Happy Belated Birthday Coco Chanel

A belated birthday to Mademoiselle Chanel she was born 128 years ago on August 19th. Karl Lagerfeld is carrying on the Chanel image, style and cachet that was Coco herself. The LBD, pearls, the boxy jacket, Chanel No.5 she created them all.

Have a Pink day!

Table a la Marie Antoinette and Rose Bertin

Lovely way to spend an afternoon at Versailles

Everything looks so pretty in the sunshine

An afternoon spent choosing dress designs, fabrics, ribbons

Lush dress designs remind Marie Antoinette of fluffy peonies

Join in on the fun with Rose and La Reine

Soft colors and glints of silver and gold

Opera glasses are a must for court ladies

Jewelry, a new fan, key to the jewel chest, little trinket boxes

An idea for a dress- very fashion forward of Marie Antoinette
Hat boxes hold trims and ribbons

Marie loved flowers especially roses here are peonies on her plate

French bon bons and roses ---so MA

Time slips by so quickly for Marie Antoinette and Rose Bertin

Little details- la Reine loved jewelry and pretty trinkets

Marie meets with Rose Bertin her dress
maker

My interpretation of a table that might have existed at Petit Trianon when Marie Antoinette met with her dressmaker Rose Bertin. We always think of roses and Marie Antoinette so how perfect to put the table outside among the pink roses.
I've gathered some fun things that remind me of MA and she would, bien sur, have sweets !

What a royal treat it must have been to have a talented fashion forward dressmaker at your disposal and she even came to the queen!

Not many fashion designers in our time would go to the client's home. I like to think it was the royal allure and the cache of visiting Versailles or Petit Trianon. I have read that Rose Bertin became quite weathy and arrogant due to her association with la Reine, Marie Antoinette. She also left the country and saved her own life during the Revolution.

Join Susan at BNOTP for more fun tablescapes for:

Tablescape Thursday

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Object of desire

I really wish I did not have the jewelry gene. Some women never care about jewelry. I love it! I love big bold pieces, pearls, pink tourmalines, green peridot (my birthstone) topaz too.

This, new to me, designer Ward Kelvin has caught my eye. I love these earrings and will call soon to find out price--maybe if I work two jobs?

I love all girly things, silver, china, fine linens, make up, pink suits, SHOES ahhmm maybe it would be better to list what I do not like!

Have a Pink day!

Pearl dreams

Pearls are a favorite fake or real, white, black, pink, or gold I love them all. I saw this Chanel cuff on line--isn't it lovely? I will dream about that for a long time. I love colored gemstones too but something about pearls is just so classic and clean.

My birthday and anniversary are coming up maybe Pink Boy will surprise me with pearls?

What do you dream about?

Have a PINK day!