For the Love of Damask

There is something about feminine prints that make me feel all giddy inside.  When it comes to home decorating, I subscribe to the Dorothy Draper "more is more" philosophy.   Bring on the patterns.  Since I've been shopping for home accents with ferocity for the past couple weeks, I thought I'd share some of the pretty things I've found.

 

 Cordoba Dinner and Salad Plate, Anthropologie.com

 

Whorled Trapunto Rug, Anthropologie.com

Throw Pillows, Persnickety Home Designs, Etsy.com

 Lulu Chair, UrbanOutfitters.com

Wall Art Decals, WhatIsBlik.com

Toile Tuffet and Bedding, PotteryBarn.com

Lusso Curtains, NeimanMarcus.com

Deco Dance

http://www.leluxeclothing.com/

You don't want your vintage threads to fall apart on you while you're taking your free Charleston lesson at Club Wit's End or dancing til dawn at Shanghai Mermaid, and yet you're savvy enough to want that authentic 1920s look when you're flitting from fling to fling on the flapper party circuit.  What's a deco girl to do?  Check out leluxeclothing.com.  They have the most exquisite collection of reproduction Jazz Age dresses for sale.  No Halloween costume flapper fringe here.   

You Too Can Be a Pin-up!

Photo by John DeAmara

Remember getting those Hollywood glamour shots taken at the mall?  Well, here's the much more sophisticated version for the all grown up girl.  What could be prettier than old fashioned pin-up photos?    In New York there is a whole club dedicated to the art of pin-up photography (meetup.com/nypinupclub) where you can find a photog to give you the retro treatment.  Break out your red lipstick and stilettos girls.

Night Smoke - The Moonlighters

This song takes you to the dark side of bygone night life: clip joints, gangsters, illicit sex and drugs, jazz...

Monet's Water Lilies Return to the MOMA

Monet's Water Lilies

Welcome back Water Lilies.  It's been years since we've seen you.  You're looking as beautiful as ever. 

The exhibition runs from September 13, 2009–April 12, 2010.

OMG Look Who's Going Flapper

Speaking of speakeasy parties, it looks like the cast of Gossip Girl has got one in the works.  The flapper style is jumpin kiddies.

A Club with a Dress Code

Ya gotta love dress up parties.  Especially flapper themed dress up parties.  In New York there's quite an underground scene of Jazz Age revellers who celebrate and relive the days of prohibition speakeasies with wild all-night frolicks.  Dress is mandatory.  To be one of the cats in the know check out these sites: clubwitsend.com, shanghaimermaid.com, dancesofvice.com.