Tilly Greene's Blog, page 44
February 23, 2011
Shall We Surf?
Since Missing is in front of me and the hero is a surfer, I thought I'd share some Hump Day Inspiration in the form of fitness model Eric Carlson with a surfboard - nice!Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 22, 2011
When 3 of My Favorite Things Become 1!
I love art.
I love fashion.
I love paper engineering.
Put the three together and you'll find the Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave exhibition running from February 5-June 5 2011 at the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The website describes the exhibit best:
Oh my goodness, I'm in heaven, and shall make it to this show! I must!Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave is a painter by training, but textile and costume are her muses. Working in collaboration with leading costume historians and young fashion designers, de Borchgrave crafts a world of splendor from the simplest rag paper. Painting and manipulating the paper, she forms trompe l'oeil masterpieces of elaborate dresses inspired by rich depictions in early European painting or by iconic costumes in museum collections around the world. The Legion of Honor is the first American museum to dedicate an entire exhibition to the work of Isabelle de Borchgrave, although her creations have been widely displayed in Europe.
Pulp Fashion draws on several themes and presents quintessential examples in the history of costume—from Renaissance finery of the Medici family and gowns worn by Elizabeth I and Marie-Antoinette to the creations of the grand couturiers Frederick Worth, Paul Poiret, Christian Dior, and Coco Chanel. Special attention is given to the creations and studio of Mariano Fortuny, the eccentric early-20th-century artist who is both a major source of inspiration to de Borchgrave and a kindred spirit.
By the way, Isabelle de Borchgrave is the artist of the show, is also the creator of the Fashion a la Mode pop-up book that I treasure and now see it's out of print. Sorry, not parting with mine, but there are two books associated with the show: Pulp Fashion and Paper Illusions, the first I'll pick up at the show and the other is on my wishlist.Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 21, 2011
Naughty Thought for Monday
Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of the sexies men to ever exist. Even if you aren't a fan of ballet, to watch him dance shows a masterful athlete very intune with his body, and sharing what it's capable of doing in a beautiful way.Gorgeous.
Now to the reason Misha has come to mind: tights.
Not the same as he or any other dancer wears, but tights all the same.
I saw the picture below, unfortunately don't remember where, but I saved it. As I used various terms to find the image so I could give the person credit for sparking my brain I unearthed a market I hadn't known existed.
Men, apparently, need tights - sorry, pantyhose made specifically for men. There's a fashion magazine for the male hosiery niche called e-MANcipate.net, but I'm afraid I stumbled upon the pantyhose for men section on the Underware Store first and that colored my image of the item in question. The tights on the latter site I won't show, trust me, it's an image you won't ever be able to wipe out of your head. I will, however, share this from the male tights page:Okay, fair enough, but I would have thought of all the things women do and wear, tights have to be one of the most uncomfortable and they've done nothing to improve the product. Guys, come on, do something about these horrible things.
Thank you to The Art Desk for the picture of Baryshnikov and whomever had the tights pic, um, thanks for letting me know someone actually wanted to wear these modern day torture devices.
Smooth, elegant, silky, all qualities that women have enjoyed for years on their legs but men have been illogically left without.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 18, 2011
Best Doggie Hairdos or are they Don'ts?
The fab S sent these to me, yes, there are more, but these are the ones I couldn't stop laughing and querying the owners sanity.
First up is the ladies.
Now for the man missing only his business suit and briefcase, although the hair reminds too much of a bad toupe plopped on an unsuspecting head.
And the young'un of the bunch, which is the saddest of them all. He's cute au naturel!
Okay, what do you think?
First up is the ladies.
Now for the man missing only his business suit and briefcase, although the hair reminds too much of a bad toupe plopped on an unsuspecting head.
And the young'un of the bunch, which is the saddest of them all. He's cute au naturel!
Okay, what do you think?
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 17, 2011
Grammy, BAFTA and Brit Fashion Thoughts
Wow, three events in the space of a few days, and I was totally underwhelmed with them all. What a pisser. That said, I thought I'd share a few I liked, although I couldn't find the designers names for them all. Again, what a pisser.
First up is the Grammy's, known for being outrageous and adventurous. My favorites at this event were Keri Hilson in Basil Soda [music, grrr] and Naya Rivera. Fun from head to toy.
At the same time as the Grammy's was the BAFTA's, British Academy of Film and Television, and the mood is elegant. I liked Julianne Moore in Tom Ford and Thandie Newton in Monique Lhullier. Color, glorious color, and lush fabrics - yummy!
Last but not least was The BRIT's and the outrageous abounded, but Fearne Cotton in a simple studded dress with red shoes made me smile. Those shoes said Dorothy from the The Wizard of Oz to me.
I'm ready, bring on the Oscars!
First up is the Grammy's, known for being outrageous and adventurous. My favorites at this event were Keri Hilson in Basil Soda [music, grrr] and Naya Rivera. Fun from head to toy.
At the same time as the Grammy's was the BAFTA's, British Academy of Film and Television, and the mood is elegant. I liked Julianne Moore in Tom Ford and Thandie Newton in Monique Lhullier. Color, glorious color, and lush fabrics - yummy!
Last but not least was The BRIT's and the outrageous abounded, but Fearne Cotton in a simple studded dress with red shoes made me smile. Those shoes said Dorothy from the The Wizard of Oz to me.
I'm ready, bring on the Oscars!
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 16, 2011
Photos don't always inspire a thousand words...
but they can push me to do something, or not as the case may be.I will always make sure every chair I ever choose to purchase is not just interesting, but comfortable to use - this one does not look like I could spend much time in it.
Oh, but the man, Oliver Cheshire photographed by Mariano Vivanco for the soon to be released [March 22 2011] book Uomini, does put more than a thousand words in my head.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 15, 2011
Location! Location! Location!
Yeah, Marsyas is finished, and I thought I'd share that the story takes place in Ancient Greece.
Thinking back to the four previous stories in the Mythological Messes Redux series, only one [ Double Punch takes place largely in San Francisco] has a footing in contemporary times. Mount Olympus, various temples, residential dwellings, settings out amongst nature and a forge are where most of the important things take place in this series.
A great deal of information is known about what life was during this time and the scenery is also fairly well established, which offers a good base to write a story based in this period. The series is founded in giving mythological characters a second chance at a new ending and I think from the offer through to the outcome needs to be plausible. The most difficult part in writing this series is when I needed to take a known site and manipulate it enough to suit the story, without creating something that wouldn't be possible during that period.
Yes, I love a challenge, and you'll have to check out Marsyas when it's released to see how it all turns out.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 14, 2011
The Romance of Books
This is no surprise to anyone who reads this blog, but I'll reiterate. I love books, no matter what format they're in, and so the cutie was given two books for Valentine's Day. Romantic, right? I thought so because his TBR stack was low and he didn't get the two latest books from two of his favorite authors for Christmas. That's love.
What were they?
Levithans of Jupiter by Ben Bova and Ark by Stephen Baxter
Both are part of a series and can be found in the Science Fiction/Fantasy section, go check them out for your fan of the genre.
What were they?
Levithans of Jupiter by Ben Bova and Ark by Stephen Baxter
Both are part of a series and can be found in the Science Fiction/Fantasy section, go check them out for your fan of the genre.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 11, 2011
Do You Dream of Being a Prince(ss)?
Stephen Friedman Gallery in London may offer you the best chance you'll ever have to be a Prince(ss) - at least for a few minutes and maybe even with a picture to prove it.American artist Jennifer Rubell has installed a life-sized sculpture [by Daniel Druet, careful, music on website] of Prince William, the future king of England called Engagement. Anyone can go stand beside the figure, place an arm through Wills, and slip a finger into a duplicate of the official engagement ring.
Woohoo, your engaged! Seriously, I hope some guy slips his finger into the ring, and has a picture taken. Wouldn't that be fabulous?!?
Thank you Jennifer Rubell for the picture and fun art installation, plot bunnies abound - anyone else see time travel potential?
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
February 10, 2011
Fashion Faux Pas or Putting It All Out There?
Leona Lewis designed a dress and wore to the Justin Bieber: Never Say Never movie premier. Fair enough. However, I'm left wondering if she's wearing what she wants, a good kiss, or would this be a fashion faux pas?Personally, I'm going for the latter, but only because I honestly don't care if she's looking for a lip lock, someone to notice her lips, or whatever the subliminal meaning might be in chosing to slap a puffy set on her chest. Wait, maybe she's hiding a boob job gone wrong. No? Looking for attention? Maybe.
Beautiful woman, shoddy dress. Shame.
Sorry, I love fashion, and this was just ugly as sin.
Vent finished :-)
Oh, thank you Skinny vs Curvy for bringing this to my attention, you know which way I voted, and OK! Magazine in the UK for the picture.
Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
