August 12, 2009

postcard fashions*

here is a set of vintage french postcards i found. they illustrate folk costumes of regional french provinces. they are printed in black + possibly gray ink, with hand painted colorization.

bearn
bearn

saintonge
saintonge

provence
provence

normandie
normandie

comte de nice
comte de nice

auvergne
auvergne

guyenne
guyenne

basque
basque

1 comment:

john rajcich said...

I love the matching grape earrings on the guyenne card!