Jackie Kennedy in India and Pakistan
This year I want to do more posts about historical events, inspirations, and design—I hope that’s okay with all of you! I leave for…
History Lesson
6 Fun Facts About…Anna Karina
Chances are you’ve pinned a charming photo of Anna Karina on Pinterest, but there’s more to the Danish beauty than meets the eye. The wife…
6 Fun Facts About…Lady Clementine Spencer-Churchill
Though she is best known as the wife of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Clementine Churchill (1885-1977) was a force of nature all her…
Greta Garbo by Cecil Beaton
How lovely are these 1946 images of Greta Garbo snapped by Cecil Beaton? The British photographer was infatuated with the Swedish silver screen icon…
The Duchess of Windsor’s Pugs
You can imagine my excitement when I discovered a pristine copy of The Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in a…
Little Miss Jackie
I found these images of a young Jacqueline Bouvier on the lovely Eduarda’s blog and couldn’t resist sharing them with all of you. Doesn’t…
Announcing…
Greetings from San Francisco, New York and Kansas City! It is with great excitement I announce that in January 2011 my dear friend Jane…
Young and Vibrant
There’s something I just love about this early photo of Jackie Kennedy. Doesn’t she look so young and fresh-faced? Like she believes anything is…
Avedon Visits Camelot
There’s something riveting about these contact sheets from Richard Avedon’s photo session with the Kennedy family. Taken on January 3, 1961 in Palm Beach,…
Camelot Vows
Their marriage may not have been the fairy tale the public was led to believe, but the wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier, 24, to Senator…
Diana Vreeland Interview—“Fashion! Fashion!”
My was she a character! I just found this footage of Diana Vreeland on You Tube and am completely enthralled. Until now I’d never…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About…
#1 – Mona, Countess of Bismarck was born Mona Strader in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father was the manager of a horse farm…