For the past several days, I have been reveling in the fashion-goodness that is The Sartorialist's Vintage Photo Contest. Well, I finally decided to join in by submitting one of my favorite old family photos. I thought it would be fun to share it here, too!
This photo is of my maternal grandparents. It has always been one of my favorite family photos because of how utterly dashing they both look. They grew up in rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, and both came from large, poor families (my grandfather was one of eight children, my grandmother one of ten). When they first got married, they didn't have much, but I love that lack of money was no obstacle to great personal style. As you can see here, they both had impeccable taste, and knew how to work the camera. There's something about the light in this photo, and way the breeze is kicking up the hem of her skirt and fluttering through her glamourous hairdo that gives this photo a sense of immediacy and romance. I feel like I'm right there with them, even though this photo was taken over sixty years ago.
Do you have a favorite old family photo depicting great vintage style? I'd love to see them, if you do!
oh I love looking at vintage photos, even when they're not related to me. thanks for sharing yours!
ReplyDeleteMamaw would be proud!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is my maternal grandmother dressed up as a French streetwalker for a Halloween party sometime in the 1940s:
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I guess good style runs in your veins! They are so dashing!!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is a fantastic, and treasure of a picture! Thank you for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteDashing indeed!
ReplyDeleteAwesome photo! Also, I love that you create excuses for me to go digging through old photos and share them.
ReplyDeleteoooooh i have some great ones of my mom. i'll try and scan them and send them to you.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome, Leigh...I love this! There is an amazing photo of my maternal grandparents that their friend took of them. I need to get a copy from my mom. They are walking to work together through the snow, and my grandpa is holding his books (he was a schoolteacher) with a piece of twine or cloth. I adore it.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture! Waiting for the Sart to re-post!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo. I love the old car they're standing in front of too. xx
ReplyDeleteI can never resist your call for family photos! I treasure mine and love to share... Thanks for sharing your wonderful picture!
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