s’ marvelous pretty baby
February 17th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
ok so we all know i love the 1950′s and 60′s. you didnt… well i do and just with a little time with me you will too! there is just something about the style and the colors and patterns that were popular then that never ceses to inspire me. it’s the simplicity, the class, the bright colors and poka dots that are just so perfect! so combine some vintage imagery and patterns and almost any thrift store and what do you get? vintage album covers! today i spent a few hours at my favorite walmart size thrift store americas thrift store and like always i found some major inspiration! these images are from flickr, but this is the kind of stuff that is all over the thrift store. the imagery of course is beautiful, but the thing that always gets me is the typography. typefaces from back in the day were a lot less available and a lot better. you only had a few options but those options were on par! quality vs quantity people. and the color schemes! its like they had no boundaries they just did what they wanted. take the smavelous cover… i dont know if i would ever feel comfortable using rainbow typography, but there it just works. so lets take a note from these classics, use rainbow typography and wear fancy ball gowns.
