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In a time thankfully past, we had stewardesses, not flight attendants. And they were seen as sexual ornaments for a form of travel that was still novel for most.

There are alot of fashion books in my library. Books on antique costume. Books on modern designers. And there are always a lot of vintage clothing books on my "to get" list.

I was browsing Amazon, and I clicked on one of the Kyoto Costume Institute titles, as one of these volumes has been on my "to get" list for a while, and one of these titles had come up in conversation recently.

Imagine my stunned, stunned surprise (is that redundant? It doesn't seem so) when, as I was reading through the Amazon reviews, I realized that this particular item had something extra-special about it...

Online museums are great. The official ones, like the Met's Costume Institute, are, of course, fab. But there are smaller venues that are driven by very personal passions, and they can, in their ways, be just as informative and enjoyable. You don't even necessarily need storage, conservation facilities, or security. If you've got some expertise, Internet access, Photoshop, and a scanner, you can be a valuable cyber-curator.

Here are three online museums you'll love...

It's easy to make money selling vintage clothing.

The following real-life examples prove it.

Vintage mini-cinematic gems await in this collection of period shorts, movie trailers, how-tos, pictoral surveys, and cautionary tales.

He was the famous Hollywood designer who dressed Greta Garbo, defined Joan Crawford's shoulder-pad look, and who also shod Judy Garland in ruby slippers for The Wizard of Oz.

We've collected a few of the Web's best links for all things Adrian.

Mr. Darcy's made YouTube.

Janeites and period dance enthusiasts have put their assembly balls on video and upped them to YouTube. Some are strict call-by-call shots of the dances, but there's one that's terrifically amusing, as the director(s) took a few liberties. Granted, in that one, many of the attendees seem to be cavorting with all the decorum of full-force Lydia Bennett, but the general absence of farby attire and the fantastic antique fashions might make up for that. (More below...)