I’m loving these images from early 20th-century French cigarette cartons. Like so many things, it’s sometimes a shame that the future we live in doesn’t align to the visions from the past! I’m especially sad that here in Brooklyn I can’t take a whale bus across the East River when I’m going into Manhattan. Time …
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Archival Jockey Silks
I have a deep fondness for jockey silks. Unlike most sporting garb, the basic jockey’s uniform of jodphurs, cap and tunic has remained unchanged over time. Designed for legibility from a distance, the visual code of stripes, dots, hoops, sashes, crosses, chevrons and bold colors has a functional beauty that appeals to me in any …