Mexican Blankets
Our couch — a third-hand leather thing that we got free on Craigslist — is getting a little grumpy. More specifically, the leather on the cushions has gotten a little old and cracked.… Continue reading
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Dr. Octagon: 1960s Reid 30 Jewel Superautomatic Wrist Watch
My friend Rob also picked up two cool retro wristwatches, which he showed me whilst in town. One was a supercool 1970s Seiko Auto. Unfortunately I didn’t get a good image of it.… Continue reading
Fixies: Sugru
My friend Rob was passing through town on his way to California. He gave me some samples of a wonderful goo that he got last spring at the Maker Faire in San Francisco.… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Seventies Kitsch at SASMART
Have you ever found yourself in Kensington Market perusing pop 1970s stuff in a vintage shop and thinking to yourself, “I love this crazy stuff, I just wish it wasn’t used.” Well, SASMART… Continue reading
Vintage 1988 Makeup Ads
Some more old ads from 1988 for your time travel pleasure. Not much to say here except that eye makeup was certainly more dramatic in the Eighties.
1988 Vintage Fashion Ads: Mugler, Byblos and Gigli
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
1988 Vintage Jewellery Ads
I’m still pouring through the 1988 issues of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar that I found a few weekends ago. In particular I’ve been the jewellery ads are a great resource for dating vintage… Continue reading
Is it an Art? Areaware Cubebot
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
Camera Ready
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
Bond Boyd Sterling Choker
Bond Boyd is a Canadian company, established in 1940 in Toronto and still in business today. The first signed pieces of jewellery I ever had (and still own) is a souvenir of Newfoundland… Continue reading