Girl, Tween Illustrations from 1960- 70's Vintage Books

I love vintage illustrations! How much of popular culture is coded in these images!
Especially tween girl illustrations from the 1960-70's

I have acquired a mass of vintage books which will be appearing at fancypak. Mostly they are paperbacks, but a few hardback titles are in there too. The mass of books that I have are for children/young adult. I have started listing the 'girl' books and some are up now.
Really fun illustrations! Illustrator, John Fernie seems to be popular in many of these titles.

These 'girl' titles are currently at fancypak. I will be adding a bunch more soon.



Next will be some more 'boy' titles coming soon...:)

Tea Time

 This is my latest story using polyvore selections. I love playing with this program. Its so intuitive! But after it's all put together I realized how many cool little pretties are here that I would like to give a shout out about. The first little pretties that I must speak about are the 'tea time' and biscuit hair accessories. These hair clips have tiny little teacups, and biscuits (British word for cookies) attached.
The company that represents these hair clips is Hannah Zakari,  an independent online boutique specialising in items which are designed or handmade by indie designers with an emphasis on cute, quirky and unusual designs. It's owned and run by Rachael Lamb, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Check them out at http://www.hannahzakari.co.uk.
Now, the other goodies in this story are from some big names, who are mentioned in the list below, and yes they are lovely! The Jimmy Choo silver sparkle heels are delicious! But I think in the future I will abstain from big names only to give the little guys some air time. So, please if you read this, turn us on to some independently made pretties to feature!
The polyvore thing does make it easy though folks. I read some on etsy about the bad rap they got because of folk grabbing images without permission and copyright fears. I hear ya, but now etsy is blocked from uploads to polyvore. So, if you want your images up there it has to come from another source, such as an independent website or blog. But really, airtime is airtime folks. Be careful of course, but get your stuff out there! It ain't gonna sell in the closet.

Tea Time by leeezer

Floral shirt
$72 - theremedi.co.uk

Peony
$148 - anthropologie.com

Jimmy choo heels
$489 - mytheresa.com

Ted Baker patent leather bag
$110 - nordstrom.com

Hoolala long jewelry
£13 - hannahzakari.co.uk

Tea jewelry
£7.50 - hannahzakari.co.uk

Jon Richard crystal jewelry
£5 - debenhams.com

Layla Amber hair clip accessory
£8 - hannahzakari.co.uk

Haute House Elizabeth Chair
$2,829 - neimanmarcus.com

The Wallpaper Company | 20.5 In. W Blue and Taupe Mid Scale Damask on...
$45 - homedepot.ca

Cristina Re - High Tea Collection
cristinare.com

Fortnum & Mason Piccadilly Biscuits | Williams-Sonoma
$40 - williams-sonoma.com

Antique Brass Embassy Ceiling Pendant Light
£18 - debenhams.com

Paper > Decorative Edge: A Cherry On Top
$1.43 - acherryontop.com

pink vintage 60-70's abe schrader dress
hotshiznik.blogspot.com

Eclair Yellow/Blue Wallpaper - French Country - Pierre Deux
pierredeux.com

leaf vector bird on floral - Stock vector art graphics, illustrations...
vectorious.net

Macarons noix de coco au chocolat - Maison Fossier - Biscuits Fossier...
bienmanger.com

Vintage 60's Watercolor Dress

Vintage 60's Watercolor Dress by leeezer featuring peep toe pumps

This my fantasy layout for a photoshoot editorial with my vintage watercolor flower dress.
LOVE the Miu Miu wedges!!!!! I want them!!!
Something old, something new- I can see it.
The Louboutin glitter pumps ain't bad either-wow!
And... of course the little hot pink Alexander McQueen clutch is a gem!

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Favorites I Want To Keep -#1

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This ensemble is a 70's photo-printed set. I would love to know how this process works -photo printing on polyester fabric(not silk-screen)? I have seen some cool ideas out there with the same 70's photo-print look (someone help me with the correct term!) recently in swimsuits, but of course I cannot remember the label(more later).....

Anyway, this set does not fit me anyway, but I want it to find the right home; someone who appreciates the odd sense of humor of wearing the image of giraffes on your chest and back, also I hope this set goes to a true animal lover/animal rights kinda girl. Whatever, I just hate to see this piece go, whaa!

Sneak Peek On New Listing's Vintage Neon Geo Prints

Just a few new listings coming in so far this week, but some fun vintage prints in great colors for Spring!
All prints are from 60's dresses that will be listed on etsy or ebay within a week.

 This is a fabulous neon floral print from a handmade 60's dress with a unique full skirt that is a drop waist style. The fabric is cotton at very starched. Very unique style scooter type dress and a very unusual mint condition fabric and print. the colors are very similar to Alfred Shaheen textile design.
Watch for the listing!

This is a very Pucci-esque print from a vintage 60-70's Shirtwaist, snap front dress with no labels. The dress does not look handmade, so I suppose this could be a Pucci dress print, but there are no signatures/trademarks. The fabric is an acetate/synthetic silky type material. Very bright yellows and oranges, great for Spring/Summer. Look for the listing soon!

This is an unusual geometric print of brown and white from a vintage 60-70's polyester knit dress by
The dress is a shift style that zips up the front, very mod. 'Puritan, for Forever Young'. A great mod print.
Look for the listing this week!