Vintage Aesthetics Lover Gifts

artwork and production

Demure lady with gloves

"I'm sure you'll grow into it, darling."

Cocktails on the verandah.

The Missing Sock Returns

"Oh to be young and in love and wear things cut on the bias."

Military Medals

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

The Elliot Ness monster.

"Wheel, schmeel—check these babies out!"

Early Piety

'No, I'm not the sommelier; in fact, I don't even work here - I've just always wanted to try this wine.'

Abandoning the computer for a typewriter.

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

A Macaroni in 1772

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

'Jerry's 'old school'.'

An old-time engineer enters the cockpit on a flight.

High Riders of the Old West

"I'm just saying, maybe we wouldn't need the swords if we didn't wear these clothes."

"Diamonds are so three billion years ago..."

"Are you looking to accentuate or camouflage?"

'I know I complimented you on that outfit last time you wore it, but that was in 1980.'

'This is a wind-up, isn't it?'

"Of course, I'm perfectly willing to pay my income tax, but I stayed home all day on the fifteenth, and nobody came."

Victorian Selfie

Opening the Barrel

"Of course, lots of women are just going bare-headed."

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

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

Swells - Men's Fashion

Notice: this dress will be out of style by January 2009.

"Darling, do you ever worry that we're becoming some sort of Merchant-Ivory production?"

Ye Old Cafe: No Coffee Today - Sore Arm!

"I don't care what it was or how hard it was to kill. It makes me look fat."