here is a stand alone ad featuring the same 'backless strapless' swimsuit paired with another skirt. I have yet to come across one of these types of backless strapless swimsuits. I would love to actually see the construction and how they really fit.


Esther Williams became the spokes model for Cole in the late 1940s. You can read more about that effort on our blog here. Overall, I believe these were successful and brilliant advertising techniques in their day.