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Veil now sold
1. A widow's veil, stitched into a pad at one end to be attached to the underside of a hat

with a long, trailing end that cn be placed over the face for privacy


and here it is, showing the almost triangular shape


2. A dramatic mass of chiffon..
chiffon now sold.
to wear on the head or round the neck


Hat now sold
3. A gorgeous hat - you can wind the veil around the rim


Or, place it over the face for privacy, or let it hang down the back.

The crown is made up of elegant pleated quarters, and the veil is attached at the back with a little matching silk trim.

I recently found a little cache of black items - mostly silk widow's veils, gloves etc, and have sorted out a few more to put up for sale. I also found the most delicious candle-stick and used it as a prop for my textiles.

If you want to see more click here.

Have a good weekend!

Fabulous French Book from post-war era

Sorry, but 'Sortileges' is now sold
Such a beautiful book from 1952 - sorry the photo doesn't live up to it but I am just getting to grips with my new camera...anyway, this gorgeous book is a first edition out of 551, signed, and contains over 80 black and white photos of post-war Paris and its people...so evocative of the time...

Jazz in Saint-Germain-des-Prés on the left, street lamps in the rain on the right...


Speaks for itself...

I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of Madame La Concierge! She does look rather fierce


I love this book - the author, Francois Cali, is well known in France for travel books. This title 'Sortileges de Paris' has images from some of France's best 20th century photographers: Brassai, R. Doisneau, P. Molinard and fifteen others, capturing Paris in the fifties - a mix of chic, poverty, elegant buildings and bomb-sites...you can see more photos and the listing here.