GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

Here are a few images from Pop Magazine, in which the lingerie gets completely upstaged by big hair! Not that there's anything wrong with that.
We think we spy an Aubade 'Bahia' bra in that first shot (it's always fun doing lingerie detective work!).
This blog entry is total fluff (or total puff if you are talking about the hair...lame joke attempt), but it seemed vaguely relevant for today's post!

What is it about yards and yards of gauzy, billowy, diaphanous fabric that so captures the imagination?

{uploaded by el espartano for foto decadent; "Sanctuary" - South China Morning Post; Photographer: Baldovino Barani; Model: Brooke Bonelli}

. . . quite taken with interior designer Suzy Hoodless' Contemporary Lodge in Scotland, a perfect combination of modern and rustic, and then there's the view . . .

After last summer's trip to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and a haunting {and terribly romantic} boat ride on the loch in Inverness, have been drawn to the compelling beauty of Scotland as if under a spell . . .

We had a little lapse in our 'lingerie through the decades' series, but we're back with styles from the 1960s. During the 60s we see more experimentation with color (of course there's more color advertising at this point), and we still see those bullet bras!
Perhaps one of the more aggressive lingerie advertisers of the time was Maidenform, which claimed success with its "I dreamed I ... in my Maidenform bra" campaign.
Perhaps our favorite lingerie images from the 60s come from artist Rene Gruau who famously created beautiful advertisements for Christian Dior Lingerie (among other things!). His ads would look great framed in your boudoir - we did just that with the Gruau image below!

It is a rare pleasure to be able to find lingerie incorporated into fine art (tastefully represented, that is). Luckily, we have been followers of artist Malcolm Liepke, who captures intimate moments in his paintings and occasionally has his subjects in lingerie. We have been collecting Liepke's paintings for years, and he has quite a fan-base with collectors such as Barbra Streisand, Donna Karan and Brooke Shields (just to name a few)!
Included in this post are a few images that include lingerie, though his portfolio includes much more than that. In general, all of Liepke's paintings tend to share a voyeuristic theme.
If you would like to learn more about Malcolm Liepke and see more of his work, please contact Steve at Arcadia Fine Arts in New York.

Have been trying desparately to find time to play with photography again, and every time I want to see the world through a lens, I find myself drawn to this Vogue IT shoot by Paolo Roversi.

A simple blank canvas . . . blissful, soft and ethereal lighting, and a quiet serenity that is almost like floating . . .







{uploaded by: linka_lebedeva for foto decadent; publication: Vogue IT Mar 2006, photography: Paolo Roversi, models: Irina Lazareanu, Du Juan}

{marie claire maison}

. . . somehow, everything looks better bathed in the quiet and softly diffused light of a late summer's afternoon . . .

{via lily-g}

Whenever someone wants to spice up their lingerie ensemble, they typically end up adding hosiery to up the ante! We just wanted to provide a few basic concepts regarding hosiery, in order to make your purchasing decisions a bit easier.

Sally Rand was a world-famous burlesque dancer who popularized the 'fan dance' (the use of large ostrich feather fans during performances). Her claims to fame include her legendary performance at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair where she danced nude* with large feather plumes as her props, and her 'bubble dance' in which she performed with a life-size clear bubble.
Sally Rand certainly had a long, wonderful career which continues to inspire performers to this day! Here are some images of the lady who became the namesake for the large ostrich feather fans we see today!*FYI - It has been said that Sally's World Fair performance wasn't necessarily nude, but that she either wore a body stocking or a body cream...which really means she was a half a step away from being nude!

Have a fun + beautiful weekend, everyone!

{zooey via livejournal}

Ridiculously beautiful desk.
Vintage Brazilian Rosewood. Made in Brazil, circa 1950s.
Found here.

straight from the plane to the beach

{image via bjornstar}