I couldn’t resist some of these old fashioned fancy dress costumes culled from the web. If I had lots of time on my hands (hmmm…) I’d love to someday make a crepe paper costume. (Lots of pix after the jump!)
All posts tagged felines
Happy Hallowe’en
Posted by jessica on October 31, 2012
http://www.encyclopediaoftheexquisite.com/?p=1396
Meow Mix
As I wind down writing my second book (!), I’m taking some time to go back through my files & to post some of the photos I had hoarded while writing Encyclopedia of the Exquisite. Perhaps you’ll remember the entry on Felines? Well, here are some photos of famous feline lovers, like Josephine Baker and [...]
Posted by jessica on October 2, 2012
http://www.encyclopediaoftheexquisite.com/?p=1367
Wingwalkers
All things ariel seem to attract my attention these days. But how could you not get excited about wingwalker Gladys Ingle? A friend just sent me this amazing video. Riding on the top wing of a plane, early stunt woman Gladys Ingle nonchalantly changes planes mid-air. She’s very cat-like, in fact. As the only female member [...]
Posted by jessica on November 11, 2010
http://www.encyclopediaoftheexquisite.com/?p=1017
Missing Mitsou
A friend reminded me this morning of one of my favorite treasures, the book Mitsou, by the painter Balthus. When Count Balthazar Klossowski de Rola, aka Balthus, was 11 he started his first major artwork, a series of 40 pen-and-ink drawings that told the autobiographical story of a small boy who finds a cat, names [...]
Posted by jessica on March 29, 2010
http://www.encyclopediaoftheexquisite.com/?p=197
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