Category / Retro Chic

The Embroidery of Traditional Czech Aprons

Today we have a guest post article on the stitching of traditional Czech aprons. Often seen over a kroj, many people believe these Czech aprons are a part of traditional kroje, but they are also a stand alone apron. We hope you enjoy the article… My Czechoslovakian mother and grandmother gave up trying to teach...

Art and Design, Fashion, Retro Chic

July 7, 2019

Stunning & Unique Czech Inspired Embroidered Coat

Oh my goodness, have you ever seen anything so lovely? I am literally drooling over this one. My friend Lynette embroiders and she’s been playing with some Bohemian, Moravian and Slovak designs. Some of the items she creates are absolutely stunning… Like this beautiful coat. This coat is an eye-catcher. Have you ever seen anything...

Retro Chic, Shopping

July 2, 2019

The Folk Aprons of Czechoslovakia

Picture a tiny village in Eastern Europe, surrounded by forests and vineyards. Roses and daisies riot in front of small white-washed cottages. A tall-steepled church dominates the dusty village, and the road to the church is filled with blazing colors. It’s the matrons of Ratiskovice, Czechoslovakia, on their way to church in their richly embroidered...

Art and Design, Fashion, LIFESTYLE, Retro Chic

May 15, 2019

Wreath & Cap to Veil & Apron: American Modification of a Slavic Ritual

Introduction This paper explores a wedding custom practiced for more than one hundred years in the Chicago area by the descendants of Czech, Polish and Slovak immigrant women. Through the custom’s existence and perpetuation in America, the role of a transitional rite of passage is chronicled in both the process of assimilation and the preservation...

Fashion, LIFESTYLE, Retro Chic

January 8, 2019

Beautiful Handmade Czech Bottle Holder Necklaces

It’s true, we humans love surprises, secrets, the mystique of hidden treasure and sudden delights to the senses; it is little wonder, then, that the miniature and wearable Czech bottle holder necklaces of such thrill and fascination for their collectors. Jewelry has always been similar to clothing when it came to portraying rank and wealth....

LIFESTYLE, Retro Chic, Shopping

June 6, 2018

The Return of The Iconic Czech Čezeta Scooter

Everybody knows and loves the Vespa, an Italian scooter first manufactured in 1946 which became famous through the iconic movie, Roman Holiday where Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn zipped through the streets of Rome getting ice-cream and falling in love on its two wheels. The infamous idealistic word Vespa, means ‘wasp’ in Italian. Surely it...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

July 3, 2017

Vintage Czech Military Motorcycle Gloves Brown Leather circa 1968

Do you ever find yourself looking through very old things and finding yourself lucky to find a treasure you feel is suited just for you? I do. The other day I happened upon these Czech military motorcycle gloves. They are a size 9, which would be a larger medium mans size. Even though they are...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

June 14, 2017

Looking at a Praga Baby: Czech Automobiles from the Past

Today we’re going back in time to Prague, which in Latin is Praga, thus the lovely “Praga” automobile. During the 1920s & 1930’s this was the car to own. All the way to 1936 when it’s popularity was surpassed by Škoda, the largest car manufacturer in then called Czechoslovakia. But this lovely automobile began before that. In...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

May 24, 2017

Inspiration for a Great Gatsby Dance Party – Czech Style!

Are you looking for some inspiration for a Great Gatsby Dance Party – Czech style? We figured you may be since the BBLA (Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association) announced that they are having a Great Gatsby Dance Party on Friday, June 9, 2017 from 7:00 – 11:00 pm at the Bohemian National Hall. Get ready, get set and get in a...

Fashion, NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

May 3, 2017

Through the Years – ČSA Airline History

Today we’re looking at ČSA Airline History. We love to fly, almost as much as we love to drive. Okay, here’s the confession – we love traveling and more so, traveling back and forth between the Czech Republic and the United States. That means that somewhere in the mix, we’re likely to step onto Czech Airlines. Why?...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

April 19, 2017

A Collection of Old Czech Cameras

Today we’re looking at some vintage old Czech cameras. Why? Because they are such pretty little machines capable of capturing those magical moments that only come once in a lifetime. But I have to confess, it’s also because posting photos is much quicker than spending several hours needed to write a more complex post on...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

March 22, 2017

Czech Cigarette Box Graphics

Today we’re taking a trip down memory lane for those who used to smoke. Czech’s have always been wonderful artists, illustrators and designers and these Czech cigarette box covers show the various different styles that the tobacco companies produced. Some look like popular American brands, others have a more Soviet feel while some carry absolute...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

March 9, 2017

Sleek, Elegant and Inspirational Skoda 935 Dynamic

In 2015, the Czech car maker, Skoda, celebrated 120 years of existence. Part of the celebration was to share the Skoda 935 prototype with the world. This beautiful vehicle is a testament of the innovative power that fuelled Skoda back then. Since its debut at the Motor Show in Prague, the Skoda 935 Dynamic prototype has...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

February 23, 2017

Flashback: Vintage Ads from the CSSR

If you were in the former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSSR) in the late 70s and most of the 80s then you’re most likely familiar with the advertising of the time period. When I think about what our (American) ads looked like in the same time period, you can definitely feel the repression, even in the ads...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

January 14, 2017

Hanging High In a Boho Egg-Shaped Chair

Who would have guessed that the posts about the Ještěd Tower and its groovy interiors would have inspired so many people to write us asking for more images, especially of more people hanging high in a Boho egg-shaped chair covered with warm shagginess… Maybe because it’s so totally retro and vintage, so epically shagalicious. We can almost imagine Ann Margret...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

January 5, 2017

Groovy Interiors Inside a Czech Space Age Hotel

Last week we posted about the Ještěd Tower and several people immediately emailed us requesting that we create a post about the groovy interiors inside the Czech space age hotel built in a TV tower. As you learned from the previous post, the tower itself was designed by Czech architect, Karel Hubáček, however, he is not the only...

NOSTALGIA, Retro Chic

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