Walking right past my own "mount vesuvias" of laundry to sit outside and play music and shyly wave at people walking by. I'm doing my part to improve the world 👍
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake was born #OnThisDay in 1938. He took inspiration from the work of graphic designer Ikko Tanaka, in particular the 1981 poster for Nihon Buyo, for this pleated dress from his 2016 Pleats Please collection. @V_and_A collection. #fashionhist
@PapaEgoLeoni@FrDylanSchrader@Jwaughcsc I think encouraging high school and college aged kids to have regular quiet prayer, Holy Hours if possible, helps a lot. One needs silence to hear the call of a vocation
@BobbiJoHancock Now I don't have a dog but I do like browsing shops and I think Lands End and Draper James have had some cute dog accessories over the years
My brain is tired so simply feast your eyes on Schiaparelli’s 1941 velvet evening jacket reflecting the times in which she lived. As Frenchwomen were encouraged to grow vegetables during war, so she designed the stitches for a part of the story onto her trademark colour @V_and_A
A lot of people are under the mistaken impression that progress means advances in tech. Real progress is kids who are literate, free meals for public school students, a culture in which human art & poetry are celebrated. We're regressing rapidly & the only way forward is to read.
#Ootd is this 1954 Dior Nuit D'Aout (August Night). @metmuseum notes that this dress is reminiscent of the robe a la polonaise (a 1770-80s dress style where the skirts are looped up to create three sections to reveal the underskirt). Likewise, the silk's pattern is inspired by