But I am also loving paisley in clothes - Derek Lam's graphic 60's mod paisleys caught my eye on the runway for fall, and then the Marlon Falaise / Lucie de la Falaise family portrait in Vogue stood out in a more authentic, hippie kinda way.
For a while I've been dismissing prints as too specific or of a season, but when looking through all these photos its hard not to see paisley as a classic.
Lucie de la Falaise and Marlon Richards with their family, 2012
Marlene Dietrich on her USO tour, 1940's
An Instagram photo of a woman wearing Jil Sander's paisley suit to her child's christening. That's chic.
Veronica Lake, 1955
Candice Bergen, 1970's
Mexican actress Lupe Velez, 1939
Etta James in the recording studio, 1967
Helen Gurley Brown, 1972
Veruschka, 1965
Mick Jagger, 1967
My favorite Stella McCartney campaign, 2012
Ad campaign for Harvey Nichols, 1975
Marisa Berenson wearing Chanel, 1969
Henrietta Tiarks, Marchioness of Tavistock, at Royal Ascot, 1968
So chic!
ReplyDeleteLoving that Harvey Nic look! Have you read the book The Women We Wanted to Look Like, by Brigid Keenan? Henrietta Tiarks is in it as well as great photos of other cool women through the years - well worth getting.
ReplyDeleteThat woman is Tamu!
ReplyDeleteAmanda, the girl in the Jil Sander is Tamu McPherson and she is the fashion editor at Grazia.it. Her very famous blog http://www.all-theprettybirds.com/ is called All The Pretty Birds" She does photographs of all the shows.
ReplyDeleteGreat examples! I just worry that paisley can veer too much into cheesey territory if not done properly.
ReplyDeletePaisley came to England by way of the colonies, as did chintz and other pretty ideas - the principle behind the design is what makes it chic - the heritage.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful blog,great photos, commentary and the ability to understand what is important in life!
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