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.
Fraternity Hi-Jinks
When you dabble in the vintage jewellery world, you often find overlap between the world of fraternal orders. See, in olden tymes, people often belonged to lodges and other non-professional organizations to network… Continue reading
1980s Afghani War Rug
Okay, I don’t have a lot of money, but I couldn’t pass up a chance to purchase an Afghani War Rug. The Textile Museum of Canada had a cool exhibition about these carpets… Continue reading
Tenth Day of Christmas
Ten plastic pieces.
Ninth Day of Christmas
Nine Swiss Watches.