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What I'm Reading: John Singer Sargent: Portraits of Artists & Friends

July 29, 2015 in What I'm Reading

Before moving onto today's post, I want to circle back for a moment to my "What I'm Reading Right Now" post on April 13th, where I talked about the recently published book, John Singer Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends. The Metropolitan Museum has opened an exhibition of the same title from June 30th - October 4th that highlights paintings featured in the book and is definitely worth a visit! See "Source" located below today's post for the link to that earlier post.

Timeless Style - Inspiring Collections for Fall/Winter 2014 Part l

November 21, 2014 in Timeless Style

Inspiring Collections for Fall/Winter 2014

PART I

For me, there were two exceptional collections for this Fall/Winter - one being Tomas Maier of Bottega Veneta. There were no jackets or pants, just fabulous dresses, skirts, sweaters and coats. On the face of it the clothes looked very simple, but it was all in the details of exceptional cut, fit and fabric. The length was below the knee and hems gave a lovely swish when moving, without an excess of volume. The graphic patterns and color combinations kept the looks fresh, yet very elegant. Take a look...