“I don’t want a rainbow… Rainbows have too many colors and none of them receive the appreciation they deserve… I’d prefer a fading red or a striking golden, a shimmery silver or a sober blue… Ruling the sunset sky alone!” ― Debalina Haldar via:agnespalmcrantz P. Lemoult, Vogue UK January 2016 photo: Zoe Ghertner styling: […]
Artistic
ART matters
“The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul.” — Wassily Kandinsky watercolor “…I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort — and disappointment and perseverance.” — Vincent van Gogh,“Letter to Theo van Gogh,” 9 Sept. 1882 […]
The Elegant Home
Beautiful and elegant art and home inspiration today, enjoy. Architectural Digest “Elegance is an attitude” ― Longines Veranda Magazine February 2015 Elegant Russian Neoclassical Chandelier Windsor Smith Veranda Magazine Ornate gilt mirror Designer: Charles Spada Veranda Magazine 24 LIGHTS CHANDELIER 2015 ST. FRANCIS COLLECTION BY ELEGANT LIGHTING via:claudias74 “Prettiness fades after a few years, but […]
A Bright and Colorful Home
COLOR! It can be so powerful in how it makes you feel. Here are some fabulous, color filled interiors sure to brighten your day, enjoy. Veranda “And like a colorful bloom of temporary lights in the sky, you will shine.” ― Chad Sugg hdtv LENNART JIRLOW, STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS aliexpress “Everything was brighter […]
NYCB
New York City Ballet glam today, enjoy. Sara Mearns in Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht. For NYCB © Paul Kolnik Pointe shoes, costumes and headpieces backstage at New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker. Photography by Kathryn Wirsing New York City Ballet rehearsal of “Dances at a Gathering” with Patricia McBride, Edward Villella, Jerome Robbins and […]
House Beautiful: Accent Orange
A warm and welcoming living room, designed by Windsor Smith. Raimonds Staprans (American, b. 1926), Four Leftover Oranges from the Bygone Good Old Times 2011. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in. House Beautiful Oscar de la Renta, Fine China New Orleans home of Jane Scott Hodges Linens and drapery in orange and lavender make […]
a little romance
“Know that love is truly timeless.” ― Mary M. Ricksen Antique textile. The silk above was part of a deconstructed gown…10 full selvedge to selvedge 42 inch long panels (and two half panels) of beautiful brocaded French silk taffeta. trouvais via:showstudio “There are some experiences in life they haven’t invented the […]
Dance in Vogue
* * VOGUE RUSSIA “Dance in Vogue” * * Maya Plisetskaya by Irvin Penn, 1959 Anna Pavlova Maya Plisetskaya Maya Plisetskaya Rudolph Nureyev Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn Natalia Makarova Natalia Makanrova Mikhail Baryshnikov Mikhail Baryshnikov