En pointe

Such a wonderfully fascinating short film!

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Behind the scenes. . .

Intricate lace & soft embellishments, layers upon layers, a cloud of tulle- - gold jacquard, delicate embroidery, some last minute touch ups & then it's show time. . .  The Marchesa Fall/Winter 2012 show-- utterly breathtaking. . .

Christian Dior

 

Blush coloured pleats & elegant, long leather gloves & embellished necklines; bejeweled bags & cinched waistlines & floaty tulle skirts. . . Smitten with every piece in the Christian Dior Fall 2012 RTW Collection- - many more beautiful images below. . .

Mon Chérie

Dewy

Positively smitten with dewy, luminous skin. . .

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Pillowbook

Can think of nothing more romantic then a bedside diary kept by the lady-in-waiting of a Japanese Empress from a time long, long ago... The Pillowbook of Sei Shōnagon catalogues the years Shōnagon spent in the Royal Palace c. 1000AD & speaks of "moonlit verandas, scented robes, and wistful lovers who part at dawn. . ."

 
Shōnagon was enchanted with beautiful things & making lists--  one of her more lovely lists is 'The Elegant List':

A white coat worn over a violet waistcoat
Duck eggs
Shaved ice mixed with liana syrup and put in a new silver bowl
A rosary of rock crystal
Wisteria blossoms
Plum blossoms covered with snow
A pretty child eating strawberries

  An intimate & bemusing glimpse at this era, am smitten with the idea of scrawling down your last, charmingly beautiful thoughts before drifting off to sleep. . .


 

 


* Excerpt from "The Encyclopaedia of The Exquisite" by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins. . . Images from here // here // here // here // here // here


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Flowers

Flowers | deconstructed 

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