being a vintage collector…i had to smile when i saw this comic strip a few weeks back in the san francisco chronicle… daughter: wow! look at you two, all trendy in the latest hot fashions! where are you off to? the parents look at each other confused… dad: an old fogey “remember the 60’s” party… […]
so…i arrived home today to a little package on my doorstep…from a dear dear friend…imagine my complete delight when i opened said package to see “rare bird of fashion – the irreverent iris apfel” les sigh…first of all…i j’adore everything about iris apfel…and the fact that i didn’t have this beautiful coffee table book in […]
photo source anabella maria: (as they look at a portrait on the wall) “only to think, julia dear, that our mothers wore such ridiculous fashions as these!” both: “ha! ha! ha! ha!” may your weekend be fabulous!”
i have a friend (nina…if you are reading this…i’m referring to you!) who has the most unbelievable brooch collection that i’ve ever seen…she had collected these years and years ago…and wore them quite a bit…talk about the easiest way to spruce up a sweater… some still look at a brooch and think…grandma…but honestly…the brooch is […]
i remember one time at church…an acquaintence complimented me on my outfit…and then made an odd statement “if i had your money…i’d look as good as you do too…” my first reaction was…does she know something i don’t? did i come into an inheritance that i wasn’t aware of? where was this “money” she was […]