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Vogue Living

I have been perusing Vogue Living, and I've discovered that it has some great images! See more here ---> Vogue Living.

Miami

Jungle Hues

Cost de la Luz, Spain

New York Vistas X 2

The Chrysler and Park Avenue both images from here.

This is London

 

1) Original drawing of the BT tower in London on an up-cycled vintage envelope by Esther Coombs.

2) 1890 antique city map of London from Antique Prints Only.

3) Original drawing of the Lloyds Building, London on an up-cycled small envelope by Esther Coombs.

4) Original drawings of The Monument, London on an up-cylcled small envelope by Esther Coombs.  

5) 1890 antique city map of London from Antique Prints Only.

6) Original drawing of The Gherkin, London on an up-cycled postcard by Esther Coombs.

7) This is London by Miroslav Sasek. 8) Piccadilly Circus, 1940s 9) London, 1940s/1950s 10) London, 1950s 11) Buckingham Palace, 1930s.

All photographs from here.

Vintage New York

A stylish Times Square and below that The Rockefeller Center, Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building as depicted in two very fine vintage postcards  courtesy of blog A Walk in New York. I'm not sure exactly when they were published, but my guess is the 20s or 30s. 

Shrimpton & Bailey in New York

In 1962 legendary swinging 60s British photographer David Bailey went on his first foreign assignment to New York. He had been commissioned by British Vogue to photograph his model girlfriend Jean Shrimpton for an editorial fashion spread. This is what happened...

All images from here.

London Underground posters

Apparently it is the 150 year anniversary of the London Underground. To celebrate, the London Transport Museum is having an exhibition of posters designed for what was/is the world's first underground railway. The posters span the period from 1908 to the present day. I thought they were very stylish!

 

All images from here.

Railway hols

British Railway posters and publicity from the 20s and 30s were full of jolly colours and picturesque scenery. I bet they worked a treat at getting Londoners to spend their hols in the Northern parts of England and Scotland.

Not quite sure what this pirate chap is doing in Scotland. The two people in the background don't seem to be overly alarmed however, so he must be OK I guess!

All images from Mikey Ashworth's flickr photostream.

Shadowy Terraces part II

Last week I had a pretty Sydney, Paddington terrace house for my shadow shot so, this week I thought I'd put up a Melbourne terraced house. On the whole, Melbourne's buildings from the Victorian era seem to be grander (see my Grand Melbourne theory here!), however, the terraced houses are usually fairly similar. They both feature the iron lace work and they both have the same detailing around the windows and doors. I think the biggest difference might be the climate and terrain! The fact that Sydney is hilly and wet while Melbourne is flat and dry makes everything look different! :0)

Here's another terraced house from Melbourne for good luck!

Shadow Shot Sunday is hosted by Tracy of Hey Harriet! If you'd like to participate all you have to do is read the instructions here and Bob's your uncle! 

Macaron heaven

Theurel and Thomas have the most amazing store devoted entirely to their macarons in Mexico. It really is macaron heaven. Designed by Anagrama, these interiors are elegance personified the way they showcase the macarons in all their delicate beauty against the stark white.

I've only recently become a macaron connoisseur. My Dad  introduced me to the delights of these fine meringue, almond power and sugar confections a few months back. I've become such a connoisseur that I've discovered that just because a macaron looks lovely, it ain't necessarily so! However, I think these ones pictured here at Theurel and Thomas would be pretty amazing. I don't know why I think that - intuition I suppose! ;0)

 

All images from Theurel & Thomas and Anagrama via Yatzer.

Veronica in Paris

 
Veronica in Paris

This is Veronica in Paris taking photos of the Eiffel Tower with her snazzy retro camera. Meanwhile, French pigeons puff and coo at her feet. Ah Paris! *wistful sigh*!