Vintage Collective

In the blog poppytalk , there was a recent post on a flickr gallery named "The Vintage Collective" .

I fell head over heals for the gorgeous calligraphy and typography. It's really something:

{ added 1/13 } By the way - doesn't this gorgeous calligraphy look familiar? Martha Stewart must've done her 19th century homework, because her Crane Christmas collection is dripping of this stuff!

Life is a Cabaret!

Let's face it, women have beautiful legs. More than 120 years ago, when the Moulin Rouge opened, graphic posters of women's legs littered the streets of Paris.

Today, I still see them everywhere. Legs have made a bit of a comeback I suppose. I'm definitely not complaining - it's a beautiful shape to use as a graphic element! Here are a few of my faves - vintage and new:

{ vintage Cabaret poster, Super Furry Animals poster by Methane Studios, not quite sure about this one, vintage cover of french Le Frou-Frou magazine, vintage CanCan poster, Sharon Jones poster by Methane Studios, Sonic Youth poster by Spike Press, Cameo Lounge logos by Werner Design Works}

Here is my "cabaret" interpretation into an invitation:

Vintage Barbie

I, along with almost every other 6 year old girl, used to be obsessed with Barbie. I had the dream house, corvette, ice cream shoppe, ken and outfits galore.

My niece came home from her grandparents last week screaming about this new Barbie she'd gotten. It had this patchwork gown with vintage images from the past 50 years. I was so inspired by the fabulous illustrations, that I tried to collect as many as I could online. Here are a few of my favorites:

The last two are actually notecards from Graphique de france.