You know, a lot can happen when you start traveling down various rabbit holes around the Internet. One minute you're looking for vintage Golden Girls commercials on YouTube, and the next you stumble upon a treasure trove of ads for Shoppers Drug Mart featuring none other than Bea Arthur! I couldn't find a lot of …
Author: Claire S.
Claire Sewell is a librarian and writer in Houston, Texas. She is the author of The Golden Girls Fashion Corner blog, and her writing often focuses on television, gender, and memory.
Bibliography for April 2018
I recently stumbled upon an amazing blog by a very fashionable woman called the Accidental Icon. Her name is Lyn Slater, and you absolutely must check out her blog and learn all about her fantastic fashion sense and joie de vivre. She is a true inspiration! So much so that one of her recurring posts has …
A Brief History of Blanche’s Boudoir
No, not the men--that could fill a book--the set design! From the famous wallpaper to the pink chairs and other details there's no doubt that Blanche's boudoir is the one that rules them all. It's one of the most memorable sets in television history, so let's take a tour through the banana leaves and explore …
The Vamp and the Showgirl
Rue McClanahan herself said that "Journey to the Center of Attention" from the seventh season was one of her favorites, and I think it's pretty much a fan favorite in general. Who doesn't love The Rusty Anchor?? The Rusty Anchor has become one of those iconic Golden Girls things that everybody remembers, although this is …
Cover Girls: Vintage TV Guide Ads
As we all know, the Girls met thanks to a want ad that Blanche put on the Neighborhood Notices board at the local Miami supermarket. We see this at the end of the first season in the flash back episode titled "The Way We Met." The rest is TV history, of course, which is why …
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