pickThis was lovely. One could wish for even more pictures (a picture of every dress discussed), but it's all interesting and illustrative.
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pickThis was lovely. One could wish for even more pictures (a picture of every dress discussed), but it's all interesting and illustrative.
pickAs usual with these “fashion in detail“ books, it's beautifully illustrated, and the line drawings are helpful, but arrrghhh please show photos of the whole garment as well as the details!
As far away from Paris I could possibly be! From the wilds of Alaska, to the start of this book: NYC to Paris 🌟
Reading this because a friend JUST rec‘d it and Libby had it available. So far, extremely readable for a plane ✈️ ride home.
pickSome really fascinating dresses in here! My favourite was this Dior dress though.
glamorous gals gather,
guzzling gossip, getting
gorgeous for their guys.
#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #retroart #beautyparlor
#CharacterCharm #seamstress @Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I‘m a day late, the air quality in New Hampshire took me out yesterday with a massive headache. Anyone else?
Anyway, I never read this book but I loved the movie. (Normally I hate a movie cover on a book, but this one has Kate Winslet so she gets a pass).
We do not care that we bought the shorts we're wearing at a thrift store during Clinton's second term. Some styles are timeless.
We also do not care that we're posting this on Thursday. Time is a construct, and we can't be expected to keep up with what day it is.
#WDNCW @dabbe
pickLoving this great run of shorter non-fiction reading I'm having, let it never end!
Sartorial memoirs, as the cover suggests, manifest as one- to two-page accounts of how particular garments/wearable items relate to the person in question's life - turns out not all the items are treasured items, even if they have been kept for years, a few painful memories in the mix - the full range from meaningful to light-hearted reasoning for retention, 1/?
