Spots and Dots have been an intimate part of couture and lingerie for as long as I can remember. From prints to textile design to photography, they are a ubiquitous element of our fashion culture. Above Christian Dior and Princess Tam Tam. Below Hanky Panky and Sølve Sundsbø. Found on Pinterest
Dita Von Teese and Valentino
Unknown and Yves St Laurent
What Katie Did and Toru and Naoko
Last year, Paris was all about the snow; unusual and dramatic. This year it was the rain. Perhaps I am being a bit politic but there was a palpable austerity in the air; a general aversion to the current administration. The wealthy are fleeing the city to avoid sledgehammer taxes leaving shops void of some of their tried and true customers. Nonetheless some things never change in Paris and all the usual suspects; outdoor café … Read More
With all due respect for T.S. Eliot, I do not agree that “April is the Cruelest Month”. If he had been living anywhere in the Northeastern United States, he would have, most assuredly, considered March before penning those famous lines in his modern masterpiece, The Wasteland. It’s snowing here again, an icy, wet wintry mix skimming the freezing mark and causing havoc on the roads. Never mind that one week ago the thermometer was … Read More
“I have always liked painters. It seems to me that we are in the same trade.”
~ French fashion designer Paul Poiret
Art and fashion have been inseparable ever since the first caveman decided to decorate his animal-hide wrap with a few charcoal stick figures.
But even the French couturier Poiret — whose affinity for artists and illustrators of the early 20th Century is … Read More