Bag Productions Week: Kimono Fabric Purse
This is a pretty little Purse I found at the Goodwill Buy the Pound a few years back. It’s covered in what looks like kimono fabric. I picture myself in the summer time,… Continue reading
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Deco, I’m Not Done With You Yet
We were talking about the Deco era last week, so I thought I’d share this pretty early ’40s locket. It has vestiges of the Streamline Deco (radiating lines and a highly polished finish),… Continue reading
Bag Productions Week: LeSportsac
I am a big fan of LeSportsac sacks. I love their durable parachute nylon finish. I love their cool prints. And I love their roomy designs (even though I can never retrieve my… Continue reading
Bag Productions Week: Whiting & Davis Purses
I like purses. I like enamelled things. So naturally I am drawn to vintage Whiting & Davis bags — especially those made in the 70s and 80s. This metal mesh manufactory has been… Continue reading
Girls on Film
If you’ve ever wondered how ladies from the 1920s might have looked goofing around in front of camera, this Kodak colour test footage from 1922 might answer your question. Gorgeous, pre-flapper clothes… amazing… Continue reading
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
Window Shopping: Old Timey Little Hipstertown
I found this photo of the corner of Queen and Manning on the City of Toronto Archives. It is from 1900. As you know, this was the scene of last May’s Victoria Day… Continue reading
Twelfth Day of Christmas
12 Snakey Jewelries.
Midweek Modness: Buch + Deichmann Brooch and Bangle
Two bits of B+D that I picked up at The St. Lawrence Market last Sunday. Yet another bangle and a funny little brooch the likes of which I’ve never seen before. Yet it… Continue reading
Eleventh Day of Christmas
Eleven types of turquoise.