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Lisa Romerin photo

Coral on my library mantle

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 Interiors…fashion & beauty… accessories & jewelry, be it traditional or modern style,

in summer or winter…

Coral & Black

is one of the most elegant, tasteful colour combinations of all, don’t you think?

 Pearls are glorious, but unless they’re worn carefully (which actually means recklessly and with abandon) they can feel very “Ladies Who Lunch” to me.  Turquoise is terrific but again, in my humble opinion, only feels appropriate for summer.  As every dog has his day, every shell has it’s moment-Pukka shells, anyone??!  But what is it about coral that makes it so timeless? So incredibly ‘right‘ in such a myriad of applications?

 Is it simply the suggestion of exotic locales that sets our hearts aflutter?

 An illicit memento we can no longer  just fancifully break off and tuck into our swimming trunks, these crusty roses from the sea, once delicate souvenirs of The Grand Tour, are more precious than they’ve ever been.

Shall we take a look?

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Jason Miller

 Antlers & Coral- Such a fun combination of two iconic design elements

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Proenza Schouler jacket, Chris Benz pants, Kenneth Jay Lane earrings, Fred Leighton necklace, Ralph Lauren bag

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Marc Jacobs

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black walls, coral-y orange accents; so chic

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Gisele somebody

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Alexander McQueen Spring 2012

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Slim Paley photo

Coral coloured roses from my garden

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Elle Decor

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Carolina Herrera SS2012

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via Australian Vogue Living

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Rolex

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Shawls by Anna Trzebinski via Indagare Souk

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Bianca Balti via Italian Vogue

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Italian Vogue

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Boticca.com

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Celine

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Balenciaga

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Slim Paley photo in Jayson Home

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Anne Hepfer

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Slim Paley photo

I love my coral & diamante Prada belt

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Mariage Freres Teapot

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From my collection of coral coloured enamel

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This is one of the most special pieces in my vintage clothing collection; a floor length black silk coat, lined in coral silk crepe, and hand painted in delicate gold and silver paint & teeny, tiny beads. I bought this and a black & red silk devore velvet tunic trimmed in black ‘monkey’ fur from a collection belonging to the infamous Marchesa Luisa Casati (she of the kohl rimmed eyes, pet snakes and cheetahs)

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To read about the fascinating life of The Marchesa you may click here at Fashion’s Most Wanted

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Another Titian haired beauty was the great friend and muse to Yves Saint Laurent,

Loulou De La Falaise,

who passed away today at the age of 63 after a long illness.

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Loulou was a great jewelry designer in her own right and  loved her coral.

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Tilda Swinton, who reminds me a wee bit of Ms. De La Falaise, non?

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Vladamir Usoltsev

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Bottega Veneta SS2012..

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Paige Novick cuff

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credit unknown

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Pierre Hardy

Behave!

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Let’s all throw on an extra piece of jewelry or two tomorrow to honor the passing of a great muse.

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Loulou De La Falaise 1948-2011

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