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M. & Mme. Pink
When I first started working in fashion, I couldn’t spell the word fuchsia for the life of me. Even with spell check. Even with a dictionary. That is, until one lucky day when a gruff senior editor at WWD explained…
Trapeze striptease
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fapVB35E0FQ[/youtube]This short film combines two things I love, the trapeze and frilly, fussy, Edwardian-era lingerie. It stars Sacramento native Charmion, aka Laverie Vallee (why bother with a stage name?), a pioneering strong woman who thrilled audiences in New York and…
Missing Mitsou
A friend reminded me this morning of one of my favorite treasures, the book Mitsou, by the painter Balthus. When Count Balthazar Klossowski de Rola, aka Balthus, was 11 he started his first major artwork, a series of 40 pen-and-ink…
Haste Thee, Nymph
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tnV6NunQgw[/youtube]A lovely sunny picnic yesterday, and snow today. All I can say is, come on, haste thee, nymph. I’m dying for spring. So this ridiculously spring-y song is a classic summons to the season, with words taken from John Milton‘s…
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