The designs on these (very) old calling cards are gorgeous! I love the thought of a time when people would come see you, and leave cards to say they came by if you weren’t there, or to invite you to parties, or better yet, make romantic advances! Maybe sometime, somehow, calling cards will come back… (…) Read more »
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antique kimono inspiration
May 12, 2009These photographs of beautiful antique kimonos are from a Flickr set by Neville Trickett of Saint Verde Blog. I love them so much! They put me a little bit in mind of those pieces by Sunny Belliston that I posted the other day. Just wonderful! Via Dear Ada. (…) Read more »
folding sunglasses
Mar 10, 2009The buying team took a trip to New York a couple of weeks ago to go to the tradeshows and do some shopping. We were in Fabulous Fanny’s in the east village and spotted these amazing vintage folding sunglasses. We each bought a pair! They come in very unique shapes and fold up to fit (…) Read more »
notgeld
Mar 01, 2009I am obsessed by the graphics on these antique German notgeld, or emergency money. Notgeld was printed by small municipalities and town banks in Germany from WWI through the 1920′s and 30′s. Though it was not legal currency, it was generally accepted, and actually proved useful due to the outrageous inflation in Germany at the (…) Read more »
le ballon rouge
Feb 10, 2009Do you recognize the little boy and his red balloon? When I was a little girl I had this book, Le Ballon Rouge, and I loved it so much! It’s the story of a little boy and his best friend, a red balloon. It has fabulous pictures, and the story is really cute and touching! (…) Read more »
vintage valentines
Feb 05, 2009The West Virginia University has created this awesome online library of vintage Valentines! There are three categories: cards, 3-D cards, and postcards. The postcards are some of my favorite. You can even send one of the vintage Valentines via email from the website. I love the hot air balloon the best! Do you have a (…) Read more »
extremely old color movie…. so cool!
Jan 30, 2009I couldn’t resist posting this video of the Thames River in London in 1935! The film is an early color video; it used Gasparcolor, which is a very rare and old way of adding color to film. You can read a very detailed and admiring article about Gasparcolor here. I find old color pictures and (…) Read more »
three belgian autochromists
Dec 27, 2008These sweet photos came from Three Belgian Autochromists, a really cool site featuring the work of, you guessed it, three early Belgian autochromists! Autochrome is a very old way to take color pictures, used before the advent of color film. The site features the work of C. Corbett, P. Sano, and A. Van Besten, and (…) Read more »
original hunter wellingtons
Oct 24, 2008How great is this photo? Pairs of wellingtons being inspected in 1939! The New York Times published an article this week called “The Fashion Report of 1920” about the current popularity of classic, utilitarian clothes, like the Hunter wellie. Check out Hunter’s Original and a short Festival version on FreePeople.com (…) Read more »
steampunk workshop
Sep 11, 2008Maybe the aesthetics of modern technology just isn’t your thing. Do you ever wish your computer looked a little more at home with the rest of your vintage and antique decor? Maybe a Victorian style all-in-one PC would look better. Or a how about a pretty brass LCD frame? You have to check out the (…) Read more »
white elephant vintage
Jul 17, 2008These photos from White Elephant Vintage are so simple and so beautiful. What a great way to display an item! Check out all of their vintage goodies for sale. Who knew boxing gloves could look so appealing? (…) Read more »
the vintage society
Jun 13, 2008A big thanks to The Vintage Society for supporting our design a bag contest! Check out the vintage society for pretty vintage designs, Society Girl of the Week, and instant outfits. They also have a nice collection of videos. This one is their instant outfit feature come to life… (…) Read more »
