Morning, all. How are we doing today? I myself am still feeling rather worn, athough yesterday I had a bit of retail therapy, which went a long way towards recovering my flagging spirits, if doing little to alleviate my persistent sense of physical exhaustion. For that I'm afraid there is no remedy beyond plenty of sleep (which eluded me last ( Read more... )

Another art museum batch. This is a quick set I did in the 20 minutes or so I had left after I finished up with the fashion exhibits. A dozen side chairs (and one sofa), all American in origin, circa roughly 1760 to 1890. Stylistically they run through Rococo, Neoclassical, Gothic Revival, and Rococo Revival.


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The small second floor gallery at the Perelman Building is currently home to the exhibit Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta, featuring work by a few designers you may be familiar with (Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera, and Valentino, to name a few). Overall a nice, if brief, representation of contemporary high end ( Read more... )

Here is part one of my photos from the exhibit Shopping in Paris: French Fashion 1850-1925. A bit of a rush job I'm afraid; I got there with little more than an hour before the museum closed, but even so I think I managed to be pretty thorough. There was a spectacular Gautier couture gown from the mid-'90s that I was specifically told I could not ( Read more... )

Here's a teaser of the batch I'm currently uploading from my trip to the museum yesterday. And yes, that is in fact an antique purple fur parasol. Where do I get one of those these days?


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And how are all you lovely people this fine evening? Afraid I'm a bit sick again, which will explain the dearth of posts; aside from going to work last night, my weekend has been filled with TheraFlu, sleep, the first four episodes of Castle (adorable show!) and general laziness. Well, that last bit isn't quite true--I did dedicate most of Friday ( Read more... )