The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Ceramic Moccasin

I love the idea that something that is usually made of soft leather and is worn for comfort is rendered in CERAMIC. And notice the little to...

September 14, 2009 by snappyp

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Tiny Foot, Big Memory

This is one of my favorite items. It is just a foot. I know. I remember the thrifting day I found it and who I was with – Pamela, Paul...

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A little something extra Ashtray

or THAT EXTRA LITTLE SOMETHING. I am not sure this qualifies as kitsch porn, but that they went to such lengths to create a set of ashtrays ...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch and “What Is Kitsch?” YouTube Film Festival coming today!

Running around all day today on about a second of sleep doing final tweaks on the first party celebrating the Grand Opening of The Al...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Me

I had always thought that the day before the Grand opening of the virtual Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch I would have one of the most spectac...

September 13, 2009 by Allee Willis

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Beatles Sheets

Given Allee’s hometown Detroit connection, I figured this would be an appropriate first submission to The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsc...

by Mark Blackwell

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Turn on the sprinkler, lady.

I am not sure if this qualifies for kitsch. The bad taste here is the husband letching on the bus stop lady while being less than 5 feet awa...

September 11, 2009 by snappyp

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Lipstick Holder Lady

I didn’t know that I needed Lady Lipstick, and when she showed up, she had more business than she knew what to do with....

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Tired Ashtray for your butts

designed for cigarettes Tired Ash for Q-TIPS and brush...

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Hawai’i’s Spam Cookbook by Ann Kondo Corum

Hawaiians are the #1 Spam Fan. This cookbook is a testament to their affinity for this discriminating delicacy. The author appears to have t...

September 10, 2009 by Tom

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Box of Fake Whitman’s Sampler Chocolates

This 1950’s one pound drugstore display box of the premiere brand of boxed chocolate sold everywhere but actual candy stores is the be...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Concrete Pink Flamingos

These three beauties are the real deal, the kind that used to bake in the sun in Florida in the 1950’s glory days of pink flamingos, n...

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Welcome!

I’m Allee Willis and I have one of the largest collections of Kitsch in the world. I’m tired of keeping my house and studio clea...

September 9, 2009 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – TV Salt & Pepper Shakers/Photo Holder

This is one of the first things I found when I started collecting vintage accessories. I also collected matching TVs, real ones like Predict...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Crab Straw Purse

This crab has spent many a summer with me not to mention Labor Day weekend. Although she’s adorable and I get many compliments wheneve...

September 6, 2009 by Allee Willis

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Canape Comedy Food Markers

Meant to “add a little spice” to your food, this kind of risque-but-not-really stuff was all the rage in the 1950’s and 60...

September 2, 2009 by Allee Willis

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