French Vintage Vibe Gifts

Cut out and keep your own French Polisher.

'Now that I've lost weight, I can't afford new clothes in my size.'

The height of fashion in 1796

"We made all the wheels out of old coffee tables and chandeliers."

Name one serious woodworker who doesn't use state of the art kit. Thomas Chippendale.

Gramophone dreams of mp3 player.

Instructions for Bow Tie Wearers

Madame Rejane- Famous French Actress in the Part of Madame Sans Gene

Comedy Ballet of Marionettes I (Oil Version in Tate Known as 'A Caprice'

Swing dancers.

"You're right -- this town is big enough for the both of us."

Old Wine in an Old Bottle

Motorcycles tied to hitching post outside a western saloon

"So this is the Mr. Waring who has made such a great impression on my little girl."

'Who are you kidding? This is a wind-up isn't it!'

'Like many studs of my generation, I have always had a love affair with the harmonica.'

Meticulously prepared, locally sourced food served on artifacts of a romanticized industrial past, by people who take their fashion cues from daguerreotypes, to adults whose parents still pay their rent.

In case of funky emergency, break glass

"Za Za Bling Bling goes man hunting."

Mid-century Father

Annette von Droste-Hulshoff

'Oh I don't mind you turning over my cups to look at the mark. But next time, please finish your tea.'

'Here's a picture of my mom before Photoshop!'

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

Musicians

'The brown one that smells like an old man.'

Social Struggles

"This is one of those subway stations they've restored to their original state."

An old, dancing man holding a steaming cup

1876 - Alexander Graham Bell made the world's first telephone call.