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Centennial Soiree at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden

ethan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:28:39 +0000

This past Thursday evening August 12 was the Linnaean Libation League’s Centennial Soiree. The celebration was held for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s 100th birthday. We did not have a speaking role, but our fashions were included in this video clip on the Long Island Channel 12 news. Here are some vintage styled photographs from the event that we took:

Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island

ethan — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:21:14 +0000

We spent the day on Governor’s Island with Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra at the 5th Bi-Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, complete with vintage clothing vendors, a hopping dance floor, fashion shows, a tug-of-war contest, old-fashioned cocktails, and a showcase of vintage cars.

The party will be repeated later this summer on August 28th & 29th 2010.

Below is a photo collection of the day’s events.

Disney Pixar UP – Cute Married Life

ethan — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:28:13 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

Very cute entry scene to the movie UP. It shows the intro scene of married life between Carl & Ellie.

Why Not Buy Something Old-Fashioned and Glittery?

elizabeth — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:36:32 +0000

We’re venturing across the East River today to focus on one of our favorite sources for Victorian and Art Deco eye candy. The Upper Rust Antiques, on East 9th Street, is a more intense version of what we’d like our apartment to look like, featuring a assortment of new and old accoutrements that artfully blend country with glamour. Antique candy jars? Check. Framed vintage typeface sample sets? Check. Mercury glass candlesticks galore? Check. To boot, it’s reasonably-priced and the people there are as kind, present and helpful as any smart small businesses managers should be. They have certainly made addicts of us.

Details:
The Upper Rust Antiques
445 East 9th Street
New York, NY 10009-4942
(212) 533-3953

Overlooked New York

ethan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:35:52 +0000

Overlooked New York is a whimsical portrait project by Zina Saunders, who has compiled her illustrations of some of the most interesting unknown people in New York into a fascinating cast of characters. As illustrated above, “Whitney, age 36, has found his home behind the buttons and hooks of century-old clothing, whose constriction he finds strangely liberating.”

Visit the Overlooked New York site to find out more about Ms. Saunders and these enchanting local “unknowns”.