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The George Grantham Bain Collection
Taking photos is a hobby that seems to involve many people nowadays. Instagram is full of talented photographers who, thanks to their...
Oct 26, 2018
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A pioneer fashion and lifestyle magazine
It is funny what you can find in an old dusty box ... On an ordinary day, during a hot summer holiday at my grandmother's house, I...
Aug 28, 2018
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The time-capsule apartment
I well remember the first time I read about this story: I was sitting in a bar drinkig a delicious cup of cappuccino, with the...
Jun 10, 2018
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The Art Deco movement
Art Deco can be described as "an assertively modern style that ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than...
May 10, 2018
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Alphonse Mucha, the Spirit of Art Nouveau
To the lovers of beautiful things … you are in the right place! In today’s post I would like to drag you into a world of allure and...
Apr 10, 2018
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I have a thing for vintage posters ...
The intensity of the colours used and the oddity of these prints will hit you at first sight. I have a thing for vintage lithographic...
Nov 9, 2017
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When the private becomes public ...
At the end of the XIX Century, the use of advertising posters exploded. These forms of advertisement were not just intended to market a...
Sep 28, 2017
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Erté, the trend-setter of the 1920s
Romain de Tirtoff (aka Erté) was born in St Petersburg in 1892. He grew up in a well-to-do upper class family and as a little boy he was...
Jun 22, 2017
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The mysterious little box
“Through knowledge of the secrets of makeup gives you the power to alter your appearance in a most surprising way. If you study your type...
Feb 5, 2017
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An old Christmas card
“There’s an old Christmas card in an old dusty trunk And it brings back sweet memories dear to me ’Though it’s faded and worn, it’s as...
Dec 25, 2016
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