THE PERFECT JEANS | JESSICA DE RUITER

<a href="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONBLOGTHEPERFECTJEANSJESSICADERUITER1.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER CLASSIC WHITE TEE TSHIRT HIGH RISE WAIST VINTAGE STYLE LEVIS 501 DENIM ANKLE CROPPED LIGHT WASH LA HOME MID CENTURY MODERN SILVER LAKE BEDROOM WHITE LINENS ROUND SIDE TABLES LARGE WINDOWS WOOD CHAIR WOVEN BENCH 1 photo LEFASHIONBLOGTHEPERFECTJEANSJESSICADERUITER1.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONBLOGTHEPERFECTJEANSJESSICADERUITER1.jpeg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS2.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER TAN CROP CABLE KNIT SWEATER CLASSIC WHITE TEE TSHIRT HIGH RISE WAIST VINTAGE STYLE LEVIS 501 DENIM ANKLE CROPPED LIGHT WASH LA HOME MID CENTURY MODERN SILVER LAKE 2 photo LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS2.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS2.jpeg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS3.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER CLASSIC WHITE TEE TSHIRT HIGH RISE WAIST VINTAGE STYLE LEVIS 501 DENIM ANKLE CROPPED LIGHT WASH LA HOME MID CENTURY MODERN SILVER LAKE BEDROOM WHITE LINENS ROUND SIDE TABLES LARGE WINDOWS 3 photo LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS3.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS3.jpeg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONBLOGTHEPERFECTJEANSJESSICADERUITER4.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER TAN CROP CABLE KNIT SWEATER CLASSIC WHITE TEE TSHIRT HIGH RISE WAIST VINTAGE STYLE LEVIS 501 DENIM ANKLE CROPPED LIGHT WASH 4 photo LEFASHIONBLOGTHEPERFECTJEANSJESSICADERUITER4.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONBLOGTHEPERFECTJEANSJESSICADERUITER4.jpeg" /></a><br /><a href="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS5.jpeg" target="_blank"><img alt="LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER LE FASHION BLOG THE PERFECT JEANS JESSICA DE RUITER CLASSIC WHITE TEE TSHIRT HIGH RISE WAIST VINTAGE STYLE LEVIS 501 DENIM ANKLE CROPPED LIGHT WASH LA HOME MID CENTURY MODERN SILVER LAKE BEDROOM WHITE LINENS ROUND SIDE TABLES LARGE WINDOWS 5 photo LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS5.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa419/lefashion/LEFASHIONTHEPERFECTJEANS5.jpeg" /></a><br />Photos via: <a href="http://jeanstories.com/the-stories/the-rules-according-to-jessica-de-ruiter/" target="_blank"><u>Jean Stories </u></a><br /><br />When it comes to the perfect jeans, stylist <a href="http://www.jessicaderuiter.com/" target="_blank"><u>Jessica de Ruiter</u></a> and I are on the same page: a bit of a high-rise, cropped and not too tight around the ankles. Her Levi's 501s are perfection.<br /><br />Get this look with a <a href="http://bit.ly/1ox5ZHZ" target="_blank"><u>classic white tee</u></a> and a pair of the jeans below...<br /><br /><div style="background: white; height: 120px; margin: 0px auto; width: 490px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="120px" scrolling="no" src="http://currentlyobsessed.me/api/v1/get_widget?wid=29&blog=LE%2BFASHION&product_ids=n_7028052,n_7028044,f9725a9bd20dcf86d03c3b7ea78eabfa,n_5175681,n_7028048,n_7028060,n_7028032,n_7028036&rows=1&cols=4&brand=0&price=0&hover=0" width="490px"></iframe></div><br />ps- How insane is her L.A. home and how great does her butt look in those jeans?!

THE PERFECT JEANS | JESSICA DE RUITER

Photos via: Jean Stories When it comes to the perfect jeans, stylist Jessica de Ruiter and I are on the same page: a bit of a high-rise, cr...

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The Quilt of A Thousand Vintage Fabrics

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8kyjmNYQUvc3no572Saz83KmVmSTaiSPnR1-YlZ6ydaEYzwTrBetBZ-mo60IA6D9PVZar8qTjsQgseb8X2__uNDGVfgbe9xzRP6053WIMAv6HPpxxZq6tBFYdCgVy3zL-2_nJhH2CXX5/s1600/vintage+quilt+(4+of+9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8kyjmNYQUvc3no572Saz83KmVmSTaiSPnR1-YlZ6ydaEYzwTrBetBZ-mo60IA6D9PVZar8qTjsQgseb8X2__uNDGVfgbe9xzRP6053WIMAv6HPpxxZq6tBFYdCgVy3zL-2_nJhH2CXX5/s1600/vintage+quilt+(4+of+9).jpg" /></a></div><br />This past Christmas, I received a lovely gift from my mother. She won at auction, a few weeks before, a beautiful hand-made, hand-tied quilt created entirely from fabrics of the 1920s through the 1940s.<br /><br />The quilt was made by the ladies of the Battle Born Civil War Reenactors, and features a wonderful array of tiny vintage parallelograms. It's big, snuggly, and offers all kinds of inspiration for vintage blouses and summer dresses.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnhnU4b5rvOgxVDl_t5SBw1yVZffmZPoUIFqKTpfFQYC00-bqoAN1DUjTqDsObYrdiBvythch1rTy7M8ocZ1cjhebloM0ZllGaVp4Ki1ZhKRwkdpiKQSLfUjLDLuP7U0tltva-e3-DxOk/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25282+of+9%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnhnU4b5rvOgxVDl_t5SBw1yVZffmZPoUIFqKTpfFQYC00-bqoAN1DUjTqDsObYrdiBvythch1rTy7M8ocZ1cjhebloM0ZllGaVp4Ki1ZhKRwkdpiKQSLfUjLDLuP7U0tltva-e3-DxOk/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25282+of+9%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZLmmP6L-WD-pYCk0RPWdo-EuU3OKlLLGDkyuD326-YFAXybvF0AdjkfcfP33xWl493hlGBdsVLw6GwF_K1MHlqwBMHocpNw2vJefijaAU389xEUuB1POAnJHbroZMB44jax_hcc83_vS/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25285+of+9%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZLmmP6L-WD-pYCk0RPWdo-EuU3OKlLLGDkyuD326-YFAXybvF0AdjkfcfP33xWl493hlGBdsVLw6GwF_K1MHlqwBMHocpNw2vJefijaAU389xEUuB1POAnJHbroZMB44jax_hcc83_vS/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25285+of+9%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-IrPTyhSegOSfouDNmNkTG26MQHCwSYGLFcspRPl7j_vbAykW4AJLeT_sSuYTjepUyxo5-CCxStv4A0SrQnpQc_U6jvU5YQtwp0l4nOdDZ08YzqEPBi4JYk95ZUEwN-QNnrA_1vBpybQ/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25283+of+9%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-IrPTyhSegOSfouDNmNkTG26MQHCwSYGLFcspRPl7j_vbAykW4AJLeT_sSuYTjepUyxo5-CCxStv4A0SrQnpQc_U6jvU5YQtwp0l4nOdDZ08YzqEPBi4JYk95ZUEwN-QNnrA_1vBpybQ/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25283+of+9%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br />I thought it would be fun to take some of my favorite fabric swatches from the quilt and try to recreate them on Spoonflower. It takes time, but here are a few I've been working on...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/explore/2724638" title="1930s Green Lifesaver Deco by americanduchess on Spoonflower - custom fabric"><img alt="1930s Green Lifesaver Deco" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonflower/public/design_thumbnails/0272/4638/r30s_green_deco_shop_preview.png" /></a></center><center><br /><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/explore/2724583" title="1930s Purple Leaf by americanduchess on Spoonflower - custom fabric"><img alt="1930s Purple Leaf" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonflower/public/design_thumbnails/0272/4583/1930s_purple_leaf_shop_preview.png" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/explore/2724713" title="1930s Picnic Plaid by americanduchess on Spoonflower - custom fabric"><img alt="1930s Picnic Plaid" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonflower/public/design_thumbnails/0272/4713/30s_plaid_shop_preview.png" /></a></center><center><br /></center>It also seemed like a lot of these fabric designs had never gone out of style, and could probably be found in the quilting section today. I endeavored to secure one or two I felt were close to some of the quilt fabrics, to make a couple versions of <a href="http://www.wearinghistorypatterns.com/e-pattern-1930s-day-or-evening-blouse-pattern/">Wearing History's 1930s Day Blouse</a>, but was amazed to find not much at all at Joann's. It looks like for the time being, quilting cottons have moved onto more "modern" designs.  Let's hope they veer back towards these vintage prints soon!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server300/21e34/products/191/images/908/R3006EBLOUSEart__76082.1383592154.1000.1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server300/21e34/products/191/images/908/R3006EBLOUSEart__76082.1383592154.1000.1280.jpg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want to make the short-sleeved version on the right</td></tr></tbody></table>I did find a couple cotton prints that will work, printed out my ePattern, taped it together, and now it's ready to cut. I'll post about my progress later. :-)  In the meantime, I might be curled up under the quilt, keeping warm!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U5edR3GKtfUw7z43BuOzBLt29_NCoAgi-TjPIZkp-bbyABxZ9P8FJRikLomHv6UX5XBp0JAB3bmqliR7G7eo7q7jssUiQEaccnlYKP3lSw-Vf427CSTIrHEKjprNC00JBb06ocV2_noD/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25281+of+9%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U5edR3GKtfUw7z43BuOzBLt29_NCoAgi-TjPIZkp-bbyABxZ9P8FJRikLomHv6UX5XBp0JAB3bmqliR7G7eo7q7jssUiQEaccnlYKP3lSw-Vf427CSTIrHEKjprNC00JBb06ocV2_noD/s1600/vintage+quilt+%25281+of+9%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br />

The Quilt of A Thousand Vintage Fabrics

This past Christmas, I received a lovely gift from my mother. She won at auction, a few weeks before, a beautiful hand-made, hand-tied quilt...

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My Utterly Ridiculous Pierrot Clown Costume - Halloween 2013

Well, I might have been stitching up to the last day, but I did finish my utterly ridiculously Pierrot clown costume.  Here it is, in all its silliness:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMup6A_-nzNqBzKm5ZuhV67xpnu1utl7Ey8amnTrsBXUgV18IPj2-768A6iHsJeKNIQW3PaK8-NHc9Q62iBp5t7qy40pMSGv3ttvsBsoKva6E5g4YmsLuVbS5m2wcbqyWbT-Hzzm5Pp-9F/s1600/pierrot+costume+2013+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s Pierrot clown costume" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMup6A_-nzNqBzKm5ZuhV67xpnu1utl7Ey8amnTrsBXUgV18IPj2-768A6iHsJeKNIQW3PaK8-NHc9Q62iBp5t7qy40pMSGv3ttvsBsoKva6E5g4YmsLuVbS5m2wcbqyWbT-Hzzm5Pp-9F/s640/pierrot+costume+2013+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" title="" width="346" /></a></div><br />From <a href="http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/09/vintage-halloween-pierrot-adorably-sad.html">my initial post about this project</a>, I decided to go further into lunacy by making the onesie version of the pattern, instead of the more traditional two piece, and to cut the legs off short while leaving the arms long.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKkuLubV21Lm2K6VPxPqjeXjsf_5u9rl7jLIUsZkXbT_O83B2E1CaNIZfgpNOmj6xrRIEh3iJHUBpQw41vYxcgWJye0BTA30fDMxrQpFSUeCr7wW1QkkKReyvPbsOrqR3DbNqXzBGWzsL/s1600/il_570xN.481862959_y1t7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Simplicity 9800 clown costume pattern" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKkuLubV21Lm2K6VPxPqjeXjsf_5u9rl7jLIUsZkXbT_O83B2E1CaNIZfgpNOmj6xrRIEh3iJHUBpQw41vYxcgWJye0BTA30fDMxrQpFSUeCr7wW1QkkKReyvPbsOrqR3DbNqXzBGWzsL/s640/il_570xN.481862959_y1t7.jpg" title="" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simplicity 9800, which has a Pierrot costume in it already,, but I fancied the onesie, because...it's a onesie.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was inspired by the 1920s illustrations on the left:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi794e3j811unGxp3RalxtrBnRRVU-fOowRJKGP_A0_nITA6Dz_ZMXGGHH5gjtwTgD82rjW6i9OmakmI3bMnxYyymHbl1RDjOmuFMsq0uuhxj57SvbYwNJTg37zdPtPodyXhsf9K4gU6Lb1/s1600/pierrot-costumes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1920s clown costume" border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi794e3j811unGxp3RalxtrBnRRVU-fOowRJKGP_A0_nITA6Dz_ZMXGGHH5gjtwTgD82rjW6i9OmakmI3bMnxYyymHbl1RDjOmuFMsq0uuhxj57SvbYwNJTg37zdPtPodyXhsf9K4gU6Lb1/s640/pierrot-costumes.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div><br />I didn't follow the directions precisely.  The arms and legs are gathered with elastic zig-zag stitched on the inside, instead of taking the time to cut and press all the bias and make gathering channels (sorry! just didn't care that much!).  The neck ruffle was gathered to the neckline, which was then gathered again, instead of being made up separately.<br /><br />My roomie and I went out dancing. We were the only people at the club, but had lots of fun being weirdos.<br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="710" scrolling="no" src="//instagram.com/p/gLspKwJaVS/embed/" width="612"></iframe>

My Utterly Ridiculous Pierrot Clown Costume - Halloween 2013

Well, I might have been stitching up to the last day, but I did finish my utterly ridiculously Pierrot clown costume.  Here it is, in all it...

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Vintage Halloween: Pierrot the Adorably Sad Clown

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1211/christmas-illustrations/2-F14-K1-1915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1211/christmas-illustrations/2-F14-K1-1915.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>I seldom make costumes for Halloween, or even ever dress up, but this year I'm going out dancing with a friend, and I need, well, something.  I've been thinking about making a Pierrot costume for years, but the moment never came...<i>until now!</i><br /><i><br /></i>So, sometime between the end of my wedding and Halloween, I need to acquire a bunch of white sateen or some such, and make a whole lot of black pom poms.  Here's the inspo...<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRETTY-GIRL-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-RP-PHOTO-1920s-/160850773949"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/PRETTY-GIRL-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-RP-PHOTO-1920s-/00/s/NTUxWDQ5Mw==/$(KGrHqZ,!pQE-vqiwYDFBPvcOeuqM!~~60_3.JPG" width="572" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRETTY-GIRL-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-RP-PHOTO-1920s-/160850773949">via Ebay</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittXz_j85jCsytl34ZDHkNj-VqJ_rO0P-hPx__ZqYXaapSSgi9Qqnnbyuaq9WuFzhwOA15lQj8CsEj3wkGmb2jUX6RbePHI1rFRUiBcdP4fbWmVLHRk4Lrxl2cQVmHtPFyM4l4zJ3z81HV/s1600/0e007e1c20605790338d5e78b8b9e799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittXz_j85jCsytl34ZDHkNj-VqJ_rO0P-hPx__ZqYXaapSSgi9Qqnnbyuaq9WuFzhwOA15lQj8CsEj3wkGmb2jUX6RbePHI1rFRUiBcdP4fbWmVLHRk4Lrxl2cQVmHtPFyM4l4zJ3z81HV/s640/0e007e1c20605790338d5e78b8b9e799.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOY-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-PHOTO-1920s-/160850776133"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/BOY-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-PHOTO-1920s-/00/$(KGrHqIOKpcE3J,RS2B8BN5zMWvI)w~~_3.JPG" width="612" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOY-CLOWN-pierrot-carnival-costume-PHOTO-1920s-/160850776133">Via eBay</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/irishandmore?ref=exp_listing"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eNiMG1bRVg8RGkNeWapfzV91O_1xOWgBtOFnLHCFAe3OnhjI1Lt_8u5XJdUinwJhDn6RQWhmKI2YOtYbpjFowtRTDA1BqXXCKpuv-XxHIj8OUCH2BxZaJane14Z55ydxSZSKKWszFT4F/s640/153f6da33f0ec36e4f3e7269cb410464.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/irishandmore?ref=exp_listing">from Etsy, but no longer available - etsy seller IrishandMore</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://theatreoffashion.co.uk/2012/02/07/no-people-like-show-people-joseph-grimaldi/"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://theatreoffashion.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/pierrot-costumes.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theatreoffashion.co.uk/2012/02/07/no-people-like-show-people-joseph-grimaldi/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Since we're going to a club, I think I'm going to make little shorts gathered at the legs, so they are puffy, then wear the pagliaccio shirt over them.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Pierrot&offset=0"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkfmVHHxuBdeWo2TtXfdXLv5Ikv9OO3V-lY8vMoYj0403VS_8Yzargd4__gI5ILCNdYeg24cp7JLLsjmi1rEs3k5xKoocLdgf8yctmc8yDDE0_ZkKvCdn7eVWOAN1dZ-m3jXT7YkzpZ5j/s1600/Pagliaccio.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Pierrot&offset=0">Traditional pagliaccio - via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I hope this is as easy as it seems.  Here's the pattern I plan to use:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/howtobooksandmore?ref=l2-shop-info-name"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39HCLa7Pjl7Puxa8uyuPgGYv0eU9qt4vLkuxt1sxOhMpARL38tdfvtuEA8ia1JuHn6FB5RKqJsJKjkJJI18m7wbQFjbLfxMlSVksNx5XU979yonn53rzNmVC71aA-UbUTds9IGD0HRO4j/s640/il_570xN.481862959_y1t7.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/howtobooksandmore?ref=l2-shop-info-name">via Etsy</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I'll just cut the pants off short and gather them on elastic.  The rest should be pretty straight-forward :-)

Vintage Halloween: Pierrot the Adorably Sad Clown

I seldom make costumes for Halloween, or even ever dress up, but this year I'm going out dancing with a friend, and I need, well, someth...

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Edwardian Beaded Shoes

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the-collections/search-the-collection/image.php?EMUSESSID=bc95e3c962c0b029ba273a3895a90a1c&imageirn=3424&r=1553445485"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the-collections/search-the-collection/mcgweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=3424" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the-collections/search-the-collection/image.php?EMUSESSID=bc95e3c962c0b029ba273a3895a90a1c&imageirn=3424&r=1553445485">Manchester, 1900, Austrian</a></td></tr></tbody></table>The pinnacle of footwear styling in the Edwardian period was The Beaded Shoe.  Nothing is quite so lovely, so sparkly, so special, and so enticing.  Beads could be found on both shoes and boots, and accentuated the already gorgeous cut- and strap-work that was so popular at the time.  Here's a look at what's inspiring my grey matter today:<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://eng.shoe-icons.com/collection/object.htm?id=46"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizWJc8I1Grn3qr5_d7Mlor6KWBYmEG5HJS8Xq_JqqfoXsEGIl_k-7xFDK1SGCA3IZCpRO5JBfQu3muZEiJmPJKclEGGxPEKyvEZEz8ECK_HY_4Pe2A4JhREe5n6jxAs9jeXV5WgvJmEls/s640/6361034789ce9d8ca65865582d704cb5.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://eng.shoe-icons.com/collection/object.htm?id=46">Shoe Icons, 1900-1915</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.marianiforos.com/accessories19detail.html"><img border="0" height="606" src="http://www.marianiforos.com/ac19c.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.marianiforos.com/accessories19detail.html">Maria Niforos, c. 1900</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/113567?rpp=20&pg=15&ft=*&when=A.D.+1900-present&what=Costume%7CFootwear&pos=294"><img border="0" height="384" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/original/CI41.38.7ab_F.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/113567?rpp=20&pg=15&ft=*&when=A.D.+1900-present&what=Costume%7CFootwear&pos=294">The Met, 1910s</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/32.1725.32a-b_CP4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="372" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/32.1725.32a-b_CP4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Met, c. 1916</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/169168?rpp=20&pg=1&ft=shoes+1910+bead&what=Shoes&pos=18"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/57.10.6a-b_CP2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/169168?rpp=20&pg=1&ft=shoes+1910+bead&what=Shoes&pos=18">The Met, 1915-20</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/169234?rpp=20&pg=2&ft=shoes+1910+bead&what=Shoes&pos=21"><img border="0" height="352" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/58.27.125a-b_CP2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/169234?rpp=20&pg=2&ft=shoes+1910+bead&what=Shoes&pos=21">The Met, 1915 - these are suede</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/169169?rpp=20&pg=132&ao=on&ft=*&deptids=62&what=Costume&pos=2626"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/57.10.8b_CP2.jpg" width="562" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/169169?rpp=20&pg=132&ao=on&ft=*&deptids=62&what=Costume&pos=2626">The Met, 1906 - look at that little web of seed beads between the straps!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vintagetextile.com/index.html"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKYUhcyJxlq41nd0xRHpCzbqwa7DU8jIZ7enS_ihMQBEYnkmt0iyCvvnOPMjJm1TXGx0b7ZqQSIkwMXayMjgngG3mBwluzWfdXq1ZjdBGMYcQIwaidcCvJPm24lQb1X8z2PUfrHqSIpCW/s640/19e96294df8e24646f27ecda9b9a8f7b.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vintagetextile.com/index.html">Vintage Textile, but I believe the record is no longer online - via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vintagetextile.com/index.html"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsTnbqNM2SxjxtKQMgeKQJ6HLFUT5q_VEU12xMB1xZInVDu-1kEpQfgcc9dtwM0ZxHhzEmdkFhbHcfL0if4pWrfLlR_9uUqXebqH4c8cbVXsDpGdOHFt3aNr2iTmBQMhvFm2sTogKb9lE/s640/712d061cd49fd6ee9f9547830037c8d5.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vintagetextile.com/index.html">Also from Vintage textile, with a missing record</a></td></tr></tbody></table>In today's world of shoes, with studs and sparkles to be seen all over, you'd think something like this would be possible to manufacture, so we're going to give it a try. :-)

Edwardian Beaded Shoes

Manchester, 1900, Austrian The pinnacle of footwear styling in the Edwardian period was The Beaded Shoe.  Nothing is quite so lovely, so spa...

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Glorious 1930s Vintage Shoes

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/68673715/1930s-shoes-vintage-30s-heels-art-deco?ref=sr_gallery_7&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=shoes&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_noautofacet=1&ga_page=14&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/004/0/5756216/il_570xN.373092966_t8ej.jpg" width="636" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/68673715/1930s-shoes-vintage-30s-heels-art-deco?ref=sr_gallery_7&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=shoes&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_noautofacet=1&ga_page=14&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage" target="_blank">from Etsy seller Simplicityisbliss</a></td></tr></tbody></table>The 1930s is one of my favorite periods for footwear.  Everything is just so darn snazzy! Perforated leather, interesting stripe decorations, oxfords, cutouts, color blocking ... ah, so much good stuff.  Here are some terribly inspirational 1930s shoes to drool over:<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/69032271/vintage-rare-1930s-burgundy-plume-rag" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/007/0/5756216/il_570xN.373097916_ssue.jpg" width="636" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/69032271/vintage-rare-1930s-burgundy-plume-rag" target="_blank">These make me twitch with excitement they're so gorgeous. Also from Etsy seller Simplicityisbliss</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/pair-of-woman-s-shoes-523808" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="478" src="http://zoom.mfa.org/fif=sc2/sc220635.fpx&obj=iip,1.0&wid=568&cell=568,427&cvt=jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/pair-of-woman-s-shoes-523808" target="_blank">MFA, 1930s, American - 3.5" heels!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/113484?pos=33458&rpp=60&pg=558&rndkey=20111211&ft=*&deptids=8" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ci/web-large/1976.300.3ab_F.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/113484?pos=33458&rpp=60&pg=558&rndkey=20111211&ft=*&deptids=8" target="_blank">The Met, 1930s, American</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=68893&sos=13" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0230.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=68893&sos=13" target="_blank">London College of Fashion - recognize this? it's the inspo for "Claremont"</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0315.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0315.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0315.jpg" target="_blank">London College of Fashion - awesome stripe detail on the toe</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=68999&sos=15" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0396.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=68999&sos=15" target="_blank">London College of Fashion - beautiful color, perforated leather, and a 3 3/4" heel, yowza!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=68938&sos=15" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0310.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=68938&sos=15" target="_blank">London College of Fashion - another beauty similar to Claremont</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=69041&sos=29" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://www.vads.ac.uk/images/LCFSHOE/large/C0453.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=69041&sos=29" target="_blank">London College of Fashion - a spectator oxford in brown and white. Super snazzy sauce.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuou0wqS4cgnDjpN9ki7O0hc__kkkiPj-264FRi59CzE8fbDR1A5dOdpidxa_uov8eH93CD5kQrgQCukpZaCbx_618lmn2XUXxuETHNWTEaPRr8WrkS94QAKusqy0CB-e5khKC9Js5-lwe/s1600/1930s+brown+leather+(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuou0wqS4cgnDjpN9ki7O0hc__kkkiPj-264FRi59CzE8fbDR1A5dOdpidxa_uov8eH93CD5kQrgQCukpZaCbx_618lmn2XUXxuETHNWTEaPRr8WrkS94QAKusqy0CB-e5khKC9Js5-lwe/s640/1930s+brown+leather+(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sophisticated leather oxford with cutouts - from my collection</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgOZ5x23NSCIie-6Lm9PE_v6EnEfeKt8EetH2do48X8qGBDKejCTTBhlH-Hs3R9WiTBm6wg43KUlrNECQuydnQNWUdaSbj1bWzK2X2pg9pF2DJsygtORwKGlV_PlGu0PASFvnAwcwYlrZ/s1600/1930s+vintage+white+shoes+(4+of+5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgOZ5x23NSCIie-6Lm9PE_v6EnEfeKt8EetH2do48X8qGBDKejCTTBhlH-Hs3R9WiTBm6wg43KUlrNECQuydnQNWUdaSbj1bWzK2X2pg9pF2DJsygtORwKGlV_PlGu0PASFvnAwcwYlrZ/s640/1930s+vintage+white+shoes+(4+of+5).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perforated oxford "nurse shoes."  Best dressed nurse ever. From my own collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br />

Glorious 1930s Vintage Shoes

from Etsy seller Simplicityisbliss The 1930s is one of my favorite periods for footwear.  Everything is just so darn snazzy! Perforated leat...

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Kodachrome Beauties

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/885"><img border="0" height="498" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a34891u.preview.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/885">August 1942. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>I have a bit of an obsession with old photography, and I particularly love pretty much anything cross-processed.  I've never chemically developed a photo myself, which is maybe sacrilege, but I enjoy trying to re-create the look of old pictures, and the processes that created them, in Photoshop.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2610"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35333u.preview.jpg" width="522" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2610">October 1942</a> Via</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Our <a href="http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/09/glam-your-gams-with-claremont-1930s.html">"Claremont" shoot</a> was one such project.  I wanted the photos to look like they came from the late 30s/early 40s, without being too Instagram.  Naturally, the best thing to do is refer back to the real thing, original vintage Kodachromes.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/5649"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a34668u.preview.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/5649">Chicago, April 1943. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Kodachrome was one of the first successful color films available, produced by Eastman Kodak starting in 1935.  It was a favorite of professional photographers for periodicals like Life and Time, but due to the skill required to develop it, Kodachrome was discontinued in 2009, much to the chagrin of the traditional photography community.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2592"><img border="0" height="500" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35328u1.preview.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2592">October 1942. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/1809"><img border="0" height="492" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a34951u.preview.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/1809">October 1942. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/6343"><img border="0" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35329u_3.preview.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/6343">October 1942. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>There's a particular quality to these old photos that I find incredibly appealing.  The color, both bold and desaturate at the same time; the grain, the lighting; of course, the subject matter.  Looking at my <a href="http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2013/09/glam-your-gams-with-claremont-1930s.html">photos from the other day</a>, versus these, now I think I didn't do a very good job!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/14445"><img border="0" height="436" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/Woodrows_Vegas_Slide_0.preview.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/14445">Classic Las Vegas, 1958. via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/137"><img border="0" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35022u_0.preview.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/137">August 1942. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2498"><img border="0" src="http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/1a35345u1_0.preview.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.59375px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.shorpy.com/node/2498">October 1942. Via</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>If you are interested in old photos, I highly recommend <a href="http://www.shorpy.com/">Shorpy.com</a><br />If you want to learn more about Kodachrome, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodachrome">click here</a>.

Kodachrome Beauties

August 1942. Via I have a bit of an obsession with old photography, and I particularly love pretty much anything cross-processed.  I've ...

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