little augury: Pardon Me, but Are you wearing my wallpaper?

08 March 2009

Pardon Me, but Are you wearing my wallpaper?

As I receive emails by the dozen everyday from stores-tempting me with the newest of the new in fashion. Occasionally I bite-but more often I LOOK. I adore fabrics and it is always intriguing to see how fashion and interior design merge -often on the runway.

I suppose Scarlet O'Hara of GONE WITH THE WIND infamy- was the first gal I knew that literally WORE her curtains. I always wondered who made that fabulous confection of green velvet. She pulled together her patterns and designed the frock, but I think Mammy did most of the sewing, or perhaps it was sister Sue Ellen.
Right now I see many prints that are the exact fabric I have used. I rarely repeat a fabric in my design work-But on occasion one comes along that is a brilliant "workhorse."
It GOES with everything: IMPERIAL TRELLIS by designer Kelly Werstler. I have use the wallpaper and the fabric. My favorite colorway is the Citrine and Ivory.

from St. John (Saks 5th Avenue)

IMPERIAL TRELLIS

my favorites of the Imperial Trellis' many colorways...

perfect for a wallpaper application in the Powder room

Have you seen someone wearing your wallpaper or favorite french chair recently?

2 comments:

AnonymousMarch 16, 2009 at 8:33 PM
my dear~ what a lucky little powder room~m.
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gésbiJuly 23, 2009 at 8:17 AM
And to think they used to claim there was no overlap in fashion and furnishing fabrics. Hah!
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My book HOW THEY DECORATED, for Rizzoli, was published in April of 2017. I have been an interior designer for over 30 years & have an abiding passion for the original, & history. Little Augury was born on New Year's Eve 2008. It began as a way of continuing a conversation with a beloved mentor & the promise to keep just a bit of his wit & wisdom alive by sharing it whenever possible. Little Augury focuses on interior design, art, literature, fashion & social history with an eye, always looking back to the past, in hope of understanding what is authentic & what will endure & what connects us to our environment. Always listening for the footstep on the old stair-the sound of lives that walked that way.