my grandma b. (far left in photo of the three ladies).
over christmas break while at my parents house, i went through a huge box of old photos of my mother's parents. i was really close with both my grandma and grandpa b... they lived with my family for a number of years towards the end of their lives and i'm grateful i got to grow up around them. i wish i would have taken advantage of that experience more, now that they have passed. fortunately my mother is great at keeping track of their journals, photos, stories and ancestry. but it's still not the same as sitting across the dinner table from them each night listening to their stories. i really miss them a lot.
while looking through these photographs, i couldn't get over what a stylish and beautiful woman my grandmother was. goodness gracious, where are those clothes? and why can't we wear hats like that everyday today? ;)
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Gorgeous style! You have something of hers, physically
Hi Naomi,
that dress in the first picture is absolutely wonderful.
I find this post interesting because just recently my Great Grandmother (or Muumuu as we call her) passed away. When our family got together, all of her old journals and photo albums were laid out and I completely lost myself in her words and photos. They had absolutely NO money so my Muumuu made all of her clothes and I thought the exact same thing... so much style it looked like she was living first class but really it was the opposite. So interesting. And the words she had to say in her journal were so interesting because times were SO different. She talked about how it was such a treat to be able to go to the movies with my Papa and be able to stop at the diner and split toast afterwards. So interesting.
-Jessica
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She is so incredibly glamorous! Love love that first dress.
oh I love these photos! I see where you get your style from!
These are so lovely! She was super beautiful and fashionable! Agreed! Why can't we wear such things today!? I love looking through my grandma's photos too, and hearing her stories, and scribbling family trees with her. :o)
too cute! Now I see where you get your sense of style from :)
I love vintage photos!
I love looking at old black and white pictures! What great style they have.
-Whit
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Beautiful! I do wish the priority to "dress" will return. It makes all the difference in ones day...our ancestors knew, and did it so effortlessly.
I can totally see you wearing those dresses today. What a treasure these photos are.
Ok ... I want those shoes that she is wearing in the first picture ... they are gorgeous!
Those photographs are awesome! I love old snapshots. And I totally agree about the hats, maybe Kate Middleton will continue to bring them back into fashion and not just amongst the royals.
Great post...she had amazing cheekbones!
Wow she's so classy, beautiful!
you both are such beautiful, stylish women.
you make me want to go home and dig up all of the old photographs of my family, now.
We are no more that well dressed with great hair!! That is lovely!
naomi - you have her style and grace my dear.
she is indeed a stunning woman, you were so lucky to be that close with her for the time you had.
my maternal grandmother is now 99 and although she has to live in a nursing home for her health she is in the best spirits these days and full of life.
my paternal grandmother is much younger and still able to live in her home.
I truly wish we lived closer to both of them, but one is more then a 5 hour drive and the other is more then 8 hours... I need to visit them both more often.
my husband's nana is 98 and living in Ireland - still as feisty as ever!
there are strong women in my family - i'm so lucky to be surrounded by their stories.
ow yes indeed she's very stylish! love these photos!
xxx,
Betül
hi!these photos are gorgeous! I too like to see old photos of my grandparents and I always end up saying the same thing you ... where is all those clothes?! I love it!
I miss them every day.
I'm with you about hats!
gorgeous photos!!
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Hi Naomi,
It's amazing how women in your family all look look like each other! And I can even see the same traces on little E. You're all beautiful and stylish women! ;)
Great photos! My granpa' passed 4 months ago and I know exactly how you feel when you say you should've spared some more time to spend with your grandparents. I'm yet to get over the fact that I'm able to live without my granpa (he used to live with me and my parents). It's so heartbreaking.
Love to see that your mom somehow keeps your granparents' memories alive. I love every single picture!
xo
Becca
Wow, women really knew how to dress well back in the day. It's so important to talk about the loved ones that are no longer here so we can pass down the stories to our little ones. Thank you for sharing. I adore these kinds of posts. :)
Christina
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amen! she's gorgeous & stylish. adore the top left photo. :) thanks for sharing these. i love looking at old photos.
Now I see where you get your style! She's gorgeous. I had a Grandmother B. (we called "grandma bee") Her name was Mary Helen; she was a former cabaret dancer, and she had impeccable style. You have inspired me to find photos of her. xo.
amazing pictures <3
your grandmother is beautiful!
looks like style runs in the family.
Great photos Naomi! I have a box from my grandma as well and I love looking through them too. Old photos are just the best!
I love this post & the fabulous point you make-why & when did we all get away from dressing so formally each day?
I would love to wear these fashions, hats etc each day as well.
Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures.
these are gorgeous! i am so blessed to have all of my grandparents still in my life. your post was a delightful little reminder to get over to both homes for a cup of tea!! and to swoon over their gorgeous black & white photos as well.
After my Nana passed away I went through all her old photos and scanned them all... 500 or so of them. She was also very beautiful and stylish. There's a few here (http://acollectionofpassions.com/blog/rosellen-newhall)
We are so lucky to have such amazing, inspiring (and stylish) grandparents!
Kacie
I love this post! Vintage pictures are the best, your grandma is gorgeous and obviously you got her genes :)
meg
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I want all of those clothes! I love old pictures like this. I have some of my grandparents up in our place. so sweet.
WHAT a gem of a find!! How neat is that?! I know what you mean, I absolutely LOVE the style of this era, SO feminine and elegant! And how great that your grandparents got to live with you for awhile!! I wish I could spend more time with mine, they are all alive but one grandpa. Sadly, I live in Texas, and one pair lives in central Illinois and my other grandma lives in Nebraska! :( Grandparents are SUCH a treasure, I realize that more and more as I get older! :)
What a classy lady...just like YOU! You need to find those clothes! You would totally rock them!
Char xo
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What beautiful memories and a gorgeous lady!
xo L.
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I can see that your classiness in genetic!
She's beautiful. No wonder you have a great sense of style and taste.
the dress in the top left photo....i am looooving it.
Great pictures! I love seeing how stylish women were back then.
wow, she was so beautiful and so stylish! (Just like her granddaughter.:))
Beautiful! My grandparents raised me so they hold a super special place in my heart. I'm lucky that they're on the young side for grandparents (71 and 76 and I'm 25) so I still get to see them often and talk to them every week :)
Beautiful pictures! I think it's really cool they all used to wear hats back then, too.
Clearly, a classy gal. You've obviously inherited the genes.
cheers.
She's beautiful! That dress in the first picture is amazing. That is so awesome that you have all of those!
My grandma wanted to go to fashion school in new York but gave it up to be a mom. The clothes she made were beautiful and when she died I carried boxes and boxes of hats out of her attic and stored them in an extra room at my parents house.
i couldn't agree more. at our age we'd really appreciate the stories and history from the mouths of our grandparents. sadly, we'll have to depend on photographs and the memories of our parents. she was beautiful!
teri
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So, I totally still remember your grandparents. I thought your Grandma was so nice, cute and interesting. I remember I thought she had really cool shoes! I remember I thought your Grandpa was so funny and always teasing us. They were great people! One of my favorite things is going through old pictures of my relatives. I ALWAYS want their clothes and wonder why style had to change. :)
Amen to that! Where are all those amazing clothes today?!
I love this post. How special.
-Meg
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I just love these photos! I wish my grandmother had kept her old clothes as well. They are so beautiful. I have a picture of my parents on their wedding day. My mom is wearing a camel suit with fur trim and brown leather gloves and a pillbox hat, and she looks so beautiful. I wish I could dress that way every day, but with 3 kids at home and nowhere to go, it's not really practical.
Love those photos!!! Now we know where you get your style and grace from!!
xoxo, Tiff
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i think she rubbed off on you, you always have such marvelous clothes!!!
your grandmother was beautiful and oh so stylish! my moms mom lives with my parents now and its one of my favorite, favorite things to visit her, she loves to sit on the couch, hold my hand and watch hallmark movies haha
xo lacey
I always wish that those hats would come back in style! Your Grandmother was a beautiful and stylish woman and I think you continue that.
If anyone could bring hats back around, it's you and Miss Eleanor!
we're getting ready to take a little trip up to new york to celebrate my grandma's 95th birthed !!??! this weekend. She was the best lady in my wedding and am just so glad that Nora gets to know her. Meaghan
Your grandmother was absolutely beautiful. Luckily I still have my grandparents on my fathers side, I wouldn't trade them for the world.
Oh how gorgeous, Naomi! Such style and grace, it definitely runs in the family!
She's beautiful. Certainly love her vintage dresses.
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i wish we wore hats too, they are so much fun. in love with that first photo, she was gorgeous & you can really see her personality coming through in these
It's not hard to see where you get your looks and style Naomi - the first photo in particular is a stunner!
Grandparents are such special gifts in our lives and for you to have spent time with yours is something to be truly treasured.
Last year I received a special blogging gift from the clever ladies at Koolamon Designs to remember my grandparents. It's a gorgeous silver circle necklace with each of their names stamped around the edge. I wear it almost every day to remember the four amazing people who conceived my parents and who were such a huge source of love and guidance.
Happy day - great post!
my goodness! such style, i wish and swear up and down that those days could come back. really wish i could have gotten to experience that!
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She is absolutely beautiful!
seriously, europe has it all right. those hats are so fabulous!!! and your grandmother is so beautiful! definitely a family resemblance!
xo TJ
These pictures are fabulous! She had such style -- so so cool!
♡ Lexi
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Very classy!
Gorgeous.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone was still that classy?
i love love love old photos. I have some of my grandmother up in my house of her as a young woman--working as a cave guide!
The stories that come with a full life!
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Oh your grandparents are just gorgeous! It looks like they were a young couple at the exact same time my grandparents were. I have pictures too of my grandmother standing next to grandpa in his marines uniform and her wearing a killer dress, floppy hat and beautiful mary jane heals. Why doesnt our world dress like that on a regular basis? We'd probably all be a little more lady-like ;) thanks for sharing! It reminded me of my sweet grandparents :)
Beautiful pictures! Such class! Keep them safe trough the years, they're a treasure! Xx
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wow, she is an absolute beauty! very classic!
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I absolutely agree with you, I would also love to dress like that everyday :)
Grandparents and their memories really are a treasure.
Truly love these photos, they are wonderful. I love looking at pictures of my grandparents too, it's sometimes hard to remember that they were once at the same point we were in our lives.
Oh gosh, I love finding pictures of my grandma when she was young too! The ones you've posted are gorgeous! She looks like such a wonderful lady :)
I'm lucky to still have all 4 of my grandparents, and I know exactly what you mean about cherishing the time spent with them. I try and call and check up with them every day and they are such delights! Thanks for sharing the lovely photos. xo
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I love looking back at old photos! I just did recently as well :)
your grandmother was beautiful. and through looking at your posts (just recently found your blog) you are beautiful too.
i agree that it's a shame that we don't seem to wear hats or clothes with the same sort of grace and style that they wore them years ago.
These pictures are gorgeous! Lucky you still have these pictures around today. :)
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Those pictures are amazing. I love them! I wish I had pictures of my grandma when she was younger. Actually, I did see one photo once. But I really need to see if I can find some more. I'd love to learn more about my family history!!
I love the old time periods though! The fact that you 'dressed up' every day, no matter what you were doing! And the clothes! Who wouldn't love to wear that!?!
stunning!
awe i love this! she was beautiful. and her style was lovely.
Such wonderful photos to cherish!
When I was home at Christmas, one of my relatives put together a slideshow of old family photos. I was amazed to see how well everyone dressed back in those days!
Don't we all wish we were more like our stylish grandmas? They dressed SO classy. Except I'm pretty happy we don't have to rock the nylons. Yikes!
so glamourous. wish we could dress like that a little more (but then again, what's stopping us?)
Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous! It is so special to have keepsakes like that for you to treasure and share with your growing family!
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She's stunning, Naomi! My grandmother lived in the cottage on our property from when I was about 9 to 22. I'm so thankful I had her there- we became extremely close, it was just the most wonderful relationship. I miss her terribly now, but will always cherish that time.
what fabulous style!
your grandma was one classy lady!
I can't stop staring at the shoes! The sandals in the first photo, the peep toe slingbacks in the second... adore!
I love looking at old photos like these! It's great to be able to look back at their memories like this! And I agree she definitely had amazing style. I especially love her shoes!
R-E-A-L-L-Y amazing :)
What a wonderful post. I was lucky enough to live with my grandparents for the first 6-8 years of my life, and I still have fond memories of lying in bed with my grandmother while she told me stories about growing up in Rhodesia. I can also remember the songs she used to sing me ...
It has always been a dream of mine to have a family dinner with all my passed relatives. What would that be like:)
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This stylishness definitely runs through the blood.
It's so lovely that you mum has treasured there stuff especially so E can she it and learn about them as she grows up.
And I can't wait to see E's style because looking at her family she is going to have an amazing style all of her own.
I love the era our grandparents grew up in. I love looking at old photos. I love seeing the fashion and lifestyle they led. Time goes so fast.
I love the era our grandparents grew up in. I love looking at old photos. I love seeing the fashion and lifestyle they led. Time goes so fast.
I would love to wear hats like that. And those dresses....I'm swooning!
I was raised by my Grandparents and spend time with them frequently still.. their stories are something I will never forget. Hearing about what use to be is inspiring and comforting. They have a lot of photos of themselves like you have posted.. I love to look thru them on occasion :]
Oh I love these pictures. I just love looking through old photographs. I could probably sit for hours looking at them to. They were such stylish grandparents to.
xo
Tabatha
love to see that such stunning taste runs in the family ;)
she was gorgeous!
She is so incredibly glamorous and beautiful!!!!!
I feel the same way when I look at old photos of my grandma. She lived on a farm, yet she was always dressed in fashionable dresses, hats and shoes. I love looking at those old photos!
My grandmother went to a dress shop by herself after work one night and bought her wedding dress. She looked like a silver screen goddess! Women today want everything to be so comfy and casual. The ladies from years past embraced the formality in clothing which makes them seem so stylish to us now. How stylish are skinny jeans, boots, and a long top?
What a classy lady!
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