Monday, January 23, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Glamour Spot: Yves Saint Laurent
Sometimes the detail photos in runway shots are a lot more interesting than the entire outfit. These are from the Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2012 RTW collection, as seen at Vogue.com.
There is something perpetually 1970's about Yves Saint Laurent -- in the best sort of way. There was a liberated spirit about that decade, one of the few truly modern eras in high fashion, marked by kind of rebirth of sophistication, a serious return to the elements of design and a desire to innovate. Fashion "broke the mold" in the 60's, but it came of age in the 70's.
I think of YSL as "hard-edged glamour" -- but never trashy, never crass. Some YSLs from 40 years ago can easily compete with a lot of contemporary fashion and will probably outlast them 40 years from now.
The YSL woman is confident, cosmopolitan and eternally sophisticated. I like to believe there is a YSL woman in each of us!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Tea and pastels: Spring on my mind!
"If you are cold, tea will warm you.
If you are heated, it will cool you.
If you are depressed, it will cheer you.
If you are excited, it will calm you."
(William E Gladstone)
If you are heated, it will cool you.
If you are depressed, it will cheer you.
If you are excited, it will calm you."
(William E Gladstone)
And what would a spot of tea be without a good book?
Monday, January 16, 2012
flickr fun: Books and Tea
From a flickr set of photographs by J.M. Richards: "Books and Tea" ...
... each photo with a mood all its own.
Old Books, Grandmother's Teacup
Childhood Books and Tea
Ebenezer Scrooge and Tea
Fairy Tales and Tea
Jane and Tea
Elmer, His Dragon and Tea
This post was inspired by an e-mail I received from a fellow blogger, with whom I have begun to correspond. Although we chat via e-mail, it feels more like getting an old fashioned (actual paper!) letter when I read what she's written because it's obviously written with care, and never too short.
You know what I mean about a too short letter? It leaves you with the lingering feeling that the person could have written more but decided it wasn't worth their time? Perhaps that's too harsh. I just prefer to be able to savor and linger over words, and know what a gift they can be from one person to another.
Anyway, here is a part of what she wrote in a recent message, the part that inspired this post: "I stopped on the way home ... bought 3 pre-made salads, a bag of romaine, a wedge of brie (I traded in pastries for cheeses), fresh squeezed orange juice, whole wheat bread, several apples, a banana, a cranberry orange tea bread and I forgot what else."
Doesn't that sound like the perfect little shopping trip? Just enough, not too much, trusting that there will be more time, more food, more life left in a few days to go back and get more. No hauling a dozen plastic bags at a time, no huge list to check off, just enough precious, simple, sustaining things in just enough abundance.
Savoring.
This post was inspired by an e-mail I received from a fellow blogger, with whom I have begun to correspond. Although we chat via e-mail, it feels more like getting an old fashioned (actual paper!) letter when I read what she's written because it's obviously written with care, and never too short.
You know what I mean about a too short letter? It leaves you with the lingering feeling that the person could have written more but decided it wasn't worth their time? Perhaps that's too harsh. I just prefer to be able to savor and linger over words, and know what a gift they can be from one person to another.
Anyway, here is a part of what she wrote in a recent message, the part that inspired this post: "I stopped on the way home ... bought 3 pre-made salads, a bag of romaine, a wedge of brie (I traded in pastries for cheeses), fresh squeezed orange juice, whole wheat bread, several apples, a banana, a cranberry orange tea bread and I forgot what else."
Doesn't that sound like the perfect little shopping trip? Just enough, not too much, trusting that there will be more time, more food, more life left in a few days to go back and get more. No hauling a dozen plastic bags at a time, no huge list to check off, just enough precious, simple, sustaining things in just enough abundance.
Savoring.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Graphic Goodness: Darling Clementine
Darling Clementine is a Norweigan design team turning out REALLY cute, eye-popping stuff.
Oh those crafty, talented Scandinavians!
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