tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post5674292047188567419..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Beasts and birds, art and ornamentationDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-65257094623186791642017-05-28T03:18:29.691-04:002017-05-28T03:18:29.691-04:00Did you know that you can shorten your links with ...Did you know that you can shorten your links with <b><a href="http://shortener.syntaxlinks.com/r/Shortest" rel="nofollow">Shortest</a></b> and <b>earn cash for every click on</b> your short urls.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-91009191717815467252015-03-30T19:10:14.027-04:002015-03-30T19:10:14.027-04:00I'm coming. When?I'm coming. When?diverchichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753507927794435960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-5575521677733503202015-03-10T17:38:11.079-04:002015-03-10T17:38:11.079-04:00LauraH: So many embroideries are no longer even at...LauraH: So many embroideries are no longer even attempted, so we have to visit them via museum textile collections or see them in paintings.<br /><br />When I am called 'sir' I'm usually wearing jeans and neutral-coloured parka, and it depresses me somewhat. I don't get it in the summer, thanks be!<br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-76261700618976717272015-03-10T17:34:28.795-04:002015-03-10T17:34:28.795-04:00Anon@4:37: I don't know if fur is making a com...Anon@4:37: I don't know if fur is making a comeback everywhere; this is a locale where I see it everyday in winter. Personally, I would not wear it strictly for fashion; it is the warmest material I have ever owned. Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-43117909363720372382015-03-10T16:38:15.810-04:002015-03-10T16:38:15.810-04:00The fabrics in the paintings you saw look stunning...The fabrics in the paintings you saw look stunning. They remind me of an embroidered waistcoat in the Bath Museum of Costume, seen many years ago and never forgotten.<br /><br />I too have been called 'sir' so agree with you - a little personal decoration helps to clarify. Not being a girly girl, I've still come to appreciate more and more the uplift from wearing some jewellery and a scarf with a beautiful texture and colour. It just makes my day better. LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-43680105062706684972015-03-10T16:37:49.922-04:002015-03-10T16:37:49.922-04:00Is fur making a comeback? Or is it just worn in cl...Is fur making a comeback? Or is it just worn in climates where it is fashion as well as warmth? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75204170097259262512015-03-10T14:36:14.871-04:002015-03-10T14:36:14.871-04:00I love the range of this post -- the museum visit,...I love the range of this post -- the museum visit, the Montreal style-spotting, the visit to Ogilvy's (I love that store, altho' have only had a few visits there), just the lovely notion of a wonderful day visiting with a girlfriend. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-33032817187896098022015-03-10T14:33:50.082-04:002015-03-10T14:33:50.082-04:00I love that mink coat!
Only in a cold climate can ...I love that mink coat!<br />Only in a cold climate can one wear one without feeling guilt...luxurious warmth a fur coat offers is like nothing else.<br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-27532655697632072692015-03-10T14:27:43.802-04:002015-03-10T14:27:43.802-04:00That red scarf against the caramel colored coat is...That red scarf against the caramel colored coat is divine!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-88483576154947756982015-03-10T13:06:35.062-04:002015-03-10T13:06:35.062-04:00Laura: We were at Van Houtte, which is a medium si...Laura: We were at Van Houtte, which is a medium sized chain. The PDA location has many food choices and lots of confortable seating,including one area in front of a fireplace. But we were not after a traditional English tea, just a cup of tisane.<br /><br />If you want a formal cream tea, reserve at the tearoom in Birk's.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-36067097172834613552015-03-10T13:03:37.018-04:002015-03-10T13:03:37.018-04:00LOC: Feminine (in apparel) is a straightforeard co...LOC: Feminine (in apparel) is a straightforeard concept for me: clothing or accessories that purposely acknowledge and draw attention to the primary and secondary sexual characteristics of •females•. If a garment can be worn (as is) by either sex, it is not feminine, but the women wearing it can look feminine via her other accoutrements.<br /><br />And if the opposite sex chooses to wear a garment made for the other (menswear trousers on a woman, a skirt on a man) the effect dinimishes those characteristics, which is sometimes the intention. <br /><br />Of course some reject the very notion of gender altogether, but I am not so inclined. I find, as a tall, short-haired woman, if I do not at least consider the notion of femininity in clothing, those are the days when I have been called "sir". <br /><br /><br /><br /> Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-44131733928698885662015-03-10T12:44:59.853-04:002015-03-10T12:44:59.853-04:00looking forward to a trip to Montreal -- where do ...looking forward to a trip to Montreal -- where do take tea at Place des Arts?lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-18234512411510060342015-03-10T11:12:07.690-04:002015-03-10T11:12:07.690-04:00I struggle so with the concept of "feminine,&...I struggle so with the concept of "feminine," in much the same way others protest "orientalism." What is feminine, and why? And how does whatever it is relate to "female?" I have far less trouble with "female," although I know that for members of the transgendered community that stirs up its own trauma. LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com