marie rose reid

I'm happy to report the shop is back up and running. Saturday I was able to take a few photos and get about four pieces up. It's going to be a slow and steady process getting things back in order but I couldn't be more excited to get back into the swing of things.



About a month ago, I met up with my mom for dinner and she was so excited for the surprise she had waiting for me in the car. After a game of 20 questions with her and my aunt, I still couldn't figure out what it could be.



Me: Is it something I can wear?

Mom: Umm, well, maybe. I don't know. Maybe you can. Maybe you can't.

Me: What kind of answer is that!?



Fast forward to after dinner and she pulls out this gorgeous Marie Rose Reid maillot swimsuit from the 1950s. Midnight black. Simple design. Basically the classic beauty I'd been on the hunt for for quite a while. Come to think about it, it's reminiscent of what I'd had in my head back in 2009. There was just a small problem. Size. Tragically it was too big for me! Aha, this was the reasoning behind her evasive answer.



Bad news for me. Good news for some lucky gal out there. You guessed it. It's gone up in the shop. The photos don't do it justice. I'm still working on that part. But in the meantime I found these deco style adverts for Marie Rose Reid swimwear. Dreamy aren't they? It's no wonder her designs were coveted by Hollywood starlets such as Marilyn Monroe and the like.

colorized

If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm a huge fan of Shorpy, a blog soley dedicated to historic photos from the 1850s to 1950s. If you've never been over to the site I highly (I would have super italized this if I could) recommend having a look around over there!

Normally I'm keen on the black and white images, using my imagination to conjure up color into each photograph. However tonight, I'm drawn to the colorized photos. One of the things I find most interesting are the comments. Quite a few people talk about how horrible it to colorize photos. I must be honest, I don't know what the big deal is. It's not as if the original was colorized folks! I could understand the rants a bit more if that were the case, but it's not at all. Most of the complaints revolve around robbing the image of it's original beauty. Well again, they've got both images. If you so desire to see the colorized in it's original black and white, you can easily do so. Actually, I find it rather fun to check out the black and white, imagine it in color in my own little head, then get the chance to see someone else's take. What are your thoughts?









Now colorization drama aside, can you tell I'm dreaming of Summer? I know it's supposedly here but I'm not quite convinced. Until the sun tells me otherwise, I'm taking warmth and inspiration from each of these bathing beauties! One pieces galore and that last with the belt, just darling.