Navajo silver and turquoise squash blossom necklaces; dated before 1910 & 1970; Ganado, Arizona; Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Urban Decay: Space Pod, Alien Babe, Ice Crater, and Home Planet from the Robin Eisenberg eyeshadow palette (2022)

David Hockney The Boy Hidden in a Fish 1969 Illustration

2002

[ID: a postage stamp with an illustration of two fish. their scales have a red-purple hue. end ID]

In Vietnam, as in China, fish and butterflies are auspicious motifs symbolising happiness and longevity. They often decorate jewellery, belts and headbands worn by women and girls.

by n4ny4r

Photographer: Walter Firmo

Joanne Burke belt

Hainard Foundation

2009

Archival advertisements reveal the trends of their time: here’s my collection of vintage ads.