More Great Books for the Holidays!!

The second segment of my Books for the Holidays gives you even more gift choices for the art, fashion and design lover, including yourself. Many of these are book I never tire of pulling off the shelf and paging through! Enjoy!

Cy Twombly: Late Paintings  2003-2011 

by Czech Art Historian Nela Pavlouskova

Published by Thames and Hudson c 2015

In this tome we discover some of the largest and most exuberant art of Twombly's long career.

Parish-Hadley Tree of Life: An Intimate History of the Legendary Design Firm 

by Brian J McCarthy and Bunny Williams

 Stewart, Tabori & Chang Publisher

A fascinating account of this legendary design firm and featuring 30 of the great designers who started their careers walking through this company's door! 

Painting Central Park by Roger Pasquier

Publisher: The Vendome Press

A delightful book filled with fine paintings by artists through the decades as well as the history of this iconic landmark in New York City!

My Stylish French Girlfriends by Sharon Santoni

Published by Gibbs Smith

Sharon introduces us to a group her friends who are extremely talented and fascinating. The talent and expertise of these women will thrill you!

Veranda: The Romance of Flowers

by Clinton Smith, the Editor in Chief of Veranda

Published by Hearst Corporation

Filled with stunning photography of florals of every kind and how they can artfully transform any room!

Modern Mix by Eddie Ross with Jaithan Kochar and forward by Bunny Williams
Published by Gibbs Smith

Palm Beach Chic by Jennifer Ash Rudick

Published by The Vendome Press

Visit some of the wondrous homes and gardens of Palm Beach that will truly take you to another world (especially if you are currently living in the colder climes!)

The Field Guide to Decorating by Lauren Liess
Published by Abrams Books
With a fresh take and discerning eye, Lauren uses many natural elements and textures in her design work!

These books may all be purchased through their publishers, your local bookseller or Amazon.com

Thank you to all of the publishers who so generously offer me press copies of these beautiful books.

Thank you as always to my Family, Friends, and Followers who Support The Arts!

Please do leave a comment as they make my day!

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It has changed my life in the most amazing ways! 913-638-5171 or artbykarenablog@gmail.com 

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xoxo

Karena

The Arts by Karena

Hats by Madame Paulette, Paris Milliner Extraordinaire

Hats by Madame Paulette

Paris Milliner Extraordinaire

by Annie Schneider

Thames and Hudson Publisher

On the cover: An asymmetrical straw with a sweeping brim

Madame Paulette by Studio Harcourt

Madame Paulette was Paris’s “queen of milliners.” Born in 1900, this famed headwear designer learned her trade between the wars, and by the forties and fifties her hats crowned the heads of everyone who was anyone in Paris, and were increasingly sought by the rich and famous around the world. Film stars such as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Audrey Hepburn were some of her most ardent fans, as well as royalty, including Princess Grace of Monaco and the Duchess of Windsor.

Hats by Madame Paulette will appeal to fashion experts and aficionados of fine millinery alike, providing an essential guide on the most indispensable fashion item of the mid-twentieth century; no woman would consider herself formally dressed without a hat. In addition to celebrities vying for Madame Paulette’s creations, fashion photographers clamored for her designs. Included here are photographs from Avedon, Newton, Horst, and Klein, as well as film stills of the hats she designed for Cecil Beaton that appeared in My Fair Lady and Gigi. 

An assortment of Madame's equisite Creations
Photo Credit: Image by Vauthey-Sigma-Cortis

Madame Paulette made sure each hat designed was entirely bespoke, never two alike. She used every trim at her disposal, voiles, netting, feathers, flowers and more. This was an era where women of refined taste desired a hat to match with every outfit, from luncheon attire to evening elegance. 

One of Madame's much desired pleated Turban Styles which she also designed with lovely scarves hanging off to one side, glorious!
Photo  Credit: by J. M. del Moral

The famed Paris Couturiers came to Madame Paulette for her hats, including Balmain, Pierre Cardin, Feraud, Guy LaRoche, and Emmanuel Ungaro. When Madame was in her eighties she still designed her creations for Thierry Mugler and Claude Montana.

A fabulous pillbox hat by Madame Paulette worn with a dress by Jean Desses
 Photo Credit: J.M. del Moral

Madame Paulette creates a red and white fur hood for blustery winter days! Photo credit TopFoto

Her creations for  stage and screen were wonders of workmanship and design. Millinery for Gigi, My Fair Lady, specifically for Cecil Beaton, for Leslie Caron and Audrey Hepburn made history!

Left: Black Velvet Chignon Cover with Ostrich Feather Pom-poms and Veil

Right: A cascade of petals in Black Organza
Photo Credit: TopFoto

Please purchase Hats by Madame Paulette, Paris Milliner Extraordinaire by Annie Schneider

Copy courtesy of Harry Burton of Thames Hudson

Thank you to my Friends and Followers who support the Arts!

xoxo

Karena

The Arts by Karena

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Fashion & Color make Art

My painting of a favorite dress of mine, Aubergine Chiffon, with draping criss-cross straps plunging on the back. Completed to win the painting below by artist Diane Bronstein at Inspiration by Design called Ghost of a Memory. My dress brings back many special memories of a certain evening and dancing the night away. This was a complete change of style for me and I wished I could show the back of the dress as well.