Perceived from vignettes on coveted pieces of porcelain or exported lacquer, amplified by information from one of the few westerners to set foot in the China (architect William Chambers who published in 1757 Chinese Buildings and Furniture ) gave way to a fantastical idea of a land of happiness and harmony. Chinoiserie, this delightfully skewed Western perception, ignited Europe. Here the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm. When gifted to young Queen Louisa, her 3 year old son , the future Gustave III, popped out in Chinese costume. Is it inevitable that he would swerve to the coolest, most rational neoclassicism 20 years later?
#chinoiserie
#drottningholm
A breathtaking production of Nozze di Figaro —flawless acting—in a Swedish jewel box of an opera house. Who would be surprised to know a huge portrait of Jenny Lind hung on the staircase?
Libraries of Sweden. Haga (1) and Drottningholm (2). Always my happy places.
#library
#librariesofinstagram📚
#drottingholmpalace
#haga
#booksdofurnisharoom
#booksmakearoom
#sweden
What is it about the light in Sweden? Two different days at Drottningholm Palace, two breathtaking skies.
Gustave III’s pavilion at Haga, where landscape seamlessly meets interiors . The light, the sky, the foliage are unlike anything I’ve seen.
#sweden
#gustavianstyle
#romanticgardens
Obsessed with Gustave III’s neoclassical pavilion at Haga.
Matthew Rooney had an extraordinary gift for friendship, nurturing his loved ones with disarming personal revelations, exquisite flowers, and wonderful sequin-covered surprises in the mail. He built communities among disparate people, finding commonality with everyone. He was so generous and an inspiring vice chair of the Allegro Circle at his beloved New York City Ballet. He had an artist’s eye, seeing things in ballet as no other. His writing was just as extraordinary as he—profound, true, and revealing. I mourn what we lost of his future work.
I was lucky to have been touched by Matthew’s magic, however briefly.
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Daniel Boulud’s magic and the Chrysler Building set the scene for a send off celebration that doubled as a birthday party. Au revoir, Yara. Happy birthday, Ariana. ❤️
@arianasursock @yaramelki.films @yaramelki @danielboulud @lepavillonnyc @danielboulud
Meeting my great goddaughter and melting at the grasp of those little fingers.
With the text of Feel the Floor now in the hands of the copy editor, I took advantage of the lull to celebrate. Off to visit old friends in the South of France (my hostess and I had been assistants at Vogue several moons ago), where the lingering light and the olive trees and the bonhomie of an international house party restored the soul. .
#saintemaxime #summerinsouthoffrance #buddybradleyjazzchoreographer #feelthefloor
Sumter County, in the heart of the Black Belt of Alabama, fertile heart of cotton country. Recreating jazz choreographer Buddy Bradley meant uncovering the history of his father and grandfather. It is understanding the past, our ancestors, that makes the present coherent (Thank you, James Baldwin!).
#feelthefloor
@beaconpress
#buddybradleyjazzchoreographer
#jazzdance #tapdance #harlemrenaissance #theatricaldance #jazz dancer #musicalcomedy #broadway #westend
My new yoga destination. It’s already calming me down!
I simply don’t understand why my family thinks I am bossy.
Earrings @rderavenel
Last mile.
Feel the Floor: Restoring the Life and Legacy of Jazz Choreographer Buddy Bradley (1905-1972)
#feelthefloor
@beaconpress
#buddybradleyjazzchoreographer
#jazzdance #tapdance #harlemrenaissance #jazzdancer #theatricaldance #musicalcomedy
Purple shoes on the red carpet
And the best balletomane buddy in New York.
@coffinierku #nycballet spring gala @nycballet @maisonalaia
Ballet friends and family.
Hal Witt. @chunner
@nycballet #spring gala 2025
