The first thing is that I was only vaguely aware that you could go buy people's old abandoned photographs on the Internet. Which seems vaguely creepy to me, but out there somewhere a photoblogger is posting "Did you know that you can buy people's old clothes on the Internet? That seems vaguely creepy to me."
(The difference, in my opinion, is that old photographs remain part of the lives of the people who are in them, but old clothes become part of YOUR life.)
In any case, this one is captioned "1957 Gal Shows Off Dress to Beau in Kitchen." I feel a twinge of pity for both of them — like every right-thinking woman, she wants her partner to join in her enthusiasms: in this case, for this really pretty awesome dress. He, on the other hand, is thinking something like "am I going to have to remember this? Are we going to be able to get to the movie on time? Is this new or have I seen this before, and am I supposed to know?" (Come on, you know he was! It was 1957!)
I'm pretty sure that she made this dress — I've made enough dresses myself to know the look of a dress made just for an evening. It looks a little too new; I think perhaps she skimped (as I often do) on pressing seams completely flat, or on measuring the hem twice, in order to have it ready for that night.
And the other thing is now I am so tempted to make an enormous skirt with a faux rick-rack pattern! Arrgh.
A Dress A Day 
I love the piquancy and nostalgia of this photo. Erin, how can you tell this is rick-rack? In any event, I think we need more skirts with large rickrack. We’re living in such serious times we need the levity of a trim that’s outright laughable.
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I, on the other hand, am thinking “Damn what I’d do for those kitchen cabinets…”–Lydia
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Lydia, I’m thinking that dinette set is probably something fantastic in chrome, formica and vinyl, too.I’m thinking these recycled pictures are a great way to get a Diane Arbus look with paying Diane Arbus prices. Of course, I couldn’t go into a room decorated with Diane Arbus-type photos more than once a month, but I’m sensitive.
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Lydia, I *have* those cabinets. At least the ones under the sink — my drawer handles aren’t as cool.
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I kind of dig the idea of buying other people’s old photographs. It seems like something that would lead to a crappy horror movie where all the people from the photographs come to life within your house and then throttle you as you sleep and then every photograph in your house turns into pictures OF YOU!Anyway.I’m loving the skirt, but in my mind it’s shades of bright yellow and orange. I don’t get the black shirt. In my mind!
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Dear Erin:You’re obviously witty, charming, talented, most likely you’re pretty, *and* you have this style of kitchen cabinet. It’s a good thing I like you or I would have to kill you.Love,Lydia
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