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seeking Sargent
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The Spencer Sisters
daughters of the 9th Earl Spencer
the Wyndam Sisters, 1899 John Singer Sargent
other faces that are Sargent worthy here
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Royal Wedding Dress, Tonga
Had enough of Kate’s dress yet? This is the 1976 Tongan royal wedding of Capt. M. Tuita and Princess Pilolevu. (They say knock-off dresses were worn by Tongan brides and grooms for the next two seasons.)
Here is a link for more vintage postcards from Tonga.
Hats in the Royal Wedding, part II
..... continues with London milliner Philip Treacy whose hats were made for an A-list of guests.
29th of April 2011
For the Royal Wedding today Philip Treacy has designed hats for:
HRH Duchess of Cornwall
HRH Princess Beatrice of York (Ensemble by Valentino Couture, gloves by Cornelia James)
HRH Princess Eugenie of York (ensemble by Vivienne Westwood)
Mrs. Victoria Beckham
Mr. David Beckham
Ms. Tara Palmer Tomkinson (ensemble by Deborah Milner, shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood)
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Ms. Zara Phillips (ensemble by Paul Costelloe)
Lady Gabriella Windsor
The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire
HRH Queen Anna-Marie of Greece
HRH Princess Marie Chantal of Greece
HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Ambassador Angelopoulos
Ms. Kitty Spencer
The Duchess of Westminster (ensemble by Bruce Oldfield)
Ms. Isabella Calthorpe
Lady Frederick Windsor
Mrs. Galen Weston
Ms. Otavia Kent (gloves by Cornelia James)
Ms. Eliza Spencer
Ms. Emilia Spencer
Ms. Laura Parker Bowles
Ms. Anneke Taylor
Ms. Karen Gordon
Ms.Laura Bechtolscheimer (ensemble by Bruce Oldfield)
Ms. Georgia Coleridge
Ms. Arabella Musgrave
The Marquess of Cholmondeley (gloves by Cornelia James)
Ms. Mima Lopez
Ms. Julia Ogilvy
Ms. Alfiya Kuanysheva
Ms. Calli Palmer
Ms. Katie Robyns (ensemble by Bruce Oldfield)
Ms. Rosie Wild
Ms. Alison Murray Wells
A look at Philip Treacy's recent creations
until tomorrow, His Coy Mistress
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Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime...
This coyness, lady, were no crime...
We would sit down and think which way
To walk, and pass our long love’s day;
Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side
Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would
Love you ten years before the Flood;
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
To walk, and pass our long love’s day;
Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side
Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would
Love you ten years before the Flood;
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow.
An hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast,
But thirty thousand to the rest;
An age at least to every part,
And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state,
Nor would I love at lower rate.
Vaster than empires, and more slow.
An hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast,
But thirty thousand to the rest;
An age at least to every part,
And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state,
Nor would I love at lower rate.
Baron de Meyer
Now therefore, while the youthful hue
Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
And while thy willing soul transpires
At every pore with instant fires,
Now let us sport us while we may;
And now, like am’rous birds of prey,
Rather at once our time devour,
Than languish in his slow-chapp’d power.
Let us roll all our strength, and all
Our sweetness, up into one ball;
And tear our pleasures with rough strife
Thorough the iron gates of life.
Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run.
Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
And while thy willing soul transpires
At every pore with instant fires,
Now let us sport us while we may;
And now, like am’rous birds of prey,
Rather at once our time devour,
Than languish in his slow-chapp’d power.
Let us roll all our strength, and all
Our sweetness, up into one ball;
And tear our pleasures with rough strife
Thorough the iron gates of life.
Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run.
Andrew Marvell 1681
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Love a showgirl
The divine Shay Stafford at Le Lido.. Check out more beautiful photos at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Memoirs-of-a-Showgirl/157437017609599. Carla x
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Hats in the Royal Wedding
Jess Collett is a milliner in London, who is probably making headlines this week for the wedding hat that she is not creating - that of Carole Middleton who changed her wedding outfit at the last minute, making a co-ordinating hat unnecessary.
The young talented designer is making hats for quite a few of the other guests however. She is in a unique position, being privileged to what the guests will be wearing. The invitation forbids decorations; such as flowers or feathers, since the hats will be worn in church. Consequently most of the pieces Jess Collett will be making are bigger hats.
Although, we don't have any images of the hats that Jess is creating for the big event, below are some images of her recent creations, in collaboration with Ercole Moroni, a florist / designer. These fabulous pieces are made of wood, perspex, and silk flowers.
The young talented designer is making hats for quite a few of the other guests however. She is in a unique position, being privileged to what the guests will be wearing. The invitation forbids decorations; such as flowers or feathers, since the hats will be worn in church. Consequently most of the pieces Jess Collett will be making are bigger hats.
Although, we don't have any images of the hats that Jess is creating for the big event, below are some images of her recent creations, in collaboration with Ercole Moroni, a florist / designer. These fabulous pieces are made of wood, perspex, and silk flowers.
Dominoes or Dominos?
Frankly, I have nothing to add to the discourse on dominoes (that goes for theory and design). I just like the boxes.
Read about the history of dominoes here. Read about domino producer, Halsam, here. The company was founded as a block manufacturer in 1917 by brothers-in-law Hal and Sam. Vintage domino sets are readily available on eBay.
Russian domino set for the blind.
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