by Sunny | Feb 26, 2010 | Books, Francofiles, Paris
I really love these books meant for young women in the 1950’s and 1960’s. They gave all kinds of good advice and techniques for life. I have some sewing manuals and etiquette books that remind me of this one. I got these images from...
by Sunny | Feb 25, 2010 | Fashion, Francofiles, Paris, Shopping
You can find these at your local department store that has Bourjois or on their site. It’s called the Rendez-vous à Paris Collection. Cute retro packaging that reminds me of the 1950’s ideal of Paris.
by Sunny | Feb 18, 2010 | Paris
1949 Armstrong Basement Café, originally uploaded by American Vintage Home. Can you believe it? Armstrong Linoleum decorating ideas for a basement recreation room. I’d like to use this for a painting, add beatniks of course!
by Sunny | Nov 19, 2009 | Beatnik, Paris, Tattoos
Yesterday was really fun. I tattooed Maiwenn another fan of the Beat Generation writers. She got a girl beatnik creating at her typewriter, while smokin’ and drinkin’, with the words: catatonic highway and near ecstasy from “Howl” by Allen...
by Sunny | Nov 18, 2009 | Beatnik, Francofiles, Paris
Here’s Lili the french comic book I was telling you about. Lili has a parrot named Rarahu who loves her. Lili lives in Paris with no parental surveillance. It’s not clear if she’s a teenager or a girl just out of college. Lili’s guardian is her...
by Sunny | Nov 15, 2009 | Beatnik, Music, Paris, What To Do In Paris
Yesterday we went to Vinyl Office a new record store in Bastille. It was an art opening, a friend of ours Patrice Caillet, collects modified album art. You know, when people change the record album with doodles, collage or other ways of defacing the original. Some of...
