Des Mademoiselles via Keep Feeling Fascination.
Note Well by Debbie Carlos at 5x7.
What a hilarious book title. Found here.
Zadok Ben David via young frankk.
Stefan Kanchev via Length x Width.
Joanna Galuszka via MPD.
Also -
I found this livejournal devoted to vintage Russian picture books (da_zdra_per_m). Needless to say I was psyched about it. Click on over to the blog & explore to find out more information about the books... if you turn on google translate / speak Russian / etc.
Natalie Wood photographed by Murray Garett via Classic Film Heroines.
via Past partout.
Le Dejeuner by Bonnard via mondo lover.
via FotoEdge.
Justin Volz and Alyssa Nassner at Ten Paces and Draw.
Life.
via.
I ate plenty of healthy foods when I was child, but of course the most memorable things were the unhealthy & sugary things. I loved Raisinettes and always had some Gushers or Fruit by the Foot in my lunchbox. Strawberry Sour Straws. Pudding Pops. Those Disney popsicles shaped like Donald & the such. Mint Chip Ice Cream. Fresh strawberries dipped in brown sugar. Toast with cinnamon and sugar. Cinnamon Toaster Strudels. After school I'd eat these Lean Cuisine ravioli meals - not because I was trying to lose weight, but because they were actually pretty good and super-easy to prepare. I'd also boil up some noodles and melt butter and shredded cheese on top and call it the "Mallory Special". I thought it was fancy. I ate a pepper turkey sandwich almost every day of elementary school and middle school, and a great portion of high school. Blue raspberry Slush Puppies. Okay, I'll stop.
As far as cakes go, for the first part of my childhood my mom made me elaborate themed cakes - castles and little cottages surrounded by "coconut grass" dyed green. They were awesome to behold. When I got a little older (around middle school), I realized that cheesecake was the most delicious thing ever, so my mom started preparing one (with chocolate chips) every year instead of a more traditional cake. I was psyched - I've never really liked frosting, so for the first time I actually started to enjoy the cake eating process.
(each image linked to its source)
Sara (Brown Paper Bag) - Nutter Butter cookies! I could eat nearly one package in a sitting. My favorite birthday cake (at least the only one I can remember) was a Hello Kitty/Keroppi topped cake when I was in the 7th grade. Pretty standard tasting, as far as birthday cakes go, but the addition of the Sanrio characters made it that much better.
Sara (Matchbox Kitchen) - My favorite childhood snack is called Fairy Bread, which is mostly popular in Australia and New Zealand. It's the unhealthy combination of white bread slathered in butter and then covered in sprinkles (they have to be hundreds and thousands!). My favorite birthday cakes were all the ones my mom made me. They were always so impressive and matched my birthday party theme.
Melanie (you are my fave) - My mom never really bought unhealthy kid snacks so whenever I went over to a friend's house I was all over their pantry filled with Fruit by the Foot, Handi Snacks, Cheetos, Starburst - just unhealthy junk. When I got older I realized that the real treats were my mom's homemade bread and cookies that the freezer was always stocked with.
M. Fay (Amateur Couture) - Oreo cookies dunked in milk. I was big on finding chunks of cookie at the bottom of my glass. That last gulp - pure delight!
Emily (Short Story Design) - Cookie cake! mmmmm.
Diana (Miss Moss) - I used to make cookie dough / cake batter when I was a kid with no intention of actually baking it (still do that sometimes). But my favorite snack of all time would have to be toast, buttered with Bovril.
Gemma Correll - I went through a lot of food phases as a child. Actually, I still do. One memorable fad was an obsession with cold rice pudding. I ate it every day, to the extent that I can't even look at a Müller Rice carton any more. I had a birthday cake that was shaped like Postman Pat's Van, with a little marzipan Jess the cat. That was pretty cool.
Mariah (size too small) - My favorite childhood snack... fruit. I'm still a fruit girl. And my favorite birthday cake would probably be yellow cake with chocolate frosting.
Anabela (fieldguided) - I used to sit in our cherry tree in the back yard and binge on cherries every day in the summer, but I also used to go berserk for a McDonald's hamburger Happy Meal. My favorite birthday cake was the one I had at my 30th birthday party, a simple slab cake with buttercream icing and my name on it. My birthday is 2 days after Christmas so there wasn't much cake in my childhood.
Megan (Commas and Clauses) -
Not gonna lie: I was a Hot Pocket fiend, eating two daily after school for years (the consequence of having two working parents and an older sister who cooked crappy food). Then I OD'ed on the Pocket in junior high and haven't touched one since.
The same goes for my childhood birthday cake. I hate cake, so my mother would buy me ice cream cake, either of the Carvel variety or from the DQ. But since that tradition has continued into my twenties - and there are six people in my immediate family, with each of our birthdays being marked by an ice cream cake - I've OD'ed on Fudgie the Whale and his friends as well.
You can probably tell that my family doesn't have a very sophisticated palatte, though we do know how to cook a mean potato.
Elise (Pennyweight) - I have to admit, I absolutely loved Fruit Roll-Ups when I was a kid (and maybe into my teen years, too...). The ones that had the tongue "tattoos" were especially awesome - my friends and I entertained ourselves for hours with them. My favorite birthday cake was an awesome Barbie-shaped cake all dolled up in a gorgeous gown. My brother and I have the same birthday (he's exactly 3 years older), so this was the first time I remember having my own special party and girly cake. I was in heaven
Jen (Honey Kennedy) - Kid faves: Swedish Fish and Rainier cherries and my aunt's extra ginger gingersnaps. Actually, she mails them to me on special occasions - they are still the best cookie. Fave birthday cake: My mom tried to make cakes a few times, but she is really a pretty terrible baker. We got most of our family cakes at an Italian bakery in Seattle, Borracchini's, but my favorite cake was always the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting that my aunt would make for me post-kiddo party.
Maggie (Folkloric) - My mom used to make these enormous Rice Krispie bars, only she folded almost a whole jar of peanut butter into the batter as she made it so the result was extra gooey and moist with a salty tang that balanced out the sweetness. Basically it was amazing. Neither she nor I make them anymore because we both realized that our self-control breaks down completely around them.
Liza (Length x Wit) - Oh good, more cake talk! One of my favorite birthday cakes from childhood was bedecked with bright pink roses. I think it was the first time I'd seen roses on a cake (I was used to sprinkles), so it was one of the prettiest things I'd ever seen. After getting my slice, I ate away the cake part and left a shell of icing. I was sure the rose was going to be the most delicious part of the cake and I wanted to prolong that (what a weird, patient child I was!). Of course, by that time, I was so full I couldn't bring myself to eat it. Fortunately, my mom wrapped it up for me and I had it after dinner. It was awesome. I still eat cake that way, actually.
Allira (So on and so forth) - Eating burger rings and choc wedges at the same time (sounds disgusting, but they have been officially dubbed the perfect combo [by yours truly]). Perfect after swimming lessons - chlorine makes you crave salty and sweet!
Jena (Modish) - When I was little, my favorite treat was Baskin Robbins chocolate chip ice cream on a cake cone. I still love ice cream on little cake cones, only now the ice cream is mocha flavored and organic!
Erin (Butter and Brass) -
I have this photo from when I was about 10 with my sister and our friend Katy, pudding pops in hand, with chocolate-painted faces, bed hair, slight sunburns, and crazy smiles. I honestly can't remember eating anything else in the summer, well, except for maybe kraft singles.
My only birthday cake request was that it match my shirt for the day. Sesame Street, pink unicorns, a circus theme - my mom did not disappoint. I did go through a pretty long run with lemon poppyseed, but I've since moved that to the breakfast muffin category.
Dabito (Old Brand New) - Does the ice cream truck count? The strawberry shortcakes or Pink Panther with bubble gum eyes! Yum!
Hannah (banana meet-cute) - Birthday cakes when I was growing up were so amazing, I'm sure it was all thanks to The Woman's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book, which every mum in New Zealand seemed to own. I was fascinated by this book, but I think my memories of the pictures of the cakes have gotten a bit mixed up with what cakes I actually had in real life. I know I've seen photographic evidence of the Humpty Dumpty cake, which had Humpty sitting atop a chocolate cake brick wall - so my Mum must have whipped that one up. The book also featured the jelly pool cake, with an outer fence made from chocolate finger biscuits, a train cake, a piano cake, and a duck cake featuring both icing and salty potato chips fashioned into a beak. I know I never had that particular one - I would definitely remember consuming that flavor combination.
Kate (Lovelorn Unicorn) - I've always been big on cereal. Coco pops were a treat I'd enjoy at every possible opportunity (and still do). And sliced luncheon sausage with tomato sauce smiley faces - EW.
Jen (hellojenuine) - I can't really think of a particular childhood snack that was my favorite, but I'll tell you one that'll never be the same as when I was little: Smarties! I loved their bright colors and always ate them in a certain order, starting with brown and ending with orange. Best of all, the old packaging was a cardboard tube with a small plastic lid, and my sister and I used to pop the lids off at each other. Now (although I understand the need to take out the bad stuff) they're really dull and wishy-washy in color and the hexagonal card tubes (though better for the environment) are bo-ring.
Katie (thank you, ok) - As a child I had a major sweet tooth - it didn't hurt that my mother was (and still is) a fantastic baker. Around the holidays I would eat the gingerbread cookies she made directly off the Christmas tree (much to her dismay). As for birthday cake, I made the chocolate peanut butter cake from Smitten Kitchen a few years ago for my boyfriend, Carlos. It was very well received.
Kate (For Me, For You) - I was the most unhealthy kid ever (thanks, Mom!) and had an obsession with sugary cereal and a classic suburban 80s/90s love for confetti cake. Even that frosting with the nasty nibs of sugar in it - I'd still secretly spoon that stuff into my mouth today. My dad worked for a cake decorator before I was born, so he always crafted my brother and I the BEST cakes.
ROW 1 - a backpack by Wool Leather & Wood / a wool throw at Stoney Lonesome / a pair of shoes by Sessun at Royalcheese / a coat by Land's End Canvas
ROW 2 - a coat by Won Hundred at Gargyle / a scarf by hier / a bag by Fallow Fleet / a vintage coverlet at POST 27
ROW 3 - a necklace by Tangleweeds / a jacket by Sessun at Royalcheese / a vintage credenza (sold out) at POST 27 / a tote by Studiopatro at One Sydney Road
ROW 4 - rings by cla contemporary / a tote by Erin Templeton at Dear Fieldbinder / a look by Billy Reid / a necklace by Jene Despain at Courtshop
ROW 5 - a look by Keller / a rug by Home Terrain / a pair of earrings by Luminoddities / a bag by Henrik Vibskov at Mohawk General Store
ROW 6 - rings by Isabel Borland / soap by Rocky Top Soap Shop / a parka by Muttonhead Apparel / a pair of earrings by Made by Michelle Brusegaard
ROW 1 - a lantern from Anthropologie / a bag by Jil Sander at oki-ni / a set of invitations by Printerette Press / a rocking chair at Winter's Moon
ROW 2 - vintage money bags at Present & Correct / a print by Lesley Barnes / a brooch by Emily Green / a vintage dress at Triangle Vintage
ROW 3 - a look by Peter Jensen / a note card box by Mike Perry at MoMA Store / a shirt at David David / a card by Rifle Paper Co.
ROW 4 - necklaces by Hug A Porcupine at the little drom store / a backpack by BAGGU / shoes by Atalanta Weller at Young British Designers / a necklace by kikinyc
ROW 5 - a dress at Anthropologie / a necklace at Anthropologie / earrings by lumafina / clutches at Beklina
ROW 6 - little houses by Kristin Farr at Swarm Gallery / a print by Beau Ideal / a necklace by Cordialement Bisou / the pillow... i lost the source since making this collage. I'm the worst.
Amy Borrell for The Working Proof.
Eyvind Earle via wanderlusted.
Heidi Norton via COLLECTED.
Teddy girls. Via Flavorwire.
GoodHood via weareyouneak.
Nina Gregier. Via / Via.
Two mixes - Miss Moss / since78
Denise Nestor via Thunder in Our Hearts.
MY FAVORITE ANIMAL! Made By White.
A Weetzie Bat inspired shoot by Autumn de Wilde for Paper Magazine (via).
Also -
Let's look at some art from the past...
...more specifically, art from Centuries Past (the blog). I chose some of my favorite artwork featuring ladies that I found in the blog's archives.
(click on the images to go to their respective posts for more information about each work)
ROW 1 - a pillow from Leah Duncan / pants from asos / a vintage chair at POST 27 / hanging glass bubbles by Shane Powers at West Elm
ROW 2 - vintage mugs at Kibster / a pillow by Erin Flett / a skirt by Tsumori Chisato at Opening Ceremony / a sold out bench from Plumo
ROW 3 - a Correll Correll dress at Pour Porter / string lights by Pigeon Toe / a tote at Darkroom / a dress by Elise Berger at Young British Designers
ROW 4 - a necklace by Things Together / a skirt by Rachel Comey at Frances May / a candle holder at Halo / a bag by Proud Mary
Bless This Dress has an awesome concept -
Bless This Dress is an online vintage store with a difference.
We believe that every article of clothing deserves its moment in the sun.
Collaborating with a variety of fashion photographers, stylist and site owner Lily Evans
sets out to redefine the online shopping experience, creating a visual story around each
garment for sale.
Ranging from luxury vintage to foreign flea market treasures, each item is a one-off and
only available until sold
Cool, right? I thought so. The images above are from the "A day at the zoo" shoot (photographed by Vassili Brault).
p.s. - I didn't even plan the fact that this post & the last one mention zoos - happy coincidence, happy coincidence.
Fall may be coming, but I still enjoy floral stuff.
ROW 1 - a card by Bob Young at BellJar / a vintage dress at Spun Sugar Vintage / a Ramblas journal at the MoMA Store / a card from 1canoe2
ROW 2 - a dress by Tucker at OTTE / a card by Jessica Nielsen / a chair from Winter's Moon / a coffee cup at Fred Flare
ROW 3 - a sofa at Anthropologie / a sticker set by Gabrielle Rose / a bowl by Krystal Speck / a set of sheets from Anthropologie
ROW 4 - a tote from Not Applicable / a vintage dress from Factory Handbook / a print by Mon Petit Fantome / a lamp from Winter's Moon
ROW 5 - a dress from ASOS / a pillow cover by Leah Duncan / a print by Wayne Pate / sold out shirt
ROW 1 - a pouch by Leah Goren / shorts from Anthropologie / trousers by Vanessa Bruno at Ssense / a look by Mina Perhonen
ROW 2 - a pillow by Seven Ply / a scarf by Fort Makers at TOTOKAELO / a dress by Line & Dot at Dear Fieldbinder / a skirt by Proenza Schouler at Ssense
ROW 3 - a print by Eloise Renouf / a dress by Rebecca Taylor at Tobi / a backpack by Rachel Comey at Mohawk General Store / a bangle by Erin Lightfoot
ROW 4 - a vintage skirt (sold out) at SeeSaw Vintage / a pillow cover at West Elm / a set of prints by Little Things Studio / a bag by QooQoo
ROW 5 - a card by Ian Lynam for Tenth and Grant at buyolympia / a tee by Seneca Rising at Candystore Collective / a tote by Darkroom / a dress by La Casita de Wendy at potipoti
ROW 6 - a bag by Rachel Comey at Opening Ceremony / a pillow (I think it's sold out) from POST 27 / a vintage dress from Scout / a cutting board from Fine Little Shop
Evah Fan for Tiny Showcase.
Ana Montiel for Nina Ricci.
Via.
Yegor Legkov (via).
Via.
Tumblrful World of Disney. Mr. Toad = delightful. TALLY HO!
The Erica Weiner store (photos by Colby Bird).
Gorgeous textile designs. Via.
Also -
Atsuyo et Akiko via Short Story Design.
Found via this awesome tumblr devoted to patterns.
via.
Woody Allen photographed by Ruth Orkin via Wolf Eyebrows.
Kiekeboe. Insanely adorable. Via Honey Kennedy.
The first song from Laura Marling's next album.
This is amazing.
Also -
Looking at this post and all these lovely ladies you may think that I was inspired to create it for simple aesthetic reasons. No sir. In fact, I chose the theme for today's LOOK post because I'm watching this episode of Freaks and Geeks. Nick is singing Styx's "Lady"... so I'm doing a post devoted to them.
LOOK posts tend to take forever to put together, so I'm sure before I'm done it'll be the episode where he sings "Lady L" (an amazing moment in television history, in my opinion).
Is anyone else a Freaks and Geeks fan? Who is your favorite character? I love Nick, but I'm also incredibly fond of Bill. And Kim (I feel like she's not typically picked as a fave, but I really like her).
And Millie! How could I forget Millie?
For more lady-related fare follow my Illustrated Ladies tumblr.
Gwili Andre (via).
Adrian Crispin / Dossier Journal.
via davewebster14.
via.
Barbara Bel Geddes (via).
Kristen Flagstad (via).
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 4:00AM
