Vintage Sartorialists

Ok, so we already know my adoration for anything the always impeccable Mr. Schuman does and his current project (ending today!) is a contest requesting readers' vintage photographs that "convey an inspirational sense of style". Not surprisingly, it does not disappoint. He welcomes short background info if the photograph has one and he posts one or two at a time. The entries are perfection because every subject so effortlessly chic and the ones with little blurbs are laden with profound respect, adoration, love, and the intrigue of times long gone... I can't wait to see the rest and the winner!

These three are some of my favorites (so far).

Quotability

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary."

Cecil Beaton

(via the Neotraditionalist, photo from weheartit)

A Thousand Words

Here is something that gets it just right: haunting, beautiful, and hopeful. The score is perfect too. Happy Friday.

A Thousand Words from Ted Chung on Vimeo.

(via Susannah)

Hometown Pride

Well, this is technically the county, but I think I'm going to buy this bag. It's not that often I find my tiny New England, upper Appalachian, artsy mountain town on many maps. This store, Maptotes, is the brainchild of a fashion designer and a cartographer. How could their goods not be perfect? They have international megacities, mainstream Americana, and quaint little towns from all over the world. And they're all environmentally friendly to boot!

This little thing might also be another purchase for a new city-dweller nephew set to arrive this month...

Hopeful March

I was in a terrible slump this past week brought on by three things:

• Weather: daily winter weather warnings, endless snowstorms, dreary skies, hour-plus commutes
• All Things Olympics: the bitter pain and triumphant beauty of pride and competition... well, ok. I lie. I do love this about the Olympics, so really, it's just those peskily poignant commercials: P&G (my favorite one below), Chevy, Visa... and each one of these gets me every time.

• Personal Life Miscellany

But now it is March and these are the things enticing me out from my cave of self-pity:

• peanut butter and mashed bananas in my oatmeal
• possible tiramisu construction plans for a dear friend's birthday
• plans for spring/summer 2010 travels
• P for further alliterative phun.

Welcome to March, friends!