{Vintage Couture Comes to Brooklyn}

Brooklyn Museum presents a major fashion exhibition which includes some 85 fashion masterpieces from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fashions by Charles Frederick Worth, Paul Poiret, Jeanne Lanvin, Jeanne Paquin, Madeleine Vionnet, and Christian Dior will be showcased. The exhibition, American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection, includes works that have never been on public view, as well as many that have not been displayed in more than 20 years. The Brooklyn exhibition will highlight works dating from the mid-19th century to the late 20th century, augmented by a selection of accessories, drawings, sketches, and other fashion-related materials. Read illustrated story here.

{high style}

The lavishly illustrated book, High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum’s internationally renowned historic costume collection. The nearly 25,000-object collection comprises fashionable women’s and men’s garments and accessories from the 18th through the 20th century. It features sumptuous 19th-century gowns from the House of Worth, exquisite works by the great 20th-century French couturiers, iconic Surrealist-based designs of Elsa Schiaparelli, sportswear classics from pioneer American women designers, and the incomparable draped and tailored creations of Charles James.

In 2009, the Brooklyn Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art entered into a groundbreaking long-term partnership to steward Brooklyn’s collection. The objects were transferred to The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan, with Brooklyn maintaining curatorial access. Exhibitions of costumes from the collection will be held at both institutions in early May 2010. More information here. Merci to Victoriana Mag!

{going on safari}

Evoking a "going on safari" in foggy London with a cuppa darjeeling tea in hand, this Flea Bag makes the perfect accessory, or is that accomplice! And....the good thing is that they come in other colors too. However, I really am drawn to the creamy quality of their original bag.

{couldn't resist}

Ok, another J. Crew find that I couldn't resist sharing. I've paired it with yesterday's t-shirt. I think the two together is quite a pretty picture.

This is called the ruffled cardigan.

{comfy chic}

A J. Crew find this week: love this slub cotton t-shirt from J. Crew. The paisley print and pale pink just keep me coming back for more.

{perfect girly addition}

These adorable flip-flops are available from J. Crew, and I just had to have a pair. The peony on top is the perfect girly addition to any outfit, whether at a picnic or out for the night.