Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Limits of Language

The Captive Mind bookcover, graphic design by Paul Rand (1955)Vintage poster for the play Kaspar by Peter Handke (19...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A Pair Means One

photo by hermb...

Monday, February 27, 2012

The Glass Triangle

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Love is a Rose : GNR Video Party

Just ask the Axl!Nominated for Best Rock 'n' Roll Whistle SoloWorking for the rights of long-haired men since 1...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Double Vision

HDV notes that this is a great men's opthalmic pair of glasses with the acetate color split at different heights from the nasal to the exterior of the frame front, a distinct design element that you do not see very often in eyeglasses from the sixti...

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Secrets of Electricity with Jacques Rouxel

French animator Jacques Rouxel initiates us into the secrets of electrici...

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Emergency Heart by Piotr Kamler

Polish film director and animator Piotr Kamler in wire-rimmed P3 spectacles.View more by Piotr Kamler at File//b...

Monday, February 20, 2012

Put Your Hands Up !

Vintage advertisement for Warners Strapless Bra, 19...

Friday, February 17, 2012

Nahui Olin

Carmen Mondragon by Matias Sant...

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Lady Lorgnette

German film actress Dolly Haas with lorgnette, circa 19...

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Oranges and Lemons

Two pieces by master of the 1980s airbrush technique, Pepe Cardo...

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

LOVESICK: Jocelyn Duke

Featured above are two paintings by HDV Patron and contemporary artist Jocelyn Duke. Stop by the Una Mae boutique in Los Feliz to catch her LOVESICK show through the end of February. Pictured below are her beautiful new glasses, made in Italy, found in Greece, purchased in NYC, and fitted with lenses in LA at Hotel De Ville. Read the whole post here!XOX by Jocelyn Duke, acrylic on paper, 2...

Monday, February 13, 2012

If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful, It's Because They're Looking at You

Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis and Whitney Houston at Radio City Music Hall, NYC, 19...

Friday, February 10, 2012

Italian Winter

Seventies winter fashion with textural layers graced with a dramatic pair of oversized glasses, just so you don't get too comfortab...

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tiny Ideas

From the photo series I have a tiny idea by Dorota Maj...

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Two Janines : Ghostbusters I and II

Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters (1984)Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters II (1989)Louis Tully (Rick Moranis) and Janine spend a little quality near-sighted time before helping the Ghostbusters protect NYC (again!) from supernatural doom.The Janine - Barbie Twins as created by Ghostbusters fan Jaime Hitchcock. They look like they can't wait to see the rumoured Ghostbusters...

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Grey Day Comforts

Vogue Italia 1...

Monday, February 6, 2012

The Falco Never Dies

Johann (Hans) Hölzel a.k.a. Austrian Pop Sensation FALCO...he's so emotion...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Teenage Moustache

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Take Me Higher : Don Cornelius

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Mellow Yellow

Photo by P...
 

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