little augury: Ottoline inspired:having a dress up moment

20 February 2010

Ottoline inspired:having a dress up moment

Margaret Lucas Cavendish,

Duchess of Newcastle

17th century philosopher, writer, feminist, fashionista

Ottoline Morrell's ancestor

Lady Ottoline, Cecil Beaton
1928

The Duchess of Alba
'Lady with a Fan"

by Velazquez, around 1640

Portrait of a Lady with a fan

by Goya, 1807

by Reem Acra,
2010 Fall Collection

Reem Acra photograph from style.com

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studioJudithFebruary 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Luscious images of stunning ladies .... .
each one seems to be glazed in a fine cocoa mist.

Jjj
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UnknownFebruary 20, 2010 at 6:46 PM
I fear I will have to die never having worn any gorgeous gown like that!!!
Do I have that poise in jeans?

These are beautiful paintings!
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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.

20 February 2010

Ottoline inspired:having a dress up moment

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