tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54873440945367189752024-03-10T20:23:36.230-07:00Paris AtelierAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-78557838618433148692012-08-23T00:05:00.000-07:002012-08-23T01:25:08.578-07:00Home From A Grand Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Pink Door in Kensington ~ London ~ Paris Atelier</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello! I have been so absent from the blog that an apology doesn't seem to suffice {I'm sorry}! I have missed you so much and I have so much to share and to catch up on. I can't wait to visit you all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sentry of the Grenadier Guards posted outside St Jame's palace ~ Paris Atelier</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I have been on many adventures since the last time we were together and I have so many amazing pics to share with you. In the upcoming weeks I will be posting some of my favorites for you. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the installation of the Olympic rings over the Tower Bridge, tasty treats at Laduree, a magical masquerade ball and fireworks over the Grand Canal at Versailles, and a private tour of the Hypogium in the Roman Colosseum, I can't wait to relive it all. I do hope you will join me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bubbles floating by the Latona Fountain ~ Paris Atelier</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I have only been home for a short while and I am already dreaming of going back to Europe. I felt the ache in my heart the second I stepped aboard the plane leaving Paris! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Wishing you the Best!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com122tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-47262845610524622542012-04-07T14:24:00.000-07:002012-04-07T14:26:58.575-07:00Happiness...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">~Photo By Paris Atelier~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>This is my favorite holiday/celebration of the year for so many reasons. I am so looking forward to spending time with my family, teaching my Son and watching him as he celebrates our special traditions. I also love recalling my special memories of years past as well as making new memories. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Wishing you all Love, Joy, & Peace. This weekend & always. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>XoXo,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Judith</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-10803417057207240002012-04-02T17:39:00.000-07:002012-04-02T17:39:24.030-07:00Fanciful Designs On Martha Stewart Tomorrow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzegyjxMCunXnEAM2lSqNnc4k4d4as9gG82aWYOAaUbMS6488hwcOmpRUvoDLo9NveaLJknUJDBQszPPIskFuXWc1joXzWbXmEN0ZXRufTT5Q9FcTu8xmT-w-Oaoqrb2JQRg2MYpGLstz/s1600/marthafanciful.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzegyjxMCunXnEAM2lSqNnc4k4d4as9gG82aWYOAaUbMS6488hwcOmpRUvoDLo9NveaLJknUJDBQszPPIskFuXWc1joXzWbXmEN0ZXRufTT5Q9FcTu8xmT-w-Oaoqrb2JQRg2MYpGLstz/s640/marthafanciful.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Hello! I am so excited to share that Noel from <a href="http://fanciful-fanciful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fanciful Designs</a> is going to be on The Martha Stewart show tomorrow! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>If you haven't had the chance to see her incredible artwork, I urge you to so. She is an amazing artist with such an eye for grace and beauty. Her paper flowers, books, invitations, well really anything she creates are pure magic. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> tune in to watch Noel create her</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Huge Paper Blooms</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>on the</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> Hallmark Channel</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Tuesday April 3, 2012</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>at</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>10:00 a.m.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>see preview</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fffaf4; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/898892/affordable-easter-crafts" target="_blank">Here!</a></i></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Good Luck Noel! You are going to be wonderful! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>xoxo,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Judith~</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-20158225568080862172012-03-31T17:29:00.000-07:002012-03-31T17:29:01.748-07:00LES ADIEUX À LA REINE | BENOÎT JACQUOT, 2012<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Bon week~end! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>weekend. I was just catching up on some reading and I ran</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas, Farewell</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">My Queen</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">stars Léa Seydoux {Midnight in Paris} as one of</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">The story begins just in the days before the Revolution. To be</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;"><br />
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</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> While some scenes explore Marie Antoinette's rumored affair</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>~Photo taken at the Getty by Judy ~ Paris Atelier ~</i></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-88581882007071190922012-03-01T14:50:00.000-08:002012-03-01T14:50:07.385-08:00Home Sweet Home<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Greetings! If you have been reading Paris Atelier you will know that I dream/ache to buy our own little slice of French property. I came very close this last year to making that dream a reality, but it did not happen {yet}. I have not given up the dream. When my husband and I are retired and our son has grown up I vow to be living the dream in France! So today as I was looking at apartments in Paris, as I do every morning with tea. I just happened upon this little gem in Versailles. It could be my own personal Petite Trianon. This is not in our price range but a girl can dream. It took my breath away! Enjoy! </span></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This amazing mid nineteenth century home directly overlooks the Parc of Versailles and is offered by <a href="http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-768-4000011624/versailles-on-the-park-of-the-ch-teau-versailles-il-78000" target="_blank">Sotheby's</a>.</span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A simple addition of chandeliers dripping in Crystal and this could be my home! </span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10 bedrooms, 10,807 square feet, a spa/hot tub, private gym, and indoor pool, a sauna, & hammam. Yes, I would say that is livable ;)</span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The outside has a guest house, an orchard, a well to water with, and a garden shelter. </span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The super creative and lovely <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/02/join-fan-club.html" target="_blank">...Love Maegan </a> linked up to my <a href="http://parisatelier.blogspot.com/2011/02/ziegfeld-follies.html" target="_blank">Ziegfeld Follies</a> post on her blog this morning. Thank you Maegan!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Her post is just beautiful. Here's a taste: It involves feathers and Louis Vuitton. Need I say more. Check out her gorgeous <a href="http://www.lovemaegan.com/2012/02/join-fan-club.html" target="_blank">post</a> about short film "Join the Fan Club" by Ruth Hogben. The film is a dream! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Atelier Paris Guest Blog Post</div><div style="text-align: center;">for</div><div style="text-align: center;">FINDING EMILIE</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Simon&Schuster/Gallery Books, April 2011)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Laurel Corona</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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During the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, Paris took on a new look. Gone were the statues of aristocrats and royals in the squares, gone even were the heads of many of the stone saints in Notre Dame and other churches. Gone too was the Bastille, the place most associated with the oppression of the past. Streets and buildings were renamed, and even the calendar was rewritten to celebrate the triumph of the people over the tyranny of the Ancien Régime.<br />
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Anything with the word “roi” or “royale” in it had to go, including two of the places most familiar to the heroine of my new novel, FINDING EMILIE. Lili, the daughter of the real-life mathematician and physicist Emilie du Châtelet, who died shortly after giving birth to her, grew up in one of the elegant townhouses lining what she knew as the Place Royale. At its center was a grand statue of Louis XIII, which was, as one might expect pulled down and melted for its bronze after the revolution. The square was renamed the Place de Vosges, and eventually, after the furor died down, a replacement statue was erected (an error in my book has it as a statue of Louis XIV--I hate it when that happens!) <br />
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The Place Royale, with its matching red-brick facades and vaulted arcades, was the model for future residential squares in Paris and other European cities. Meant to be a quiet and dignified place, then on the outskirts of Paris, for the well-to-do to live, it is still one of the most elegant spots in the city. Cafes look out on a tree-shaded square where in summer people lounge on park benches and picnickers play games on the grass. Turgot’s 1739 map of Paris shows what it looked like at the time my book is set, although the shade trees I include are a later addition.<br />
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The Place Royale, home to Hôtel Bercy, was one of the few places in Paris fit for a stroll. Even the gardens of the Tuileries were thick with the stench of garbage, and haunted by beggars and thieves. On dry and pleasant afternoons, those who lived behind the harmonious, arcaded mansions ringing the four sides of the Place Royale could leave behind the sedan chairs they used for calling on their neighbors elsewhere in town, and cross the quiet garden on foot.<br />
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Several key scenes occur in this garden, including Lili’s awakening to the cruel social realities of Parisian life, and the awakening of love between Lili’s best friend Delphine, with whom she was raised like a sister, and the future Comte d’Étoges.<br />
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For Lili, love blossoms on the other side of the Seine, at what was then known as the Jardin de Roi, today known as the Jardin des Plantes. The site looks quite different today, housing several museums and the Paris zoo along its perimeter. It retains vestiges of one of its primary purposes in the era before the revolution when my novel is set. It was the center of research into botany and zoology, and its head, George Louis LeClerc, the Comte de Buffon, was one of the most important scientific figures of his time.<br />
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The Jardin de Roi first appears in FINDING EMILIE when Lili is invited by the Comte de Buffon to spend an afternoon with him. In the greenhouse, Lili is astonished by a pale pink mantis, perfectly camouflaged on a stem of orchids, and the count explains, using evolutionary thinking he developed a century before Darwin.<br />
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“You see,” he said, taking Lili’s arm to go to the house for dinner. [...] “I don’t believe for a moment that God said during the creation, ‘Let there be orchids as well as mantises that look just like them.’ I believe instead that different types of plants and animals came into the world and thrived where they were put.”<br />
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The great man stopped for a moment once they had crossed the terrace in front of the greenhouse. They were standing in the middle of a grand walkway so long it disappeared from sight before reaching the end of the garden. Lost in thought, Buffon’s hands were clasped as he looked up at the plane trees lining the walk. Close to the house, gardeners trimmed the hedges of the formal garden, but farther away, the formal grounds meant for pleasant strolls gave way to the densely packed landscape of trees and medicinal plants in the working laboratory of the Jardin de Roi. <br />
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“Things alter over time,” he said, picking up the subject as if his thoughts hadn’t strayed at all. [...] “The climate might get hotter or colder, or wetter or drier, and the perfect fit isn’t so perfect any more. So a plant might change colors or an animal grow spots, or more hair, or a tougher hide in order to adapt. Perhaps this poor little mantis was no good at capturing insects. He adapted to look like something the insects are attracted to, and voilà!”<br />
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Although broad expanses of lawn (forbidden to human feet) have replaced much of the formal gardens, strolling in the Jardin des Plantes today it is easy to get the feel for its former existence. A small garden of medicinal herbs honors its erstwhile scientific function, and promenades evoke a time when a walk here would have been the height of fashion. Just the place to put on a wig and panniers and pretend for a while--or maybe just get an ice cream and go to the zoo!<br />
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Thank you so much Laurel! Below are links to some of my favorite Laurel Corona books and the much anticipated and highly praised <i>Finding Emilie</i>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello! I am so honored to be a guest on the most lovely blog <i><a href="http://reverie-daydream.blogspot.com/">Reverie Daydream</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">today</span>. </i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>If you have visited Reverie, then I'm sure you have been enchanted and mesmerized by the lovely Melissa and her magical world. I am truly humbled and honored to have been asked by her to guest on her series <i>Wishful Thinking. O</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>ver the years </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Melissa's words have been a constant source of inspiration and her blog a special place to revive my soul</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>. </b></span><br />
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— </i></b></span><a class="authorName" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/82952.Marilyn_Monroe" style="color: #666600; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Marilyn Monroe</i></b></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Salut Mes Amis! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. I posted (<a href="http://parisatelier.blogspot.com/2011/04/glamorous-hollywood.html">here</a>) this weekend about my visit to historic Max Factor Building a few weeks ago. I went to see the Jean Harlow exhibit that is currently showing there. Little did I know that the museum holds a very large collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. The collection is so large and so diverse, I just couldn't believe what I had stumbled upon! I have been a huge Marilyn Monroe fan since I was in Fourth grade, sick and at home from school, my Mother and I sat down to watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. I will never forget sitting in front of that TV and wanting to be just like her. She was pure magic on the screen and thus the obsession with old movies, vintage, and glamour began...</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>As I mentioned in the last post Mr. Max Factor had four different celebrity make-up rooms dedicated to the stars and designed to enhance a persons beauty by using his theory of Color Harmony. The first room we entered was the "For Redheads only" room. The room is done is shades of Mint Green and had Lucille Ball's personal items as well as Rita Hayworth's. I couldn't have been more excited...or so I thought! The next room was the "For Blondes Only" room. To my excitement and surprise, the entire room was Marilyn! Done in soft shades of Blue, the room contained so many incredible items that had belonged to THE Blonde herself. </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdxB3ogQdQF2FfQ-G5P22YKMG3D3ud0cQWYjp910mGKeQ79S6gQvu7OMq25Y7BlcEGMKbrWeGdsNFvijI_pPsactHmNIZFXfrQW2x1jfb-7kZ5isB5_eaQFmuupx5Xw3Apbrwr5Ch4bJL/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdxB3ogQdQF2FfQ-G5P22YKMG3D3ud0cQWYjp910mGKeQ79S6gQvu7OMq25Y7BlcEGMKbrWeGdsNFvijI_pPsactHmNIZFXfrQW2x1jfb-7kZ5isB5_eaQFmuupx5Xw3Apbrwr5Ch4bJL/s640/IMG_0251.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Actual prescription medication belonging to Marilyn Monroe (Wow)!</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>There in the cases of that gorgeous Blue room (which by the way is not an attractive hue for this Brunette) are studio contracts, handwritten notes, photos, gloves, jewelry, receipts, and so much more, all belonging to that famous blonde Marilyn. There is another large case with one of her dresses and a pair of shoes, and yet another case full of newspapers from the day she died, the prescription medication above, a certified copy of her autopsy, photos from the scene the police found that day, etc. </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
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</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>As I walked out of the room, I thought "Wow, that was amazing, I can't believe I just saw all of those items. I'm so lucky". We walked up the stairs to the first exhibit level and it was more Marilyn! They had her 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine given to her by the studio. Mr. Zanuck presented Marilyn with a Silver Tiffany key chain engraved with her initials. In the back seat they had her pillow used in the limo and a pair of gloves. They also had an original nude calendar, hundreds of photos and magazine covers, personal notes and multiple checks and receipts (lots for vodka, bourbon, and champagne) including the very last check she wrote (it was to her housekeeper). </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-87154601404798138112011-04-09T02:48:00.000-07:002011-04-09T02:48:09.980-07:00Glamorous Hollywood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnhxAgbzxOSlidB4Ukj9kk7UEtwvtJ6ipgy1oebDGA6KJv8tl5r__dhzIgOqEFR-t4-YVpXe4DMZA_-O2_Bihc5-0m-n8L7l5_TAS1q4ix3Z57Tgz2r9B_ExoDjq7vx7A6FV4f6wHDOzm/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnhxAgbzxOSlidB4Ukj9kk7UEtwvtJ6ipgy1oebDGA6KJv8tl5r__dhzIgOqEFR-t4-YVpXe4DMZA_-O2_Bihc5-0m-n8L7l5_TAS1q4ix3Z57Tgz2r9B_ExoDjq7vx7A6FV4f6wHDOzm/s640/IMG_0268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Hello! As usual, I have been missing you all! I am so excited about sharing this post with you. A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to go to the Hollywood Museum with my Best Friend. I specifically wanted to go for a Jean Harlow exhibit that is on display there celebrating what would be her 100th birthday, little did I know what gold lies inside those doors. The museum is located in the historic Max Factor Building and I was awestruck from the moment I set foot in there! </b></span></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>The Max factor building is a gem that sits right off of Hollywood Blvd. just steps away from amazing places like the Roosevelt, El </b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Capitan</b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>, and those famous footprints in the forecourt of Sid </b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Grauman's</b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b> Chinese theatre. Stepping through the heavily marbled entryway and into this historic building was like stepping back in time to the 1930's and that glorious Golden Age of Hollywood.</b></i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The lobby is basically unchanged from those golden days. It is a polished Art Deco jewel, a rose colored oasis of endless lavish marble, crystal chandeliers, soft hues, and tropical palms. The </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Max Factor studio contains four special celebrity make-up rooms, each designed to bring out the best in women of a particular hair color: The first is marked "</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>For </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Blondes</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> Only</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>" (and is done in shades of blue); another for </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>redheads</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> (in mint green), for </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>brunettes</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> (rose pink), and the </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>brownettes</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> (pale peach). These special rooms have been painstakingly preserved, and are complete with the original make-up chairs, lighting, furnishings, and multi-angled mirrors. They are also outfitted with display cases full of notable clients personal make-up and personal belongings. Some of the legendary clients featured are Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Rudolph Valentino, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Lucille</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> Ball, Claudette Colbert, Norma Shearer, and Bette Davis. I was inches away from Joan Crawford's false eyelashes (used!) Marilyn Monroe's bustier, and Elizabeth Taylor's belongings. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>I cannot even begin to scratch the surface of what this incredible museum contains and the history behind Mr. Factor and his empire. There are endless incredible pieces of Hollywood history here. The Marilyn Monroe collection alone is worth it. I am going to do a separate post just on her memorabilia at the museum tomorrow. They have a Mae West collection, Elvis items, Lucy and Desi, Shirley Temple, Clara Bow, Carey Grants Rolls Royce....Really it is endless! So, instead of boring you with more photos and my rambling I will leave you photo from the Jean Harlow exhibit I originally went to see. Until tomorrow! </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>XOXO</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>!</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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Just a quick post to send out prayers to all of those affected by the devastating earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. To all of those in the world who have been touched by this, my prayers and my thoughts are with you today. Watching the news and reading about the horrific events that have unfolded are heart wrenching. <br />
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A reminder to us to hold our loved ones closer and give our little ones an extra kiss. My heart goes out to these people who are searching for loved ones, are trapped, or have lost family. To understand the fragility of life and how in an instant our worlds can be turned inside out is such a horrifying thought. <br />
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I can't help but feel so incredibly blessed at this moment. Wishing you all a good night and a safe weekend.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-76575674413997887752011-02-28T22:54:00.000-08:002011-02-28T22:59:22.450-08:00Francophile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfv7ocUXdmlGseSq8gYj0rrQqdwJxgW-CYtdBB8u9gg9SyYvKQ3UG-NEyaLX3LhMzAYWw4KhYsfg_aea0XKdU6oxeNccRL_Eq27MjQRMGzfSTzzD7xJek8NB3DvM3PpuAUGO5NgwF7AqI/s1600/tumblr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfv7ocUXdmlGseSq8gYj0rrQqdwJxgW-CYtdBB8u9gg9SyYvKQ3UG-NEyaLX3LhMzAYWw4KhYsfg_aea0XKdU6oxeNccRL_Eq27MjQRMGzfSTzzD7xJek8NB3DvM3PpuAUGO5NgwF7AqI/s640/tumblr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">Via Ciaoeli Tumblr</div><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Hello Lovelies! I have been aching for Paris this last week or so and the feeling just won't go away! Maybe because Spring is approaching and there is no place in the world more beautiful in the Springtime. Maybe because I have been brushing up on my French while teaching the little Little Prince to speak it...Maybe, it is because I left my heart there the last time I left. Whatever the reason, here is a tiny dose of Paris and some interesting little tidbits to tide us over.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ In Paris you are never more that 400 meters from a subway station.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ The Marseillaise, the French national anthem, was first sung in Strasbourg, not Marseille.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ The novel La Disparition by Georges Perec, in its original French does not use the letter 'e'.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ In French two weeks is in fact 15 days, quinze jours.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ French politicians can simultaneously hold more than one elected office. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ Lefevre is the most popular last name in France. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ There are 27 wine regions in France. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">~ Alsacien type homes are not considered immobilier, the French term for real estate that also means non-moveable, but in fact mobilier because they are demountable and thus can be moved. Alsacien type homes were built this way so that homes could be part of dowries. </span></em><br />
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</div><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~Facts via Americans In France~ </span></em><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=pariatel-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001HDU5UY&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=pariatel-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=207071523X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=pariatel-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=281230443X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=pariatel-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002YOYRJK&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-13764365972123679982011-02-17T00:28:00.000-08:002011-02-17T00:30:43.784-08:00Ziegfeld Follies<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>"Fred Astaire: Here's to the beautiful ladies, Here's to those wonderful girls, Adele's and Molly's, Lucille's and Polly's. You'll find them all at the Ziegfeld Follies."</em></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bonjour chéris! I just finished watching that amazing movie Ziegfeld Follies. I am still trying to catch my breath! The costumes, the dance routines, the stars...Oh my! </span></em></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em> The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions, inspired by the Folies Bergéres of Paris, on Broadway in from 1907 through 1931. </em></span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbaPWqcr5KhhNhqbF8U410rpG1E6tib4Uz3Y7p4BWu00Fy8MxlFy6YJ27O7Nl8Q2wFycvY6VpjXcReScJkHUzkh9ZRa8kr4DwlGpKBlSvzMNrEwN-SP2l2R5xTL6MCaN8lc9W6NgXUmOF/s1600/ann+lee+patterson+ziegfeld+girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbaPWqcr5KhhNhqbF8U410rpG1E6tib4Uz3Y7p4BWu00Fy8MxlFy6YJ27O7Nl8Q2wFycvY6VpjXcReScJkHUzkh9ZRa8kr4DwlGpKBlSvzMNrEwN-SP2l2R5xTL6MCaN8lc9W6NgXUmOF/s640/ann+lee+patterson+ziegfeld+girl.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Ziegfeld Girl</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Follies were extremely lavish revues that included many of the days most popular performers. The Follies may have been most known for the beautiful girls that graced the stage. </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>These girls were known for always being decked out in the most elaborate and beautiful costumes.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The</span></em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em>costumes were often made by designers such as </em></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>Erté</em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>, </em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>Lady Duff Gordon, and</em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em> </em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>Ben Ali Haggi. The next morning the talk of New York would always be the ensembles.</em></span></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love that the movie includes some actual numbers from the original Follies shows on Broadway and showcases so many of Hollywood's brightest stars of the time. It is such an over the top spectacle that it just makes you feel like dancing!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thoroughly enjoyed the Dita feature in February's In Style showcasing her home. I love the way she lives and enjoys all of her vintage treasures daily. She really is a throwback to that glamorous age in Hollywood. She is rarely without her pinup Red lips and stockings. </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">The article was fascinating and the photos were glorious! If you have not seen it I highly encourage you to check out the pictures. They just ooze glamour, vintage swank, and retro beauty.</span></em></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">After that Jean Harlow~esque spread in In Style I searched for more photos of her "Old Hollywood" home. Unfortunately, these were all of the photos I could find. </span></em></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Maya Hansen Corsetry has won my heart! What girl (or guy) wouldn't love these confections?</em></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Madrid born Maya Hansen dreamt up this incredible cake collection. Cakes and candies inspired this frivolous and whimsical collection. Colorful brocades and supple suede combine to make an incredible statement. A colorful bang of trimmings and patterns that evoke the fantastical and lavish court of Versailles. </em></span> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I dream of a Lingerie closet full of the most decadent and beautiful pieces...Just like these. A little piece of heaven!</span></em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">All images via <a href="http://www.mayahansen.com/collections/6/Cake-Corsets-Collection.html">Maya Hansen Corsetry</a></span></em></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-33620653841063726902010-12-28T02:33:00.000-08:002010-12-28T02:33:59.259-08:00Lanvin...Another Favorite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT-Hoye-ivr9Fm1jRsHHbGdljT-5KTLdJ8Tb4bqS6KFE6-Tfs3G3EQQB5V7ahyphenhyphensn385-c3N4fufMpeXl5kM-JuEMgxF9G364RvfgqqllbuEFnIWxC3iqA8C02MWPic3_b3DWqaEXyU2WV/s1600/lanvin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT-Hoye-ivr9Fm1jRsHHbGdljT-5KTLdJ8Tb4bqS6KFE6-Tfs3G3EQQB5V7ahyphenhyphensn385-c3N4fufMpeXl5kM-JuEMgxF9G364RvfgqqllbuEFnIWxC3iqA8C02MWPic3_b3DWqaEXyU2WV/s640/lanvin.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">"In Florence, Jeanne Lanvin gazed, transfixed, upon a Fra Angelico fresco. Its remarkably intense quattrocento Blue was to become her pet shade" ~Lanvin </span></em></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Jeanne Lanvin set up a Milliners boutique on the corner of rue Boissy D'Anglas and rue Du Faubourg St Honoré. She later opened her own House at the same location.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">She began by making beautiful little fashions for her young daughter and muse, Marguerite Marie Blanche. These creations became so popular among the parents of her daughters friends, Jeanne created a Childrens department in 1908 and a year later became a full fledged fashion house. </span></em></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">~Lanvin Pearl and Grosgrain Necklace Via Harvey Nichols~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">In 1911 Lanvin began creating wedding gowns and in 1926 she created Lanvin Fourrure and Lanvin Lingerie. The same year she was also named Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">In 1946 Jeanne Lanvin passed away after starting the perfume and Lanvin Decoration departments with great success (Santa left me a little vintage Lanvin present under the tree this year ~sigh~) </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Today, Alber Elbaz is the art director for the House of Lanvin and he is pure genius! I look forward to every feminine collection and the details are always exquisite. </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Best Wishes to you all for a happy, joyful, and successful New Year~ Cheers!</span></em></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-26880684302472357732010-12-15T15:52:00.000-08:002010-12-15T15:52:10.519-08:00Celebrating Magic<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wishing you the Happiest of Holidays!</span></em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello! I have been enjoying every second of this beautiful holiday season and just wanted to pop in to say hello and I miss YOU!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our holidays are generally very busy (as I'm sure most are). My husbands birthday comes just after Thanksgiving and my Little Prince's birthday is actually Christmas day so we throw him a big party every year at the beginning of December to make sure he has his own special day. I can't believe my Precious is already turning Three! </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">The decorating has been done, the gifts have been carefully chosen, and now I have to wrap my heart out (Í chose a Kraft paper and muted toned ribbon with some glitz for the packaging) and bake, bake, bake! I've decided to attempt to make Croquembouche! I'll let you know how that goes...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bluevelvetvintage.com/vintage_style_files/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ceil-chapman-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://www.bluevelvetvintage.com/vintage_style_files/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ceil-chapman-11.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The legendary Ceil Chapman ~ Vintage</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I am looking forward to the holiday parties, the cookie exchange with my friends, the traditional trip to see the Christmas lights, Caroling...and...a big surprise from my Best Friend...Dinner at the legendary Club 33 inside of the Disneyland park! I am so excited! The best part of the season is of course, spending time with the family and watching the little Prince play with his cousins and thoroughly experience the magic that is...Christmas. </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Wishing you Magic this season!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-6297771583988503912010-11-17T01:29:00.000-08:002012-02-06T21:27:32.278-08:00Colette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="huge"><span style="font-size: large;">If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.</span></span> <br />
<span class="bodybold"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sidonie Gabrielle Colette</span></strong></span></span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>Bonjour mes amis, what a chaotic and busy time it has been. I love to grab a great book and a cup of tea to unwid a bit in the evenings when the baby is asleep and the husband has gone to bed. Lately, I have found myself immersed in novels by that racy and saucy author Colette (Best known for writing Gigi). </strong></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>I just finished reading a number of the Claudine books, I'm starting Chéri when I finish this post, and I can't wait to get my hands on La Naissance du Jour. I find myself getting lost in this Belle Epoque world she writes about so vividly and so wonderfully! It makes me even more excited to know that she wrote about personal experiences and the people around her so these amazing, larger than life characters could have at one point been living, breathing, people. </strong></em></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Her life was very racy and very interesting. Her marriages and lovers were often scandalous and salacious. A woman before her time and a wonderful writer. </strong> </span></em></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="huge">You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.</span> <br />
<span class="bodybold"><strong>Sidonie Gabrielle Colette</strong></span></span></span></em></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-7273437705533481502010-11-07T01:14:00.000-07:002010-11-07T01:14:57.969-07:00Another Time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.189788917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="595" px="true" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.189788917.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60900591/louise-brooks-white-beaded-peacock?ref=sr_list_15&ga_search_query=flapper+1920s&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">BaroqueAndRoll</a> on Etsy</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been loving the series Boardwalk Empire on HBO. It makes me dream of another time and world. Here are some Etsy finds inspired by those fabulous roaring 20's! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.182352230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="608" px="true" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.182352230.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58680333/night-flower-black-cloche-hat?ref=sr_list_8&ga_search_query=flapper+1920s&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=11&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">LillyLange</a> on Etsy</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">The series Boardwalk Empire was inspired by a book based on a true story. It is set in Atlantic city at the dawn of the prohibition. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.187939383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="432" px="true" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.187939383.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60349980/bathing-beauty-flapper-girls-1921?ref=sr_list_7&ga_search_query=roaring+twenties&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Maclancy </a>on Etsy</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">The sets are incredible and the fashions are amazing! It's hard to believe that this story is bases on true events. It's riveting.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.133137728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.133137728.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43547318/retro-bridal-garter-in-peach?ref=sr_list_25&ga_search_query=roaring+twenties&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=5&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Piperewan</a> on Etsy</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">You can catch it on Sunday nights on HBO. Have a great weekend mes amis!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487344094536718975.post-88927404163031011652010-10-29T00:08:00.000-07:002010-10-29T00:08:06.956-07:00Spooktacular!<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Wishing you a happy weekend and a spooktacular Halloween!</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tim Walker photo </span></em></strong></div><br />
Dior Haute Couture’s handpainted and embroidered silk taffeta dress. John Rocha socks, Louis Vuitton shoes with Mokuba ribbons.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595161202767414649noreply@blogger.com17