I come from a long and glorious line of collectors. My Tante Maria saved and treasured everything—and was amazingly tidy about it (unlike the explosion of goodies that are strewn about my house). She recently passed away and we've been going through her household sorting through her belongings. While a bittersweet process, we have been finding some mighty fun treasures along the way: high heeled "sneaker" wedges from the 70s (in mint condition I might add...TREASURE!), a well worn-but-lovely collection of vintage aprons from the 50s/60s, adorable straw sun hats, a vintage Dior dress, scarves, a toilettetry bag with "orla kiely" esque pattern. Yesterday my mom said to me, "I thought you might like this." My aunts old barware...complete with little drink guides she had pulled out of magazines in 1969-1972. There were even little cute hand written scraps of paper with drink recipes on them. So cool. I thought you guys might like to see them. While the drinks all sound delish, its the photos and typography that I'm lovin'.
I love her dress and shoes...hey wait a sec, isn't this the same Manhattan playa from the other photo??
Believe it or not, we actually have that orange fireplace. But when the day is done, I have NOT been sipping a Stinger. I think I need to fix that pronto.
I love the labels on these bottles....amazing!
woweee! it's only 8.30am but something cold and boozy sure does appeal! that fireplace is amazing! do you really have it? *envy*
ReplyDeletewow thats one lurid manhattan!! love it! the bottle labels are so cool, too.
ReplyDeletei have a recipe book based on star signs, but its from the 90s so not nearly as hilarious.
So what would go in a Joan Collins cocktail?
No way! This is almost as exciting as when I found a cookbook in my grandmother's kitchen devoted to entire meals using gelatin. What do they suggest for a Pisces?! I feel the need for a breakfast drink.
ReplyDeletei'm an aries and i'll have a shot of vodka please....chilled! :)
ReplyDeletegreat post!
Priceless!
ReplyDeleteI am a leo, what should I be drinking? Let me know when I should be there and I sure hope Mr. Blue is there! Twyla
ReplyDeletePerhaps that manhattan is made with some psychodelic drugs to boot!
ReplyDeleteI am so serving my sweetie salad from the floor tonight!
You need to host a party- you sure know how to make a girl want a good drink! Lovely post! I am a Leo too- I like vodka, is that okay? :0)
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Fantastic! I love how they seemed to be able to work the star sign angle into everything... happy hour astrology... yes please.
ReplyDeleteCan you please, please show us some of the other treasures, like the sneaker wedges (do they fit you??), the aprons, the dress. More please!
haha! i'm glad I'm not the only one having little boozey thoughts before noon, nath!
ReplyDeletepilgrim...a Joan Collins has to be something tall, cool and over the top methinks! but perhaps with a touch of a bite. *wink*
prettyneat, cara*mia, twyla, lemondropmarie...I need to look up our drinks!! And I'm a leo too....all these lioness' in the house.
lisa: YES!!!! The sneaker wedges fit and I've worn them twice! they are awesome. And they look very modern. I'll totally snap a pic when I get back.
xoxox