Chinese New Year: Year of the Snake

Two special "Year of the Snake" postcards to mark the holiday!

Wishing you good fortune and every success in the Year of the Snake

Postmarked: Feb 13, 2013 from Hong Kong

Illustration: Dani Poon

Dated: March 12, 2013 from Australia

1970s Fashion Catalog #1

This month will be dedicated to a collection of vintage reprint postcards, of fashion catalog models from 1970s

FRUITS! Collection #43: Kaori & Suguru

Caption: From FRUITS by Shoichi Aoki
Photo: Shoichi Aoki
Description:
Left: Kaori >> 19                                              Right: Suguru >> 18
        Dress >> New Funk                                           Jacket >> New Funk
        Trousers >> New Funk                                      Shirt >> New Funk
        Shoes >> Swear                                                 Trousers >> 20471120
        Bag >> 20471120                                              Bag >> 20471120
        Accessories >> 20471120                                 Accessories >> 20471120
        Point of Fashion >> waya                                  Point of Fashion >> heat
        Current Obsession >> retirement                       Current Obsession >> retirement

(reblogged for collection

FRUITS! Collection #42: Maya

Caption: From FRUITS by Shoichi Aoki
Photo: Shoichi Aoki
Description: Maya >> 17
                   Shirt >> handmade
                   Dress >> Chika Chika
                   Point of Fashion >> Heidi
                   Current Obsession >> socializing

(reblogged for collection)

FRUITS! Collection #41: Jun

Caption: From FRUITS by Shoichi Aoki
Photo: Shoichi Aoki
Description: Jun >> 21
                   Jacket >> second-hand
                   Jumper >> second-hand
                   Leggings >> at Heratic Goes Round
                   Bag >> second-hand
                   Point of Fashion >> inventive
                   Current Obsession >> my future

FRUITS! Collection #40: college student

Caption: From FRUITS by Shoichi Aoki
Photo: Shoichi Aoki
Description: College student >> 17
                   Red waistcoat >> Milk
                   Shirt >> Masaki
                   Shoes >> handmade
                   Accessories >> handmade red ribbon and hair attachments
                   Point of Fashion >> a red and white Christmas
                   Current Obsession >> crying

FRUITS! Collection #39: Itchie

Caption: From FRUITS by Shoichi Aoki
Photo: Shoichi Aoki
Description: Itchie  >> 20
                   Jacket >> Super Lovers
                   Trousers >> Super Lovers
                   Shoes >> Koji Kuga
                   Bag >> Beauty-Beast
                   Point of Fashion >> American high school
                   Current Obsession >> Super Lovers