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with 60s neon pink eyed bunny cotton ball dispensers, Madonna Inn soap cakes and pop pastoral Bo Peep figurines.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Odds and Ends...
We finally found a vintage vanity for the bathroom and I've already taken it over...
with 60s neon pink eyed bunny cotton ball dispensers, Madonna Inn soap cakes and pop pastoral Bo Peep figurines.
with 60s neon pink eyed bunny cotton ball dispensers, Madonna Inn soap cakes and pop pastoral Bo Peep figurines.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Fashion Week Favorites...
So far I love love love the styling of this cute Samantha Pleet video lookbook...
Samantha Pleet - AW09 from Samantha Pleet on Vimeo.
via Refinery29
This 60s British schoolgirl meets Picnic at Hanging Rock tableau...
Created by LOVER for their Sacred Hearts Collection...
And all of the 70s New England Ali MacGraw circa Love Story looks, American and UK heritage brands by way of Japan, Pendleton by way of Opening Ceremony and the tiny perfectly cut boys suits a la Boy by Band of Outsiders and United Bamboo which are pretty much variations of my daily uniform anyway and probably would have found a way to creep into my wardrobe in bits and pieces via Ebay if I hadn't made a pact with myself this year to return to a 100% vintage lifestyle!
Samantha Pleet - AW09 from Samantha Pleet on Vimeo.
via Refinery29
This 60s British schoolgirl meets Picnic at Hanging Rock tableau...
Created by LOVER for their Sacred Hearts Collection...
And all of the 70s New England Ali MacGraw circa Love Story looks, American and UK heritage brands by way of Japan, Pendleton by way of Opening Ceremony and the tiny perfectly cut boys suits a la Boy by Band of Outsiders and United Bamboo which are pretty much variations of my daily uniform anyway and probably would have found a way to creep into my wardrobe in bits and pieces via Ebay if I hadn't made a pact with myself this year to return to a 100% vintage lifestyle!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Perfect Rooms 101
Peter Max...
via the ever amazing LIFE photo archive.
Banana yellow has been cropping up as the dominant color in my little studio nook as of late, so these images are especially inspiring...
I'm also kind of obsessed with the lines of that couch!
via the ever amazing LIFE photo archive.
Banana yellow has been cropping up as the dominant color in my little studio nook as of late, so these images are especially inspiring...
I'm also kind of obsessed with the lines of that couch!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Happy Valentines Everyone!
In lieu of the personalized greetings that I always intend, but never quite manage to send out at the last minute, here is a sneak peek of my latest Screaming Mimis ad, out now, in the always adorable February love themed issue of Paper Magazine!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Hello Dolly...
This is probably the cutest fashion show invite I've ever seen in my life.
From the 60s, of course, via ebay, and sadly, not mine...
I gave up when the bids hit fifty dollars!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Recent Acquisitions...
The most adorable 60s flapper revival bookends by way of Japan:
These have been one of my most coveted vintage items for a million years, and I finally have a set to call my own!
Also shown, their doppelgänger statuette, one of my previous most coveted items in all of the world. Now I have three!
I always wonder if the artist who created these characters may have been inspired by some of the same late 60s and early 70s models that I love...
Probably the most striking resemblance is to Jean White, one of my all time favorites, often credited with everything from being one of the first models to start doing the 1930s look to singlehandedly changing the face of fashion in the 60s:
These have been one of my most coveted vintage items for a million years, and I finally have a set to call my own!
Also shown, their doppelgänger statuette, one of my previous most coveted items in all of the world. Now I have three!
I always wonder if the artist who created these characters may have been inspired by some of the same late 60s and early 70s models that I love...
Probably the most striking resemblance is to Jean White, one of my all time favorites, often credited with everything from being one of the first models to start doing the 1930s look to singlehandedly changing the face of fashion in the 60s:
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Still working on it...
Here are some quick shots of our forever in progress home decor.
These 60s big eyed kids prints have been officially retired and repurposed as bulletin boards. Soon to be an entire wall in the studio, for now I'm being far too particular about analogous colors to get it done in a timely manner, as is my way.
A few of the bits and pieces already posted: Screaming Mimis silver and black deco hangtag, one of my favorite designs ever, the magical Miss Grace Coddington, 60s interiors, soda shoppe display sundaes, and a tiny hoard of perfect typefaces.
These 60s big eyed kids prints have been officially retired and repurposed as bulletin boards. Soon to be an entire wall in the studio, for now I'm being far too particular about analogous colors to get it done in a timely manner, as is my way.
A few of the bits and pieces already posted: Screaming Mimis silver and black deco hangtag, one of my favorite designs ever, the magical Miss Grace Coddington, 60s interiors, soda shoppe display sundaes, and a tiny hoard of perfect typefaces.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
City of Roses...
My dad was in town for a couple of weeks recently, which gave us a great excuse to drive around up in the hills and explore some of the Portland sights we hadn't quite made it to yet, like the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park... who could resist five acres of perfectly dew dropped experimetal blooms?
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Oh hai...
Here's Maybelle sharing my obsession with late 60s / early 70s patchwork.
I really really want a huge collection of quilts made kind of exclusively by teenage girls in the 70s but they always seem to be the hardest to track down. This one has the most amazing bits of striped velveteen, candy colored denims and printed corduroy and is pretty much my new favorite blanket ever:
I really really want a huge collection of quilts made kind of exclusively by teenage girls in the 70s but they always seem to be the hardest to track down. This one has the most amazing bits of striped velveteen, candy colored denims and printed corduroy and is pretty much my new favorite blanket ever:
Friday, July 25, 2008
I wasn't made for these times...
Perennial flickr favorite Olga Saglo just posted an amazing link to the latest most magical time wasting device on all of the internets!
Without further ado, I present me, and my studio, circa 1969:
Without further ado, I present me, and my studio, circa 1969:
Monday, June 30, 2008
Disney Girls...
Some of you may remember seeing these "behind the scenes" sneak peeks that Jeff took at a photo shoot for a friends top secret book project last summer at my favorite ice cream stand in LA:
Now the secret is finally out! This weekend was the official release date of my dear (and dearly missed!) friend Miss Jennifer Brandt Taylor's magical new tome, Vintage LA!
"VINTAGE LA: Eats, Boutiques, Decor, Landmarks, Markets & More" is the ultimate travel and lifestyle guide for vintage fashion fans, Hollywood history lovers and cineastes alike. Jennifer, an L.A. native, takes you on a colorful tour of L.A.'s best vintage boutiques, restaurants, historic hotels, and movie palaces, as well as interviews L.A.'s most artistic residents. VINTAGE LA features dazzling Technicolor photography by Jeaneen Lund."
I always thought of Jennifer and her family as some of the last true Hollywood eccentrics, and will be forever grateful that they took me under their wing when I first arrived in Southern California and shared some of the most amazing secret hideouts in all of the land, so cracking open Vintage LA will surely have me pining for long lost Los Angeles in no time! I can't wait!
Now the secret is finally out! This weekend was the official release date of my dear (and dearly missed!) friend Miss Jennifer Brandt Taylor's magical new tome, Vintage LA!
"VINTAGE LA: Eats, Boutiques, Decor, Landmarks, Markets & More" is the ultimate travel and lifestyle guide for vintage fashion fans, Hollywood history lovers and cineastes alike. Jennifer, an L.A. native, takes you on a colorful tour of L.A.'s best vintage boutiques, restaurants, historic hotels, and movie palaces, as well as interviews L.A.'s most artistic residents. VINTAGE LA features dazzling Technicolor photography by Jeaneen Lund."
I always thought of Jennifer and her family as some of the last true Hollywood eccentrics, and will be forever grateful that they took me under their wing when I first arrived in Southern California and shared some of the most amazing secret hideouts in all of the land, so cracking open Vintage LA will surely have me pining for long lost Los Angeles in no time! I can't wait!
Oops...
I think I may have accidentally acquired a new eBay obsession...
Where have you been all my life Florentine enamel?
Where have you been all my life Florentine enamel?
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Home Sweet Home!
I only just realized that in all of the frenzy of the past few months, I had all but forgotten to post a few quick snapshots of our new place! Still very much a work in progress, originally dating from the 1800s and heretoforth known affectionately as the shed, it's an adorable outbuilding in a super central semi-historic neighborhood, a stable turned laundrette turned cute baby loft space and my new favorite thing ever... I secretly want to buy it and transform it into the vintage Disney set designer turned Storybook architect style faux English cottage of my dreams, half-timbering and all, but in the meantime:
Here is a beloved Princess Tina folkface pillow surveying its new surroundings...
The polished concrete floors still festooned with piles of winter rugs...
White stucco vintage brickwork and whitewashed original shingles...
Which are going to serve as perfect backdrops for all of our super colorful collections...
One of our favorite features is a row of skylights that extends through the living room and office areas...
I would love to rewire this area with all vintage globe lights, but alas, renting!
Oh, guess who else loves the skylights?
More to come as everything starts to come together, for now we're still unpacking, living in a sea of boxes, and considering a couple of summer garage sales when the sun finally comes out for good here!
Here is a beloved Princess Tina folkface pillow surveying its new surroundings...
The polished concrete floors still festooned with piles of winter rugs...
White stucco vintage brickwork and whitewashed original shingles...
Which are going to serve as perfect backdrops for all of our super colorful collections...
One of our favorite features is a row of skylights that extends through the living room and office areas...
I would love to rewire this area with all vintage globe lights, but alas, renting!
Oh, guess who else loves the skylights?
More to come as everything starts to come together, for now we're still unpacking, living in a sea of boxes, and considering a couple of summer garage sales when the sun finally comes out for good here!
Friday, May 23, 2008
"Pink Worlds and White Icing" at AfterModern SF
Hello everyone!
I have a 2 person show with Dana Carlson (one of my all time favorite contemporary painters!) on view this month at Aftermodern in San Francisco:
Pink Worlds (and White Icing)
An Exhibition of Recent Works by
Fawn Gehweiler and Dana Carlson
Opening Friday, May 23rd, from 6 to 8:30
On exhibit May 23rd through June 28th, 2008
Aftermodern Fine Art Gallery
445 Bryant Street
San Francisco
For more information please visit Aftermodern.com
About Pink Worlds:
Taking a cue from the show's namesake "Pink Worlds and White Icing", a collection of poems written by a 12 year old girl in late 60s, artists Dana Carlson and Fawn Gehweiler each present a collection of recent works that take a turn for the pastoral, pop and pretty, albeit with a dash of dark comedy thrown in for good measure. Awash in preteen nostalgia, strangely baroque and alternately naive, precocious, and deeply introspective, these tiny poems about "color, the Beatles, bubblegum, nature, and the universe" lend both a perfect title and a perfect backdrop to their respective candy colored dreamscapes and imaginary narratives of head-in-the-clouds teenage psychedelia.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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