romantic

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 […]

a little romance

Oscar de la Renta Sorbet silk faille and Chantilly lace. Photo by Billal Taright via:lacarolita Dorothée Gilbert in Études Evening dress by Rahvis, for British Vogue, June 1947, photo by Clifford Coffin via:lacarolita Dior Haute Couture by Patrick Demarchelier for exhibition in Shanghai ‘Esprit Dior’ via:annpetro Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish, 1862-1946) Baby Girl, oil on canvas, […]

yours, yours, in everything and always

  “Sometimes I touch the things you used to touch, looking for echoes of your fingers.”   — Iain S. Thomas     Thimble Hall, Derbyshire, England     Henri Matisse’s illustration for Baudelaire’s poetry collection, Les Fleurs du Mal. via:openculture     via:domus-aurea2         “It is so much safer not to feel, […]

I’ll take romance.

“Because you are alive, everything is possible.”   – Thích Nhất Hạnh * romantic roses     Michele Hebert annstreetstudio.com           Alina Somova and Andrian Fadeyev in Romeo and Juliet     Casa Claridge, Miami Beach, FL annstreetstudio.com     via:bellisvintage     Chanel Haute Couture annstreetstudio.com     via:pragmata-gallery     […]

Romantic Art and Home

Dreamy and romantic home and art inspiration today, enjoy. French Country Cottage     Young Woman with a Dog Pierre Auguste Renoir – 1876   by Kathryn Ivey Interiors   Claude Monet LA SEINE À VÉTHEUIL La Garçonniere Bed and Breakfast de Charme in Salerno – Amalfi Coast via:lagarconnierebbsalerno   pink hydrangeas   House tour: designer […]

Dreamy Home & Interiors

Swoon, sigh, dreamy, romantic interiors to share, enjoy.   Gorgeous, gold crown sconce. CastlesCrownsCottages.blogspot.com   Oh so charming tan and white checked slip covers. via:teresamoolman   via:parishotelboutique.com     via:melusineh   via:melbripley   So lovely. viasimplelindo   Toile Elegance   via:romanticandochic     via:lavenderhillinteriors   via:wingsviewathome   French Country Cottage      

A Soft Elegance

Trelise Cooper Spring-Summer 2015 Collection, Theatre of Fashion. Q Theatre Auckland, New Zealand shop: treliscooperonline.com Jessica Stam By David Slijper For S Moda 6th June 2015   “Silk is a fine, delicate, soft, illuminating, beautiful substance. But you can never rip it! If a man takes this tender silk and attempts to tear it, and cannot tear it, is […]

A certain softness

Students of the School of American Ballet, video credit to Ann Street Studio (x) “The problem with love is most people think of it as a solid once you feel it. But in truth it’s a liquid that sometimes flows, sometimes stops, sometimes dribbles. It’s never just one solid unchanging thing called LOVE.”   — Jonathan […]