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Bonjour My Friends! I just spent the weekend celebrating and today recovering! Champagne is such a delight (on occasion)!!!
I am still feeling quite festive and I think these photos are too much fun. What better way to celebrate all things pretty than with a post dedicated to Marie Antoinette...correction...a Modern Marie Antoinette. We can all use a dose of pretty in our lives and I can't think of anything prettier right now! I hope you enjoy! I am not trying to be historically accurate or anything, just having fun with some Marie Antoinette inspired eye~candy.
For Her Wardrobe~
Every Queen needs some bling! This extraordinary necklace by Ranjana Khan is perfect! I love the color and the size of it!
These sassy silk covered bracelets are from Thistle and Clover. Sure to make you feel girly.
All of the handmade hats from Hey Sailor! are beautiful. I chose this one because it is reminiscent of the ship hat Marie Antoinette famously wore. How stinking cute is this!?!
These little doozies are from Faire Frou Frou. Who I adore! They have some of the most exquisite lingerie and they are the ultimate in customer service. To visit their store is heavenly! When I lose those last 10lbs. I am rewarding myself with a trip there!
Feathers! Every Modern Marie needs some feathers. I found this cute and different feather fan on Etsy.
For Her Chateau~
I am loving this picture! How fabulous is this? The Lila Canape is so quirky and whimsical. Definitely Modern Marie.
I picture some of these LoooLo Anna Linen pillows from Design Public (there are a few style and all of them prettier than the last) strewn about. These pillows are made from organic fibers, dyes with the least environmental footprint and Looolo textiles products can be safely composted at the end of their useful life. Pretty and good!
Of course you have to have a chandelier and matching sconces from the new Paris Apartment Boutique! Claudia just recently launched her new boutique and she has some of the most incredible lighting! Marie wouldn't have been caught dead without her chandeliers!
There's that rug again! I need one asap! I just love this bedroom from Graham and Green
Of course the Louis Ghost chair! Every Modern Marie needs at least one of these. A set for the dining room is even better! I like it in Black as well. You can find both at Design Within Reach
This picture has it all. The chandelier, the yummy pastries, the chaise lounge, the fabulous wall covering! I love it!
This is also from Celio. I love the tonal colors and the simplicity.
What a fantastic bath!!! Those wall tiles are gorgeous! The mix of styles and that chair. I could live like that! :) I don't have a clue where this is from but wall tiles look like fun. 
Emily Blunt (from the Devil Wears Prada) dazzles in this photo shoot from the May issue of Vanity Fair. I've always been a huge fan of her and her films but this shoot takes the cake!
This shoot is in anticipation of her new film where she plays the young Queen Victoria. I can't wait to see this British costume drama focusing on the early years of the monarch's reign and her romance with Prince Albert
The couture is dreamy *sigh*...
The palette and the sets are just gorgeous...
I'll leave you with these images for now, have a beautiful and inspired day! My next post is on Modern Marie, I found some great pics for you! I can't wait :)
Hello my friends! I just purchased a beautiful little fan (from the twenty's) at the Orange circle in Orange county. I was looking at it and thinking of the tales I have heard about the language of the fan. So, I looked into it, this is what I found...
In the past most woman used their fans not just to cool themselves off but more as an instrument with which to flirt with & send messages! How scandalous! 
~ If a woman rested her fan upon her lips she meant to say: I don't trust you~If she fanned herself slowly she implied she wasn't interested
~However, if she fanned herself quickly she meant to imply: I love you feverishly!
~If she ran her hand through the ribs of the fan she wanted to tell you something
~If she carried her fan closed on her left arm she was saying she was taken or engaged
~Hanging from the right & closed meant she wanted to be engaged!
~Quickly closing the fan meant: I’m jealous
~Dropping the fan: I belong to you
~Moving her hair away from her forehead was a way of saying don’t forget me
~Passing the fan from hand to hand: "I see that you are looking at another woman"
~Hitting her hand’s palm was to tell her object of affection: Love me
~Resting the fan on her heart was code for: My love for you is breaking my heart
~Half-opening the fan over her face meant: We are being watched over
~Hitting any object meant: I’m impatient
Oh bother! No wonder we don't use those codes anymore! It's hard enough to get a man to understand what your saying without all of those codes! I can tell my husband to take out the garbage in four languages, put a large sign on it, & announce it from the mountaintops but he still can't manage to take it out! Could you imagine trying to catch a proposal out of a man with this method! So entertaining! I'm going to do some more research. Enjoy! 
All images from the metFor all of you out there who love the costume of the 18th century I came upon this site & I loved the images, just beautiful, Chenilles at Papillons
Bisou Mon Amis!
