I'm Karen.
east of east st. louis
and the wind is making speeches
and the rain sounds like a round of applause
vintage clothing. plaid. christoph waltz. bbc radio 6. wool socks. dorothy parker. scotland. cocktails. british sea power. ivy. tweed. scandinavian mysteries. the scent of pipe tobacco. terriers. road trips. the 1930s. barbara stanwyck. fog.
not necessarily in that order.
my SmallEarthVintage clothing shop
my blog
just the two of us. forever. by ~BostonBill~ on Flickr.
Sketch of sample collar treatments, by Pearl Levy Alexander, 1937-1938.
(via NYPL)
1938 Marie Claire cover.
(via)
Shocking pink and blue bow brooch by Elsa Schiaparelli, 1938.
(via 1stdibs)
Highland fling green plaid coat with detachable cape, sketch by Pearl Levy Alexander of André, c. 1937-1938.
(via André Studios archive)
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Holiday (1938, directed by George Cukor).
Holiday, 1938, directed by George Cukor.
1938 plaid wool dress, photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
(source)
Reefers and capes of tweed. Life, October 17, 1938.
Croft on the Scottish Hebrides where tweed is woven, from a 1938 Life magazine article.
From the same article: “Because pungent lichens and herb roots, peat smoke, fire, and water are used in its manufacture, the legend prevails that a cow will be attracted to a genuine Harris tweed by its smell and will lick the cloth.”
Mix and match tweed, from the October 17, 1938 issue of Life.
(thanks to Lauren of The Past on a Plate for bringing this to my attention!)
1938
On September 21st, 1938, it came without warning. As the story goes, Katharine Hepburn was out playing golf in Fenwick as the monster storm was approaching. Hepburn and many other rode out the storm in Fenwick.
She stated in her 1991 book that 95% of her personal belongings were either lost or destroyed, including her 1932 Oscar which was later found intact.
My grandparents’ 1938 wedding.
(more vintage wedding photos on my blog)
