Maybe the most stylish librarian ever - check out that fascinator! Lucille Baldwin Brown was the first Black public county librarian in Tallahassee, Florida. This photograph is part of the collection at the State Library and Archives of Florida.
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Library science heels! I have mixed feelings about a) the sexy librarian sterotype and b) these shoes, but I do love the copy, just because it uses the phrase “Dewey Decimal darling” (although I’d prefer to see “Library of Congress cutie.” LC just doesn’t get enough love).
Friday Cocktails! 16 drinks named for authors and their books -
Great drinks for your Friday Cocktail literary needs!
Imbibe on concoctions such as Oscar’s Wilde Thang (3 oz Vodka Citron, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz Fresh Lime juice, 2 oz Cranberry juice)!
Or others like:
Cormac McCarthy’s Bloody Meridian
Jack London’s Call of the Wild Turkey
or The Ernest Hemingway Special
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(Source: raincoaster, via libraryland)
Anthropologie designs a winner with Lost Glasses Sweater Tights!
filing this under “reasons it’s great to live (and dress) in the 21st century”
Clutches by Olympia Le-Tan
Clutches by Kate Spade
A special thanks to KB for the sharp eye!
I know it’s been too long since I’ve posted, but being AA’s (sole?) male correspondent I found this link shared by colleague Amanda Keys too good to pass up.
Fancypants luxury brand John Smedley (known for “high quality knitwear and a rich 225-year [sic] heritage”) has introduced their Autumn/Winter men’s collection and it all looks exceedingly sharp. From the website:
Our menswear collection draws inspiration from the personality of ‘The Archivist.’ Exploring the concept of a ‘collection’ in all its guises, the range blends well-loved pieces with future classics to create a textural and colourful anthology reminiscent of a passionately compiled archive. These will be timeless pieces to collect and to treasure.
While I can’t deny that the clean, classic lines, modern fit and distinguished footwear has the fashion nerd in me salivating, the $100-$200 price tag on most of these items place them far outside of my budget. Ironic, isn’t it, that a representative of the intellectual inspiration of this line is rarely if ever paid enough to afford its wares. Let us then, in turn, be inspired ourselves to research & appraise all of our fashion resources, and to “passionately compile” this look for less!
Drawn Together….
I’ll confess… before most travel or major shopping excursions I end up drawing the outfits I envision for my quest. Drawing your outfits planned for extended travel can be fairly helpful when you’re in a rush to get dressed on the road. Imagine sharing bathrooms and negotiating shared sleeping quarters. (Can you tell I often use hostels?) These drawings were never something I expected to share on the Web, with a little inspiration from some style blogs out there I thought I’d propose the idea.
from design sponge: “1995? Parker Posey? New York? Sounds like a classic in the making.”
love this recreation of the style of a favorite fictional librarian!
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