tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post2725390572447519063..comments2024-03-28T00:54:29.276-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Les Années 50 - Palais GallieraParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80443446736442177292014-09-04T10:15:44.027-04:002014-09-04T10:15:44.027-04:00A 10-year period of absolute elegance and sublime ...A 10-year period of absolute elegance and sublime clothing never to be seen the ... <a href="http://sweaterdress.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">sweaterdress.blogspot.com</a><br />Sweater Dresshttp://sweaterdress.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-66421112287855525602014-07-20T03:33:42.361-04:002014-07-20T03:33:42.361-04:00just blogwalking.. Nice post and have a nice day :...just blogwalking.. Nice post and have a nice day :)cara mengobati penyakit gulahttp://goo.gl/E3tx5Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-23820966506864639812014-07-18T04:03:18.129-04:002014-07-18T04:03:18.129-04:00Spectacular!!!
I love the watercolor sky behind th...Spectacular!!!<br />I love the watercolor sky behind the jets!<br />Love the cherries!Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-69361319728023913642014-07-16T14:31:37.493-04:002014-07-16T14:31:37.493-04:00On my list for next week though if I don't mak...On my list for next week though if I don't make it I feel as though I have seen it through this lovely post!Mardi Michelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125377934755716212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-25063796733127707002014-07-16T04:04:52.811-04:002014-07-16T04:04:52.811-04:00what a shame!!!
There was a FAB Balenciaga exhibit...what a shame!!!<br />There was a FAB Balenciaga exhibit in New York a year or two ago at the Spanish Embassy...so Elegant!!<br /><br />http://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.fr/2010/12/balenciaga-spain.htmlParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46848538952208926262014-07-15T20:32:30.625-04:002014-07-15T20:32:30.625-04:00We were on a trip to the Basque country a few year...We were on a trip to the Basque country a few years ago - they had just opened the Balenciaga museum in a small town where he lived - I didn't take the opportunity to see it - wish I had thought harder about it!sillygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971787430517830586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11428088679659670142014-07-15T20:16:54.944-04:002014-07-15T20:16:54.944-04:00Carol,today's post and your beautiful sketches...Carol,today's post and your beautiful sketches absolutely run away with my imagination!<br />What fabulous clothes from such a romantic era of the past.<br />Also LOVE your rainy day pictures!<br />We are in such a severe drought here in the Southwest;only wish we could enjoy the moisture,feel and scent of those heavenly droplets!NataliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303101192914212825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-54754006958211938832014-07-15T18:50:43.565-04:002014-07-15T18:50:43.565-04:00oh happy sigh........
thank you so much, for taki...oh happy sigh........<br /><br />thank you so much, for taking me, where i will never go.....<br /><br />although my husband and i, did spend 8 wonderful days in paris, way back in '99... :-)<br /><br />your sketches are so marvelous. lucky you, always able to capture what you see.<br /><br />but thank you for sneaking a few clandestine photos for us!!!<br /><br />tessa~Tessa~ Here there be musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661988938395877761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-80612498803056117372014-07-15T18:09:56.830-04:002014-07-15T18:09:56.830-04:00LOVE your drawings from the exhibit. Weather in Pa...LOVE your drawings from the exhibit. Weather in Paris is looking terrible! Hope you will come visit us soon!Charming Paris Apartmenthttp://rent-paris-apartment.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-805798296695331722014-07-15T15:21:44.190-04:002014-07-15T15:21:44.190-04:00Thanks for sharing the exhibit. This past weekend...Thanks for sharing the exhibit. This past weekend I was in Wilmington, DE for the Costumes of Downton Abbey exhibit. So nice to see them up close. I am jealous of the 50s exhibit though, all those iconic dresses and styles. I saw a Balenciaga exhibit in Dallas several years ago. I went 5 times just to ogle the dresses. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202483060084462595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-7579039978575728552014-07-15T15:17:59.263-04:002014-07-15T15:17:59.263-04:00And I want my figure back pre-Broken Leg !!!
Darn ...And I want my figure back pre-Broken Leg !!!<br />Darn it :)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-58686623978640804622014-07-15T14:17:15.447-04:002014-07-15T14:17:15.447-04:00This is absolutely wonderful, Carol! Thank you for...This is absolutely wonderful, Carol! Thank you for sharing your sketches with us!Mary Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46066748884279732162014-07-15T13:56:16.288-04:002014-07-15T13:56:16.288-04:00Absolutely adore your sketches - much more fun tha...Absolutely adore your sketches - much more fun than the photos - clothes were so glamorous and elegant during the 50's. Pure audrey.sukicarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965937601615201292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-2200187389005198732014-07-15T11:10:53.536-04:002014-07-15T11:10:53.536-04:00I want all of them but mostly the black off the sh...I want all of them but mostly the black off the shoulder evening dress - and my youthful figure back!<br />Super post!<br /><br />ox glad foot improvingElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-86616125443708560132014-07-15T10:43:06.711-04:002014-07-15T10:43:06.711-04:00Merci, Carol, pour ce petit aperçu! I love fashion...Merci, Carol, pour ce petit aperçu! I love fashion from the 50s, it is my ideal of glamorous. Lucky me, I can wear cinched waists, though it's not always easy to find the style these days...Karen Kanehttp://www.parisbydesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46930796553671820912014-07-15T10:20:22.213-04:002014-07-15T10:20:22.213-04:00Carol, I so agree with all the prior comments abou...Carol, I so agree with all the prior comments about how well your drawings capture the gorgeous style of the 50s clothes. What a grand exhibit this must be.<br /><br />Your cherry paintings are sublime! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-43674063399020765962014-07-15T09:50:23.569-04:002014-07-15T09:50:23.569-04:00Posters in the Metro or in the street ar my best s...Posters in the Metro or in the street ar my best source.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-8709672979998390202014-07-15T09:49:00.953-04:002014-07-15T09:49:00.953-04:00Carol, I LOVE your dress sketches. I've never ...Carol, I LOVE your dress sketches. I've never heard of Palais Galliera. How do you learn of all the unusual events and locations you share with us? Do you have any special sources you can share? Merci beaucoup, Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-74206120572079807242014-07-15T01:50:15.586-04:002014-07-15T01:50:15.586-04:00What a wonderful exhibition and see! you didn'...What a wonderful exhibition and see! you didn't have to worry Carol! a few beautiful sketches and a couple of discreetly aimed shots and Voila! we have all enjoyed the trip. I have just been to see "Yves St-Lauren" at the movies and apparently clothing from his collection were actually used in the filming ... what a talented monsieur. Love those sweet little "Cherry Cards"Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-23865303396343557052014-07-15T00:58:30.519-04:002014-07-15T00:58:30.519-04:00Lovely sketches. I'm inspired to crack open th...Lovely sketches. I'm inspired to crack open the watercolor Moleskin notebook you recommended.Janice MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735829220462813302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-15192609978629383692014-07-14T23:14:35.360-04:002014-07-14T23:14:35.360-04:00Love the sketches. The clothes look amazing, and I...Love the sketches. The clothes look amazing, and I am not a big fan if 50's design usually. I had a dove grey lambs wool coat with a nipped waist and long full skirt from that period that a very stylish aunt handed down to me, wore all through art school, wish I still had it. Wore with high buttoned boots, back when I could wear such great shoes.Susan Abbotthttp://www.susanabbott.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-79092130038584426312014-07-14T22:13:17.737-04:002014-07-14T22:13:17.737-04:00THANKS Cris!
The Eiffel Tower was shot thru the bu...THANKS Cris!<br />The Eiffel Tower was shot thru the bus window ;)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-48800973823296390412014-07-14T19:38:26.338-04:002014-07-14T19:38:26.338-04:00Enjoyed this post sooo much. I would have sneaked...Enjoyed this post sooo much. I would have sneaked a few photos too as I have done in the past, much to my son's embarrassment.<br />Studio https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258094086684252360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-52635514580031594982014-07-14T17:55:36.321-04:002014-07-14T17:55:36.321-04:00Beautiful sketches & photos - I hope that you ...Beautiful sketches & photos - I hope that you had a great Bastille Day!Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-66435627605118593642014-07-14T16:49:10.309-04:002014-07-14T16:49:10.309-04:00Fab post. So much here...The wonderful shot of the...Fab post. So much here...The wonderful shot of the Eiffel Tower in the rain and I love the fifties clothes. Glad you got some pictures but your sketches make them even more special. I thought at first they were part of the show then I read that you did them. Great post. Happy to see you out and about. Cris, Oregon Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521351715446057243noreply@blogger.com