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February, 2012

  1. Retro Gold

    February 28, 2012 by 16stone

    Check out this fun pin up print by S. Harkey

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  2. Brown Magazine part 2

    February 22, 2012 by 16stone

    So I posted some covers from Brown magazine way back in 2010. I found a few more so here’s the full spread of them. I absolutely love the colors on this magazine and the poses too. These are a lot of fun. Enjoy!

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  3. Vintage Valentine

    February 14, 2012 by 16stone

    *blows kisses* xxx ooo…

    Photos: Jet Magazine

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  4. Kodak Instamatic with Les Surfs

    February 12, 2012 by 16stone

    1963 - The line of KODAK INSTAMATIC Cameras was introduced, featuring easy-to-use cartridge-loading film, which eventually brought amateur photography to new heights of popularity. More than 50 million INSTAMATIC Cameras were produced by 1970. (from kodak.com)

    Les Surfs shown below promoting the Kodak Instamatic in a commercial.

    Buy the Kodak Instamatic from  16 Stone Vintage

    Les Surfs Kodak Instamatic Commercial

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  5. Remembering Whitney…

    February 11, 2012 by 16stone

    I can’t even talk about this right now…. This is terrible and heart breaking news.

    Whitney you will never be forgotten…

    Whitney Houston

    August 9th 1963- Feburary 11th 2012

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  6. Ebony Fashion Fair

    February 10, 2012 by 16stone

    As New York Fashion Week is upon us, I thought this was the perfect subject. I’m not in the mood for going to shows this season. While being broke saving for my wedding, I certainly don’t feel like going to runway shows to stare at  expensive clothes I could never afford in million years anyway. Been there, done that…so I’ll continue to look to the past for inspiration.

    As a kid, I went to the Ebony Fashion Fair runways shows every year. My mother was an acquaintance of  Mr. Johnson and he would give her free tickets to the shows. I remember seeing some of the most beautiful clothes I’ve ever seen in my life. One dress in particular stands out in my memory. It was by a Japanese designer and it was shaped like one of those round paper lanterns. As the model walked down the runway, the lights went down and the dress lit up like a lamp. My 11 year brain almost exploded at the theatrics.

    I wanted to be just like the women on the runway. They walked with such confidence. I used to go home after the show every year and practice walking with a book on my head. I can also remember having lots of Fashion Fair make up around the house. I used to make my face up with the pink compacts in the mirror. I haven’t seen the glamour and elegance of the Ebony Fashion Fair matched on any runway of NYFW.

    Excepts from ebonyfashionfair.com

    Mrs. Eunice Johnson, producer and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair and secretary-treasurer of Johnson Publishing Company, died of renal failure at her home in Chicago. She was 93. “ Mrs. Johnson elevated the image of Black women being fashion conscious, fashion forward and affluent,” said Kenneth Owen, assistant producer of Ebony Fashion Fair, who was handpicked by the fashion pioneer 26 years ago to work alongside her.  Always impeccably dressed and wearing designer fashions herself, everything came back to fashion and education. To date, more than 4,000 shows have been performed in the United States, the Caribbean, London, England, and Kingston, Jamaica. Ebony Fashion Fair has raised more than $55 million for various scholarship groups. 

    Mrs. Eunice Johnson

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  7. Happy Superbowl Sunday!

    February 5, 2012 by 16stone

    Beer, pizza, and buffalo wings time!

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