Currently Vintage

I have seen this around the web lately, where people take an old photograph and match it with it's present day location. It is a very interesting concept, and it really shows how much places and people have changed over the years. I really love the elegant and put-together look of women in the 1950's and 60's.

See more photographs like these at Miss Moss

Have a good weekend!

-M



The 60's era is taking over television

So they aired the pilot of The Playboy Club on NBC Monday night. The show explores the lives of the employees, known as playboy bunnies, working at the first Playboy club in 1960's Chicago. I am not sure what I think about it yet. I wanted to watch it initially because it is set in Chicago and also it is in the 60's, and I already love Mad Men which has a similar concept. (can't wait for that show to come back!) But of course this show appears to be a Mad Men copy cat...They have the tall, dark and handsome character, Nick Dalton, who resembles and even sounds like Don Draper from MM. Along with a blonde bombshell, Maureen, who also resembles Betty Draper from MM. They also have a little too much going on already, with a bunch of side stories, it's almost too much to keep track of for a new show.

Source: afterelton

For a detailed recap on the show check out Have U heard?



Another rumored Mad Men copy cat is Pan Am, which airs it's pilot this Sunday 9/25 on ABC. The series is centered around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways in the 1960's, focusing on some of the pilots and flight attendants working for the airline in 1963. Including Christina Ricci as Maggie. I have a feeling I will like this show a little more than the Playboy Club.

Source: photobucket

Which of these shows will you watch?
-M

Keep Calm

I am sure you all have seen versions of the British "Keep Calm" posters. The original one stated "Keep Calm and Carry On," a poster produced by the British Government in 1939 during the beginning of WWII, intended to raise the morale of the British public in the event of invasion. Then it was rediscovered in 2000 and has been re-issued by several private companies, and used as a decorative theme for a range of products.

 Image via Wikepedia

I really like this one that I found below, I want to find a large copy and frame it!

Image via Tinywhitedasies

Currently I am reading the book The Help, which just came out in the movie theaters as well. Of course I will wait until I am done reading it before I go to see the movie! One of my favorite things about reading a book is that it takes you to another place, and when it is based in a different era or decade, it's even better! This one takes place in the early 1960's, and it is written with multiple points of view. The book was not written with proper grammar as they would like to portray the literacy of the characters. It really helps you feel like you are there in the room with each character. I usually read to and from work, when I am on the train, and then sometimes before bed or while working out. The only trouble about reading it on my way to work is that I never want to get off the train, because I just want to keep on reading!

What good books have you read lately?

-M