tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post3699243879998025227..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Les Dames en jauneStephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-4925188557587670902018-07-22T19:05:51.575-07:002018-07-22T19:05:51.575-07:00Whatever they say, Stephen!
http://www.alexanderp...Whatever they say, Stephen!<br /><br />http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/mauve.html<br /><br />http://thealexanderpalace.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mauve_(Lilac)_Boudoir<br /><br />https://www.pinterest.com/pin/195484440048173292/<br /><br />https://www.pinterest.com/pin/185632815868182475/<br /><br />https://www.pinterest.com/pin/25121710397007291/<br /><br />Maybe you read it in another language? French possibly?<br /><br />Thanks for replying.Maria Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932126681237937406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-57628477534282069522018-07-22T18:28:02.687-07:002018-07-22T18:28:02.687-07:00I've also heard that it wasn't actually ma...I've also heard that it wasn't actually mauve, but lilac, that was her favorite color; many sources refer to the "Lilac Boudoir" at the Alexander Palace, rather than the famous "Mauve Boudoir". I hope they're correct! : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-7880777194126124352018-07-22T17:43:20.858-07:002018-07-22T17:43:20.858-07:00Mauve was the favorite color of Alix of Hesse. Eve...Mauve was the favorite color of Alix of Hesse. Even the furniture of her boudoir was entirely done in that color by Maple & Co. a British furniture maker...<br /><br />Being that color her favorite, I can imagine she wore dresses in that shade too. But, I don't know if she still looked ravishing in that color. Some people manage the impossible...because they can...<br /><br />Me too, I agree with you: mauve=wakala, as children say in Spanish.<br />Lovely post, Stephen. Thank you so much.Maria Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932126681237937406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-44179027386951713602016-01-25T08:00:02.268-08:002016-01-25T08:00:02.268-08:00Yes, good call about that first image. A bit of hi...Yes, good call about that first image. A bit of historicism there; her toilette is in the style of the mid eighteenth century; nineteenth century artists weren't at all afraid of historicism. Oh, and you'll have to fight me for that muff! ; )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-69585263892339360062016-01-25T07:54:35.809-08:002016-01-25T07:54:35.809-08:00I'm totally with you about mauve! With its fin...I'm totally with you about mauve! With its fin de siècle connections, it would seem to be something I'd like, but... blech. The bathroom in our new/old house was actually painted mauve when we bought it; THAT has been remedied! : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-20407443815397326852016-01-25T06:44:55.238-08:002016-01-25T06:44:55.238-08:00great examples! I actually love yellow but it'...great examples! I actually love yellow but it's a tricky color -especially as I know it's the most popular 'least favorite color'. For me it's Mauve....even the name makes me gag. just...hate....itArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-71343704665160096612016-01-24T06:57:50.170-08:002016-01-24T06:57:50.170-08:00Great post! Yellow is not my favorite either but t...Great post! Yellow is not my favorite either but these images are enthralling, esp. the last two with those vibrating greens. I was also struck by the first picture because her clothing is from at least 100 years earlier. And I want her embroidered muff.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.com