February 12, 2015
In
Designers
By
tamia
There’s not much I love more than authentic vintage fashion. Something about the history, the stories, the nostalgia, the what-were-they-thinking excites me and makes me wonder what about today’s styles will look absolutely ridiculous in 10 years’ time.
So when Cincinnati Magazine’s Managing Editor brought me a book from her archives called The Designing Life—published by W Magazine in 1987—all it took was one flip through the pages and I was obsessed. Take a look at
Although the googlenet has made reading flippy square things made of paper completely unnecessary, I have managed to (mostly) finish a few books this summer. Admittedly, some were re-reads and they’re all in the fashion/style category, but I feel like that’s valid because at least now I can claim “it’s for work.”
01.// Fashion Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous
Honestly, this book intrigued me, stressed me out, and scared the crap out of me all at
H&M blazer & jeans, Leigh & Luca scarf, vintage boots, bag, belt, and beret.I spent the weekend working, pretending to be a Parisian cowgirl, making individual barbecue chicken & mushroom pizzas, working, reading two very interesting yet very different books, feenin' for Easter candy (when can I get some Peeps, peeps?), and working. How was your weekend?