little augury: What they wore: the Doge & the Actress

12 September 2011

What they wore: the Doge & the Actress

WHAT THEY WORE

a new sometime series-

Grand Portraiture of Centuries Past paired with Quotations by unlikely comrades-

Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I'm past that age.- Katharine Hepburn

Portrait of Doge Vincenzo Querini by Narzari

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jonesSeptember 13, 2011 at 2:01 AM
He must have become very hot in the summer. But I love this painting. Mary
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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.

12 September 2011

What they wore: the Doge & the Actress

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