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Fancy That

*  “But this was fancy; she was succumbing to fancy in a way she hadn’t done before.”    ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men * *   Erdem Resort 2015 Schiaparelli Fall 2015-16 Couture. * * * “Everybody wants to be somebody fancy. Even if they’re shy.”    ― Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian […]

Ballet Beautiful

Oxana Skorik as Giselle, Mariinsky Theatre jackdevant.com via:iwontdance * *     “Someone once said that dancers work just as hard as policeman, always alert, always tense, but see, policeman don’t have to be beautiful at the same time.”  —George Balanchine * *   Olga Smirnova on pointe jackdevant.com via:iwontdance Kristina Kretova rehearsing Giselle Photo […]

Paris

Tragic night in Paris… all my heart with the french people. Café Le Nemours, 2 Galerie de Nemours, Paris 1er. via:caseykaui Vive la France The Brandenburg Gate featuring French national colours is pictured in Berlin a day after deadly attacks in Paris. The string of coordinated attacks in and around Paris left more than 120 people […]

Oooh La La

kissed you longer All the lights, free people wed luxe Marchesa  Spring Summer 2016 Kosuke Ajiro, 壷女, 2015 Charity Exhibition「CAT POWER 2015 galerielemonde.com ‘ THE LANESBOROUGH via:bellisvintage Details at Givenchy RTW S/S 2016 via:c0uplesphotos via:mademoiselle Marchesa RTW S/S 2016   *

Elegant Home: Carolyn Roehm

Inside the Next-Level Elegance of Carolyne Roehm’s Connecticut Estate via:onekingslane * As the world goes ever more casual, it’s refreshing to encounter Carolyne Roehm, who celebrates the beauty of classical design, formal gardens, and sparkling dinner parties. It’s one thing to admire these things in the abstract; it’s another to live amongst them, day in and […]

House Beautiful: Elegant Neutrals

* *   Beautiful and elegant home inspiration today.  All shades of white often make for a light and airy home, and a perfect backdrop to create your interior dream, enjoy. * *   onekingslane via:charlestonweddingsmag Wonderful mix of modern whites with antiques. via:cotedetexas Letter openers, late 18th – early 20th century. Once a quotidian […]