Fashion week shoes

Saptamanile Modei de la New York, Londra si Milano s-au incheiat, iar astazi a inceput cea de la Paris. Iata ce eye candies au surprins fotografii pentru toate shoe addicts:
Roisin Murhy in Gareth Pugh ss 09

Kate Lanphear, style director US Elle, in Louis Vuitton

Echipa French Vogue - Carine Roitfeld, Melanie Huynh si Emannuelle Alt - in ceva total neasteptat de la ele - balerini

Emanuelle Alt de la Vogue Franta in Alaia

Cecilia Dean editoare Visionaire in Christian Louboutin pentru Rodarte ss 08

credit: jak&jil

Deseo for men by Jennifer Lopez

Dupa Deseo si Deseo forever, J.Lo a lansat ieri Deseo for men, primul ei parfum pentru barbati. Include note de lamaie, lemn de santal, paciuli, ambra si vanilie.
Jennifer a mai lansat si Glow by J.Lo, Glow after dark by J.Lo, Still Jennifer Lopez, Live Jennifer Lopez, Live luxe by Jennifer Lopez, toate foarte apreciate si, bineinteles, care s-au vandut foarte bine.

Jennifer Lopez in Elle US

Unul dintre cele mai frumoase pictoriale pe care le-am vazut in ultima perioada este cel al lui Jennifer Lopez pentru numarul de octombrie al editiei americane Elle. J.Lo a pozat alaturi de cativa dintre designerii ei preferati: Dolce & Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld, Diane von Furstenberg, Donatella Versace, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Brian Atwood, Georgina Chapman si Albino Riganello de la Sweetface, propriul label. Sedinta foto a avut mai multe locatii si a inceput la Milano in gradina lui Domenico Dolce si Stefano Gabbana, apoi au urmat hotelul Four Seasons, strazile din Manhattan, palazzo Versace.
Pe coperta Elle Jennifer poarta o rochie Oscar de la Renta


Cu Georgina Chapman de la Marchesa

Albino Riganello, unul din designerii lui J.Lo pentru Sweetface

Jennifer si Diane von Furstenberg

Jet set - J.Lo si Michael Kors

Jennifer alaturi de Karl Lagerfeld

In Manhattan cu Oscar de la Renta

La Four Seasons cu Brian Atwood

La creatiile Donatellei Versace Jennifer apeleaza foarte des

Dolce & Gabbana sunt prietenii ei despre care J.Lo spune: "My babies! I love them, I love them, I love them!"

Random Harvest - Part 1

Random Harvest is one of my favorite home furnishing stores in the Washington, DC area. There are 4 locations: Georgetown DC, Bethesda, Old Town Alexandria and Arlington, VA (although this last store isn't yet listed on their website.)


Luckily the Arlington store is my preferred one and it's only a brisk 20 minute walk from my house. Therefore, I can justify my occasional shopping venture with the corresponding calorie loss (unless that is, I stop off for an incredible New Zealand coffee at Cassatts Cafe)

You can always count on Random Harvest for great accessories.

Love this couch. If my memory serves me correctly, it is $2500 as shown in this fabric.

These pillows have the faintest design printed on the fabric. Look closely at the gold pillow and you can see the beatle motif. I missed it the first time I walked by.

This is not a style I would typically be drawn to but I think it is quite lovely.

This photo is a bit blurry but this dining table has a gorgeous finish to it.

I did end up buying 2 things on this visit - although because I walked to the store I'll have to drive over tomorrow to pick them up. If you like clues, these 2 things appear in this post's photos. Hopefully I'll find the right place for them in my home and will post about them next time.

Cuplul Beckham la Macy's

Cu ocazia lansarii noului duo de parfumuri Beckham - Signature for him/her Victoria si David au organizat o sesiune de autografe la Macy's. Mii de fani au venit sa vada celebrul cuplu, iar Posh zice-se a oprit traficul din New York cu cizmele ei super inalte, fara toc, semnate Antonio Berardi. Daca ea optat pentru o tinuta desprinsa de pe catwalk, el a ales un costum clasic de la Tom Ford.
Victoria devine din ce in ce mai indrazneata si incepe sa-si asume riscuri. She takes fashion to a new level.

Victoria a purtat o tinuta din colectia de toamna a lui Antonio Berardi.

Fretwork

Welcome to the weekend! My brain is spinning after watching the Presidential debate. I've really been trying to educate myself on the issues and get to the truth. I advise all of you to do the same to really find out about the candidate that you are voting for.

With that said.... that's talk about something fun....

According to Wikipedia, fretwork is described as....

"...an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, jigsaw or scroll saw."

Fretwork is usually made in a complicated, repeating, geometric pattern and was a favored technique of Chippendale in his Chinese period (mid-18th century).

I was intrigued about the various uses of fretwork, so I did a little digging on fretwork and came up with a few interesting things....

The art of fretwork began more than 3000 years ago with fretted inlays on furniture in Egypt. It has been popular in North America and Europe from the mid 1800's until today. It wasn't possible to saw delicate wooden shapes until the late 1500's, when a German craftsman (possibly a clock maker) devised a method for making fine, narrow blades. Fretwork of the 1800's and early 1900's was done with hand fretsaws or foot-powered scroll saws. In the 1920's things got a bit easier as several scroll saws were designed for use with electric motors.

Woodworkers sawing with the scrollsaw (courtesy of solarwoodcuts.com).

Moorish Fretwork: The Moors possessed a large part of Spain during the early Gothic period, and thus greatly influenced the style of Spanish and Portuguese art, architecture, and decoration.

Moorish Fretwork Umbrella Stand by Frederick Rode

Givin Public Library, Mt. Holly Springs, PA, 1890.

One of the finest examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque is the Amelia S. Givin Public Library in Mt. Holly Springs, PA., 1890. The architect was James T. Steen from Pittsburgh. The Givins Library was made from brownstone quarried locally. This library is distinguished by outstanding moorish fretwork woodwork done by Moses Ransom from Cleveland.

Steen was a prominent architect in Pittsburgh at this time and did several buildings downtown in the romanesque style. The old Western Pennsylvania University (now University of Pittsburgh) was designed by Steen. Both of Steen's sons also becamewell known architects.

Another beautiful example of fretwork at Givin Public Library.

Cherry Hall Chair from Givin Public Library. Courtesy of Paul Tucker. Furniture believed to be made by Moses Ransom.

J.S. Henry mahogany occasional table, the shaped top above elaborate fretwork frieze on cabriole legs, united by an under tier, terminating on pad feet, bears makers label.

The Gordon House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, widely heralded as the greatest architect of the 20th Century. It is the only Wright-designed building in Oregon and the only one in the Pacific Northwest that is open to the public.

Gordon House Living Room Exterior. Notice the fretwork on the far right windows.

Close up of fretwork on the Gordon House.

Across the pond in Australia....

Kirribilli House, Australia. Gothic revival style residence.

Kirribilli House has been the Australian Prime Minister’s official Sydney residence since 1956.

The fretwork on the Kirribilli house is shown in the pastel green shade. The house features steeply pitched roofs, fretwork, bargeboards and bay windows.

Rochester Terrace. The Classically inspired Rochester Terrace built from 1869-79 forms part of the magnificent St. Vincent Place heritage precinct in Melbourne's Albert Park.

South Melbourne's Howe Crescent has some beautifully restored 19th century Victorian Filigree terrace houses which feature intricate carvings and cast iron lace work.

Inisfail is another fine example of the impressive 1880's Victorian Filigree architecture located on Royal Parade in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville. This balcony is an incredible example of fretwork at its finest. Just beautiful.

Elizabeth House in Parkville, Melbourne. Elizabeth House, which was completed in 1885, is an important feature of the Royal Parade streetscape in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville. The facade with its ascending series of bearded head mouldings and its elaborately detailed parapet show the extravagance of the boom era of the 1880's.

Elizabeth House.

Trinity Terrace is a set of five beautiful and well preserved Victorian Filigree style terrace houses that are located on Royal Parade in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville. Completed in 1887, they each feature an elaborately detailed parapet and finely crafted floral cast iron lace work which is of the highest quality.

This pair of richly decorated Mannerist styled terrace houses form a beautiful streetscape on Royal Parade in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville. Completed in 1888, the building has a rendered cement facade with vermiculated arcades, elaborate keystones and festoons, a beautiful and decorative balustraded parapet and each floor is flanked by Greek Corinthian columns. Currently the building is owned by the University of Melbourne and is used as its Faculty of Music.

Burwood Appian Way. Appian Way is a street located in the suburb of Burwood in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This was a model housing estate conceived by a wealthy industrialist, George J. Hoskins.

Caerleon, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia. Caerleon, which was designed in London by Maurice Adams, is the earliest example of Queen Anne Revival in Sydney. Much of the building products were imported, including metal casement windows and terracotta tiles.

Carson Mansion, Eureka, California.

One of the most written about, and photographed Victorian houses in California. The designers, Samuel and Joseph Newsom, were well respected San Francisco architects who heartily embraced the concept of the "picturesque", a quality that continues to fascinate all who see the Carson Mansion's intricately composed interiors and exteriors.

Prominently sited [143 M Street], the extensive grounds provide a substantial pedestal for this sculptured edifice. Eye-seeking and shadow-producing surfaces showcase the use of wood as a building material. This three-dimensional "pattern-book" took over one hundred men over two years to construct. In addition to the abundant use of redwood, Mr. Carson imported 97,000 feet of primavera or "white mahogany" from Central America, along with other woods and onyx from the Philippines, East India, and Mexico. The elaborate interiors include stained glass, plasterwork, and carved ornaments in exotic woods.

Federation Style Mansion


Vintage Tintype Clock from Tramp Art

Neiman Marcus Fretwork Mirror
Pieces Inc. Octagon Table with Fretwork

Tapestry fretwork by The Fine Tapestry.

Floor Grates with Fretwork by Architectural Antiquities

Vintage postcard of fretwork work by Tramp Art

Different fretwork designs I found on the internet!

Vintage Woodworks Tulip Medallion Fretwork.

Vintage Woodworks Victorian Oval Medallion Usage

Vintage Woodworks FB 7 Bracket

Vintage Woodworks Mary Hart Spandrel

Vintage Woodworks Old Lace Gable

Beautiful Chinese Chippendale chair I found on House Beautiful.

Have a great week!