Many of you are probably already familiar with the work of photographer Henry Clarke, but I have been enjoying these photographs so much lately I wanted to share them with you! Born in 1918, Mr. Clarke worked under contract for French, American, and British Vogue from 1950 through the late 70′s, and is well known (…) Read more »
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shadow puppets
Jun 02, 2008Check out these awesome shadow puppet cards our wovens design assistant Jessica got from Optical Toys, which specializes in pre- and proto-cinematic toys, paper toys, and simply cool old-time toys. I checked out their site and saw a lot of interesting finds! These particular cards were reflected from the original cards made in 1890, and (…) Read more »
RE-found objects
May 30, 2008Thanks to emma’s design blog for finding this lovely shop in the UK, RE-found objects! Lots of beautiful, quirky home objects shown in artful photos. Above are a few of my favorites. (…) Read more »
Sew Kewl
May 22, 2008Friend of FP Elizabeth Garvey loves and collects old photographs, and houses them all in her blog, Sew Kewl. “One of the things I love more than anything are old photographs, especially from different cultures. Life seemed so simple back then, and their outfits were just the cutest!” says Elizabeth. Check out Sew Kewl at (…) Read more »
birds of a feather
May 08, 2008Kindra is Here shares her beautiful and whimsical vintage collections. I love the illustrations on old packaging. Those little charms would make an incredible necklace! (…) Read more »
vintage sunglasses
Apr 01, 2008We have this amazing collection of vintage sunglasses acquired from Selima Optique, the famous luxury eyeglass boutiques from LA, NY and Paris. Each pair is original and in pristine condition. Check out shades by Dior, Lacoste, Dunhill, and Vuarnet. There are also these sweet color-changing Chameleon sunglasses in assorted colors. Check them all out here. (…) Read more »
barometer
Mar 03, 2008Wandering through Chinatown this weekend, I was on the hunt for some craft supplies. As I made my way down Walker Street, my eye was captured by this amazing window on the second floor of an industrial building. The sign read Barometer. I rang the bell and went on up to discover the sweetest little (…) Read more »
style will save us
May 21, 2007I really love this digital mag style will save us, and they love “all things super-stylish, organic, ethical, eco-friendly, vintage, recycled and sustainable.” In the current issue, they did an article on re-worked vintage and featured the “post-vintage” work of fashion and art collective Andrea Crews (pictured above). Check out the article here… (…) Read more »
vintage halloween
Oct 20, 2006Another cool feature happening with flickr groups… Check out this collection of vintage halloween images. Anyone can post images from the 1800′s-1960′s. Find amazing postcards, decorations, and costumes. Does anyone still bob for apples? (…) Read more »
the belt watch
Oct 20, 2006We just have to point out how amazing these watches are. Designed by Beth Frank in LA, she combines vintage embossed leather belts with antique watch faces to create a rough yet elegant piece of jewelry. In addition to the vintage elements, Beth adds a hand crafted buckle. The face of the watch is removable (…) Read more »
