Stamp Collection
Sort of off topic, but I got this package last week and the envelope had the best array of stamps I have ever seen. A Navajo squash blossom necklace (I will possess one… Continue reading
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Streamline Moderne: Rise of the Machine Age
As the 1920s turned into the 1930s, Art Deco design evolved into a style known as Streamline Moderne (or just moderne or streamline). It emphasized shiny surfaces, curved forms and horizontal planes. In… Continue reading
Second Day of Christmas
Two Irish Bijoux.
Miss Chatelaine
In olden times, ladies didn’t have pockets in their dresses. So the wore chatelaines — a clip or large brooch with chains and hooks to could hold various gew gaws that a woman… Continue reading
Men’s Corner with Mr. Andrew: Nomad
AK and I stopped by the opening of the second location of Nomad in the old Commute space on Queen West Friday night. Lots of ultra hip menswear labels like Wings + Horns… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: David-Andersen Norway Saga Viking Ring
This ring, by Norwegian silversmiths David-Andersen, is a 1960s or 70s copy of an authentic Viking design. Part of the Saga series, the company copied jewels made around 300 A.D. and found in… Continue reading
Late Victorian Paste Earrings
It’s been a long, weird week and I am feeling the need reaffirm my commitment to sparkle motion. Perhaps I’ll wear these earrings today. They date from the late Victorian period They feature… Continue reading
Remembrance Day Part 2
Another memory — A locket with a picture of my Grandma and my great uncle Howard in his Canadian Expeditionary Force uniform. Howard gave this locket to my great grandmother before he shipped… Continue reading
To Remember is to End All War
For Remembrance Day, I am rerunning this First World War love token with a Canadian forces emblem. It’s inscribed “United we stand for King and empire.” The locket slides open to reveal a… Continue reading
This is Your Face On Drugs
Here’s a conversation I frequently have with myself: The effect controlled substances have on your looks. I am not condoning legal or illegal drug abuse. I’m just saying that some drugs are kinder… Continue reading