Happy Boxing Day!
December 26, 2016 § 1 Comment
Boxing Day has a very special significance for me. It’s the birthday of my Grandfather, Ben Benjamin, my motivation behind my blog. Enjoy your day!
Women Boxing On A Roof 1938.
INTRODUCING BEN BENJAMIN – The Historialist.
Ben Benjamin.
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A Curious Hand: The Prints of Henri-Charles Guérard (1846-1897)
December 11, 2016 § Leave a comment
Henri Charles Guérard, (1846-1897) At The NYPL Open now. Ends February 26th, 2017. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.
The Assault of the Shoe, 1888.
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CUSTOMCRAFT by rossi, Another Family Relic From Past Shoe Days.
October 13, 2016 § 1 Comment
I found this shoe box in a closet filled with family photographs this summer.
Museo Rossimoda della calzatura
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Acrylic Heels.
June 15, 2016 § 5 Comments
Throwback to the 70’s and 80’s. These high end acrylic heeled shoes remind me of the sample shoes I would see as a child in my dad’s home office. I spotted these in the window of CHUCKiES on Madison Ave. the other day.
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Another Beautiful Illustration By Pin Up Artist Alberto Vargas.
May 31, 2016 § Leave a comment
French Inspired circa 1931
Source: Vargas, Alberto Vargas and Reid Austin Bell Publishing Company.
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Ballerina Moira Shearer
May 26, 2016 § 1 Comment
Alberto Vargas Pin Up Artist
May 23, 2016 § Leave a comment
A severely damaged Ziegfield poster, circa 1920 with the lower portion preserved.
Source: Vargas, Alberto Vargas and Reid Austin Bell Publishing Company
Women's Footwear in America 