http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/design/unique-retro-flavored-james-bond-cover-prints/ http://www.ultraswank.net/design/unique-retro-flavored-james-bond-cover-prints/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:07:37 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3654 Here’s something for the bachelor (or bachelorette) pad that has everything. Michael Gillette is the creative genius behind these unique covers of Penguin’s Ian Fleming James Bond novels that have instantly became iconic classics with every retro lover. Much requested, they are now available as limited edition, signed and numbered prints in conjunction with Ian [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/design/unique-retro-flavored-james-bond-cover-prints/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-berlin/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-berlin/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:18 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3650 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, New York and Paris and London have provided lively settings for many popular films. But what of Berlin? With its combination of old world glitzy decadence and the stark deprivation of [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-berlin/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/classic-las-vegas-hotel-casinos-and-gambling/ http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/classic-las-vegas-hotel-casinos-and-gambling/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:53 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3637 Come fly with me… to fabulous and fantastic Las Vegas! Established in 1905, it was nowhere near the oasis of fun, sin and lost weekends as it is known for today. But when major developments and projectes surfaced in the 1940s, the city starting growing larger and larger. Shady organized crime personalties saw opportunities to [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/classic-las-vegas-hotel-casinos-and-gambling/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/a-mid-century-shopping-centre-in-northern-sweden/ http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/a-mid-century-shopping-centre-in-northern-sweden/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:30:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3631 Shopping is one of Europe’s first interior shopping centers ever built. This mid-century gem is hidden away in the cold northern parts of Sweden. It was designed by famous British-Swedish architect Ralph Erskine and built in 1955. Erskine wanted to create something that would be enjoyable for everyone all year round, not being dependent on [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/a-mid-century-shopping-centre-in-northern-sweden/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/design/retro-christmas-cards/ http://www.ultraswank.net/design/retro-christmas-cards/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:00:05 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3615 From WhatsBuzzin.com, comes a handful of original, well designed retro Holiday Cards that trend with the popularity of 1950s and 1960s themes as seen in the television shows “Mad Men“, “Pan Am” and 2011 film “The Help“. Featuring fun, nostalgic images of 1950′s and ’60′s Retro American Christmas. Set up the aluminum tree, plug in [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/design/retro-christmas-cards/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-london/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-london/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:06:58 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3605 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, many filmmakers have been drawn to the old school majesty of London. Here are a few films where London—a city of striking contrasts— makes an appearance. Indiscreet (1958) “How dare he make [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-london/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:13:22 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3603 Seattle’s CityStream goes back to the future in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World`s Fair. Century 21 was the 1962 Fair’s theme and now that we’ve arrived, it’s time to look towards what the next fifty years will bring. (Thanks Björn)]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:03:30 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3581 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, many filmmakers have been drawn to the crusty liveliness of New York. Here are a few films where, even when cast alongside screen legends like Audrey Hepburn, Robert Redford and Marlon Brando, New [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/the-mini-cooper-and-the-monte-carlo-rally/ http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/the-mini-cooper-and-the-monte-carlo-rally/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:38:43 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3565 The Monte Carlo Rally is a historical rally event that has been around since its inception in 1911. The Rally takes place in January at a designated route along the French Riviera. It is known for having one of the most famous special stages in the world from La Bollène-Vésubie to Sospel which consists moving [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/the-mini-cooper-and-the-monte-carlo-rally/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-paris/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-paris/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:15:47 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3560 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and the City of Love, in particular, has long been a favorite of filmmakers. Here are a few films where, even when cast alongside screen legends like Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando, Paris was undoubtedly [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-paris/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/confessions-of-a-playboy-bunny-%e2%80%93-part-2/ http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/confessions-of-a-playboy-bunny-%e2%80%93-part-2/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:35:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3548 In 1964 when Sharon Bernstein Peyton was 18 years old she worked as a Showroom Bunny at the brand new Baltimore Playboy Club. Join Ultra Swank as we continue our journey into a more stylish, sexy and sophisticated world as we venture behind the curtain with her to mingle with go getters and high rollers. [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/confessions-of-a-playboy-bunny-%e2%80%93-part-2/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/confessions-of-a-playboy-bunny-%e2%80%93-part-1/ http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/confessions-of-a-playboy-bunny-%e2%80%93-part-1/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3488 In the summer of 1964 when Sharon Bernstein Peyton was 18 years old, she saw an ad for the new Baltimore Playboy Club opening. This stylish, sexy and glamorous world was quite different from the life she had been living. Nevertheless, she applied for a job and before she knew it, she was working among [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/confessions-of-a-playboy-bunny-%e2%80%93-part-1/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-match-game/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-match-game/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3542 Long before chat shows, judges and “tabloid infotainment” cluttered up American television airwaves, game shows dominated daytime programming. Several popular game shows of the 1950s and ’60s featured celebrity panelists—To Tell the Truth, Password, What’s My Line, You Bet Your Life, I’ve Got a Secret and Hollywood Squares. Each show had a rhythm and structure [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-match-game/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/tesco-recreates-a-1960s-style-supermarket/ http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/tesco-recreates-a-1960s-style-supermarket/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:59:11 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3483 British supermarket giant Tesco has recreated a 1960s style store for the Goodwood Revival historic motor race meeting, held each September in Essex, not far away from London. Inside the store, customers will be able to walk up and down three different aisles filled with dozens of products from the sixties. Even the check-out assistants [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/stores/tesco-recreates-a-1960s-style-supermarket/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-playboy-club/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-playboy-club/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:24 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3426 With Mad Men out of the game this year and not expected to make a return until spring 2012, television networks are going head to head to see who can fill its gap. ABC is joining the mile high club with their upcoming Pan Am series, while NBC are heading to Chicago and the opening [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-playboy-club/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/the-selling-of-the-jackie-kennedy-lifestyle-in-the-movie-magazines/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/the-selling-of-the-jackie-kennedy-lifestyle-in-the-movie-magazines/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:14:45 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3406 As long as they have been in public life, the Kennedys have been associated with the press, making their first fan movie magazine appearance in the September 1927 issue of Photoplay. By the early 1960s, there were upwards of forty fan magazines, including Photoplay, Motion Picture, Modern Screen, and TV Radio Screen. The forerunners of the modern “celebrity magazines” [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/the-selling-of-the-jackie-kennedy-lifestyle-in-the-movie-magazines/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:39:52 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3402 In this documentary Walt Disney himself, shows us among many things, different props that will be used at the 1964 New York World’s Fair in which Disneyland will play an important role. Classical rides such as General Electric’s Carousel of Progress, Ford’s Magic Skyway, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and It’s a Small World were [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/bewitched/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/bewitched/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:23:28 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3375 From age 7 to 30, I was Darrin two all the way. This kid was a macho, red-blooded Dick Sargent devotee. I couldn’t stand Darrin one, Dick York, with his big ears, greasy hair, and constant whining. No sir, Dick Sargent was my man – so much smoother and more willing to roll with the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/bewitched/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:30:23 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3362 Of the three World’s Fairs set in North America in the 1960s, the 1964 fair is the most memorable and oft-cited. It wowed the young generation of Boomers with technological wonders and forward-thinking ideas. It gave us a few of the most beloved Disney attractions. And yet, it wasn’t really a World’s Fair. Hopes an [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:18:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3304 A few weeks ago we took the skies with news about a new ABC series centered around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways during the 1960s. Recently a promo was released, giving us a taste of what we’ll see this fall. At a first glance it looks a bit like Mad Men in the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/feed/ 6