Happy things.

So my little life has been incredibly busy as of late, but in the best possible way. I've moved to the big New York City, and I'm loving it, but it's a struggle. Here are a few things that are making me happy.


Finally finding Lula! I got the last copy at the newsstand. I work by Dylan's Candy Bar now, and man that place is magical.


I found these Jeffrey Campbells on absurd sale, they were my 'congrats on getting a big girl job' present to myself.


My mom gave me this beautiful turquoise silk blouse from the 1940's which belonged to my great-grandmother. The fabric is probably the most beautiful I've ever seen. Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent tailor in New York that will handle this vintage garment with care? And a dry cleaner too?

Blizzard.

So I've been home in Virginia for the holidays and will be here for the next couple of weeks, which means that I missed the great New York City blizzard of 2010! Here is my dream snow day outfit, if only I had been there.

Dear Creatures dress//Fleece-lined tights//Fur earmuffs//Cashmere circle scarfCashmere mittens//Sorel boots//Toggle Coat

Stay warm everyone!

In Powder and Crinoline.

So I created this blog however long ago to share things that I'm interested in and things I've created. So far I've only been mildly successful at keeping up, but I've been meaning for a while now to write a post about my favorite golden age illustrator, Kay Nielsen. Children's book illustration is a particular favorite of mine, and from the 1880s to the 1930s is considered the golden age. Nielsen was a Danish illustrator who worked during the early 1900s and is counted among one of the greatest children's book illustrators of the time, along with Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac.

His style is art nouveau in influence, and thus his illustrations are extremely detailed and elaborate. The images I'm posting now are from In Powder and Crinoline (this blog's namesake!), an adaptation of the twelve dancing princesses story published in 1912.

Aren't his illustrations just beautiful? I never get tired of looking at them. I uploaded a few more to my flickr if you are interested, I had a hard time narrowing them down! Another interesting fact about Kay Nielsen is that he worked for Walt Disney for a while in 1939. He helped to illustrate the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence of Fantasia, which is the really creepy one in case you can't remember.

Well enjoy the illustrations! Original credit goes to Golden Age Comic Book Stories for scanning the images. I hope to make this a regular feature.

Noël.

It's 4 am and I just got back to Virginia for Christmas. I bought my mom a fancy little present at Bergdorf Goodman, the fanciest store around! I love the pretty silver and purple wrapping. I feel a little delirious but happy to finally get in the Christmas spirit. Happy holidays everyone!

Simply Breakfast.

So I'm really in love with the blog Simply Breakfast. The concept is so simple, but there is something just so appealing about photos of breakfast food.


I am not nearly so adept a photographer, but here is my attempt at documenting that under-appreciated meal.

Orchids.

Hello again from Singapore! On Sunday we went to the Singapore Botanical Gardens to see their orchid garden; they have one of the largest collections of orchids in the world. Here are some of my favorites:



Love these colors.


Spider orchid. These are everywhere throughout the city!


This crazy twisty orchid was so interesting, but I can't remember what it was called. Anyone know?


Such a startling color combination. There were hundreds more, and all so beautiful! Singapore is such a beautiful city.

Singapore.

Surprise! I'm in Singapore. My mom is working out here temporarily so my sister and I are on a ten-day trip to visit her!







Here are a couple of pictures from our first day here. We walked around Little India and watched some of the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 race!



This was about as good of a picture as I could get of the race. Those cars move fast! I'll be posting more pictures on my flickr as the trip goes on, and I'll try and update this blog too!