When it comes to cute, I'm not a fan. Take, for instance, this vintage illustration from Country Gentlewoman magazine. It's cute, but what's the point, really? I guess it served a purpose, but from a collectible standpoint, I'm not that excited about it.
Frankly, I never was fond of overly cute things.
I once featured a vintage Coke Calendar (link to related eBay auctions) with little puppies on the cover. I like puppies. Who doesn't? But my point was that the illustration was purposely designed with cuteness in mind. Cute for the cute sake. Ironically, my cute Coke post was pinched by a very popular blog called Cute Overload or something similar, and it lead to a lot of traffic to my site for a day or two, so I guess cute isn't all bad.
WHY do people find things 'too cute', and what does it MEAN??? HELP MEEE!!!! ;-;
Posted by: Some confused girl | October 03, 2007 at 08:02 AM
Just to say Thanks for the great and inspiring post, i really like it and have bookmarked your blog...I hope it is not too late to wish a Happy New Year to you...Keep em coming ...;)
Posted by: kpli | December 31, 2007 at 11:54 AM