take a bow

i love this color combination of brown, pale mustard, gray, and seafoam.

nattily knotted

when i go rummaging in huge tins of buttons at junk shops, i tend to pick out any knotted buttons i can find, as well as anything with rhinestones (duh.) here's my collection so far. i've been fortunate to find multiples of some (like the small white one on the top left) but they're mostly lonely onlys.

in honor of the knot, a very dimensional thing, i thought i'd pair the usual fabric offering with some bakelite/celluloid brooches. consider this the surf 'n' turf of posts!

oooooo, this one sold awhile back on etsy. divine!

chilly willy

merry belated christmas! did you guys all have lovely festive trees and decorations? no tree this year but i made a wreath from some scrap branches my friend picked up and i stuck feathers into it after wrapping it with gold braid.

i've never seen such a classy holiday themed dress!

don't know if you saw in the news but it dumped tons of snow here in new york! the MTA is in a tizzy and i even got the day off from work!!!

in orbit

ahh, youtube doesn't have it but i'm going to give you name of the song to look up anyways:

sun ra: "journey to saturn" (from the singles)

it really is like saturn blossoming into a cosmic sunflower...

40s grey, green, pink florals

thought it was kind of funny i had four florals with similar color combinations but various executions:

this one was just listed on etsy!

cardigan

after watching "pink flamingos", all i want to be is connie marble.

i have similar glasses but my prescription changed and now they're too strong to wear at the moment. now my sole life's purpose is to bleach the life out of my hair so i can color it orange and have a turquoise suit and wear rhinestones all the time.

which brings me to the point of this post. i found this cardigan last week buried in a pile of ugly 1970s gym shirts and polyester horrors at no relation in the east village. i thought at first, "hm, not a bad pale pink, in fact i think i like it" which soon turned to "OH MY GOD I DON'T CARE IF IT'S NOT MY SIZE IT'S AMAZING." i'm sure everyone's had at least one of those in their vintage buying lives. anyways, it's a 1950's sweater by rosanna and by far the best cardigan ever.this cardigan is one step closer to that dream.

closer...

closest!

amazingly, not a single pearl bead or rhinestone is missing and all the felt is in great shape. most embellished 1950's cardigans i've seen are usually in the black/gold/cream spectrum, which has its own appropriate charms but i just love felt appliques done so tastefully.

and now to send you off with a gratuitous photo of henderson!

losing your marbles

most of the textile images i collect are from the 30's through the 50's. of course, there are exceptions and marbleized 60's nylon is one of them. every time i find one at a thrift store, it's always too big. it's up there on my vintage wish list, along with some 40's cream mesh pumps and whimsical jewelry.

3D 2D

i like it when textiles are able to achieve a sense of dimension without any actual texture on the cloth itself. the result is crisp and graphic yet manages to avoid looking too clean.

i wonder if these two fruit with shadow designs are by the same person....

yet another perfect little 30s blouse

i know i've posted this dress before but i felt it necessary to bring it up again

foaming at the mouth

so i realized that i haven't really said much about myself on this blog, other than you probably have realized that i'm a seersucker/clown/poodle addict. let me say some more then: i am also a seafoam fanatic. i had a pair of swimming goggles in an icy green hue when i was a kid and then begged my mom to let me paint my room the same color (it was called "icy mist".) this is my favorite color in the whole wide world because of its ambiguity and in-between-ness. some seafoams are more towards aqua, some are minty, some are grayish. and i also live in a seafoam-painted room, which i promise to show you! i haven't forgotten!

this is from a pair of men's rayon pajamas. someone please find a four yard remnant of this in a kansas farm so i can make it into a dress!!! buy it on etsy!!

while we're on a pajama kick, i think that not only would these be great as a tailored pair, you could also make a set of pillowcases and sheets. and then you could BLEND INTO YOUR BED.

HOUSEDRESS with matching POTHOLDERS