Art Deco in love
“I think there was a freedom in the 1920s and 1930s: a certain liberty and evolution of women.” Francois Nars Eduardo Garcia Benito’s Vogue cover (1928), 1920s Art Deco diamond and pearl brooch, Art Deco print and Fairfax & Roberts Art Deco gold and onyx stud earrings.
Art Deco Lady
“The New Woman of the 1920s boldly asserted her right to dance, drink, smoke, and date—to work her own property. (…) In many ways, she controlled her own destiny.” Joshua Zeitz – Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern. Eduardo Gracia Benito’s illustration (Vanity Fair, 1920s), Art…
Promenade marine
Luisa Beccaria dress, Silvia Furmanovich bird earrings, mix of my two photos of Taormina (sea and flowers in the Mazzarò beach).
Lumière solaire
Hélène de Taillac spessartite garnet ring, gold texture and my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, Germany. My photos of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, Germany : Different versions :
Byzantine Lady
Model wearing Byzantine Dolce Gabbana clothes, Byzantine mosaics in the Church of Martorana and in the Mandamento Palazzo Reale of Palermo, Sicily.
A l’ombre d’un oranger
“Orangers, arbres que j’adore, Que vos parfums me semblent doux ! Est-il dans l’empire de Flore Rien d’agréable comme vous ?” Éloge de l’oranger – Jean de la Fontaine Émile Vernon painting “Beauty under the orange tree” and Des petits hauts orange brooch.
Elle m’apparaissait telle une vahiné laissant derrière elle, un doux parfum de fleur d’oranger
“Du palais d’émeraude où la riche nature M’a fait naître et régner avecque majesté, Je viens pour adorer la divine beauté Dont le soleil n’est rien qu’une faible peinture. Si je n’ai point l’éclat ni les vives couleurs Qui font l’orgueil des autres fleurs, Par mes odeurs je suis plus accomplie, Et par ma pureté…
Orange Spring in Sicily
One of my photos of Taormina (Via Giardinazzo, Taormina, Sicily), Dolce Gabbana orange dress and jewelry.
Sicilian lemons
My photo of the view from the Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Sicily. Dolce Gabbana’s dress and earrings.
A flowered spring
Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee’s painting “Spring Maiden” (1884), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s painting “The roses of Heliogabalus” (1888) and pink flower earrings.
Ô Miranda, toi qui illumine de ta beauté la mer bleue
Kenneth Jay Lane coral brooch, my photo of the sea in Tenerife (Puerto de la Cruz), Mucha illustration and Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee’s painting “Miranda” (1878).
Russian fashion : Matryoshkas
The Matryoshka is a Russian, round shape, wooden and painted doll which contains several dolls of decreasing sizes, interlocked in each other. The Russian doll is handmade and has the features of a pretty young woman, richly dressed. The Matryoshka symbolizes the Russian family, motherhood, fertility and life. The Matryoshka’s origin dates back to the…
Art Nouveau beauty
Alexandre De Riquer illustration (1899) and Lalique enamel and glass brooch (1910). Art Nouveau (or Art nouille) is an artistic movement of late 19th century and early 20th century, characterized by sinuous lines and designs inspired by the nature (flowers, trees…). Alphonse Mucha, Elizabeth Sonrel and Gaspar Camps are renowned Art Nouveau illustrators. Source :…
Floral dreams
Alphonse Mucha’s illustration (F. Champenois, 1898) and Michael Michaud ring. Alfons Maria Mucha is an Art Nouveau major figure.
Éperdue de beauté devant le ciel étoilé
Tara Jarmon’s coat, night sky photo (courtesy of NASA) and Andrea Fohrman’s star earrings.
Un soir rythmé par le chant des oiseaux et la mélodie féline
Andrea Fohrman’s star and moon jewelry, lapis lazuli (background), Paul & Joe’s coat, Oscar de la Renta’s bird earrings and gold cat.
The Palace of the Arabian nights
Moon and stars stud earrings by Andrea Fohrman, music box and perfume bottle.
