April in Paris
By BarbaraAnne
Club members must wear something! How will they host fundraisers for the Louvre, meet Prince Charles, and attend exclusive dinner parties? In the Paris haute couture shows, legendary designers fulfill their genius, as their musings are meticulously brought… Continue reading
Botticelli’s Aesthetic
By BarbaraAnne:
Sandro Botticelli’s Venus c.1486 emerges from the sea as a full-grown woman. A sea shell carries her to the shore. The Medici family collected a Greek sculpture of Venus, the pose of which Botticelli copied. In stone and… Continue reading
Do We Like Them in Black, Blonde, or Red?
By BarbaraAnne
Yes, fashion is about creating a visual, philosophical concept in your personal appearance, but for heterosexual women, it is also about men. Gorgeous men. Men with a wolf in their eyes, who make your heart collapse. But as… Continue reading
After the War: Dior
By BarbaraAnne
With France in ruins after the Second World War, Christian Dior felt the fashion world was ready for a new, luxurious style with sumptuous silhouettes and billowing skirts. On Feb. 12, 1947, he held an haute couture show… Continue reading
Ecstasy as Style in Ballet
By BarbaraAnne
When I was 19, I told my mother, “Oh yes, I will be very well taken care of at Karen’s home in Brewster!” Of course, Karen, Debbie, Mamie, and I rushed to JFK so we could board a… Continue reading
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+Susan Maxwell Schmidt
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Loosely wrapped, creative, nocturnal, eternally blue, reclusive, eccentric, obsessive perfectionist... in other words, an artist.
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