Showing posts with label Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Show all posts
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Monday, July 12, 2010

on the fringe of fashion

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Balneatix 1876
 (Balneator is a bath superintendent)


Fringe Dress To Color This Season
-by zaarah for ArticleSnatch.com

Every fashion season is colored with various that keep on updating every moment. Fringe dress trends are also catching up in the trend. The most astonishing factor of fringe dress trend is that it is not limited to various dresses, but is also used in various types of bags and shoes designs. Usually people pick the fringe dresses when they are off to parties. Recently fringe dress has also found its place among the formal wears.

The fringe dresses are seen floating around in different lengths and you can choose them from variety of designs too. The dresses come in short as well as long length. If you are planning to hit a party floor in the fringe dress, then it is best to pick the one which would be till knee length. Yet another place where you can shine in fringe dress would be the beach. It is indeed a perfect selection as beach dress. However the choice depends entirely on individual preferences.

The most dominant and popular colors of fringe dress would be black and red. In any case of party occasion, the black fringe dress would completely compliment your style. Coming to this trend, it has also been seen that even one sided shoulder dresses are catching up the trend. The combination of the fringe dresses work really well with skirts. You can team up long flowing skirts with fringe tops. There is a plethora of fringe tops available in the stores. The fringe trend has been staying in the charts with varied types of jackets making it to the vogue. If you are having a skinny jean, you can open up the style by pairing it with the jackets. The jackets also work well with any kind of formal as well as casual attire.

Coming to the fringe trend, it is also fast catching up in case of varied style of bags. Here too you would see a variety of styles in the collection. The plus point is that these bags are also available in personal form. Hence it would go well with the attire that you wear. Clutches are not left behind as the fringe style is even seen making a mark there. If you are in a party wear, the fringe clutches would look as perfect match for the dress. Usually the fringe styled clutches look classic when it comes in black and white. However there are many colors and styles from which you can pick your personal favorite.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

You just can't find a decent Frigidarium during a heat wave these days.....




























In my post on Wednesday that featured different paintings of the discovery of Moses by the Pharaoh's daughter, I noted that my favorite among them (and Darlene commented hers also) was one painted by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Not being familiar in the slightest with this artist I began looking at his work and I love most of what I saw.

This piece, The Baths of Caracalla, painted in 1899, no doubt rose to the top on my list of favorites due to Wednesday's high temperature of 107 degrees F. (The thermometer at the peak of our rooftop that monitors the inside atomic clock registered 115.3 F. at 4:00PM.) Tomorrow's forecast is for temps around 100 and then we are expected to drop down into the 90s with possible thunderstorms next week. Just not good news at all for our tinder-dry forests and grasslands.

Not to be misunderstood, the thought of soaking in a hot bath right now sounds like hellish torture. But that's not all that was offered at the Baths of the Roman Emperor Caracalla. NOVA Online offers an interesting "virtual stroll around one of the most magnificent baths ever built: The Baths of Caracalla." It is no wonder that my favorite spot at the baths, if my virtual tour could come to life during this heat wave, would be the Frigidarium.

Best I can do is take a cool shower which I'm sure to enjoy more than this little guy.....


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