This week we're pretending to jet off to the Isle of Capri, off the coast of Naples, Italy. In addition to the fabulous food, wine and views, Capri's colors are completely breathtaking. They will serve as the inspiration for our summer collection, but in the meantime, we'll enjoy a little visual vacation to this beautiful place. Ciao! [gallery type="square" ids="825,826,827,828,829,830,831,832,839,835,834,836,837,838,840,833,841,842,844,843,845"]
For the love of vintage: Cars
As you'll soon discover, we have a slight obsession with Southern California. The weather, the beach, the mid-century style -- what's not to like?
We believe all three contribute to the amazing number of vintage cars in the area. They are everywhere!
While some of them have been lovingly restored, others boast their original paint. We don't really have a preference -- we'll snap pictures of them either way.
We dream of having at least one vintage car and truck of our own someday, but first we need an actual garage.
Ahh, details!
Hankies
As a little girl growing up in England, I always had hankies.
I'm not sure if it was an English tradition or a family tradition, but I loved my hankies. They made me feel pretty and grown up (and they also doubled as bedcovers for my Barbie dolls).
During my recent thrifting adventures, I was lucky enough to stumble across two beautiful collections of vintage hankies.
The romantic details and time-worn elegance were too much for me to pass up, so I brought them home.
I hope to use them to inspire a line of stationery this spring. I'm picturing note cards, postcards and maybe even a wedding suite.
The weather was so perfect this afternoon I decided to take them outside for their closeup. I thought they looked sweet hanging from our hand-me-down chair.
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Photo Archives
The cornerstones of Gerald & Joan are family, history, heritage and classic design. These photos are of Gerald and Joan and their families, and they offer a glimpse into their lives in Mississippi, Ohio and California from the 1940s to the 1970s. By studying these photos, we learn so much about the past -- the cars, the hair, the clothes, the furniture and appliances. Each image tells a story and reminds us of what is lasting and truly important. We plan to make our photo archive posts a regular feature on the Gerald & Joan blog. If you have family photos you'd like to share, please feel free to email them to us at geraldandjoandesign (at) gmail (dot) com.
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