tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post6777589318354422440..comments2024-02-26T07:35:50.281-08:00Comments on the style saloniste: Everyone Who Was EveryoneDiane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-37092968304202047332011-02-20T06:48:50.409-08:002011-02-20T06:48:50.409-08:00Dear Diane,
When this book hit the stores I assume...Dear Diane,<br />When this book hit the stores I assumed that it was going to be the usual surface-skimming, breathlessly-written collection of photographs of socialites and movie stars at El Morocco, blather about Elsa Maxwell, and gushing about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, etc. In other words a book that added nothing to what had already been published many times before, and widely available elsewhere. <br /><br />I skimmed your review, or commentary, on it when you published it and made a mental note to check out the book at some point, as what you wrote was intriguing--I respect your opinions on such matters.<br /><br />Yesterday I chanced into a marvelous book store called Clic in lower Manhattan (you should stop in there at some point you will love it, I know) where I leafed through Cafe Society and was impressed by what I saw, and bought it. I just spent the last hour poring over it, and plan on spending many more hours with it, reading every word and studying the photographs and images. To say it is well done is an understatement, indeed! Thierry Coudert has done a marvelous job cataloging the individuals of society and the arts who were a force to be reckoned with in the first half of the 20th century. Scholarly, well-written, beautifully illustrated, and full of new information, I am very pleased to have it in my collection. <br /><br />Thank you for being the one who planted the seed that led me to buy it.<br /><br />Your devoted servant, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-68904713341700273082011-02-04T22:13:43.043-08:002011-02-04T22:13:43.043-08:00Another world, even if still so close to us, a wor...Another world, even if still so close to us, a world of elegance and style, in love with the arts, searching for beauty, traveling for knowledge, working with passion. An inspiring book.Brillante Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829930791068801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-37468643664979521282011-02-01T11:13:13.746-08:002011-02-01T11:13:13.746-08:00Lovely to hear from you, dear friends.
David and B...Lovely to hear from you, dear friends.<br />David and Barbara--yes, biographies illuminate the lives of others, and you could endlessly read about Truman Capote...but time to move on now to CAFE SOCIETY in Europe...get a taste of their lives, and then read more about Cecil Beaton or Barbara Hutton or the Countess de Noailles or Mona Bismarck...rich reading.<br /><br />Shiree...yes, please do add this book to your library.<br /><br />Edith Hope--I think all the Bright Young Things today have jobs! (Reminds me of the countess in Downton Abbey who asked 'what is a weekend?') They own art galleries, they write books, they paint, the have hedge funds, they're 'in fashion', they travel. That well-photographed 'cafe society' life can hardly exist today. Everyone looks to fulfillment in a career, a job, a quest, a focus...not merely ordering more jewels from Cartier or gowns from Balenciaga. <br />I love your blog! Most wonderful.<br />cheers to you all, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-44129482032253999262011-02-01T07:55:58.372-08:002011-02-01T07:55:58.372-08:00Dear Diane, Only yesterday evening, dining with a ...Dear Diane, Only yesterday evening, dining with a friend, were we bemoaning the fact that there seems to be such an absence these days of 'Bright Young Things' to scintillate and decorate one's life....in the manner of the 'Café Society' you feature here. Indeed, intelligence is useful but not absolutely essential but decorative personalities really are a must and seem to have been eradicated with the Recession. Any ideas about where they are now to be found?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-40463294019841749732011-01-27T20:34:27.059-08:002011-01-27T20:34:27.059-08:00What a fantastic book. I have to have it. Shiree&...What a fantastic book. I have to have it. Shiree'shiree segerstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482618172002009222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-54781550047820687052011-01-20T05:54:02.709-08:002011-01-20T05:54:02.709-08:00Diane-
I am currently reading a book on Truman Cap...Diane-<br />I am currently reading a book on Truman Capote's Black & White Ball and this sounds like the perfect compliment!<br /><br />Happy New Year to you!<br /><br />David Hansen @ Ashfield Hansen DesignAshfield Hansen Design Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-81502231570674446562011-01-19T19:52:43.232-08:002011-01-19T19:52:43.232-08:00Hello, Dear Friends--
Jeanne (shopping in Paris), ...Hello, Dear Friends--<br />Jeanne (shopping in Paris), my dear friend in Phuket, Griffin (thank you), Mary (yes), and Patricia Gaye, and lovely Sally and Quintessence and Peggy B--<br /><br />I love your reactions. This book is so original and so unexpected. Thierry Coudert, the author, knew the 'creme de la creme' of cafe society and had access to private photo albums and private sketch books. He is also fearless (occasionally TMI about certain marriages, shall we say). Yes, it does show period rooms like Jean-Michel Frank designs, and yes, Sally, who would not want to wear a fur jacket and a floral voile dress and perch a poodle on our lap. I loved all your comments. So appreciated and noted. Thrilled you all loved this. best, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-54360442174297931932011-01-19T16:24:48.973-08:002011-01-19T16:24:48.973-08:00Dying for this book! It was on my Christmas list b...Dying for this book! It was on my Christmas list but Santa didn't see fit to deliver. So - will be ordering this for myself in my next Amazon shipment!!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-65013738650860981042011-01-19T10:59:45.235-08:002011-01-19T10:59:45.235-08:00Can't wait to read this...thanks Diane.xxpeggy...Can't wait to read this...thanks Diane.xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-89100408949835114902011-01-19T10:58:07.295-08:002011-01-19T10:58:07.295-08:00Even though I am a lifetime non-smoker, the cover ...Even though I am a lifetime non-smoker, the cover photo looks S0 chic to me. What is it that makes me want to look just like her...the way she holds her hand, the dog on her lap, the careless smile???GRAYSONFAVOURhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395420253863103741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-32221178989771084122011-01-19T09:24:51.604-08:002011-01-19T09:24:51.604-08:00I have this one and it is a veritable who's wh...I have this one and it is a veritable who's who. a must have it is true. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-63480424836849767412011-01-19T08:41:54.582-08:002011-01-19T08:41:54.582-08:00Diane,
WOULD LOVE TO READ IT...
I OFTEN LOOK AT T...Diane,<br /><br />WOULD LOVE TO READ IT...<br />I OFTEN LOOK AT THIS TYPE OF LIFE AND OF COURSE THESE WHERE DIFFERENT DAYS THEN THE NOW, BUT I OFTEN LOOK AT THE WOMEN AND IMAGINE IF AND WHAT THEY ARE FEELING WHEN THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AND WHAT WAS INDEED GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES AT THAT MOMENT.. AT TIMES, I CAN FEEL THE EMOTION EVEN IF THE TRUTH IS BEING WITH HELD IN THE PHOTO...<br /><br />THE DRESSES AND JEWELS ARE UNMATCHED TODAY..<br /><br />XXOO<br />MELISSAHONEYBEEANDMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-47591819635081337342011-01-19T08:04:48.117-08:002011-01-19T08:04:48.117-08:00I just order this book from Amazon. Although, I...I just order this book from Amazon. Although, I'm definitely not an elitist, this book seems to be invaluable for anyone interested in the 20th century social and artistic climate (can't wait to see the photos of the period rooms). Thanks for the heads-up.maryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-48567209365522518462011-01-19T04:23:34.172-08:002011-01-19T04:23:34.172-08:00Thanks my dear. It's in my shopping basket now...Thanks my dear. It's in my shopping basket now! I call it "Diane-effect":) If you recommend something, it comes into my shopping list.A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-30960579425631796652011-01-19T03:01:44.158-08:002011-01-19T03:01:44.158-08:00Yet another for the must have list...thanks for th...Yet another for the must have list...thanks for the recommendation!Concrete Junglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719831749205797925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-25663374909133050272011-01-19T02:27:21.476-08:002011-01-19T02:27:21.476-08:00I happened upon this book in a small book store in...I happened upon this book in a small book store in Paris and popped it right onto my wishlist for Christmas. Loving every page. Great post!Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-55522524408489644842011-01-18T22:25:49.927-08:002011-01-18T22:25:49.927-08:00Hello, Dear Friends-
This book was rather 'lo...Hello, Dear Friends-<br /><br />This book was rather 'lost in the shuffle' of new books this winter--and I know you'll find it full of rich detail and slightly wicked gossip and innuendo.<br />It's clear that the author is rather obsessed with this world--but he also had the inside track and followed every twist and turn on their lives and accomplishments.<br />The book also 'fills in the gaps' between all the biographies and autobiographies of these characters, and paints a vivid portrait of a certain time, with its high-minded patronage of the arts, its costume changes, its trivia and its tragedies.<br />I know it will become a treasure in your library. Let me know. And I'm so happy Hautezone is planning to acquire two! A book over after my own heart.<br />cheers and very best, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-92140668626566066192011-01-18T15:00:00.658-08:002011-01-18T15:00:00.658-08:00Greetings Diane,
Love the post! Captivating! Thi...Greetings Diane,<br /><br />Love the post! Captivating! This certainly is another book for my 'post Christmas' shopping list.<br /><br />The images are delightful. I think I will have to have to purchase two copies. One for reading, the other for framing images.<br /><br />Thanks so much!<br /><br />Joy<br />www.Hautezone.Blogspot.comHautezonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220892599347720490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-66117254090492131902011-01-18T14:24:08.647-08:002011-01-18T14:24:08.647-08:00CAFE SOCIETY looks like a fascinating book. I can...CAFE SOCIETY looks like a fascinating book. I can hardy wait to read it.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-50367203443552356992011-01-18T13:08:04.065-08:002011-01-18T13:08:04.065-08:00Diane this sounds like the most fabulous book, ver...Diane this sounds like the most fabulous book, very very excited to read it!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-27775185926175018152011-01-18T12:31:33.725-08:002011-01-18T12:31:33.725-08:00Definately a book telling
"Style lasts"...Definately a book telling <br />"Style lasts" in one way or the other ...and truly unforgettable.<br /><br />A must have, Rizzolis books are always among my favourites.<br /><br />Mesmerizing post!<br /><br />IngelaLove Your Homeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851498393111241566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-13532227544996662632011-01-18T12:03:10.535-08:002011-01-18T12:03:10.535-08:00I'm intrigued! This is definitely on my list....I'm intrigued! This is definitely on my list.<br />Thanks Diane.Thank You For Askinghttp://thankyouforasking.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.com