Moments in History.

Grand Central Station NYC. Whoa! Image via  Everyday I Show.

Epic! Construction of the Titanic via how to be a retronaut.

The World Highest Alley Oop, NY1934 via wurzeltod.

Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1953 by Marc Riboud.

Alfred Hitchcock directs the MGM lion. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1958 via how to be a retronaut. 

Finish of the first Tour De France, 1903 via how to be a retronaut.

Omen, 1934, by John Gutmann.

Return of the Mona Lisa to the Louvre after the war, Paris 1945, via A cup of Jo.

Naughty, naughty. Frank Sinatra in 1938, via how to be a retronaut.

Vintage train-wreck via how to be a retronaut.

Football game at Wembley Stadium in London, 1954 by Marc Riboud.

Coco Chanel fitting a model, via A Taste Of Honey.

Frida Kahlo in her studio at Casa Azul. Photo by Vicente Wolf via NY Times.

Model Anne Theophane Graham poses in the Christian Dior Junon dress. Photo by Richard Avedon for Harper’s Bazaar in Paris, 1949. Via Leave Me Breathless.

Carmen Dell Orefice in lace cocktail ensemble designed by Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior. Photo by Avedon for Harper’s Bazaar at Folies Bergere, Paris (1957) via Flickr.

‘Bubble’ series for Harper’s Bazaar by Melvin Sokolsky. (1963) via my modern met.

Twiggy via paristocrats.

NASA Echo Project Satellite, 1965 via dazed digital.

The Kennedys as newlyweds via The Life of Polarn Per.

Princess Dana on her wedding day via Volare.

Salvador Dali with his wife Gala via trompe-loeil.

Albert Einstein holding a puppet that looks like him. As you do. Via foralskelse.

Picasso photographed by Dora Maar in 1937, via chagalov. 

Fantastic images from NYC via Everyday I Show.

Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Image source unknown.

Not really sure what this is, but it is such a glorious image and that’s kinda all that matters to me right now. Via jaclyn paige.

Great shot of The Beatles via across the page.

Rare early photo of Norma Jeane on the verge of superstardom. Photographed by Richard C. Miller in early 1946 via my modern met.

I don’t know if this is the case with you, but I find that old photographs really speak to me. Ok, so I don’t actually hear them talk or anything like that – I haven’t lost the plot to that extent. It’s just that I find old images to be a real source of inspiration – they are so incredibly powerful and often convey a real sense of significance and gravity. Perhaps it is because they capture a frozen moment in time, well before that particular situation (or a life/ career/ relationship etc.) played out in full as we know it to be. I guess it’s because of this that I also find them to convey a certain purity, naivety, and a real sense of mystery.

So ANYWAY…

I’m really getting into my curatorial style “mood board” posts of late, aren’t I? I really hope you guys are enjoying looking at them as much as I enjoy putting them together. They are by far the most time consuming and difficult to compile so I do hope you are finding them interesting, inspiring, informative etc, etc. Please do let me know what you think as I always love hearing your thoughts and your feedback. So can you please do that for me now? Muchos appreciated amigos. (F*ck my Spanish is good).

x dana