Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Vintage couple

Picture sent by Barbora B.: "On the picture is my grandmother Helena. It was taken towards the end of the 50s in Púchov, on the occasion of an engagement: the young man next to my grandmother is her future husband Viliam, my grandfather. (By the way, grandma, until today, is upset and doesn't understand why they were posing in front of a strange shed :-) But I would rather direct your attention to my grandma's velvet dress, gentle necklace and hand crocheted gloves.) She has always been very chic. At some point she used to work for Makyta as a model, and used to sew her own clothes. We still have boxes of beautiful, good quality garments that she did for herself and her daughters."
 

Fotku poslala Barbora B.: "Na fotografii je moja babka Helena. Fotka je urobená koncom 50-tych rokov v Púchove na zásnubách - ten mladý vojak vedľa mojej babky je jej budúci manžel Viliam, môj dedko. (Mimochodom, babka doteraz nechápe a nadáva, že pred akou búdou sa to fotili :). Ja by som skôr upriamila pozornosť na babkine zamatové šaty, štrasový náhrdelník a ručne háčkované rukavičky.) Moja babka bola veľká parádnica. Istý čas pracovala v Makyte, kde robila modelku a oblečenie si zvyčajne šila sama. Doteraz máme odložené škatule plné krásneho a kvalitného oblečenia, ktoré šila pre seba a pre svoje dcéry." 

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Patrícia's grandfather

As promised, now we'll show the handsome man who took the pictures in the previous vintage streetstyle post. Pictures sent by Patrícia K.: "On the pictures is my grandfather, who studied winegrowing and viniculture in Nitra. My favorite is the one where is jumping over the car, he took it using self-timer."

Ako som sľúbila, teraz fotky fešáka, ktorý fotil dámu v poslednom vintage streetstyle poste. Fotky poslala Patrícia K.: "Na fotkách je dedo, študent vinárstva a vinohradníctva v Nitre. Moja srdcovka je tá, kde preskakuje auto, fotil ju na samospúšť."

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Patrícia's grandma

Pictures of her grandma sent by Patrícia: "I have always loved photographs, kept looking at them and collecting them, so now I have quite a few :-) On the first picture is my grandma, as a student in the town of Nitra. This picture is my favorite, it was taken by my grandad. On the second one is grandma as a new mom, in 1970." 
Thank you! Patrícia's grandfather (the handsome photographer) coming soon..

Fotky svojej starej mamy poslala Patrícia: "Odmalička som zbožňovala fotografie, stále som si ich pozerala, zbierala a ukladala. Takže teraz ich mám dosť veľa :) Na prvej fotke je moja babka, ako študentka v Nitre. Táto fotka je moja obľúbená. Fotil ju dedo. Na druhej fotke je babka, ako čerstvá štýlová mamina, je z roku 1970."  
Ďakujem! Patríciinho starého otca (fešák s foťákom!) tu uvidíte čoskoro...

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Kvetka & Ľubor

Pictures sent by Martina H.: "Only this year did I discover the photographs of my parents. Photographs from the week that I was probably conceived. Photographs from their first holiday together by the see, in 1970. A year later I was born. Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy - that's how I see them. They were alone and for a short time, taking pictues of each other."

Fotky poslala Martina H.: "Ja som len tento rok objavil fotografie mojich rodičov. Fotografie z týždňa, kedy som asi bola počatá. Fotografie z ich prvej spoločnej dovolenky pri mori v roku 1970. O rok som už bola na svete. Jacqueline a John F. Kennedy - tak ich tu vidím ja. Boli sami a na krátko, fotili sa len sami navzájom."

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Bikini

A very special vintage summer post to make it through these days :-) This pictures of her grandmother, Margita, I got from Terézia L. Taken on Tehelné pole public pool in Bratislava, this was allegedly the very first bikini in Bratislava (!) and the gorgeous Margita made it herself. Straw hats up and cheers to the sun!

Špeciálny letný vintage post na prežitie najbližších dní :-) Za fotku jej starej mamy Margity ďakujem Terézii L. Fotené na bratislavskom kúpalisku na Tehelnom poli, toto boli vraj prvé bikiny v Bratislave (!), ktoré si osudová Terézia šila sama. Klobúk hore a slnku a vode zdar!

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Dots

Two seemingly unrelated pictures sent by Mária N.: "I found these two pictures while scanning old photographs from our grandma's photo album. The first one is from the summer of 1954 - my grandma Mária is photographed while bathing at the Dubník lake near Stará Turá. She's had style all her life (turns 81 in May), and in this swimsuit she must have turned a few heads (pic taken by my grandfather :-).
On the other picture is my uncle Martin, around 1961. It's obvious that grandma transferred her sense of style towards her kids." Her style and her love of dots!

Dve, na prvý pohľad nesúvisiace fotky poslala Mária N.: "Tieto dve fotky som objavila pri skenovaní starých fotiek z albumu mojej babičky. Prvá pochádza z leta 1954 - je na nej moja babička Mária počas kúpania sa na jazere Dubník pri Starej Turej. Štýl má po celý život (v máji oslávi 81 rokov), ale v tých plavkách z nej vtedy museli byť všetci paf (fotil dedo :-) 
Na druhej je môj ujo Martin asi v roku 1961. Je poznať, že babička svoj vkus prenášala aj na svoje deti." Vkus a lásku k bodkám!

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: Hair!

Photo sent by Simona H.: "Sending a picture of my mom, sometime around 1976, taken by my uncle. She doesn't like this picture, but I think it is excelent." Totally agree. And please, can I have that hair?

Fotka od Simony H.: "Posielam fotku mojej mamy, je to niekedy z roku 1976, a fotil ju môj strýko. Ona túto fotku nemá rada, ale podľa mňa je výborná." Môžem iba súhlasiť. A prosím si tie vlasy. Ďakujem!

Vintage streetstyle, round 4: starting with a dose of love!

The fourth round of Vintage streetstyle has officially started. NOW! With these wonderful, love-themed photos from Enrú: "The most beautiful vintage in one's life has to be their parents, right? These are mine. Outfit-coordinated with love. On their bikes (above) and in matching stripes they cycled through Slovakia (we still have that retro-thermos in our basement!). Mum used to sew a lot, for both of them. Everything! Even bathing suits. Or these matching shirts from the meadows (below). Nowadays they don't coordinate colours and patterns anymore... they coordinated their souls. They are called Betinka and Stanko, but they call each other Bez and Vtáčik. Pictures taken in 1964-67."

Štvrté kolo Vintage streetstyle považujte za otvorné. OD-TÉ-RAZ! Začíname týmito nádhernými fotkami s veľmi príhodnou témou lásky od Enrú: "Najkrajší vintage v živote každého sú asi vlastní rodičia, nie? Toto sú moji. S láskou zladení. Na bicákoch (foto hore), ako prúžkovaný tím, prebrázdili celé Slovensko (tú retrotermosku máme ešte v pivnici). Mama veľa šila. Pre obidvoch. Všetko! Aj plavky. Aj tieto rovnaké lúčne košele (foto nižšie). Dnes už tak nezlaďujú farby a vzory... Zladili si duše. Volajú sa Betinka a Stanko, hovoria si Bez a Vtáčik. Fotené v rokoch 1964-67."

Info: If you want to share your family album style treasures, you are very welcome, please do so by sending the scanned photos and the story of the people to the address: tonbogirl.blogspot@gmail.com. If you have already sent your pictures and they weren't published, thank you for your patience, I will write back to you very soon. The fourth round will be (probably) finished by the end of May, and for sure there will be a wonderful Lomography camera to win :-)

Info: Ak by ste sa tiež radi podelili so štýlovými pokladmi z vašich rodinných albumov, budem vám veľmi vďačná, spolu tak vytvárame album a "svedectvo" o štýle a cite pre estetično, ktorý v našich zemepisných šírkach existoval a existuje. Naskenované fotky a príbeh ľudí na fotkách posielajte na: tonbogirl.blogspot@gmail.com. Ak ste mi už fotky poslali, a ešte neboli uverejnené, ďakujem za vašu trpezlivosť, určite sa vám v dohľadnej dobe ozvem. Štvrté kolo sa (pravdepodobne) skončí koncom mája, a som si istá, že ako odmena pre niekoho z vás bude minimálne parádný Lomography foťák :-)

UPDATE! A toto je on, vášho oka šampión! Ďakujem za promptnú reakciu Lomography a krásne tematickú cenu: v ďalšom kole môže teda niekto získať túto srdiečkovú Dianu Mini. 

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Winners

So it took a while, but here we are, Vintage streetstyle round 3 is finally closed, votes counted, and as much as I loved all the pictures sent in (find all the pictures and stories here) and would love to reward you all as a Thank you for them, I only have a few gifts to give:
Takže chvíľu to trvalo, ale je to tu, ta-dááám, vyhodnotenie tretieho kola Vintage streetstyle. Čisto subjektívne hlasy sú zrátané. Ešte raz veľká vďaka za zaslané príspevky (všetky fotky a príbehy nájdete tu), aj keby som ich veľmi rada odmenila všetky, darčekov je len pár:

1. Ľudmila (above) and her captivating story was one that started with one picture but by the course of faith turned into a continuing story, thanks to Barbora O. for that, sending her this really cool python Fisheye from Lomography.
Ľudmila (vyššie) a jej príbeh začal jednou fotkou, (ne)dopatrením osudu však pokračoval sériou fotiek, vďaka Barbore O., ktorá dostáva tento supa-dupa python Fisheye foťák z Lomography.

2. Zuzana H. and the picture and story of her grandfather gets a special piece from Nike's vintage collection.

Zuzana H. a jej fotka a príbeh starého otca dostáva cenu podľa výberu z vintage kolekcie Nike.

3. And last but not least, these marvelous sister hats send by Karin H. get a special bonus prize, a one of a kind Majka z Gurunu Tshirt by Misha.

A tieto úžasné klobúky sestier od Karin H. ostávajú bonus: jedinečné tričko Majka z Gurunu od Mishy.

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Sister hats

Photo sent by Karin H.: "Today I found this beautiful picture at my grandma's. On it is my grand mother and her sister, when they were about 20. The picture was taken in 1919 in Komárno, The hats on the picture were made by my great grandfather. Unfortunately I didn't know my grandma, but I think she had great taste. It just feels so sad that in these times, everyday elegance is important to only a few people."

Fotku poslala Karin H.: "Dnes som našla túto krásnu fotku u starej mamy. Je na nej moja babička a jej sestra, keď mali okolo 20, fotené v roku 1919 v Komárne. Klobúky na fotke vyrobil môj pradedko. Bohužiaľ som nemala možnosť zoznámiť sa s mojou babičkou, ale myslím si, že mala nádherný vkus. Niekedy som veľmi smutná, že dnes tá elegancia kažodenná je dôležitá len pre málo ľudí."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: The denim jacket

Photo sent by Martina J. (and I really regret that it is not in colour!): "On the picture is my mum and me in 1980 at the Štrkovec lake in Bratislava. The denim jacket that my mum has on, she made it herself and live it is so much more beautiful: she embroidered an amazing, orange coloured peacock (she said she had to use pliers to get the thread through the denim!). The zippers are orange too, those big fat, communist times zippers. The best part is that I inherited the jacket and I treat it respectively, it is a real treasure!"

Fotku poslala Martina J. (a tentokrát naozaj ľutujem, že nie je farebná): "Na fotke som ja a moja mamina v roku 1980 na jazere Štrkovec v Bratislave. Tá džínsová bunda, ktorú má mamina na sebe - tú si mamina vyrobila sama a naživo je nádherná: na chrbát si vyšila nádherného, do oranžova ladeného páva (vravela, že použila kliešte, aby prešla ihlou tú texaskovinu!). Zipsy na bunde sú tiež oranžové, také tie tučné "komunistické" zipsy. Najlepšie je, že tú bundu som zdedila, ale strážim ju ako oko v hlave, je to skvost!"

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Three

Picture sent by Jana G.: "The photo was taken sometime in the 40's, during the World War II. In the middle is my grandma Edita, who remembers the girl on the left: The girl came to town from the East, when the front line was approaching them. Her family sent her away, to keep her safe.The girl, whose name my grandma doesn't remember, didn't tell her parents that in the meantime she got pregnant with a soldier. You can image when the parents found out, but at that time there was nothing they could do. A baby girl named Majka was born, she has never met her father, who had to leave with the army."
 
Fotku poslala Jana G.: "Fotka je niekedy zo 40. rokov, odfotená počas druhej svetovej vojny. V strede na obrázku je moja babka Edita, ktorá mi k fotke povedala toto: Dievča naľavo k nim prišlo z východu, keď k ich mestu blížil front. Jej rodina sa ju, aby bola v bezpečí, rozhodla poslať preč. Dievčina, na ktorej meno si už babka bohužiaľ nespomína, však rodičom zatajila, že je tehotná s jedným vojakom. Viete si predstaviť, ako na to reagovali rodičia, keď sa to dozvedeli, ale v tom čase už sa nedalo nič robiť... Narodilo sa jej dievčatko Majka, a jeho otca, ktorý medzitým musel s armádou odísť, už nikdy nevidela."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Tartan love

Photo from the family album sent by Dominka D.: "On the picture is my mum at the age of 6, with her mum, my grandma. It was 1974. The picture was taken by my grandfather, a passionate photographer. Obviously, the love for Scottish tartan runs in the family."

Fotku z rodinného albumu poslala Dominika D.: "Na fotke je moja mamina vo veku šesť rokov so svojou mamou – mojou babkou. Písal sa rok 1974. Fotku vytvoril môj deduško, vášnivý fotoamatér. Láska ku škótskemu káru je u nás dedičná."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: brothers

This beautifully old, battered photo was sent by Saša Š.: "The photo is of my grandfather with one of his brothers, taken around 1943, during the Second World War. Not long after it was taken, my grandfather's parents, both brothers and sister were taken to concentration camp where they died. Grandfather was at that time serving in the army, which saved his life. The picture was probably taken in his native town of Bytča."

Nádhernú, staručkú fotku poslala Saša Š.: "Fotka starého otca s jedným z jeho dvoch braov môže byť tak z roku 1943, z obdobia druhej svetovej vojny. Nie dlhom po tom, čo bola táto fotka spravená, zomreli rodičia, obaja bratia a sestra môjho starého otca v koncentračnom tábore. Starý otec bol na odvelený na vojne, čo mu zachránilo život. Fotená mohla byť v Bytči, odkiaľ starký pochádzal."

Poznámka: keďže v tomto kole Vintage streetstyle rozdáme viac cien: od Lomography aj Nike Vintage collection, rozhodla som sa ho predĺžiť o dva týždne a tak zvýšiť aj počet príspevkov v ňom. Nech sa ľúbi!

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Emília

The picture of her mum, Emília, sent by Patrícia S.: "In her youth, mum was know for her high hairdos that were so popular back then and until this day we don't understand how she achieved them. She says when she put her hair up in the morning, it lasted the whole day through and she didn't need to fix it through  the day. Unfortunately neither me of my sister inherited her thick hair... The picture is one of many where she is in full gear, on a trip to Prag, in 1965."

Fotku svojej mamy Emílie poslala Patrícia S.: "Mama bola za mlada známa svojimi vysokými účesmi, ktoré vtedy fičali a doteraz nechápeme, ako sa jej ho darilo robit. Tvrdí, že keď si ho ráno urobila, držal jej celý deň a nemusela na ňom nič opravovať. Škoda, že sme ani ja ani sestra nezdedili jej husté vlasy... Fotka je jedna z mnohých, kde je v plnej paráde na výlete v Prahe, rok 1965."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Alžbeta

This wonderful picture sent by Betka H.: "On it is my grandma Alžbeta (first on the right), recording songs for the Slovak Radio in the 70's. As a former opera singer, a teacher and director of the Arts school in Bratislava, her closet mostly consisted of elegant pieces that were made by her sister or herself - they inherited the craft of sewing from their father, who was a tailor. I am lucky that many pieces from her closet were well kept and since I keep the family tradition of adjusting clothes alive, some of them are now my favorite pieces."

Nádhernú fotku poslala Betka H.: "Moja babka Alžbeta (na fotke prvá sprava) na fotke zo 70tych rokov, práve nahráva piesne pre Slovenský rozhlas. Ako bývalá operná speváčka, profesorka spevu a neskôr aj riaditeľka vtedajšej Ľudovej školy umenia v Bratislave, bol jej šatník vždy plný elegantných spoločenských kúskov, ktorých autorkou bola zväčša jej sestra, prípadne ona sama - zručné boli v tomto smere po ich otcovi, ktorý bol krajčír.

Mám to šťastie, že veľa kúskov z jej šatníka ostalo zachovalých a keďže pokračujem v rodinnej tradícii šitia, po úpravách patria niektoré z nich k mojim obľúbeným veciam."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Soňa's fur hat

This picture was sent by Zuzana F., on it is her mum's friend Soňa wearing a fur hat. No more details (I guess it was taken at the beginning of the 80's, my mum used to wear similar get ups :-), fur hats and embroidered vests), no big story, but I love the picture, it looks like a still from an old Slovak film, dark and mysterious with a beautiful woman and folklore details.

Fotku poslala Zuzana F., je na nej Soňa, kamarátka jej mamy, v baranici. Neviem rok (tipujem skoré 80's, moja mamina občas nosila podobný štýl :-), baranica a vyšívaná vesta), ani žiadny príbeh fotky, ale fotka sa mi preveľmi páči, vyzerá ako záber zo starého slovenského filmu: tmavý, tajomný, s krásnou ženou a folklórnymi detailami.

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Babi

The picture of her granny was sent in by Jarka M.: "Granny was a real dame with an irresistible charm, always wearing perfectly fitting dresses and stylish, even though simple accessories. It is quite ironic that on this picture granny is very simply dressed. But I think it is not about the dress, but her beaming eyes and the two guys turning their heads after her. Granny holds my mum's hand (watch out for that cute skirt with buttons), on the back of the picture it says "2nd grade", so it must have been taken around 1954 - 55."

Fotku svojej babi poslala Jarka M.: "Babi bola veľká dáma s obrovským šarmom, vždy nosila dokonale padnúce šaty a šmrncovné, hoci decentné doplnky. A to je trochu ironické, lebo ti posielam fotku, kde má babi na sebe vlastne úplne, ale úplne obyčajné šaty. Na tej fotografii vsak nie je podstatný odev, ale žiara z jej očí a najmä túžobné pohľady tých dvoch mužov v pozadí. Babi drží za ruku moju mamu (dávam do pozornosti tú rozkošnú sukňu s gombičkami), na fotografii je napísané "2. trieda", takže záber by mal byť z roku 1954 alebo 55."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: Once upon a time in America

This set of pictures (among which were quite a few with cars so I picked them deliberately. By the way, love the elegant young ladies on the second picture, very Mad Men like!) sent by Roberta D.: "Some old dusty photographs. I love everything with a history. Everything vintage, with stories behind the pictures. On these pictures are my ancestors, the ones who emigrated to the USA. I guess some cousins of my grandpa, but...  I don't know names, years, places. For me they have magic hidden inside them and stories I will never know."

Sadu fotiek (v ktorých bolo pomerne veľa automobilových a tak som zámerne vybrala tieto. pozn.: mladé dámy na druhej fotke su najviac, ako zo seriálu Mad Men! :-) poslala Roberta D.: "Staré zaprášené fotografie. Milujem všetko, čo je späté s históriu. Všetko čo je vintáž a skrýva v sebe niečo viac. Na týchto fotografiách sú moji predkovia, ktorí emigrovali do USA. Tuším nejaké dedkove sesternice, ale... Nepoznám ich mená, ani rok a štát zvečnenia. Majú v sebe ukryté čaro a príbeh, ktorý sa už nikdy nedozviem."

Vintage streetstyle, round 3: 80's sunglasses

A beautiful picture sent by Barbora R.: "My mum in 1982, at her most beautiful I think, even that perm suits her incredibly. I still wear those sunglasses today, so happy my mum was careful with her stuff, so I could pull most of it out of her closet." Lucky girl :-) 

Krásnu fotku poslala Barbora R.: "Moja mama v roku 1982, podľa mňa v najkrajšom období, ešte aj tá trvalá jej hrozne sekla. Okuliare doteraz nosím, som hrozne rada, že mama bola šetrná k svojim veciam, lebo väčšinu z nich som mohla ešte vytiahnuť zo skrine." Ticho závidíme :-)