"Lavender Herbert, daughter of playwright Sir Alan Herbert, made the model house I used to play with when I had polio in childhood
....maybe she started my whole decoration thing!" Nicky Haslam
for the love of Lavender (Herbert)
image from Architectural Digest January 2011
1st image 1944 view of a vermilion hat 1944 Corbis image
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I knew it was too early for you to be done with lavender!! Don't you just adore her name?! And that room is stunning!! Quite the claim to fame to have inspired Nicky Haslam's career!!
ReplyDeleteI have reveled in your lavender posts. I hate that Feb. is a short month. Nicholas Haslam gives the best stories. This one is deserving of a spot in his memoir. Is it in the book? I hope so.
ReplyDeleteyou know i see him every day...and yet sometimes its so nice to see him fresh through others eyes! very sweet post PGT. xxxColette
ReplyDeleteColette, Gee how lucky, Wow how lucky-Gee how lucky can you get? We are the lucky ones to have Lavender taking a hand in Mr Haslam's education.
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I would kill for that hat. Lavender is a redhead's pink.
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