the women who started it all
hey guys, how’s your day going? we’re in full swing chez nous. tomorrow we’re heading out to the maison objet for opening day. our client has arrived and will be shopping for her store so it will be fun with miles and miles of eye candy. i got a press pass so i’ll take lots of pics and hope to share them, at least a little each day. till then i’m trying to keep up with packing and before these goodies got bubbled and boxed i thought you’d enjoy a sneak peek of some of the stuff for the OKL sale coming up in november. claudia’s finds are a great addition and made me see think about the women who really started the trends we still follow today! anyway it’s back to le bubble! have a great nuit!
marie antoinette is alive and well
i’m stopping by for a quick allo as i have guests arriving in about a minute. just wanted to share some of the love the city still has for our girl marie and admire how her legacy lives on. she may be the most influential fashion icon of all time cause she’s still reigning how many years later? and to think there were no photos of her at all. so much for technology…well, bonne nuit from paris!
she just never gets old
hey guys, happy monday, and more importantly, happy spring! hope yours is off to a bright start. please excuse the fact that these photos have no links. i was searching through images of marie antoinette and as usual, started saving to my desktop absent mindedly. i will try to figure out what came from where i promise, but i know you’re probably sick of my empty promises to do that cause i never seem to have the time to go back. i’m a bad blogger…it’s one of my pet peeves so again, apologies!
have you ever googled marie antoinette? she’s got to be one of the most searched celebrities of all time and never seems to go out of style. these are just random images that surfaced and it’s just reaffirming my passion for 1700s design.
this above is from way before her time, but you can see the influences (it’s louis xiii, she was more louis xvi so there’s a couple kings between her). of course, m.a. didn’t create all this style but she definitely left her mark with her colors, clothing, and interior decor.
anyway, these are just some pretty pics of stuff that came up. for some reason, i look to her every spring to renew my love affair with all things french, and paris in particular. it’s funny how with all that’s new under the sun, this era never seems to get tired.
ok, i do know where these came from, it’s one of my favorite sites, trouvais.com. in fact she has some pics up of even more ways this style stays au currant.
i mean, this is an antique and looks like it’s just off the runway!
anyway, maybe it’s your thing and maybe not, but suffice it to say that there is something in this period that translates to every modern room today, even if it’s just one element.
so marie, this is just a nod to you, thank heavens you’re just a search engine click away for inspiration.
and she may have nothing to do with all the paperwork i’m about to tackle, but somehow, it’s just nice to be around her pretty world.
well, that’s it! enough play time, it’s time to tackle my overgrown inbox! have a beautiful day with whatever inspires you!
a long winter’s day
hi guys! hope you’re cozy this wintery night! in nyc it started as a morning wonderland but as the day wore on it proved to be everything but. i have no idea how i was able to take harsh ny winters for so many years.
but, today i had a mission and by god i was gonna conquer it. i was determined to see some store windows and had a feeling bergdorf’s would inspire a little holiday spirit. when i got there i was drenched and bitter and cold but it was so worth it!
i’ll keep adding them over the evening so check back cause there are like 10!
memoirs of the court of louis xiv
the memoirs are just one of a thousand things i came across tonite working on a new project, i couldn’t resist sharing some of them so, if you’ve got the time,
these are the places
i don’t want you to fall into the abyss and blame me so that’s all pour maintenant! (plus we found a kitten today and she’s on my lap and i’m typing with one finger. bon nuit!
she can be yours
Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Francois Drouet
geez, do we romanticize her or what? checking emails today i came across this auction for some of marie antoinette’s things. i’d have thought stuff like this would only be found in a museum but turns out we can buy it too. if we really wanted it…
uk.independent.marie.antoinette
anyway, i have about 2 secs on my friend’s laptop right now cause mine is still down from a virus i was sucker enough to download masquerading as Window’s own protection. so beware! so i’m rendered a bit out of commish at the moment, now i’m fleeting! au revoir!
fleeting glimses into paris apartments
http://www.parisautrement.com/en/apartment/12
bonsoir everyone! it’s been a busy week getting ready to leave for a month in a week or so. i’m still researching apartments, and it’s occurring to me that it’s become an obsession! i think it’s fun cause it’s so voyeuristic and the french have that same je ne sais quoi about decor as they do about tying a scarf. here are some highlights just for ambiance, colors, furniture…the details make such a difference in the character of the room. oh and the floors and views don’t hurt either!
my-apartment-in-paris.comsaint-germainT06388
these are looks that aren’t hard to acheive
i love these places cause they seem lived in
but are been toned down for renting
so you can really make them your own
http://www.parisattitude.com/2501
when i get there the first place i’ll hit is the flower market
http://www.parisattitude.com/3196
don’t you just love a mantle in the bedroom? that’s what i mean, it’s so easy to add that element
or any of these elements (except the view) to your own home
http://parisvacationapartment.blogspot.com
of course, i’d be happy here! who knows where i’ll end up!
bon nuit!
i wish!
i needed a lift, and this site makes me feel good even tho i can’t read a work of it. from denmark,
franske stemminger (photog) via min lilla veranda
what are those beauties?!
ahhhh simplicity…
over in a parallel universe (blogspot that is), i’m trying to figure out google adsense (i can’t put anything on this blog, so blogger’s my guinea pig). i added some google accessories to trick it out and of course worked on the ads. it’s not ready yet but it took till 3am to get even that far!
i chose marie antoinette cause she’s my most searched keyword. how do people find you?
www.theparisapartment.blogspot.com
you can even add uTube to your site and get referrals from clicks. just saying, since we all love to blog! or maybe you’re already an expert and can share some war stories?
well happy friday everyone! my friend liz just rented a little house near me so some friends are going over in the candle light to toast to it…and her for doing it :)
p.s. Silk Stockings with Cyd Charrise, (who passed away recently), is on tonite. i’ve never seen it!
vanity vs sanity
happy saturday night! it’s been a while since i really got to sit and write. now a movie’s on so i have to go! but first just thought i’d share some great moments in history from the book i’m working on with my friend mike, Boudoir Noir, based on the forbidden hollywood film sets and stars. more on that to come!
and so it begins…with jean harlow. she’s so inexplicably glamorous!
one of the most provocative actresses of all time, before she was forbidden to make any more films like those anymore!
and since it’s just no fun unless i share what’s happening with you…i’m putting together a collection of furniture from the films with elysee collection. we’re debuting at the maison et objet in paris in january. we hope!
and the ultimate in boudoir parody! i promise, we’re not reproducing that bed! xc
summer fête for marie antoinette
(collage above by artist Mme de Côme)
i’m supposed to be in france right now but at the last minute had a change of plans. if i’d remembered that marie’s party was in full swing i may have gone just for it. quel dommage! well, if you’re there, let us know how it was and for those of us stateside, i did a little research so we’d at least have some eye candy and cake. anyway it was a great excuse to get lost in her world for awhile.
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
3, avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris
Métro: Champs-Elysées Clemenceau
Tel.: 01 44 13 17 17
Closed Tuesday
Documentaries shown in the auditorium Wednesday-Monday at 2 pm
Feature films on Friday and Saturday at 6pm
if you can’t go you can see a bit here via Suzy Menkes
there’s a special area for kids
boutique (what a selection! some faves below)
it’s inspiring to share a marie antoinette passion with so many. surfing for pics led me to flicker where i found lilidebretagne’s photos
and she led me to this sensational artist below was featured on the same site. her name is Mme de Côme but i haven’t been able to find out any info on her. do you know her?
ohh la la i love these!
ok when you start looking up stuff for marie it just gets to be an all out obsession:
here are a couple links with great pics and then that’s it, i have to work!
