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6:11 PMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
My background is in Fine Art and though I prefer the 'old masters' to the more contemporary artist, there is something so refreshingly brilliant about Kelly Reemtsen's 'America's Sweet Heart' Series that I can not stop staring. This collection depicts, and wonderfully so, what I am sure to be the stylized 1950s housewife, she is pretty & pristine AND perhaps on the edge.
What a lovely 'do it yourself-er'.
What a lovely 'do it yourself-er'.
Artist Bio:
"Kelly Reemtsen’s beautiful, texture-filled paintings are characterized by headless and thereby anonymous female figures, clothed in vintage dresses, against vacuums of white. Though her ladies are dressed to the nines, they carry as accessories typical household, often “masculine,” items, such as wrenches, hoses and chainsaws. These women can, on one hand, be identified as stereotypical housewives, an effect magnified their dresses that evoke the 1950s. Reemtsen’s treatment of her subject shatters these stereotypes with results ranging from the quaint to the menacing, though in a vibrant and elegant manner. Kelly Reemtsen’s work will be presented at an upcoming exhibition at De Buck Gallery in New York, which opens in Fall 2013."
Exhibition in New York City at De Buck Gallery in October 2013
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#all things beautiful
1940s
1980s
~Dior Du Jour!~
5:22 PMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
As a writer, curator & archivist of the interesting, I know a good thing when I see it!
When I stumbled upon these vintage Christian Dior mannequins at a recent trade show, I literally was speechless, and for those who know me well, that never happens!
Mannequins like these were a rarity back in the day, and only the very best fashion houses could afford to have them made so exquisitely.
What a treat it was to see them all!
What a treat it was to see them all!
I stopped by the following day to show to a friend, and they were gone. I was told that a single buyer had purchased them for a store front.
{Circa. 1950s to 1980s. Made in France.}
#Fashion
#Style
Black Leather
~oui s'il vous plaît!~
8:54 PMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
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fashion
gojane
~Shine, Shine, Shine!!~
1:45 PMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
And it's official stuff straight from the awesome peeps at HQ!!
{Many thanks to all who attended! This contest is now closed! Stay tune for the next Pop Up event!!}
Join us this Saturday {11-6} & Sunday {11-5} at
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8:54 AMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
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~Handmade rings & other fancy things from Tart Market~
4:25 PMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
These are the latest creations from my handmade jewelry line!
Join me & my creative friends for two days of shopping fun at Urban Cottage in the historic district of VA Highlands in Atlanta, August 10th & 11th!
Register for great giveaways, then sip & shop!
More details to follow!
P.S. see something you like here?
Email me at melanie.tartmarket.com!
xo darlings!