Reading through vintage fashion magazines has got me wondering whatever happened to certain designers. In the 1980s, for example, Byblos was cool (Gianni Versace was head designer in the late ’70s and early… Continue reading
I always like to celebrate a new contract by buying myself a little prezzie. I’ve had my eye on the Areaware Ursa Major articulated bear, $135, for a very long time. unfortunately my… Continue reading
I was goofing around the other night, taking pictures of some of my cameras. My Grandfather Bissett was a shutterbug. The Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic pictured above was my first ever camera and used… Continue reading
I’m not a big fan of Christmas. It all goes back to when I was a kid and I had a fear of Santa. When holiday things start to appear in stores, I… Continue reading
I need, like, three days of Halloween to wear all my goodies. Even if I was to wear the tentacle fingers over my skeleton gloves, what would I do with my hook hand?
So the lookbook for the Margiela for H&M collection is out now. Each piece references past Margiela collections, and will bear a little label telling you which season it represents. There are lots… Continue reading
Raymond Loewy is, of course, one of the Titans of mid-century modern design. While I’m not actively collecting table services, I’ve always got my eye out his designs for Rosenthal for my friend… Continue reading
You know who is not wise as an owl? Me! I went on a thrift shopping bender last Saturday. It all started when I was on my way to a clothing donation bin… Continue reading
I found this pair of tiny travel photo frames in a bag of broken jewellery that I found at the Value Village. At first I thought they were 1990s-earrings, but when I picked… Continue reading
A cool, 1960s-style magazine rack.
