Continued from Color-Ful, a guide to practical color psychology. Associations: Royalty, intuition, imagination, mystery, spirituality, regal beauty, rarity. Effects: Brings balance, transforms fears and obsessions, combats shock and fear, and helps bring healing and cleansing from emotional disturbances. Physical Effects: Stimulates brain activity in problem solving, suppresses appetite,
Continued from: History of Fashion With Regards to the 20th Century 1930-1940 Key Silhouettes: Bias cut gowns and the return of the waistline with sweet two piece skirt and blouse ensembles. Details: Peter-Pan colors, fur trim, matching hat, glove, belt, and shoe sets. Designer: Vionnet Economic: The Great Depression and the
Continued from Color-Ful, a guide to practical color psychology. Associations: Trust (true blue), wide expanses--ocean and sky, clarity, loyalty, wisdom. Effects: Calming, helps sleep, cooling; helps with mental control, enhanced productivity, and heightened creativity. Physical Effects: Lowers blood pressure and stimulates the pituitary gland, which regulates sleep patterns and
Photo Credit: Vogue 1938. Illustrated Words: Jeanne Erickson
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I am the only child of one very strong, beautiful woman, and the only grandchild of a woman with an equally admirable inner character. Growing up it was just the three of us learning at certain times how to survive and at other times how
A few nights ago at the Academy Awards, we were again reminded of the excellent film My Week With Marilyn, directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges and Colin Clark. In this commentary about the beautiful yet internally vexed Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Williams perfectly
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Continued from Color-Ful, a guide to practical color psychology. Associations: Nature, renewal, growth, monetary gain, good luck. Effects: Soothes emotions and grounds you, helping to provide mental clarity to move forward in life. Physical Effects: Helps to balance your equilibrium, creating relaxation. It can also help to improve your
Continued from Color-Ful, a guide to practical color psychology. Associations: Intellectual thinking, confidence, laughter, youth and promise of better times to come. Effects: Makes one more alert, decisive, and organized. Can help to make better choices as well as understand others points of view. Physical Effects: Stimulates the brain,
Continued from: History of Fashion With Regards to the 20th Century 1920-1930 Key Silhouettes: Flapper--straight silhouette, drop waist, shorter hemlines, bob hair cuts, and cloche hats to match. Details: Long pearl necklaces, feathers, sequins and beading. Designer: Chanel. Economic: Abundance of money circulating through the stock market--people became "all about the
Continued from Color-Ful, a guide to practical color psychology. PINK: Associations: Nurturing, like the care of a good woman. Calm, sweet, pure. Effects: Calming and tranquilizing in it's lightest forms, and bright pink evokes a feminine mystic. Physical Effects: Mauve pink causes muscles to relax. Uses: In prisons and sports
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Young love, beginning of the fall college semester
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This singing duo of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel began as an unexpected collaboration in 2006. Now they have given us delightful Christmas cheer through their album A Very She & Him Christmas. These classic tunes harken to the past but keep us in the
In our previous article The Darling Holiday Guide, we discussed easy, fun food ideas for your holiday party. Now we are moving into dressing confidently for the evening. Every occasion should be celebrated with just the right ensemble. Finding that "just right" combination should be formulated
You know the situation. Scraps of paper with random items jotted down, pictures of goods from stores on your iPhone, emails to yourself from the site with that new cozy knit sweater that you long to have
Darling believes in value, in appreciating and utilizing the small and big things that are given to us within our lives. We are to be faithful in the small things so as to practice for the larger opportunities in our future--taking care of the things
Continued from History of Fashion With Regards to the 20th Century Let's look at 1910-1920 Key Silhouettes: Hobble Skirt and the empire waistline--one freeing women, one putting them back in chains. Details: Intricate hats for women; for men, collars and ties. Designer: Paul Poiret Economic: The invention of the automobile caused
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Crisp winter air, changing leaves, smells of cinnamon, and perfectly pink chapped lips
In a previous post, Color-ful, we began a discussion on "color psychology," and started with the color RED. Now we are looking at the next color, ORANGE
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Usually, a wardrobe receives multiple visits throughout our day. My wardrobe is extremely familiar with me because I like to change for every occasion--not for vanity, but for physical and mental comfort. With clothing being a part of our everyday existence it should function as
We are each uniquely created, and shaped differently. This is true for our inward self as well as our outward appearance. Each curve and straight line has individual aesthetic value. It is so easy to look in the mirror and wish for a line instead
What we choose to put in our home reflects who we are and how we approach life. It can give others a window into our state of mind and our emotional well being, without us even being aware what it's revealing. There are three levels of
Aesthetic beauty calms and soothes the soul. -unknown Making your dwelling into a home is an art form. And making others feel welcome and comfortable is a talent that a true lady seeks to posses and master at each stage of her life. If etiquette
Our subconscious takes in uncountable variables throughout each day, processing and filtering them into emotions and actions. The power of color is a component that our subconscious is constantly reacting to. This is due to our ability to see; which depends on the bending of
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It only takes a person 4 seconds to form an opinion about another individual. This is primarily based upon what that person looks like; it has much to do with their grooming and what they have chosen to put on their body. These choices can
Fatigue. Early morning, late morning, afternoon, late afternoon, evening. It hits us all at different times and different ways. We may notice that its very much the same pattern occurring again and again, but we seem to be personally incapable of staving off the effects.
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Throughout our lives, we all experience moments that seem so empty, lacking something, or even unstable. We look at one situation, whether it be personal, professional, or parental, and feel as though our whole being will not be well until something, anything changes. We allow our
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The Palais Garnier, better known as the Paris Opera House was designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque style. After many expeditions around the world, Napoleon III commissioned it in an attempt to form Paris into a new Rome, the Second Empire. The theatre opened to
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To know the past helps us live today in a more efficient manner, while also inspiring us to pursue new innovations. Knowing the subtle and obvious components within the history of fashion enables us to appreciate where silhouettes, details, and intuition behind styles evolved from.