Jewelry from Paris
Tassels
Apparently, tassels have a long and storied history. Stout Brothers, a 90-year-old company that makes tassels and other trimmings for the home, has a fascinating history of tassels on its site, illustrating a necklace incorporating tassels reportedly made during the 18th Dynasty and found in Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. My, tassels…
Read MoreFlower Power! at the SF Fall Art & Antiques Show ~ Oct 25-29
Flowers have been powerful motifs in art since the beginning of time. Virtually every renowned artist of the 20th century at some point in his or her career used these gentle emblems of nature to express artistic talent and to beautify the world around us. So it is no surprise, but quite a delight, that…
Read MoreMontecito Part II + vintage ‘Byzantine’ Chanel
Montecito is one of those places that’s a little bit like fairy tale land. Like a Swiss Cottage in the mountains where a princess would live. Or like Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard (although I’ve never been to either, but I’ve seen enough pictures and heard enough stories to know) or like the Hamptons (where I…
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