amylsacks' photos with the keyword: butterfly

L'Aiglon Dress Ad, 1956

L'Aiglon Dress Ad, 1956

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23 Sep 2018 1 189
Butterflies and sparkling water are the only things I consume! That's why this dress still fits me! From the March 31st issue of The New Yorker.
Butterflies In Crochet (12), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (12), 1951

amylsacks
27 Oct 2011 176
Sad, sad, sad that the suits wouldn't credit this artist. It's one of the nicest "throwaway" pieces of art that I own.
Butterflies In Crochet (11), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (11), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 157
The cats love it when you hang their toys from the shade cords.
Butterflies In Crochet (10), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (10), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 182
"Here at Monsanto, we're developing butterflies that spin spider webs!"
Butterflies In Crochet (9), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (9), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 169
The original inspiration for that Owl City song. Their agent made them rework the lyrics, because "Butterflies are soooo last century, Dude!"
Butterflies In Crochet (8), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (8), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 190
Everyone's dream at "mid century" : A lamp that looked like giant cigarettes standing straight up. (To go with the ash gray theme back on pg. 5.)
Butterflies In Crochet (7), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (7), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 178
Legend has it that Clare Boothe Luce would stay up late and whisper her secrets to the butterflies, long after the last dinner guest had said goodnight.
Butterflies In Crochet (6), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (6), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 171
Those big loops of thread around the doily's edge are just waiting for their chance to snag an unsuspecting fork tine.
Butterflies In Crochet (5), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (5), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 151
Cigarette-ash gray fabrics were ultra-popular at formal events in the Fifties.
Butterflies In Crochet (4), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (4), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 203
You could always tell when Mom was mad at the kids for not doing their chores. She'd turn this shirt inside out, so the side with the embroidered cockroaches was showing.
Butterflies In Crochet (3), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (3), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 172
Yeah, like you'd dare to blot your lipstick or blow your nose on these things if somebody gave them to you.
Butterflies In Crochet (2), 1951

Butterflies In Crochet (2), 1951

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27 Oct 2011 209
Invisible cellphone! She's a time traveler! Check it out!
Butterflies In Crochet, 1951

Butterflies In Crochet, 1951

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27 Oct 2011 166
"All sizes and shapes of brilliant butterflies in a blaze of colors-- a gay note of surprising beauty to glamorize your wardrobe and dramatize your home." Front cover of a 16-page craft magazine published by The Spool Cotton Company ("Clark's O.N.T. 'Boilfast' Threads"), New York, NY.
La Valle/J.W. Robinson Co. Shoe Ad, 1946

La Valle/J.W. Robinson Co. Shoe Ad, 1946

amylsacks
06 Mar 2018 2 3 318
Until today, I had no idea what passementerie meant. So yay, Me! From the September issue of Harper's Bazaar.