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Vintage LIP Watches
(14 October 2009) - For a subtle accessory that makes a bold statement, Watchismo recently made a rare private collection of vintage LIP watches available after remaining in storage for several decades. The collection includes rare editions such as the original Mach 2000 chronographs from Roger Tallon and Prince Francois de Baschmakoff's Jumping Hour Watch, standing the test of time and making the collection historically beautiful. Now your...
(14 October 2009) - For a subtle accessory that makes a bold statement, Watchismo recently made a rare private collection of vintage LIP watches available after remaining in storage for several decades. The collection includes rare editions such as the original Mach 2000 chronographs from Roger Tallon and Prince Francois de Baschmakoff's Jumping Hour Watch, standing the test of time and making the collection historically beautiful. Now your...
Brimfield Antiques Market Fall 2009: The Finds
(24 September 2009) - Visiting Massachusets' tri-annual antiques fair earlier this month brings out the inner collector in everyone, including myself and my trip mates photographer James "the eye" Ryang (who took all of these awesome photos for us) and illustrator Keren Richter, whose art director ways help out big time in an overwhelming market like the miles of booths at Brimfield. While browsing, Keren and I realized...
(24 September 2009) - Visiting Massachusets' tri-annual antiques fair earlier this month brings out the inner collector in everyone, including myself and my trip mates photographer James "the eye" Ryang (who took all of these awesome photos for us) and illustrator Keren Richter, whose art director ways help out big time in an overwhelming market like the miles of booths at Brimfield. While browsing, Keren and I realized...
Brimfield Antiques Market Fall 2009
(21 September 2009) - Enticed by stories of car-sized vintage disco balls, taxidermy albino peacocks and optometry instruments, I recently set off with a couple friends to Brimfield, a small town about an hour outside of Boston, to visit the week-long antiques fair that takes place there three times yearly. Thanks to VW, who hooked up with one of our favorite current rides, a Volkswagen Touareg TDI, we had...
(21 September 2009) - Enticed by stories of car-sized vintage disco balls, taxidermy albino peacocks and optometry instruments, I recently set off with a couple friends to Brimfield, a small town about an hour outside of Boston, to visit the week-long antiques fair that takes place there three times yearly. Thanks to VW, who hooked up with one of our favorite current rides, a Volkswagen Touareg TDI, we had...
RetroSpecs & Co. Buffalo Horn Inlay Specs
(09 July 2009) - RetroSpecs & Co.'s Buffalo Horn Inlay collection is another class of shade. The outfit has dedicated themselves to the discovery, research, and restoration of antique lens frames since 1992. In the ensuing 17 years they have established themselves as masters of their craft, catering to the high profile tastes of celebrities such as Kobe Bryant and Orlando Bloom. The Buffalo Horn Inlay series specs...
(09 July 2009) - RetroSpecs & Co.'s Buffalo Horn Inlay collection is another class of shade. The outfit has dedicated themselves to the discovery, research, and restoration of antique lens frames since 1992. In the ensuing 17 years they have established themselves as masters of their craft, catering to the high profile tastes of celebrities such as Kobe Bryant and Orlando Bloom. The Buffalo Horn Inlay series specs...
Blue Gear Works Jewelry
(16 June 2009) - While walking in Soho the other day, I came across a fabulous antique-chic jewelry stand helmed by New York based artist Blue Bayer. Blue uses found objects such as gears, clocks, lockets, spoons and evil eyes to create Victorian, steam punk-style jewelry in his Lower East Side studio/gallery/shop called Blue Gear Works. With each unique piece, he prides himself on exquisite craftsmanship using classic...
(16 June 2009) - While walking in Soho the other day, I came across a fabulous antique-chic jewelry stand helmed by New York based artist Blue Bayer. Blue uses found objects such as gears, clocks, lockets, spoons and evil eyes to create Victorian, steam punk-style jewelry in his Lower East Side studio/gallery/shop called Blue Gear Works. With each unique piece, he prides himself on exquisite craftsmanship using classic...
Free Bird Boots
(10 June 2009) - Free Bird is a handmade line of customized military boots applying recycling to fashion in a new way. Created by young New York-based designer, Stacey Howard, the boots were originally collected from military bases in the South. As Howard says, "It felt most natural to my aesthetic to use vintage native American garments and paint to refabricate the boots. Using a soldier's boot and...
(10 June 2009) - Free Bird is a handmade line of customized military boots applying recycling to fashion in a new way. Created by young New York-based designer, Stacey Howard, the boots were originally collected from military bases in the South. As Howard says, "It felt most natural to my aesthetic to use vintage native American garments and paint to refabricate the boots. Using a soldier's boot and...
Leviticus Jewelry
(05 June 2009) - by Ariston Anderson Up and coming jewelry designer Tara Levitin's vintage-inspired collection, Leviticus Jewelry is an eccentric mix of old badges, trophy-like medals and precious stones strung on varying chain lengths for an old-time feeling with a modern twist. "My line isn't trend focused or seasonal," Levitin tells CH. "I would like to consider it eclectically classic." She credits her unique style of handmade...
(05 June 2009) - by Ariston Anderson Up and coming jewelry designer Tara Levitin's vintage-inspired collection, Leviticus Jewelry is an eccentric mix of old badges, trophy-like medals and precious stones strung on varying chain lengths for an old-time feeling with a modern twist. "My line isn't trend focused or seasonal," Levitin tells CH. "I would like to consider it eclectically classic." She credits her unique style of handmade...
Modern Living Supplies
(14 May 2009) - Nestled in the bottom pocket of New York's Lower East Side, Modern Living Supplies is a gallery-inspired furniture shop mixing vintage classics and modern designs. Owner and resident furniture designer Mark Naylon is now offering his collection of innovative yet timeless goods online, making it the ultimate destination for original or restored pieces. Naylon, who designs the in-house line M|n, began Modern Living Supplies...
(14 May 2009) - Nestled in the bottom pocket of New York's Lower East Side, Modern Living Supplies is a gallery-inspired furniture shop mixing vintage classics and modern designs. Owner and resident furniture designer Mark Naylon is now offering his collection of innovative yet timeless goods online, making it the ultimate destination for original or restored pieces. Naylon, who designs the in-house line M|n, began Modern Living Supplies...
Papercuts: You Can Have What You Want
(07 May 2009) - The third album for Papercuts, You Can Have What You Want, highlights a strongly maturing Jason Robert Quever, who's still a nostalgic songwriter but is bringing a new level of mastery to his trademark sound in good form. Looking back to the first impression of the SF band in 2004, the lo-fi aesthetic of Mockingbird was a hazy and modern take on the old....
(07 May 2009) - The third album for Papercuts, You Can Have What You Want, highlights a strongly maturing Jason Robert Quever, who's still a nostalgic songwriter but is bringing a new level of mastery to his trademark sound in good form. Looking back to the first impression of the SF band in 2004, the lo-fi aesthetic of Mockingbird was a hazy and modern take on the old....
One Light Art Lamps
(09 April 2009) - Remastering old tea sets, trumpets, helmets and more into one-of-a-kind lamps, Howard Dernberger sources treasured vintage items from the home and around town to recycle them into lamps for his line called One Light Art Lamps. Dernberger, who has been making lamps since his childhood, takes care to preserve the original object in the process of making them. It's this impeccable attention to detail that...
(09 April 2009) - Remastering old tea sets, trumpets, helmets and more into one-of-a-kind lamps, Howard Dernberger sources treasured vintage items from the home and around town to recycle them into lamps for his line called One Light Art Lamps. Dernberger, who has been making lamps since his childhood, takes care to preserve the original object in the process of making them. It's this impeccable attention to detail that...
Telegramstop
(09 April 2009) - by Laura Neilson As older methods of correspondence become more obsolete in today's digital age, TelegramStop brings the best of the old and the new world. Through the company's website, anyone can send vintage-era telegram to any country in the world for a flat fee of $4.70. After typing in a message on TelegramStop's homepage and previewing how the telegram will look, it's dispatched via...
(09 April 2009) - by Laura Neilson As older methods of correspondence become more obsolete in today's digital age, TelegramStop brings the best of the old and the new world. Through the company's website, anyone can send vintage-era telegram to any country in the world for a flat fee of $4.70. After typing in a message on TelegramStop's homepage and previewing how the telegram will look, it's dispatched via...
Vintage Vantage Tees
(27 March 2009) - Spring has sprung and summer is hot on its heels, and when I think summer I think t-shirts and when I think t-shirts nothing comes to mind quicker than those that are buttery soft and vintage-inspired, like those from our good buddies at Vintage Vantage. Choosing to do things right and develop their own t-shirt fabric from scratch, combining clever slogans and quirky graphics has...
(27 March 2009) - Spring has sprung and summer is hot on its heels, and when I think summer I think t-shirts and when I think t-shirts nothing comes to mind quicker than those that are buttery soft and vintage-inspired, like those from our good buddies at Vintage Vantage. Choosing to do things right and develop their own t-shirt fabric from scratch, combining clever slogans and quirky graphics has...
Hats by Selima
(23 March 2009) - by Ariston Anderson Today we went to the new secret hat atelier beneath the Selima store on Bond Street in New York. Accessory and eyeglass designer extraordinaire Selima Salaun recently set up shop with her friend Virginie Promeyrat to launch a new line, Hats by Selima. They started the line through a shared passion for hats and with the goal of serving as each other's...
(23 March 2009) - by Ariston Anderson Today we went to the new secret hat atelier beneath the Selima store on Bond Street in New York. Accessory and eyeglass designer extraordinaire Selima Salaun recently set up shop with her friend Virginie Promeyrat to launch a new line, Hats by Selima. They started the line through a shared passion for hats and with the goal of serving as each other's...
The Working Couple's Cookbook
(12 February 2009) - The "Working Couple's Cookbook," by Peggy Treadwell, is a progressive 1970s book designed for the modern couple with simple recipes that explicitly show the breakdown of how two people can share the duties of creating a meal, whether "roomates, soulmates, playmates, or wedded mates." The wonderfully dated book is full of easy-do-it recipes like baked chicken with spiced crabapples followed by chocolate pudding for...
(12 February 2009) - The "Working Couple's Cookbook," by Peggy Treadwell, is a progressive 1970s book designed for the modern couple with simple recipes that explicitly show the breakdown of how two people can share the duties of creating a meal, whether "roomates, soulmates, playmates, or wedded mates." The wonderfully dated book is full of easy-do-it recipes like baked chicken with spiced crabapples followed by chocolate pudding for...
Unicorn Boutique
(12 February 2009) - After working in the fashion industry for over a decade, Mélanie Robillard and Amelie Thellen, joined forces to realize their childhood dream of opening a boutique. Unicorn is a cute shop for smart-looking women (and soon men) in Montreal's Plateau/Mile End district. Carrying a hand-picked selection of international, national and local designer brands such as Swedish Hasbeens, Dunderdon, Orbit, Uranium, Tilly Doro, Eugenia Designs,...
(12 February 2009) - After working in the fashion industry for over a decade, Mélanie Robillard and Amelie Thellen, joined forces to realize their childhood dream of opening a boutique. Unicorn is a cute shop for smart-looking women (and soon men) in Montreal's Plateau/Mile End district. Carrying a hand-picked selection of international, national and local designer brands such as Swedish Hasbeens, Dunderdon, Orbit, Uranium, Tilly Doro, Eugenia Designs,...
Homage Tees
(11 February 2009) - Absolutely the softest tees we've found outside of the aged threads at Salvation Army are coming from Ohio. The appropriately named outfit, Homage, pays tribute to sports teams and so much more with their clever graphics and nostalgic sentiment printed onto brand new, worn-out cotton tees. Homage began with a license to distribute Ohio State University gear, but with big aspirations and the desire to...
(11 February 2009) - Absolutely the softest tees we've found outside of the aged threads at Salvation Army are coming from Ohio. The appropriately named outfit, Homage, pays tribute to sports teams and so much more with their clever graphics and nostalgic sentiment printed onto brand new, worn-out cotton tees. Homage began with a license to distribute Ohio State University gear, but with big aspirations and the desire to...
Mühlbauer Campaigns
(23 December 2008) - Among felt molds, colorful ribbons and other bits of visual stimuli found at the Viennese workshop of Mühlbauer, the family-owned hat-makers that goes back three generations, I was particularly taken by the ad campaigns lining the halls. Spanning the decades with smart depictions of stylish women wearing hats, the colors, compositions and aesthetics of the vintage ads are like a walk through a history...
(23 December 2008) - Among felt molds, colorful ribbons and other bits of visual stimuli found at the Viennese workshop of Mühlbauer, the family-owned hat-makers that goes back three generations, I was particularly taken by the ad campaigns lining the halls. Spanning the decades with smart depictions of stylish women wearing hats, the colors, compositions and aesthetics of the vintage ads are like a walk through a history...
B.Luxo Store
(22 December 2008) - Adding to the list of São Paulo's top 2008 success stories, the duo behind the Freakstyle street fashion blog and sought-after B.Luxo Vintage store have just opened another boutique, this time under a strictly conceptual guise. The idea is that they pick out only a handful of national apparel and accessories designers—like Rödel LA and Andre Lacerdo—who aren't selling in any other stores, as...
(22 December 2008) - Adding to the list of São Paulo's top 2008 success stories, the duo behind the Freakstyle street fashion blog and sought-after B.Luxo Vintage store have just opened another boutique, this time under a strictly conceptual guise. The idea is that they pick out only a handful of national apparel and accessories designers—like Rödel LA and Andre Lacerdo—who aren't selling in any other stores, as...
Cole & Son Fornasetti Wallpaper
(12 December 2008) - We are in love with the new Fornasetti collection of wallpapers from Cole & Son. If you're into Damask patterns, oddities, and a hint of the early surrealists, this wallpaper has your name written all over it. Cole & Son has been around since the 1800s and has become one of the oldest and most respected wallpaper companies in the industry. We're ready to cover...
(12 December 2008) - We are in love with the new Fornasetti collection of wallpapers from Cole & Son. If you're into Damask patterns, oddities, and a hint of the early surrealists, this wallpaper has your name written all over it. Cole & Son has been around since the 1800s and has become one of the oldest and most respected wallpaper companies in the industry. We're ready to cover...
The Spaceman Watches of 1972-77
(03 November 2008) - All obsessions have their own big bangs and appropriately enough, my own compulsive watch collecting began with the Spaceman watches of the '70s. Below is an article I wrote for QP Magazine reminiscing about going back to the future with these Spacemen. Leaving New York one chilly winter day, late in 1999, I found myself come unstuck in time and arrive in Basel at...
(03 November 2008) - All obsessions have their own big bangs and appropriately enough, my own compulsive watch collecting began with the Spaceman watches of the '70s. Below is an article I wrote for QP Magazine reminiscing about going back to the future with these Spacemen. Leaving New York one chilly winter day, late in 1999, I found myself come unstuck in time and arrive in Basel at...
Vintage Leather Jacket Chucks
(31 July 2008) - Converse's latest drop to celebrate their 100th is a lesson in how to make a good thing better. Made out of vintage leather jackets, the leather has that greasy worn-in feel and plenty of unique details. We also like the patchwork construction and the incorporation of the black anodized zipper as a design element along the tongue. Waxed cotton laces complete the look, as...
(31 July 2008) - Converse's latest drop to celebrate their 100th is a lesson in how to make a good thing better. Made out of vintage leather jackets, the leather has that greasy worn-in feel and plenty of unique details. We also like the patchwork construction and the incorporation of the black anodized zipper as a design element along the tongue. Waxed cotton laces complete the look, as...
American Apparel: California Select
(29 May 2008) - The clever retailers at American Apparel recently introduced California Select, a curated selection of the brand's favorite vintage finds culled from around the world. The pieces are one-of-a-kind and in keeping with their ongoing '70s soft-porn fashion aesthetic. California Select is a lot like having your own personal stylist and it's a great easy way to shop for vintage clothing. The collection includes colorful...
(29 May 2008) - The clever retailers at American Apparel recently introduced California Select, a curated selection of the brand's favorite vintage finds culled from around the world. The pieces are one-of-a-kind and in keeping with their ongoing '70s soft-porn fashion aesthetic. California Select is a lot like having your own personal stylist and it's a great easy way to shop for vintage clothing. The collection includes colorful...
Simboli Zodiac Posters
(29 May 2008) - With their offbeat colorways and swirling psychedelic imagery, it isn't any wonder that Paul Smith snatched up design duo Joe and Gerry Simboli's Zodiac posters and used them in his collections awhile back. Designed in the late '60s, the shapes and lines have a modern feel making for the perfect way to add a little neo-boho to your decor. Posters are 24" x 36",...
(29 May 2008) - With their offbeat colorways and swirling psychedelic imagery, it isn't any wonder that Paul Smith snatched up design duo Joe and Gerry Simboli's Zodiac posters and used them in his collections awhile back. Designed in the late '60s, the shapes and lines have a modern feel making for the perfect way to add a little neo-boho to your decor. Posters are 24" x 36",...
Vintage Terrycloth Stuffed Animals
(22 April 2008) - Made from reclaimed cotton terrycloth dating back to the '50s, '60s and '70s, these stuffed animals are a worthy challenge to their classic plush counterparts. Each neo-Boho monkey, pig or polar bear is handmade in Germany and is one-of-a-kind. The animals start at €28 from the new eco-friendly online retailer Matteriashop....
(22 April 2008) - Made from reclaimed cotton terrycloth dating back to the '50s, '60s and '70s, these stuffed animals are a worthy challenge to their classic plush counterparts. Each neo-Boho monkey, pig or polar bear is handmade in Germany and is one-of-a-kind. The animals start at €28 from the new eco-friendly online retailer Matteriashop....
Brecho Luxo
(29 February 2008) - Only a little more than six months old, Brecho Luxo is causing somewhat of a sensation with the fashion cult here in São Paulo. Founded by Paula Reboredo and Gil Franca, who run the São Paulo street fashion blog Freakstyle with journalist Maira Goldschmidt (that we told you about last year), opened the vintage store with a fabulously edited selection of clothes and accessories...
(29 February 2008) - Only a little more than six months old, Brecho Luxo is causing somewhat of a sensation with the fashion cult here in São Paulo. Founded by Paula Reboredo and Gil Franca, who run the São Paulo street fashion blog Freakstyle with journalist Maira Goldschmidt (that we told you about last year), opened the vintage store with a fabulously edited selection of clothes and accessories...
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