To celebrate the arrival of the long awaited Summer, the whole family and me went to the Steam Fair yesterday, had tons of fun on all sorts of steam powered rides - the best so far is probably the Lightning Skid. If you have been reading this blog for a while you may know that Fun Fairs are a big style inspiration for me, so going to Carter's is always a treat.
I have also been looking at some photos from the Charles Cushman collection and selected my favourites to show you.
"Packing his car with camera, lenses, and film, his tripod, his notebooks and—often as not—his first wife, Jean (who was not, to judge from the expression on her face in Cushman's occasional carside portraits, always a happy traveling companion), this extraordinary amateur photographer pursued a life on the road, and in the streets, of mid-twentieth-century America." from Charles Cushman's Journey through the American Landscape, 1938-1969 by
The photos I chose to show you here are some of his "fashion" shots, but do have a look at the rest of his work as it literally is a goldmine. I was completely amazed at how modern most of his candid photographs of women look, but I also took great delight in looking through pages and pages of landscapes, urban scenes etc.
I can't really think of a better Summer inspiration for me than a stroll at the fair and a bit of mid-century Americana, because to me, that's what Summer should be all about: beautiful coloured lights & the smell of cotton candy in the evening , crisp whites, denim & bikinis in the daytime.
Living in London, I only get very little of this, but I can daydream, or just reminisce of summers past, with my parents & grandparents on the French Riviera.
What is your dream Summer atmosphere?
The photos I chose to show you here are some of his "fashion" shots, but do have a look at the rest of his work as it literally is a goldmine. I was completely amazed at how modern most of his candid photographs of women look, but I also took great delight in looking through pages and pages of landscapes, urban scenes etc.
I can't really think of a better Summer inspiration for me than a stroll at the fair and a bit of mid-century Americana, because to me, that's what Summer should be all about: beautiful coloured lights & the smell of cotton candy in the evening , crisp whites, denim & bikinis in the daytime.
Living in London, I only get very little of this, but I can daydream, or just reminisce of summers past, with my parents & grandparents on the French Riviera.
What is your dream Summer atmosphere?
Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. The beautiful, and cold beaches right on the Atlantic, and the warmer beaches on the Brador Lakes, an inland sea. The rolling hills covered in trees, and the brightly coloured houses. Cut offs, flowing skirts, and blouses for warmer days, and jeans with sweaters for cooler days. Skirts with heels for when I am in town, and flat sandals or hiking shoes for when I'm not. The farmer's market at dawn on Saturday with my best friends.
ReplyDeleteMy ideal summer.
love the photos you picked from charles cushman collection!
ReplyDeletehmm summer anywhere cooler than where i am now! way too hot!
oh in a hammock with the breeze hitting me and a cold lemonade in my hand!
eee, I went to Carter's the other week, for the fourth year in a row - I feel I am possibly addicted to it too, it's vintage quality inspires me so.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! Thanks so much for sharing...
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