Mushroom mania takes NYC
It started with this Hermes scarf I came across on Ebay. And then there was the woman crossing the street at 90th and Madison with the unreal mushroom patterned almost Hawaiian shirt (she was hard to miss!)
Then I saw this antique (1894) print…
… followed by fabulous French stamps
followed by vintage Czechoslovakian buttons…
and the yummy French chocolate cards…
Followed by somewhat startling mushroom posters…
… and then 1970s Japanese salt and pepper shakers (cute!!)
and finally back to scarves, this time Gucci!
August 3rd, 2007 00:23
this is the coolest thing i’ve ever seen
August 3rd, 2007 00:49
Thanks Tatie-belle! I’m glad you like the yellow couch in the post below too. Chat tomorrow, sister!
Abbey
August 4th, 2007 12:53
The mushrooms are great! While going through the stuff of 30 years after moving out of our house in Vermont, I found something that I cut out of a magazine from the 70’s that did the same thing with pansies. The flower was on trays, scarves, wall paintings, etc. When I found it, I thought to myself- Why aren’t people doing this today and there you are doing just that with mushrooms. Bravo!
August 6th, 2007 15:02
I love those French cards. If you want to have complete mushroom overload, journey down to southeastern PA…I live in the Mushroom Capital of the World: Kennett Square. We even have an annual mushroom festival each september. The upside is that portobellos are super cheap. The downside is the horrific smell of manure wafting from the mushroom houses!
August 6th, 2007 20:52
I love themed festivals! Sounds really cool, and no doubt I’d see a few more mushroom themed items! Abbey
July 28th, 2008 08:50
[...] See them all here. [...]
September 25th, 2008 13:53
When I was moving into my apartment I found an old poster describing different kinds of mushrooms with various vintage illustrations. It had belonged to the previous owner of my parents’ house. I can’t wait to frame it! My walls are so bare!