Tag Archives: terribly house and garden
Loving A Designer, Loving A City
Betsey Johnson, a designer who once stood for femme 80s/90s quirk, files for bankruptcy! Like a bite of some oversweet rose-scented madeline, this has propelled me a la recherche au temps perdu. Johnson herself is 70 this year and, admittedly, … Continue reading
When decor is up for debate
In early January, my guest room got repainted with a cream ceiling and palest ashes-of-roses walls. But at my house, the post-repaint luminosity and the new gate latch goes unnoticed. People are too busy reliably flipping out about three or … Continue reading
A Burlesque Boudoir
I’m in a Terribly House and Garden phase here. And yesterday, I had a real treat; visiting the delicous burlesque dancer Bon Bon Rocher at home, and seeing her burlesque boudoir. A boudoir…a powder room…a dressing room…a ‘retreat’ of over-the-top, … Continue reading
“Vintage Lifestyle:” Cupcakes Against The Abyss
Why did it take me until this month to hear the phrase “vintage and rockabilly lifestyle”? At first, I was grumpy. “How can an aesthetic be a lifestyle?” Then I looked around my house. Er. If a “vintage lifestyle” is … Continue reading
Displaying a Hand Fan
The hand fan, as a woman’s daily accessory, is dead. In its heyday, it was the equivalent of the cellphone. A device associated with expense and prestige, used to send messages, and to display wealth and popular culture, via its … Continue reading
