The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Stacy of Seven Smooches, who lives in the Chicago area came by the Yudu Nation Meetup and brought me a vintage copy of Seventeen. Quite possibly the most fun thing I brought home from Chicago. My kids have been pouring over the pages, fascinated by the entire thing.
Have you read an old issue of your favorite teen magazine lately? So fantastic. I think I’m going to go see if the library has some good back issues. Thank you, Stacy!
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We are currently living in a dreamy farmhouse in the French countryside. (I have to pinch myself each morning!) I post on the intersection of design and motherhood.
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We've used our base in France to do lots of traveling. It's addictive! Here are some of our adventures:
A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
A wintery visit to Cologne.
Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
I wonder where we'll wander next! To see more of our travels, click here.
Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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I found a fat stack of early 80's teen magazines behind the high school about 12ish years ago. Amazing! I wish I still had them. . but that was two moves ago.
I love finding magazines like that, especially when it's the same month and year I was born! Can't beat "vintage" stuff!! Does that mean I'm old though??
This is awesome. I'd love to read this.
One month before my birthday, no less! Did they have "trauma rama" back then? It was my favorite feature as a young teen.
i had a subscription to seventeen and i REMEMBER that cover. i also remember sweater dresses…and mauve. love it. thanks for sharing(:
Ooh, did you take all the quizzes?!
I too had a subscription to Seventeen and remember that cover! I remember trying to recreate the look with the sweater dress and legging combo. Thanks for the fun flashback today.
Awesome. Possibly the most amazing thing is the price!
I also remember that issue! That was the year I begged for an Esprit purple & black striped sweater dress with black knit leggings for Christmas (& Santa delivered both with metallic gold ballet flats to complete the outfit!). Yikes!!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
How fun!! I would love to check this out…
Great old mags. Funny to see mauve being introduced. My friend calls the ensuing years "the mauving of America." :)
Oh my. I was just discussing Seventeen magazine from back in the day with my friend. Reminiscing!
wow- seventeen? that brings back TONS of memories. also i LOVE the birds in your recent post, very cool.
OMG, I used to own that same issue way back in the day!! And here's a fun piece of info: The girl sitting on the right is none other than Whitney Houston. :-)
Have you looked at a current 'Teen mag?! Back in the 80's(cue the toothless, geezer voice) when I had a subscription to Seventeen it was all about girls eating Huge ice cream cones in sweater dresses & innocence. A few years ago I bought my daughter a copy. Ice cream & innocence? not so much anymore.
There was an Illustrated article of how to use condoms, without much of the Why. Hmmm. Did my then 13 year old need to see that? Another issue covered the finer points of French kissing.
Call me a dork, prude whatever… seems that young women these days could use some more "vintage" fashion, real beauty & trauma tips, not a sex manual.
As my now 17 year old says, "just saying…"
belweThat is so great, that;s the year I graduated highschool and was 17!I need to find one!
I had that issue too..that is Phoebe Cates (Fast times at ridgmont high) and Whitney Houston!! Love the sweater dress!!
My husband made me throw the few I had saved out before our recent move! Now wishing I had held my ground and saved them for a little longer! :)
No, but I would love to get my hands on old issues of Sassy magazine! Especially, early to mid '90s. That would take me back!
I love this. I would squeal with happiness if I got these!!
I totally remember that cover! What fun!
Seventeen magazine is the best magazine for teenagers. You learn a lot about them, and their hobbies, especially.
Seventeen magazine promotes something I disapprove of- no calories diets!
The advices or articles on diets found on Seventeen Magazine, no matter how effective they may seem, can't be compared with those given by specialists in a diet book.
The girl on the left in the pink on the seventeen mag cover is my expos teacher right now. She modeled for that cover with whitney houston :)