not just for women of a certain age, or widows or syrupy sappy interiors-
a look at the rise of LAVENDER
Valentino PreFall 2011- Fired Earth paint color Bow Room
Fortuny's Caravaggio
Boldini
Wedgwood's LAVENDER - Lela Rose Fall 2011
Alberti Ferreti Fall 2011- Fired Earth color Ham House - J.Mendel Fall2011
Carolina Herrera Fall 2011- Madame Recamier's Bedroom- Givenchy Pre Fall 2011
Robert Smirke's watercolor sketch in 1802 of Madame Recamier's bedroom shows the Empire rage for the soft decorating schemes Paris embraced. The violet silk wall hangings paired with a cream pelmet draping the bed contrast to the heavily ornamented furnishings favored by L.M. Berthault, who decorated the suite in 1798.
the work of interior designer John Saladino
Variations in Violet & Rose
Whistler
Cole & Son wallpaper