Where did September go? Apparently gone in a flash and October is going just as fast…slow down please! Or maybe I need to slow down?? Either way it’s the middle of October and I realized that I did not do my roundup of my favorite “Pins” on Pinterest for September and since I’m here I might as well do October as well.

Lets take a peak at all the goodies I have been saving to my boards lately…

1930s Vintage Photo: Film star Helen Twelvetrees, Rutland Gates, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, early 1936 / photograph by Sam Hood — Source: Flickr-State Library of New South Wales

When I saw this picture I just KNEW I had to preserve it for forever on my ‘1920s-1960s Photos‘ board. I mean seriously…how do you not smile when you see this couple?

About the Picture: My grandmother Eileen and her husband Nick (Edwin J. Nickel) at the Mather home in Santa Ana, November 22, 1956.

1950s Vintage Photo: Of an older couple posing together in 1950s fashions and having fun. — Source: Flickr-Kent Kanouse

Hello Vintage McDreamy! What a handsome sailor during WW2.

1940s vintage photo of a young handsome sailor posing for a photo in a photo booth. — Source: Flickr-Christian Montone

1940s Fashion: Sequined stockings with bowknots-1949! I will take 10 pairs please!

I don’t think this photo shoot went as planned for these 3 lovely ladies. Such a fun 1940s photo and I’m sure after it happened they must have laughed and laughed about it.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of people posing with their cars PART 1 & PART 2

1940s vintage image of 3 woman getting ready to pose on a car but then a gust of wind hits them.

I am by no means an expert on vintage hairstyles. I have like 2 or 3 styles I do well and then the rest is wishful thinking BUT that does not stop me from posting lots of wonderful styles and images to my board, ‘Vintage Hairstyles‘ to help me dream of WHAT I might be able to do one day. Here is a couple of droll worthy styles.

1930s / 1940s vintage hairstyle inspiration. — 1930s Vintage Hairstyle

How fun is this 1950s Rockabilly Ponytail style?

1950s Rockabilly Hair - 1950's Ponytail style with curls on the front.

I also pinned a few fun vintage advertising pieces this last month and half, like this 1940s Ovaltine ad.

1940s vintage ovaltine ad featuring an illustration of a pinup style woman with 1940s hairstyles.

1950s Bell Telephone Ad. Imagine that, 3 phones in one house! Times have changed, haven’t they?

1950s Bell telephone ad / 1950s vintage advertising featuring two woman talking over coffee waiting for the phone to ring. — Source: Flickr-Shandeh

1950s Vintage Ad: The tagline… “Balbriggan Pajamas-To warm up your night life”.

1950s vintage advertising ad for mens and kids pajamas. The vintage ad features an illustration of a dad with their kid in their pj's watching TV> — Source: Flickr-sallyedelstein

And of course if you at all follow my blog on a regular basis you know that I love my vintage clothing so of course I added many many outfits to my board “Women’s Fashions from the 1920s to the 1960s“. Here are a few of my favorites:

1940s Vintage Rayon Black & Pink Colour Block Dress: I would have taken a rib or two out to have been able to wear this dress. Stunning.

1940s Fashion: 1940s Vintage Rayon Black & Pink Colour Block Dress — Source: Ebay

Even though I’m not sure if I can pull off yellow, that did not stop me from admiring how absolutely fantastic this 1940s evening gown is.

1940s vintage evening gown in yellow. Very greek looking. — Source: Fab Gabs

The pop of green on this 1940s gown is the best! Another great example of Colour Blocking.

1940s vintage evening dress in cream and green. Great colour blocking dress.

I am currently debating on doing a total apartment overhaul as I’m just tired of the same old same old in my place (ssshh don’t tell my husband), so I have been saving ideas for how to turn my tiny apartment into a mid-century dream. Here are some of the items I would love to have in my apartment.

Further Reading: Vintage Formica Tables

Vintage Formica Table: Kidney Table - Tripod - Formica - Mint - Mid Century — Kidney Table-perfect size for my tiny apartment

How fun are these 1950s Guitar Shadowboxes?

These mid-century teak switch plates would 100% turn my boring standard apartment plates into works of art!

Lastly, this “Potting shed” is about the size of my apartment so I will just copy this Mid Century design and be done with it 🙂

And there are some of the highlights! I hope you enjoyed taking a peak into things that catch my fancy and if have some fun images you want to share with me, please do! Have a super day and happy pinning 🙂

Further Reading:

Liz

Oktoberfest in Munich officially starts Sept 19th (yes it’s NOT in October!) and one of the main accessories you will see on many of the revelers heads is the ‘Tyrolean Hat/Alpine Hat’ (seen below) with an assortment of distinguishing hat pins (these can be of anything).

These pins I love and have been collecting various ones from German functions I have been to for a few years. Below is one of my vintage favorites from Kitchener. Ontario Oktoberfest (biggest Oktoberfest outside of Munich). Now I don’t wear mine on a hat but I display them on my Dirndl (I have to rotate them out as I have a good selection).

For today’s post I wanted to share some lovely vintage kitschy and fantastic hat pins that are available for purchase (at time of this post. Visit ETSY for more options). Enjoy!

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Note: If you click on an item and it is no longer available, don’t fret! The websites I have provided are updated daily with 1000’s of new & vintage items. Just do a quick search and see what you find.

Vintage German Hat Pins

1950s Hat Pins: The pin from Hohenstaufen has an alpine hunter with his dog. The pin from Rune Rechberg has a girl in tradional dress holding flowers with her dog nearby.

Source: Etsy

1960s Hat pin featuring the well known Black Forest Home.

Source: Etsy

I LOVE Cuckoo Clocks!! I currently own my grandmothers and I’m trying to find a space for it in my house but I own one! Now you can too in a mini version with this vintage Cuckoo Clock Brooch/ hat pin.

Cuckoo Clock Brooch, Vintage German Hatpin, Bad Steben, Hof, Bavarian Hat Pin

Source: Etsy

Bad Harzburg Bergbahn Cable Car Pin. Many pins you will see on hats are “souvenir pins” of different towns/cities in Germany.

German Travel Souvenir Hat Pin Bad Harzburg Bergbahn Cable Car — Source: eBay

Edelweiss is big on these pins (for obvious reasons) and you will see them all the time in various forms.

German Travel Souvenir Hat Pin Oktoberfest Edelweiss Alpine Flowers Rope — Source: eBay

There is a great vendor on Etsy called “My Beautiful Bavaria” that has a stunning collection of pins (and other German items), like this vintage 1950s Celluloid Doll Baby German Pin.

Info on the pin:

The hatpin is from a wine region near the Rhine River; Altenahr is situated between Bonn and Koblenz. The little girl doll is standing against a background of grapes, and a yellow wine glass and orange wine bottle dangle beneath the main portion of the pin. This was likely a souvenir from a 1950s era European vacation.

The hatpin is from a wine region near the Rhine River; Altenahr is situated between Bonn and Koblenz. The little girl doll is standing against a background of grapes, and a yellow wine glass and orange wine bottle dangle beneath the main portion of the pin. This was likely a souvenir from a 1950s era European vacation. — Source: Etsy-My Beautiful Bavaria

Do you love owls? Here is another vintage darling from the same shop.

1960s vintage owl hat pin — Source: Etsy-My Beautiful Bavaria

A large windmill (the Alt Weibermühle) and a Donkey make this Hat Pin very unique.

vintage german souvenir brooch hat pin-A large windmill (the Alt Weibermühle) and a Donkey — Source: Etsy-My Beautiful Bavaria

Doggie Paddle! Vintage 1940s/1950s Hat Pin from Steinhuder Meer, Germany.

Dog in Canoe Germany Nautical Travel Souvenir Pinback Hat Pins Collectible Brooch Hatpins — Source: Etsy-My Beautiful Bavaria

Vintage 1950s Bavarian dancers. CUTE!

Vintage German hat pin with bavarian dancers — Source: Etsy-GLOWUP

Who can say no to a parrot for your hat (or maybe to wear as a brooch for Novelty Brooch Friday)?

vintage german hat pin of a parrot — Source: eBay

Wine, grapes and a wine glass makes for the perfect hat pin for me (I adore wine as much as I adore beer).

German vintage hat pin with Wine, grapes and a wine glass — Source: eBay

Lastly I will end this post with this Alpine Hat with its own wonderful collection of pins, going as far back as 1968.

Bavarian German Hat with pins — Source: Etsy-JansVintageStuff

Hope you enjoyed browsing the world of German Hat Pins and maybe found 1 or 2 you would like for yourself to start your own collection or maybe you have a collection started already. If you do please share in the comment section below or email me at ‘thevintageinnblog@gmail.com’.

FURTHER READING:

It’s Vintage Oktoberfest Poster Time!
Vintage Inn goes to Oktoberfest –Vintage Photos & Vintage Dirndls

Happy Oktoberfest season!

Liz

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