interior glass doors: 2007-09-09

Convocatoria SAL WHILE I DARN SEWING SET

Es tiempo de hacer recuento y ver cuántas estais interesadas en realizar este SAL. Hasta el momento han votado 66 personas, de las cuales :

27 harán el set de costura con sus propios materiales y el esquema
24 lo harán con el material original
15 no participarán

Queda revisar alguna bordadora americana que ya me comunicó que lo tenía empezado o que tenía los materiales dispuestos para empezar.

Este diseño pertenece a Giulia Manfredini. Ella se ha ofrecido muy amablemente a solucionar y a seguir nuestros progresos.
Los hilos que se utilizan son de Caron Collection Waterlilies y que son de seda.
La tela es 32ct ( seis cruces en un centímetro ) lino Lambswool de Zweigart o Pearled Barley de Lakeside linen. Si varías el count de la tela y lo haces en un 28ct ( 5,5 cruces en 1 cm ) te saldrá algo más grande.
Se utilizarán los siguientes puntos:

Punto de cruz sobre 1 hebra o sobre 2.
Backstitch sobre 1 o sobre 2 .
Double back stitch.
Double rice stitch.
Smyrna stitch
Running stitch

Giulia explica en el esquema estos puntos especiales.

Puesto que hay otros SALs que están a medio camino y que son orginizados por otras compañeras , he pensado hacer este poco a poco. O bien programar poco bordado semanal o convertirlo en un SAL quincenal. ¿Qué os parece ? Me sería muy útil vuestra ayuda .Aquí puedes expresar tu voto.

Si te decides por el kit , ofrecido en tres partes, puedes comprarlo a Simona en su tienda Mani di Donna

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¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Empieza la aventura !!!!!!

It's a little dreary in New York this morning so I think I little shopping might be in order today but before I go, I thought I would tell you about a few of my new favorite things. Enjoy!

J. Crew Enamel Bracelets - These bracelets are fabulous and affordable! Plus, they come in a rainbow of colors. I wore two orange and one purple 1/4 in. size bracelets together the other day and everyone loved them. My friend Phillip called them my Faux-mes bracelets after Hermes. Definitely check them out!

KA7 Wool Jacket - It's supposed to be very chilly tomorrow and I can't wait to wear this jacket. It's so luxuriously soft and stylish and looks great with jeans. I bought it the warm beige color but I could only find an example in black online but I think Banana Republic has a very similar jacket.

Citizens of Humanity Hutton Jeans - I am so happy that skinny jeans are out this season because it means I have more jean options and I LOVE these from Citizens. I can wear jeans to work and this pair looks stylish and professional with the higher rise, darker wash and trouser hem.

Nars Chinatown Nail Polish - I started transitioning to fall weeks ago and one of my first steps is to change from neutral polish on my toes to Nars Chinatown polish, a really deep dark red. It's my signature color for fall/winter and looks great peeking out of a pair of peep toe pumps.

Deluxe: How Luxury Lost It's Luster - Everyone is talking about this book and for good reason. It's a behind the curtain look at how the luxury industry operates that will leave you impressed, amazed, and outraged. I can't put it down!

Green Fig Home Ambiance Perfume by Antica Farmacista - I am obsessed with the smell of figs. I have every fig candle ever made and just recently found this green fig room fragrance that is the perfect unisex scent for fall, especially since figs are in season now.

*I'm not sure everyone realized this but if you click on the orange titles, it's a link to the product online. I guess I should have mentioned this earlier. My bad!

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Just one more fashion related post. Oh, who am I kidding, I might have a few more left. But they're all fabulous so you can't be too bored.

The man of the hour this time is the always fashionable Robert Burke, who used to do something terribly important and have a ridiculously long title at Bergdorf Goodman until he decided to go out on his own and start Robert Burke Associates, a luxury consulting firm. If you live in New York, you can often catch Robert's commentary on Full Frontal Fashion. I'm pretty sure I could consult about luxury fashion too. I wonder if Robert is hiring.

Anyway, not only is Robert always well dressed and fashionable, his apartment is pretty handsome also. I wonder what it means that I always like the men's apartments best. I'll have to check into that.

Robert had a little help in the decorating department from his fashionable friend, Todd Romano. Todd actually used to work where I work now but that was before my time. I'm not exactly sure everyone here is genuinely happy for his success but that is a story for another day.

I love the mix of warm and cool colors as well as the fun accessories and personal accents as usual like the vintage glazed terra cotta tree stump side tables above.

The Louis XVI secretaire and the watercolor above it are from the estate of Bill Blass. Someday, I'm going to have to do a post about all who has what from the Bill Blass estate. His antiques have ended up in a lot of fashionable homes.

The photograph, Horse Neck (3 in a series of 4), above is by the famous fashion photographer Steven Klein. You have probably seen his photos of Madonna and Tom Ford in W Magazine.

The stuffed calleo bird and framed stick insect are from Deyrolle who not only have a shop in Paris but now sell items at Bergdorf Goodman. There is a really funny story about how Robert Burke got stopped at customs coming back from Paris once and in his bag were couture dress samples and stuffed birds from Deyrolle and the customs agent shook her head, said she had never seen anything like that and waved him through. Gotta love it!

I love one really dark room in a home. It's something we've been seeing a lot of lately, in addition zebra rugs, but hey, if ain't broke, why fix it? Right?

Robert, who travels much of the year, had one request for the bedroom, for it to feel as luxurious as a 5-star hotel room with all the conveniences to match. I'd say a Ralph Lauren bed and nicely ironed Leontine linens looks pretty luxurious to me! And if you look really close in the bedroom, there is a collage of black and white photos of Diana Vreeland on the bedside table from Sentimento. The chic worship the chic obviously!

Photos by William Waldron

I'd never heard of Hunt Slonem until I read the most fascinating article about him, Southern Gothic, in the New York Times. Mr. Slonem is a New York artist whose passion for art and mansions is also chronicled in the new book “Pleasure Palace: The Art and Homes of Hunt Slonem.”

The word eccentric was created for artists like Hunt Slonem who "rents 30,000 square feet — about 80 rooms — of former office space in the West Village neighborhood in New York City, which houses 35 birds, tropical plants and wildly colored areas. The yearly rent is about $300,000, a spectacular deal in New York." You have to check out the video tour of his home on Men.Style.com!

His style is not even close to mine but his story and his love of old homes is admirable and interesting. If it weren't for people like Hunt Slonem, the world would be a very boring and probably beige place. I look forward to buying his book and learning even more about this colorful character.

Photos by Fred R. Conrad

A little while back, I saw two small photos of bachelor Gilles Mendel's apartment and was dying to see more. Luckily for me, the October 2007 issue of Elle Decor has a whole spread dedicated to the designer and CEO of J. Mendel, his family's company that was founded in 1870. Talk about chic!

J. Mendel began as a furrier and a very exclusive and fabulous one at that. Gilles great-great-grandfather swathed Russian aristocrats in sable and now he gets to dress celebrities and socialites not only in fur, but in the most beautiful and feminine evening dresses and daywear.

It's so surprising that the ready to wear collection has only been in existence for three years and came about as a need to clothe the Madison Avenue mannequins at night to protect the expensive furs from the wrath of PETA. The women of the neighborhood would walk by the store after hours and see the little dresses in the window and come in the next day to buy them. It's really no surprise that Gilles' home reflects his day job and his love of travel, a theme that seems to run strong among all fashion designers who often travel for design inspiration.

Gilles' friend and interior designer Alan Tanksley had a hand in creating the "tailored and pared down environment" for the man who is not quite a minimalist but who also doesn't want be bombarded with excessive visual clutter after he leaves the office.

The most amazing pieces in the home are the nods to Gilles life as a furrier as seen above in the white mink covered Swan chair and sheared mink pillows on the sofa. I love the contrast between the feminine beiges of the living room and the dark masculine look of the black pony hair covered vintage Vladimir Kagan armchair, the black dining room and the black Saarinen Tulip table. You see white Tulip table everywhere so it's even more chic and special in black.

Gilles acknowledges his love of the Far East, Africa and the 1970's which is evident throughout the apartment. The mirrored walls in the living room could be cheesy but it in this home it looks like Halston meets the year 2007 instead of a feeling too Studio 54-ish.

The bedroom is a deliberate departure in the color department with the blood-orange walls and is meant to evoke more of the Asian influence, as well as Africa with the zebra skin rug. I'm still trying to find a reasonably priced zebra skin rug now that they've become all the rage. Perhaps, my South African friend will pick me up one on his next visit home...hint hint. I'd actually prefer a trip to Africa but since that's not happening any time soon, I'll settle for the zebra skin rug.

Another nod to the fur trade is the decadent chinchilla blanket and pillow made by J. Mendel. If you've never felt chinchilla, don't even bother because once you've felt it, everything else will feel like sandpaper in comparison it's that fabulous. Whenever the fur samples arrive in the office, everyone practically pets them bald they are that soft.

So here I sit sighing over another uber-chic home of another uber-chic and stylish fashion designer wishing I could not only afford his clothes, but his apartment! I guess I will have to make due by walking past his shop and drooling over the clothes like I've been doing since I moved to New York. Sigh.

Letter from the Editor

Today marks the official end of Fashion Week in New York. I think the fashion editors who have to attend all the shows are probably pretty happy for the break, although, the next step in the process is the market appointments, where they go to the showrooms to see the clothes in person, so technically their work really isn't done. And then London fashion week begins on Saturday, followed by Milan and Paris.

It's an exciting time for fashionistas and some of the best sites to check out the wrap up are Style.com, The Sartorialist, and Fashion Week Daily, where you have to check out The Daily in Print section where you can check out the PDF versions of the magazine that is handed out daily to the editors in the tents!

Even though fashion week is over, I hope you'll bear with me while I post a few more fashionable abodes this week. Then I promise to come up with new and exciting posts not fashion related but equally chic!

Michelle Smith, the designer behind the clothing line Milly, has created an an apartment that is just as fun and flirty as her clothes. I love going to Bergdorf Goodman on a Saturday and checking out all the fun dresses in bold patterns and colors and I really loved checking out Michelle's 1920's home in the October 2007 issue of Elle Decor.

It almost seems like a bigger more grown up version of the apartment of Jessie Randall and Brian Murphy of Loeffler Randall. Michelle describes the mood as young and sexy, "like moving into Grandma's apartment and making it modern and whimsical, but still classic." She also said she knew it was the perfect apartment when she realized the Christian Louboutin shop was just across the street. Spoken like a true fashionista!

I love the windows in the living room! What a treat to have so much light in the city! The wonderful brass and crystal chandelier from the 1950's is fantastic and the scale of the furniture and the art is absolutely perfect!

The vintage chairs above are upholstered in a yellow and white zebra-stripe silk by Jim Thompson and flank the marble fireplace topped with a 1940's mirror.

The dining room has no windows but with the reflection of the light on the golden floral wallpaper, Asuka from Osborne & Little, it definitely doesn't look dark or dreary.

It's hard to tell in this photograph, but the hallway wallpaper is David Hicks Hexagon, one of my all time favorites and one that is very popular with the fashionable crowd.

I love the all white kitchen outfitted with subway tiles. It's definitely reminiscent of pre-war apartment kitchens with their butler's pantries but cleaner and more modern. I love art in a kitchen. In fact, I have a little painting above my stove. I say why not?!

The common thread in the apartment is the "unexpected flourish or sparkle." It's something that can be said of her clothing designs as well. So many Milly designs are classic but with a twist, like shiny gold buttons or a fun bold print. I think it's so fun to see how fashion designers translate their design sense at home and it's clear that her experience working at such venerable houses such as Hermes, Dior and Louis Vuitton have made their mark as well. In fact, I think I might like her apartment more than I like her dresses now!

Photos by Roger Davies

De paseo por el Rastro

No es habitual que vaya al rastro...... mucha gente, calor, los niños queriendo ver otras cosas...... Pero esta vez iba en busca de algunas cosas para mis trabajos de Alterado, sobre todo libros y " chatarrería" para incluir en los collage.
Si vas al Rastro de Madrid con idea de llevarte algo de segunda mano ... tienes que regatear como en todo mercadillo que se precie. Claro que esta tarea también se aprende y puedo decir que salí más satisfecha de las últimas compras , porque ya estaba algo "marisabidilla".
Pero no creais que no encontré nada relacionado con las labores..... Entre un revuelto de puntillas de ganchillo hechas a mano , de esos que tienes que ir tirando para saber dónde está final de la pieza , encontré , con cierto aire reviejo y en buen estado , estas preciosidades ( 10 euros todas ) . Dos de ellas son de las mangas de una camisa .Están hechas con hilo muy fino y algo extensible . Me las imagino en una camisa de señora de esas de los años cuarenta.....También , por un mísero euro, me vendió un señor una cinta métrica enrrollada del año de Maria Castaña y con la inscripción " Medidas para sastre y modista" . Entre otras piezas algo sucias, dos en color amarillo y rosa de cinta piculina ( 2 euros cada una ).
Puntillas antiguas en el Rastro

Las publicaciones de labores de antaño son otras de las cosas que me gusta coleccionar, bueno , en realidad todo lo que tenga que ver con la labor antigua. Por eso me pareció un pequeño tesoro el nº 4 de la famosa revista Labores del Hogar. Ésta es del año 1953 y valía el módico precio de 12 ptas. Las hojas son tipo periódico y trae pocas en relación a lo que ahora se publica.
También dí con el suplemento de patrones de vestidos de la revista francesa IRis, nº86. Cuesta trabajo entender dónde está cada dibujo entre tanta línea mezclada. El papel amarillento hay que tratarlo con cuidado porque da la sensación de que va a quebrarse , entre ese olor a papel añejo.
...Aunque estaba suelta una hoja de la revista Labores del Hogar, me la traje por los dibujos, que además están en color ¡ qué retro!
Publicaciones antiguas

Fijaros qué modelitos de trajes de comunión de la revista del año 53..... el artículo de Nupcial tampoco tiene desperdicio....

Revista Labores del Hogar.

Estos " tesoritos" formarán parte de un libro alterado dedicado a la costura, donde quiero incluir detalles originales.
Ya podéis imaginar lo contenta que me vine. Eso sí con los dedos más negros que el cartbón y sin un duro , porque en el Rastro cae lo que lleves.

Este artículo quiero dedicárselo a mi madre, que le traerá recuerdos de cuando ella dibujaba sus diseños con tanto estilo , y guardaba en una gran carpeta ....y de cuando quisieron llevársela a estudiar y Paris.... y no pudo ser........ y a mi abuelita Francisca , que en paz descanse , pero que todavía está conmigo..... porque todas esas puntillas me recuerdan a ella, a la ropa tan " apañá" que llevaba y al ganchillo que hacía. ¡ Mira que me he puesto sentimental ! Qué se le va a hacer . Es lo que me viene a la memoria .

I can't tell you how much I love Loeffler Randall shoes. Every season, I check out their line sheets and wish I could buy every pair. In a city where everyone is wearing the same old Louboutins, they area a breath of fresh air.

The married designing duo, Jessie Randall and Brian Murphy, have had quite a year too. Jessie won the CFDA Swarovski Award for accessory design, gave birth to twins and launched a ready to wear line. I haven't been able to find their clothes in the stores yet, but when I do, I am sure they will be just as chic as their shoes and their apartment in Brooklyn, seen here.

After the apartment was featured in the September 2006 issue of Domino, they caused a complete sell-out of the For Like Ever poster featured above and probably the green West Elm chairs that never seemed to be available online either.

I love that their their apartment although furnished with couches from Room and Board and a desk and chairs from West Elm still looks personal and interesting due to their creative displays and accessories.

I think everyone should have a gallery wall of eclectic art and photography. The diverse the better. I also love the cork lamp decorated with photo-booth strips of the designers and a vintage brooch. It's the personal touches that give their home character, as well as their shoes.

Photos by Max Kim-Bee

I thought I would continue the "I hate them because their homes are beautiful" theme that has taken over my coverage of the domiciles of the stylish during fashion week with the townhouse of Tonne Goodman and her family. For those of you who don't know, Tonne is a former model and current fashion director at Vogue. Reason enough to hate her but she lives in one of the most amazing homes in Greenwich Village, a neighborhood I am longing to live in as well.

She found the townhouse in a state that had been barely altered in more than 150 years, a rare find in renovation-crazy New York and worked with architect Michael Watson to create a family friendly yet aesthetically pleasing home. Anyone who's seen Tonne can attest that her fashion style is "minimalist, classic, contemporary and unadorned" as is her decorating style. "I was always impressed with the Italian approach that mixed pure modernism with original classic elements in period buildings, and I thought this was the perfect space in which to achieve that."

Anyone who's read my blog knows that I too love period architectural details juxtaposed with clean and classic furnishings and Tonne has definitely accomplished that look in her townhouse. In the upstairs landing above, a mid-century string upholstered chaise sits next to a giltwood framed mirror that is original to the house. Even her rowing machine is minimal and aesthetically pleasing in it's environment.

Tonne, like everyone at Vogue, is pretty well connected. Her husband is a Gimbel of the Gimbel's department story family and the step-son of director Sydney Lumet. She was also discovered by Diana Vreeland and become friends with her sons, Alexander and Nicky, the latter of whom became a Buddhist monk and lives upstairs in the townhouse. How's that for impressive?!

I love this townhouse and I think it lives up to it's past grandeur with some decoration but a lovely pared down aesthetic that is never cold or severe. I think she definitely achieved her desire for "a pure and beautiful space where the proportions were right, but the kids could mess it up if they needed to." Just hope she cleans up before Anna Wintour stops by!

Do you hate Carlos Souza yet? If not, you will after seeing his Rome apartment located in a historic 1860's building in Piazza Vittorio. This apartment was designed before his New York apartment and is surprising in it's modernity but not in it's mix of personal mementos.

In the living room above, a Mies can der Rohe Barcelona daybed and stools share the same space as a Chinese daybed and chair in perfect harmony, proof that you can really mix any style and period and make it work.

I'm also happy to see that Souza has a well stocked library seen below, an aspect that all my favorite interiors share. The floor lamp is by Mariano Fortuny from Ecart International.

A vintage Le Corbusier chaise lounge is draped with a sari from Jaipur below.

Souza designed the marble island in the kitchen and added Hi-Pd stools by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini and Romeo Moon light fixtures by Phillippe Starck around it.

The dining room is starkly modernand white, a huge difference from his later New York apartment's interior. If you look close, you'll notice the Perry Ogden photo of Francis Bacon's studio above the dining table, will end up in the warmer New York apartment's foyer. The table and chairs are A.G. Fronzoni for Cappellini.

No suzanis in this bedroom below, instead there is a stark platform bed designed by Fabien Baron for Cappellini is dressed in Bellora linens while a 1978 Joe Eula portrait of Souza hangs on the wall.

I think it's always fun to see how one's style changes over the years and which objects and art get moved around or in this case moved from one city to another. It's pretty clear that where ever Carlos Souza lays his handsome head is going to be ridiculously chic and stylish, but then what else would you expect from Valentino's main man?

Photos by Fernando Bengoechea

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Convocatoria SAL WHILE I DARN SEWING SET

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Man About Town: Robert Burke

The Art and Homes of Hunt Slonem

I Heart Gilles Mendel

Letter from the Editor

Thoroughly Modern Milly

De paseo por el Rastro

Habitually Chic Designers: Loeffler Randall

Tonne Tonne Tonne

Carlos Souza Part Deux: Rome

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