Celebrating International Women's Day
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International Women’s Day – Who’s Your Inspiration?

International Women's Day
In honor of International Women's Day I take a moment to remember my grandmother Madge Beals Meredith. Naming my online shop #MadgesHatboxVintage, was loving nod to her years as a #milliner. Then a chance remark by my aunt sent me on a yearlong journey in sea...

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Charm Magazine
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Charm Magazine, 1945

The Story of Charm MagazineAs usual, Madge was rummaging around at an estate sale a few months ago and came across a couple of issues of Charm Magazine from the 1940s.  Having never heard of the publication, but bowled over by the ads and editorial, she took the issues home.  After ...

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Giving Tuesday jewelry sale
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A Giving Tuesday Jewelry Collection

On Giving Tuesday
Buy Jewelry - Do Good
Shop the collection at special prices today
Here are just a few of our favorites

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Spring garden tour
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Hats in the Garden

Madge and Mr. Madge headed out this weekend on a beautiful spring morning to partake in the annual Gardens for Connoisseurs tour by the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Twelve private gardens were featured, all around the Atlanta area.   Madge loves gardens but since she has the blackest of ...

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Beijing Brides red wedding dress
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Beijing Brides

Now that the holiday bridal season in full swing Madge thought this was a great time to share some Beijing Brides inspiration.On our summer trip to China it was hot, humid and smoggy.  Beijing was our first stop on an action packed two weeks.  Imagine someone asks you to see the United States in two...

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SCAD little black dress by André Leon Talley
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André Leon Tally’s Little Black Dress at SCAD

In honor of André Leon Talley, Madge revisits this post on the SCAD "Little Black Dress exhibit originally published in 2012.Madge recently got a chance to view "The Little Black Dress" exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Art (the Savannah College of Art and Design), curated by André  Leon Talley in Savan...

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