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"It is better to have love and have lost than never loved at all" or something like that. Isn't that what they say? It has now been a few days since I reluctantly returned my little CR-Z hybrid back to Honda after a two week joy ride and I am feeling a bit down....I miss that little car! I must say that I did make the most of my time with the car. In addition to our visit to Narrapumelap, Gabor and I also stopped in and visited Mount Zero Olive farm and cafe, which a good friend had…

Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is typed in Italian in brown ink at the bottom of the sheet. Unframed. 350mm by 250mm (sheet)

If I remember correctly I think I got these images from the book Boutique: A '60s Cultural Phenomenon. These illustrations with muted colors, rich berry tones and chunky shapes, remind me so much of Marc Jacobs' style.

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These bold and dramatic fashion illustrations were painted in the early 1960's by Merle Bassett, one of the best known illustrators of that time. His career began in Los Angeles, studying art at Chouinard Art Institute. He found his first job for Joseph Magnin stores in San Francisco, and later Neiman Marcus in Dallas. He finally made his way to New York city where he would have a successful career as a fashion illustrator for several decades. The illustration technique seen here uses strong…