Our fifth annual “Yesteryear Issue” roams the streets of New York after dark, from the Vanderbilt Ball in 1883 to a Weegee crime scene to George Michael on the dance floor at Sound Factory to an underground rooftop water-tower party last month.
a canopy of lit bulbs brightens and dims in response to the sounds of a poet's performance.
What dreams are to be had with this Boho Woodland Midsummer Night Dreams Birthday Party by Stephanie Fairweather of Fairweather Photography! ..From the gorgeous balloon-covered tentscape to the enchanted woodland treats, this party is incredible and sweet! So fly on over and take a look and be sure to catch these soaring details along the way: Incredible Balloon Garlands Naked Woodland Cakes Floating Dreamcatchers Enchanted Woodland Dessert Spread Boho White Tents Flower-topped Marshmallow Squares Scattered Greenery + Blooms Sweet Swan Centerpiece Sparkling Glitter Bar And SO MUCH MORE!
Cassie LaMere and Andrew Knieberg celebrated their New Year's Eve wedding, inviting an intimate circle of loved ones to join them.
Deeply savoury and delicious, Nigel Slater's Coq au Riesling will quickly become a favorite quickly. Chicken cooked with white wine, cream and mushrooms.
Planning a mystery or detective party? Here are some fun & free mystery party printables you can use for your planned activities. Fun game ideas!
Windsor’s medieval halls will be crammed Royalty, rock stars, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy philanthropists, invited to a star-studded party sponsored by American designer Ralph Lauren.
This Spanish tapas dish of Fried Manchego Cheese with Romesco Sauce is loaded with Spanish flavors and is easy to make. Perfect for your next tapas party!
. 'All artists speak the same language , so photographers should be considered in terms of artists...' CB Mary Cushing Astor by Cecil Beaton I've often looked longingly at my Cecil Beaton tomes and sighed-what beautiful photographs. What gorgeous women, what handsome men-the sitters. What gorgeous backdrops, the settings. I love Cecil Beaton. & that must be one of the many reasons I loved the return of Upstairs Downstairs. Cecil visits the residents of 165 Eaton Place in the last episode of the series. Well played by Christopher Harper, Cecil is there to photograph Lady Agnes Holland & her sister Lady Persie. Beaton brings all his charms- mostly spent on "Cook". Beaton also brings his own props to create the perfect setting for the perfect sitting. Baba Beaton, Cecil Beaton's sister & one of his favorite sitters I've noticed the settings- painterly like. It's interesting to note Beaton never had what he called a studio-his idea was not to have one,certainly unusual in the day . He preferred to use his mother's drawing room, later- his own residences or those of his sitters-and true to fiction- he would bring props from drawing rooms and later drawing from his own stash of props expressly for his portrait work. Not one to wait and see what his sitter's rooms might be like-Cecil was prepared, fully armed with the perfect props to create the perfect portrait-screens, settees, silk, netting, pedestal, vase, roses and the like. Oh--- & cellophane. cellophane curtained, draped, twisted, tied and tasseled. He staged. He draped. Norma Shearer by Cecil Beaton Soap Suds by Cecil Beaton 'My sitters were more likely to be somewhat hazily discovered in a bower or grotto of silvery blossom or in some Hades of polka dots.' CB The haze of Beaton's tinsel and cellophane props,his costumed & gowned sitters, made Beaton's subjects the envy of every aristocrat. When Beaton sends "Cook" a copy of her portrait-a vision- she looks at it admiringly and declares, “I could be aristocracy!” Cecil Beaton as Major-General FH Seymour, The Groom of the Robes, at 'The Opera Ball', Metropolitan Opera House New York, April 1933. NPG Beaton was known as one of the foremost of the Society photographers by 1930. His own special signature became the doubling up of his sitters- twins, sisters or debutantes or a single sitter reflected in a piano top, mirror or some other clever Beatonesque ploy. Baba Beaton Paula Gellebrand by Cecil Beaton Marlene Dietrich by Cecil Beaton 'We all owe a great debt to Cecil, for keeping the idea of style alive.' David Bailey Drawing pictorial paradigms from Watteau, Fragonard, Gainsborough and Piranesi ,Beaton blew up his work to create backdrops for his photographs. His idea- grandeur without the hauteur. Beaton photographed the Queen and other Royals with these scenes in the background. Not just for the Royals, Beaton used them to create the noble aristocratic image dear "Cook" craved so. Doris Duke by Cecil Beaton image borrowed from Colette van den Thillart at Nicky Haslam Design The Famous Beauties Ball, 1931.Miss Baba Beaton (second from left) surrounded by Jess Chattock, Nancy Mitford, and Carol Prickard in enormous pageant dresses. by Cecil Beaton "As far as possible I avoid allowing modern clothes to appear in a photograph... I try to get my sitters to wear some kind of costume that has withstood the criticism of time-that is located amidst a decor of rosebuds, chiffons & turtle doves."- CB Marquise de Casa Maury by Cecil Beaton In one of the scenes from Upstairs, Pritchard the butler confides to the Rose that above stairs there is a “contretemps regarding pastel tones.” Lady Persie is off to change her dress & wear a different shade of lipstick to harmonize with her sister's appearance. Beaton not just fearing to date his work- but to he desired it to escape time. Friends, painter Rex Whistler and David Garnett, novelist, were idealizing the era they lived in-holding time at bay. It was Beaton's way of shunning Modernism- as he stated it was his attempt 'to decorate a machine with dog roses.' Some of my favorite Beaton photographs are portraits: A series of photographs of Paula Gellibrand, Marquise de Casa Maury & photographs of Edith Sitwell. Both so different- but both exuding that Beatonesque haze of timelessness that few can match. .
It was the first Friday night of college and I was alone. My roommate, who'd just gotten into her sorority of choice, was partying with her new sisters, and the entire dorm hallway was empty. Everyone was out making the most of freshman year, which…
Faced with the maze of 200-plus films that comprises a film festival like London’s, I tend (at least initially) to fall back on those from my Spanish homeland – even if, in a world of international co-productions, the national seems increasingly redundant as a concept. I mention this because, although much attention has been paid to the LFF’s new film groupings this year – ‘Danger’, ‘Love’, ‘Thrill’ etc – I did end up turning to the festival’s website, where it remains possible to navigate by nationality/geography. After all, these divisions are still valid even in our markedly transnational world, and help us make sense of our surroundings… or so I thought.
Whether you're looking for a rainy day activity or something to get the whole family involved in, these Simon Says Ideas are perfect!
More proof that prime time is where the party is: photographer Norman Jean Roy captures the scene as the stars of Revenge, Modern Family, The Good Wife, House of Lies, Homeland, and other addictive pleasures do some unscripted celebrating.
20 family game night ideas. A must-try for every family. Most of these games are Minute To Win it games and require no preparation. Fun to play!
Roxana Robinson on visiting Finca Vigía, Ernest Hemingway’s house in Cuba.
Late-night panty raids may or may not be on the itinerary.
Update the classic girls’ night cocktail with gin instead of vodka for a fabulous new take on the ever-popular pink drink in this easy recipe!
Host a Dollar Store Minute to Win It night for a lot of laughs and fun for everyone. There are few supplies needed and it's easy to set up.
Book Exchange Party {Adult Party Ideas}If you are getting ready to wrap up your book club for the summer or are just looking for a fun way to add some new books to your summer reading collection, this Book Exchange Party is a great way to make that happen. Use these cute free printable invitations and party ideas to plan a book exchange party of your own.View This Tutorial
Just because we can't all be Tinker Bell doesn't mean we can't decorate like a fairy.
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I love to find a good Paris photo story that I haven't seen before, and this one that I found buried in the LIFE archives is a quite the treat. Veteran photographer for the magazine Loomis Dean followed a group of young students in 1961, getting an intimate peek into their lives as they pursued the
Here's a fun ice breaker for your next holiday Party! Give your guests a good reason to mix and mingle.
Use our free printable yahtzee score card so you can have a fun game of yahtzee with friends and or family. Easy and cheap family game night.
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There are so many way to spend the night celebrating your shared love for Jane Austen, here's how to do it right.
My kids love to play this fun game! The game of SKUNK, that is!
While lying in bed the other night dreaming all the things we’re hoping for in... While lying in bed
There are lots of themes and ideas to get out of Frozen. But what we found most profound was the love, the relationships, and the change of heart. With that in mind, each day of camp will be focuse…
With all the talk I've done about choosing a One Word for the new year and then displaying it, I've never actually given a tutorial on how to host ...
