Welcome to Hostessville!

Do you like fun? Do you adore vintage style? Do you love history, but also modern marvels like indoor plumbing and the right to vote? THEN WE ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE BEST FRIENDS.

Oh, and I’m Melanie, by the way. I’m an actor, writer, comedian, and ridiculous-yet-jolly proponent of parties, outings, adventures, frolics, snacks, chores, and scrapes with a decidedly old-timey bent. 

Unsurprisingly, I played alone a lot as a kid, so I AM SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE. Join the party; kick off your shoes and I’ll get you a snack!

Update for 2021

Have you checked out The Vintage Magazine Project? If you like vintage activities and little-known history facts, then this is the show for you! Each month I focus on a different vintage magazine, and in each weekly episode I sample the recipes, model the fashion, make the crafts, try the exercises, and go down a history rabbit hole. For example…

DID YOU KNOW:

Eisenhower was courted as a presidential candidate by both parties, and LOVED prune whip?

The fellow who basically jumpstarted America’s health-and-fitness-craze trained Mussolini’s fascist soldiers IN AMERICA?

The spacesuits worn by the first men on the moon were designed and built by Playtex?

You would if you watched the show! Join me; I’d love to see you there.