if i could go back in time and have this book read to the five-year-old me, i'd probably be an astronaut today. after all, who could resist orange and fushia stars?

{"blast off" by linda c. cain and susan rosenbaum, circa 1973. illustrated by leo and diane dillon.}

the perfect look for your peepers -- from office to evening.

happy fridays, darlings. keep your rainbows bright!

{rainbow eyes images via they roared vintage.}

because even your succulents deserve a sassy pad.

above: 1). white woven bead planter with orange and pink triangles; 2). cork planter bookend set; 3). ceramic 60s style mini desk pig planter; 4). retro bullet planter; 5). bloomer self watering table top garden; 6). modern mini planters. 

above: 1). pigeon toe ceramics faceted hanging tray; 2). melon pod with velutina air plant; 3). flip & tumble felt pod planter; 4). miniature concrete planter; 5). vintage deer planter; 6. PODs planter.

nothing a set of hot rollers and hairspray can't solve.

stay sparkley, my darlings.

{images: tiger girl - jamie campbell photography; marcia brady - the brady bunch.}

famed 75-year-old illustrator, brian sanders, is the master craftsman behind mad men's lusciously textured season six key art. 

hailing from the golden era of magazine illustration, sanders was commissioned by mad men's creator, matthew weiner, to conjure the look and feel of 1960s spy novels, TWA flight menus, and swinging lifestyle ads. the drawing style is called "bubble & streak" and with a name like bubble & streak, it's got to be good.

{above: brian sanders illustration for woman's mirror, circa 1965.}

but, wait...there's more!

in 1966, director stanley kubrick  granted sanders rare access to the set and filming of 2001: a space odyssey. sanders documented the behind-the-scenes making of the film via paintings and sketches (photography was not allowed on the set). unfortunately, the controlling kubrick did not allow publication of the drawings. it wasn't until 2001 (two years after kubrick's death) that sanders space odyssey work was published (see examples below).

{above: behind-the-scences of space odessey: 2001 as seen through the eyes of illustrator brian sanders.}

{above: the camera was rigged to move with the centrifuge as the set rotated.}

{above: kubrick predicted that airline uniforms would not change drastically throughout the eras.}

{above: sanders captures actors smoking and playing pokers between takes.}

{read more about brian sander's collaboration with mad men at the new york times.} {peruse and learn more about sander's amazing work at the art of brian sanders.}

... i've lived my entire life in california and i am a terrible surfer.

i believe that makes me totally uncool in a totally unironic kinda way. 

{"cool as they come" by erik marinovich; vintage vogue - surfers.}

what would we do without them?

{see more bad ass chicks here.} {top image: motorcycles, photo by loomis dean for life magazine, 1949; middle: fish swimming caps; bottom: trio.}

the best cure for office blues is a healthy dose of sunshine. luckily, the folks at present & correct provide the perfect prescription with their vintage yellow wares.

{top to bottom: 70s french perpetual dial calendar; numbered push pins; 70s elephant pot; vintage metal tab clips; ideas notebook; vintage metal boxes.}

for london fashion week, orla kiely took a memo from the '60s with a deliciously prim and proper fashion presentation. 

complete with typewriters, filing cabinets and rotary phones (remember those?), stylish secretaries donned their best orla K sweater sets, handbags, and squirrel cardigans...

...yes, squirrel cardigans.

{view the orla kiely london fashion week video presentation here. photos via betty magazine and memoirmode.}