'The Menswear Prerogative' from...............Vogue March 1984 feat Lise Brande & Julie Wolfe

French actress and singer Jeanne Dirys posing behind a large artificial spider's web, circa 1910.

If you love the natural world as much as I do, but find that the things outside in your neighborhood are just a little...bland....come to Deyrolle in Paris. On the Rue du Bac tucked into the second floor of a venerable old building, you will enter a wondrous place, this designer's delight (the Prince Jardinier, Louis Albert de Broglie, has restored it beautifully from the devastating fire last year!) If the Pottery Barn on steriods look just isn't cutting it for you anymore, and you want to inject excitement and wonder into your interiors, consider adding a little local color from Mother Nature. She will forgive you for lusting after her exquisite exotica and wanting to take it home. But she will never forgive you if her treasures languish in your attic. Kit Golson for Chic Provence 650-302-6883 for chic, sustainable interior design solutions

Angels – one of my favorite themes in art

Cabinet de curiosités, J.Cavailles artiste créateur

A spellbinding show of ritual objects and calligraphic images from the rich pantheon of Islamic art enchants Kamila Shamsie.

Modern Heritage, My Marella Look of the Week by Tamu McPherson Hey There Pretty Birds, I’m not sure if I gave you the heads up here on the blog, but I’ve joined Candela Novembre as a style contributor

Spell for Solar Eclipse. See the Light Spell. Spell to turn around an unjust situation or cause a slanderer to recant.

Джун о Хельмуте/ Helmut by June Документальный фильм, 2007 Режиссер: Джун Ньютон https://yadi.sk/d/fcMCeuW7ftAe2 - посмотреть фильм Хельмут Ньютон (Helmut Newton) перевернул мир модной фотографии и наэлектризовал мир искусства тревожащими, чрезвычайно эротизированными…

the latest in an occasional series. The longest room, at 195 feet, in Oxford, the Codrington Library, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, built in the 1730s at the College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, a college founded in 1438 by Henry VI and Henry Chichele the Archbishop of Canterbury. A library and occasional dining room. Finding Angus McBean's house in a 1980s edition of World of Interiors has had me sitting on the floor in my library looking for what else there might be. The 1980s were strange years, saturated as they were, in terms of architecture and interior design, with two major styles, each equally nostalgic - the English Country House Style and Post-Modernism. The two styles did mate at times and the pups of that liaison were quite laughable, or mystifying, depending on one's predilection. It was in the 1980s, too, that Neo-Baroque, a Goth combination of curlicue, skull, horn and gold, with none of the majestic scale of the original but with all the quirkiness without the nobility, gained a foothold and galvanized magazine editors into paroxysms of delight. Also, in those years, te Deums, (or rather ta-dahs) were sung to owners of ancient piles who apparently for nothing more than an acknowledgement or, more likely a surge in entrance ticket sales, allowed photographers and stylists to disturb and record the dust of countless generations. Such an ancient pile you see above, and very thankful I was to find it. Ta-dah! I forgot to attribute, thus .... photography by James Mortimer, accompanying an essay by David Sexton, from World of Interiors, June 1986.

This blog is for everyone who loves rainy fall days and Halloween all year long. Autumn is the hardest season. The leaves are all falling, and they're falling like they're falling in love with the ground.” ― Andrea Gibson Reasons to love autumn 1.The overall beauty and aesthetic of fall. 2. Pumpkin spice everything. 3.Sweater weather. 4.Snugle up under a blanket. 5.Apple picking. 6.Kissing under the rain. 7.Best season to take photos. 8.Halloween. 9.Slight breezes and beautiful rain. 10. Wearing socks .

Owls, Frederick II, De arte venandi cum avibus, France ca. 1310 (BnF, Français 12400, fol. 31v) @GallicaBnF

The Internet's collection of old documents is not only growing in size but improving in quality

But we're not reading the Voynich manuscript quite yet.

General for Week Commencing: Monday 27 March 2017 Aries Monday 27 March 2017 Mar 21 - Apr 19 With Venus, the Sun, and the New Moon all aligned in your identity sector on Tuesday, I’d say you have a fantastic start to the solar New Year and your birthday month! This is a snapshot of your year ahead, so you had better hold onto your hat, because there’s enthusiasm in bucket loads, and a chance to set the stage for your wishes to materialise. Saturday also sees some big shifts as Mercury, the planet of communication, conjuncts the Moon and moves into the more grounded territory of Taurus, in your house of values. You’ll have money on your mind for a while as you contemplate your worth and the financial equivalent thereof. Venus enjoys her last social event in spicy Aries this Saturday while she moves into a more contemplative part of your zodiac. You can look forward to being more socially relaxed for a month until she pops back into your action zone for a second bite of the apple on the 29th of April. Taurus Monday 27 March 2017 Apr 20 - May 20 The Aries New Moon conjunct Venus on Tuesday falls into a very private and contemplative area of your life. You have the chance now for some good old fashioned soul searching, so that you can let go of anything that has had a psychological drag on your life, and recharge your batteries in preparation for the new Solar year ahead. It’s a big week for you Taurus, as Mercury crosses over into your identity zone tweaking your curiosity and the desire for social networking. It’s not all chitter chatter though, because Saturn trines Mercury on Saturday, and sets your mind to more serious themes for a day or two. This however is not enough to douse your enthusiasm, because when the Moon brushes up against Mars on Friday, you passions will have once more become considerably stirred. Gemini Monday 27 March 2017 May 21 - Jun 21 There’s a wonderful New Moon conjunct Venus in your networking sector this Tuesday that ignites themes of group activity for you in the new Solar year. It would be a good time to contemplate any goals that involve project work and outreach into wider social activities with friends and professional associates, as this is the time to set the mode for your year ahead. Later in the week, Mercury transforms your thinking to a more serious or introspective mode when he enters Taurus, which is in the part of your zodiac where the private and psychological mind resides. There will however be a momentary pause from all seriousness on Saturday when the Moon is in your sign of Gemini, and encouraging all manner of flirtatious and cheeky shenanigans which bring your versatile nature onto centre stage. Enjoy this break from reality because at the end of this week Venus slips into your career zone to keep you on your toes for a month as you reach for the stars in the work place. Cancer Monday 27 March 2017 Jun 22 - Jul 22 Wow Cancer, your career sector is a hive of activity this week with the New Moon and Venus activating your annual success themes. Tuesday is a good day to realign any professional goals and set the stage for a year of deserved recognition. You will be getting assistance from your co conspirator Mercury, who will reignite your networking arena, and get you set up for a year of professional connecting. Things also look favourable for planning a bit of travel after Sunday. With Venus going into your adventure zone, you may be feeling like you want to break free and lower the boundaries. Enjoy it while you can, as Venus will return to your career centre on the 29th of April and you will redirect your charm towards your work place. Leo Monday 27 March 2017 Jul 23 - Aug 22 The Sun, Moon and Venus all vibrate in unison on Tuesday in an area of your zodiac that is sure to kindle the flame of your wanderlust. Perhaps it is a good time to make some travel plans for later in the year? The New Moon gifts you with a perfect opportunity to manifest your desires, especially if they are exotic of nature. In the meantime, Mercury will keep you very busy on the work front but be careful not to display any stubborn opinions. By Sunday, your mind will be taken up with more important topics when Venus slinks off for a second sojourn into your house of obsessions, giving you one month’s grace to flirt with that which is normally taboo. It’s a short lived visit because at the end of April, she will be back in your adventure zone, helping you to finalise your recently started travel plans. Virgo Monday 27 March 2017 Aug 23 - Sep 22 This week’s New Moon, which is conjunct Venus in an empowering area of your zodiac, asks you to focus your attention on your financial portfolio, and any dealings that you might have with shared resources. Reviewing your financial budgeting plans this week will stand you in good stead to cope with your expenses in the new Solar year that lies ahead of you. With Mercury entering a freedom loving part of your zodiac on Saturday, you can expect to be intrigued and fascinated by foreign culture and philosophical considerations of all varieties. So many books, so little time! You will have the opportunity to work on your professional and social relationships after Sunday, when Venus goes back to your partnership quarter. You may like to catch up over coffee and share what you have learned. Enjoy it, because after a month Venus will return with money once again on her mind. Libra Monday 27 March 2017 Sep 23 - Oct 23 The start of the Solar year brings new beginnings to the way that you value and relate to the partners in your world. If ever there was a good time for you to do some great relationship growing it’s this Tuesday, when the Sun, Moon and Venus all gift you with the ability to manifest the unions that you wish to develop over the next year. After a year away, Mercury returns to a place in your zodiac where you deal with other people’s money, for example any partners that you have. Perhaps there is a correlation between growing your partnerships, and dealing with money? You will have all the help you need in this department after Sunday when Venus revisits your house of service, and allows you to sacrifice yourself for the greater good of others. After a month she will once again grace your relationship arena with her lively self. Scorpio Monday 27 March 2017 Oct 24 - Nov 21 The potential of an Aries new Moon, right beside Venus in your house of health and service, would set your new Solar year off to an active start. Use Tuesday to manifest your ideas around these themes for the next twelve months so that you can get the best out of this lovely vibration. Towards the end of this week, Mercury securely embodies himself into your house of relationships, getting your thoughts to turn towards themes of harmony, and equality between people. He hasn’t visited this sector of your zodiac for a whole year and is sure to get the lines of communication buzzing again. Venus threatens to undo all his hard work after Sunday when she returns to a provocative and pleasure seeking zone, which will throw up a few contradictory scenarios for you to fathom through, especially since the New Moon had asked you to be prudent. Sagittarius Monday 27 March 2017 Nov 22 - Dec 21 What will you wish for on Tuesday when the Moon in your house of pleasure, shuffles up close and personal to Venus the planet of beauty, and then conjuncts the Sun to herald the beginning of a brand new Solar year? There are so many creatively pleasant themes to choose from, but it should really be anything that makes you truly happy. Mercury, who has stealthily been approaching your health sector, will finally take up residency there this Saturday, after a whole year of wandering through all the other houses. This brings your thoughts onto the straight and narrow path, and calls you to review your current health and fitness regimes. With Venus’ return to your family zone on Sunday your attention may well settle onto the health routines of those that you love, as you remember Mercury’s wise words concerning this subject. Capricorn Monday 27 March 2017 Dec 22 - Jan 19 Your home is in the spotlight this week Capricorn, as the Sun and Moon connect in a loving embrace, bringing forth a hearty new Solar year. This all takes place in the sector of your zodiac where your emotional security resides, so be sure to make lots of good resolutions around that theme. By the time the weekend arrives, there won’t be too much time to deliberate, because Mercury plans to shower you with creative expression for a month. You may be whisked up into a social vortex of clever repartee in no time, as you jest and play with all your sparing partners. If that wasn’t lively enough for you, Venus is also going back for a second round of play in your ideas sector and bestowing on you the power of beautiful verbal expression. What a week to remember! Aquarius Monday 27 March 2017 Jan 20 - Feb 18 The intellectual arena is highlighted for you this Tuesday Aquarius, as the New Moon in Aries calls you to plant seeds that will prosper into communication, study, and connectivity with people all throughout the next year of your life. This is a perfect week to lay the foundations for new beginnings in any of these themes. Mercury goes into your family zone on Saturday, drawing your attention to the needs of those within your inner circle. Perhaps it is time to open up the channels for communication with each other again? You will also have a chance to review your values this week after Sunday when Venus continues her retrograde into a part of your zodiac that asks you to identify your talents, and the ability to attract what you want in life. Use your month wisely while you have her here because at the end of April she is on the move back to a more social zone. Pisces Monday 27 March 2017 Feb 19 - Mar 20 This week brings new beginnings that will heighten the world of the five senses, as the Moon brushes past Venus, and conjuncts with the Sun to form a new Moon on Tuesday. All of these merry revellers are hanging out in your house of values and resources, making this the perfect week for you to attune to, and appreciate your life in order to feel a sense of value and worthiness right throughout the year. Decide what would most boost your confidence and plant the seeds towards manifesting that into your life over the coming months. With Mercury entering your communication sector on Saturday, it shouldn’t be too hard for you to come up with some good ideas. Venus pops back over the borderline on Sunday to have a final hoorah in your house of self projection. You couldn’t have asked for more because now that she is retrograde she helps you to reinvent yourself with charm and graciousness. The world is your oyster again for a month until she bids you au revoir at the end of April. � 2017 Forecasters International

The roof of Hardwick Hall. The "ES" and countess's coronet is repeated 18 times on the six turrets, representing Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, better known as Bess of Hardwick, born a penniless girl who became the second richest woman in England. Elizabeth Hardwicke, Countess of Shrewsbury, 1527-1608, was the richest woman in England after Queen Elizabeth I. Married four times, with each husband richer than the last, Bess of Hardwick -- as she is often referred as -- was the founder of the Cavendish dynasty and builder of Derbyshire's two greatest houses, Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall. Designed by architect Robert Smythson and built 1590-1597, Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest symbols of the Renaissance in England where fortifications were no longer necessary for country manors. "Hardwick Hall, more window than wall" was a popular saying in the time where great expanses of glass were an ultimate luxury and a symbol of immense wealth. A secondary residence of the Dukes and Duchessess of Devonshire, it has been altered little and many of the present furnishings are listed in the 1601 inventory. The door from the roof to the banqueting room. The grinning mask is a motif that recurs all over Hardwick Hall. An original feature was to allow Bess and her guests to walk on the roof and take refreshments in a banqueting room located in one of the turrets. (As an Attingham student attending a lecture at Hardwick Hall, the opportunity to walk the roof and view the still-beautiful countryside was a memorable treat for The Devoted Classicist). The other five turrets served to house bachelor guests and later, servants (although the adjacent Hardwick Old Hall, now in ruins, was also used to house guests and servants). Steps of huge oak timbers lead up to the roof. The plan of the house is interesting and unique, with the ceilings of the three main floors increasing in height. The state rooms occupy the second floor and the Long Gallery and High Great Chamber, the third floor. The Long Gallery at Hardwick Hall. The Long Gallery is about 150 feet long and roughly 24 feet high, particularly impressive due to the enormous windows. The rush matting is one of the furnishings that has continued to be used in the house from the beginning, sprinkled with water to refresh it and replaced as necessary. A corner of the Long Gallery of Hardwick Hall. The Long Gallery features early 17th century Flemish tapestries of the Slaying of Gideon now serving as a rich background for family portraits. The red silk canopy was removed from a bed at Chatsworth. The canopy from a state bed made for Chatsworth in 1697 by Francis Lapierre was installed in the Long Gallery by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Known as The Bachelor Duke, he intended it as a nod to the state canopies in the time of Bess of Hardwick. The doorway to the High Great Chamber. The doorway to the High Great Chamber features a remarkable Elizabethan surround below the Cavendish arms. The canopy and chairs in the High Great Chamber were made for Bess's Cavendish grandson and his wife, the second Earl and Countess of Devonshire. The colors of the High Great Chamber are now muted, but originally they were quite bright, providing a dazzling backdrop as a dining room for Bess of Hardwick. The plaster frieze represents a forest setting with figures representing Diana, Venus and Summer above Brussels tapestries depicting the story of Ulysses. The Green Velvet Room at Hardwick Hall. In the Green Velvet Room, the gilt stools are part of a whole set dating from circa 1685. Two are placed at the foot of an early 18th century bed that The Bachelor Duke brought from Londesborough Hall which the Cavendishes inherited from the Earl of Burlington in 1753. The Mary, Queen of Scots Room at Hardwick Hall. Mary, Queen of Scots, first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth I, was imprisoned for 19 years in a number of country houses and castles in England before being executed for treason for her alleged involvement in three plots to assinate Elizabeth. Much of the confinement was in the custody of the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury in Sheffield Castle and Sheffield Manor. The brutal beheading took place in 1587, before Hardwick Hall was built. This room was arranged as a curiosity, a tourist attraction of sorts. The muniment room at Hardwick Hall. The muniment (ownership document) room on the ground floor of Hardwick Hall is lined with drawers labeled with the names of the Cavendish properties. In 1956, Hardwick Hall was presented to HM Treasury in lieu of Estate Duty. In 1959, the property was transfered to the National Trust which now maintains the house and grounds; it is open year around except for the end of December and the month of January. All these photos were taken by Anthony Crolla and appeared in the November, 2008, issue of "The World of Interiors" magazine; favored rate subscriptions are available here. "Custodians, Collectors, and Taste-makers: The Cavendish Women at Chatsworth" is a lecture that looks at the five centuries of influences by Cavendish women on English history and style. It will be presented by Simon Seligman who worked at Chatsworth for 19 years as Education Manager and recently as Head of Communications. He served the late 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, now Dowager Duchess, for 13 years, before becoming part of the team supporting the present 12th Duke and Duchess. The talk will also detail the remarkable project currently underway to restore and refurbish Chatsworth; the master plan includes the first ever cleaning of exterior stonework, the creation of new galleries for visitors, a restoration of historic interiors and extensive conservation of the collections. The lecture at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 9, 2012, is sponsored as an educational event by Decorative Arts Trust, and admission to the talk is free.

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Francesco Scavullo for Harper's Bazaar, August 1985. Fashion by Ralph Lauren.

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