How to choose?

How handsome are these bow ties by J.Press?  I was looking for John for the wedding and there are so many options I’m a bit overwhelmed!  What do you think my stylish readers?  Polka dots?  Paisley?  Stripes?  Floral?

Mark Shaw in Paris, 1960

I can’t decide what I love most about these 1960′s Mark Shaw photographs—the fantastic attire on the models or the dashing Parisian interiors?  I have a book of Shaw’s photography of the Kennedy family (he is most famous for his chronicling of America’s Camelot) and have long been a fan of his rich, striking fashion photographs.  I adore his use of lighting—be it natural shining in from a window or low and sultry from a table lamp it always gives Shaw’s photographs a distinct mood.   My favorite?  The purple coat beside the leopard sofa.  Yours?

(images found at ana lee)

Quote of the Day

(photograph by Chris Blott)

The rotary makes a comeback…

If I didn’t already have a vintage phone I loved and adored (one of the best finds I’ve ever made), I’d surely snatch up this “Vintage Red Western Electric Rotary Phone” being sold on Etsy.  The shade of red is perfection.  It would look so fun perched on a desk beside a pretty bouquet of blooms.