This months MUST HAVE is this Poolside glamour goddess sarong!
I love this colour combination, unmistakably vintage. Extra Large too, which is great to cover up on the beach or by the pool ~ wouldn’t look out of place walking around the local shops on your holidays too!
Made from water-resistant fabric, originally from Hawaii!
If that isn’t the coolest already… I’ve giving away these vintage sunnies FREE with this July Must-Have!!
Money can’t buy you cla…ass!
Anyone whos been watching the Real Housewives of NYC will of course be having a fabulous time (I’m totally addicted, it is for me the very best telly since Jem & the Holograms – and thats saying a lot.)
Although I’ve had my favourite moments with all of them – I do find myself checking out Countess LuAnn’s clothing and accessories more than the others… they have a distinct French feel about them..
Chunky jewelry and no fuss dresses makes for a classy look.
It just so happens the Extinct Vintage Jewelry section has a number of very LuAnn like adornments – JUST IN!
Ode to a skirt
You have lived with me like a sister
But now time’s we part
Your beauty is incomparable and likened to some art…
I love selling vintage clothing and do view each piece as mini rare works of art and none more so than the skirt above, from my own private collection sold to my lovely new model, (I don’t think I could of parted with it to anyone else!)
It’s a striking piece and reminds me of still life paintings from the Middle Ages…
Flemish painter – Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568 – January 13, 1625) sometimes called “Flower” Brueghel, and “Paradise” Brueghel, of which the latter two were derived from his floral still life’s which were his favored subjects. Packed with symbolism, flowers representing both the beauty, fragility and ever turning circle of life. Often in the paintings there would be insects, such as for butterflies represents transformation and resurrection while the ant hard work and attention to the harvest, often dead or dying insects (and later sculls, watches, candles burning down, fading fruit) really enforcing that life is transient, capturing memento’s of beauty…
The flowers in themselves too offer symbolic meaning, which we are often aware of but have no real recollection how we know what they mean; rose (Virgin Mary, transience, Venus, love); lily (virginity, purity of mind or justice); tulip (showiness, nobility); sunflower (faithfulness, divine love, devotion); violet (modesty, reserve, humility); columbine (melancholy); poppy (power, sleep, death).
So many paintings were produced in this way with the dark background, giving more vibrancy and “life” to the still lifes. It was Monet and Renoir
Below are pieces by Jan Frans van Dael was another Flemish painter – whos works I think are particularly stunning!
Looking to buy your own modern piece of art? Here is a round up of fabulous black floral finds on etsy.
1. Vintage Sparkle Red Bombshell Dress
2. Vintage Floral Heels
3. Vintage Micro Mosaic Floral Tile Brooch
4. Vintage Black Embroidered Peplum Blouse
5. Vintage Floral Tin
Imagine just having in your hands the type of notebook used by the great, thinkers, artists, poets, among them Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Bruce Chatwin. A simple black rectangle with rounded corners, an elastic page-holder, and an internal expandable pocket: a nameless object with a spare perfection all its own, produced for over a century by a small French bookbinder that supplied the stationery shops of Paris, where the artistic and literary avant-gardes of the world browsed and bought them. A trusted and handy travel companion, the notebook held invaluable sketches, notes, stories, and ideas that would one day become famous paintings or the pages of beloved books.
The legendary Moleskine notebooks have been lovingly up-cycled with hand painted oh-so-pretty vintage wallpaper!
Only one of each style available!!
I really like the colour mixes of these papers as well the designs which are reminiscent of many contemporary designers and high street designs.
The perfect little vintage notebook for all you ideas led creators!
From the fabulous world of Suzywan – these necklaces are the future! With a great sense of colour and fun her work is distinct, original – I just feel happy looking at it.
I think the range blends really well with vintage items, its all in the mix!
Handmade from her Swedish studio, (from the top) Classy, Dancefloor & Octopus.
Now available at Extinct Design!!
As I’ve been away watching the Burlesque Arts last week, haven’t been able to catch up on my Spring cure – so I thought I’d share this fabulous ad on how to blend your fridge with your mood… oh and your house party, handbag or hat.
Dance while you’re at it peeps!
Taken from The Lady’s Every Day Book which has been handed down from my Great-Great Grand Mother. ” A Practical Guide in the Elegant Arts and Daily Difficulties of Domestic Life”
Printed in 1875 it includes information on subjects “restricted to those of feminine interest” like “Rules for the Young Wife”, “The Art of Eating Oranges” and “How to Choose Perfumes for Handkerchief”
Glove Flirtation
When you wish to be acquainted, carry you gloves with the finger tips downward;
if you wish to say, Introduce me to your companion, use them as a fan;
for saying;
Be contented, hold them loose in the right hand;
I wish to get rid of you very soon, bit the finger tips;
Yes, drop one of them;
No, clench them rolled up in the right hand;
I am indifferent, draw one glove half way on the left
Follow me, strike them over the left shoulder;
I am engaged, toss them up gently
Be careful someone is watching us, twirl them round your fingers
I hate you, turn them inside out
I love another, tap your chin with them
Do you love me? put one on the left hand, with thumb exposed (!)
I love you, drop them both
Gloves can transport any type of day or evening wear to instant glamourpuss-heights… It’s amazing to me that actually if I noticed some fair maiden doing any or all of the above I probably could get a feel for what she was saying… the art of conversation as they say is 90% non-verbal and I think that goes double for glove flirtation – try it out and let me know how you get on!
I feel a slient mini movie glove flirtation featurette coming on!
For more vintage glamour accessories take a peek in store…
Week One – Show & Tell
I’ve signed up to Apartment Therapy’s Spring Cure 2010 and very excited about it! You can follow everyones progress on Flickr too!
I plan to concentrate on my hallway (image tray pic above) & kitchen.
Might keep adding mydifferent style trays / mood boards. I love making them up. You can probubly guess I’m pretty keen on pattern. I love to sit different patterns next to each other to see what works. I am undecided as yet to whether I want to continue with a cute country look in apple white and flowery patterns or edge more towards a funky finish with a mix of high design accents. Oh the choice!
Those vegetable mugs are a must however and will have to work with whatever I decide.
So this is a brief overview of whats in order for this week:
I’m going to follow the still Deep Treatment tasks (although applies to your entire pad) but concentrate on the One Room Remedy, it will get me organised even if I don’t tackle everything.
You can check out everyone’s photos and how their doing in the Apartment Therapy Flickr Group, post your own or add comments. Its a fabulous community of interior design enthusiasts making their homes that every bit better one manageable task at a time.
Deep Treatment
- Make a complete list of repairs and solutions.
- Vacuum and mop the floors.
- Remove one item from your apartment and put it outside.
- Buy fresh flowers.
- Sit for ten minutes in a part of your home that you never sit in.
- Look into earth-friendly cleaning products.
One-Room Remedy
- Choose one room.
- Gather pictures of rooms you love.
- Start a style tray.
- Visit your favourite home store.
- Set your budget.
Decisions must be made but for now I s’pose I’m just a lil bit country… a little bit rock n roll… and a whole lotta kitsch! Hit it Donny n Marie!
My Flickr – www.flickr.com/photos/extinctdesign/
OK, yeah, I know – I admit it! At times, there have been moments where… I can be a complete VINTAGE SNOB!!
HAS to be original HAS to have a certain look… Same goes for films set in the sixties, music that thinks its sixties… d’ya “catch my drift?” (Ahem. Me trying to use sayings from way back when) What makes vintage, “vintage” to me is that it was there living through that time, those moments, taking in the air, the whole vibe of the time… I do love the current upcycle and re-direction of clothing using materials from vintage periods as it still retains the same sort of flavour…
Back in my university days (I’m reminiscing a lot lately) I did my final year dissertation on The Pin-Up; Imagery and Photography. I loved the hairstyles, the fabrics, the shapes and the mood of the pictures ~ such genuine beauty with a big dollup of saucy fun!
So I guess it’s rare that I see something that gives me the same feeling as vintage photography or the magic of that thrift shop find, if it’s not the genuine article. Something with the same sense of style from those glamourpuss days…that age and warmth.
But Adam Gaverluk has changed all that! Shooting images of the female form exclusively and as he puts it “as there is nothing more interesting or more beautiful” Dang right! Check out his site Adam Gaverluk Photography, for Fashion, Portrait, Fine Art, Glamour & Pin Up.
I suppose that’s just what photographers, artists, painters are meant to do… make you stop, look and think a while…
…and if that’s not all his sister owns the fabulous Weezi.com – a place for new and recycled t-shirt tops, bags, vintage items and handmade dresses!!
It’s not too late to order your Mothering Sunday Cards from Extinct!
Not only would anyone be delighted to receive this but can be used again, framed in a room forever….
Measures 5 X 7inches.
Blank inside made of 300gm textured art board supplied with 100 gm white laid envelope
These products are designed and manufactured in the UK. Using environmentally friendly products wherever possible, either paper which is 100% recycled or from well managed sources. Use of biodegradable bags and using a printing company that is FSC accredited.
Plus FREE postage!
So everyone’s a winner – what more do you want?
