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Button, Button, Who’s Got The Button?
Published on 2012-02-14 17:17:52
If you collect vintage fashions, you tend to end up with a lot of heartbreakers — not only items which won’t fit, but garments which are in such poor shape, all you can do is salvage pieces of fabric, buttons and other trims. And if you collect vintage sewing items and notions, you typically end [...]
Harping On Valentine’s Day
Published on 2012-02-14 06:27:18
Another one of those vintage valentines with the circled numbers on them, this one has three angelic baby cupids with a large harp. The hot pink is quite vibrant! There are no marks for maker or anything — but like this vintage valentine with soda pop bottles, this one has red printing or stamps on [...]
Airspun In Central Park
Published on 2012-02-12 18:03:42
This photo, titled Makeup, Central Park, was taken by Frank Paulin 1955. The photograph itself is a 20 x 16 inches gelatin silver print, signed and dated on verso. But what’s most fascinating to me is the powder compact, clearly from Coty. The Coty Airspun powder-puff design debuted in 1939 and now has been around [...]
