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Art Stuff

Pablo Picasso, La Celestina, 1904 “Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway. So, sometimes with art, it is important just to look.”   — Pablo Picasso       Pablo Picasso, La Celestina, 1904       King painted over a Saint       Pablo Picasso’s studio […]

True Blue Beautiful: At Home

“…and so many colors I will have seen… the menacing greys and pine greens the soft pink and purples of spring and summer blue and so many others without you.”    ― Sanober Khan, A touch, a tear, a tempest     Elegant and airy, this striking living room’s blue velvet sofa adds some serious wow factor.  […]

Golden Opulence

“I’d rather have a heart of gold Than all the treasure of the world.”    ― Ana Claudia Antunes, Memoirs of An Amazon       shredded goldddd   “We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you […]

Oooh La La Home and Decor

A little of that “OOOH LA LA” French inspired interior and decor to share today- Magnifique! Trois Petites Filles The Ritz Carlton, Vendôme Suite.  Paris, France Charming Settee via:troispetitesfilles Beaded Chandeliers Posh Pooch Pink Pet Bed frenchbedroomcompany.co French Settee via:la-la-la-bonne-vie Veranda Magazine French Antique Empire-Style Settee/Sofa chairish.com via:lecarredebuis via:la-la-la-bonne-vie Grace and Blake White Feather Lamp Vintage Shoe […]

Pretty in PINK: Interiors and Art

Brighter pinks are youthful, fun, and exciting, while vibrant pinks have the same high energy as red; they are sensual and passionate without being too aggressive. Toning down the passion of red with the purity of white results in the softer pinks that are associated with romance and the blush of a young woman’s cheeks. […]

Hues of Coral

Photo by Natasha Wilson, a contestant of The Shot. W Magazine Eduardo Garcia Benito LADY’S WHITE GAUZE BLOUSE and VEST, 1860’s Wolfgang Alt Karen Elson in Jean Paul Gaultier photographed by Thomas Schenk, 2002 by MARY PRATT Silk Embroidery with Flowers and Leaves, attributed to Leek Embroidery Society, 1885 – 1895. via:hdl.handle.net The Australian Ballet […]

In the MEN’S ROOM

  Dolce And Gabbana S/S 2016 Menswear  Milan Fashion Week   Daniel Arkham photography Calvin Klein f/w 2014 Milan Fashion Week Galliano Spring 2006 Vincent Chaillet rehearsal photo: A. Poupeney Corthay  Bucy,  linen Coach S/S 2017 Menswear  London Fashion Week   Gordon, McKay & Co., 1922 via Internet Archive Unquestionably an illustration by the ever wonderful […]

curious

2016 Rio Olympics | Eventing : cross-country | © FEI/Richard Juilliart Ingrid Klimke and HALE BOB via:pinterest tendue “The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” – C.G. Jung Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris Hannah O’Neill et Germain Louvet  Henri Cartier-Bresson Actor/Writer/Director John Huston, New York City 1946  “The […]