tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post7999352094444183569..comments2024-02-26T07:35:50.281-08:00Comments on the style saloniste: La Vie de Chateau: Elegance and EloquenceDiane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-85742465291660006922010-07-25T19:18:14.079-07:002010-07-25T19:18:14.079-07:00What an exceptionally lovely post. Fashion by Giv...What an exceptionally lovely post. Fashion by Givenchy and Balenciaga in a superb 18th century French setting. Only Hubert de Givenchy has the taste and wisdom to conjure up something so rarefied and exquisite. I'm so glad to know that Givenchy, though retired, continues to devote his skills to things aesthetic.<br /><br />For those of us not lucky enough to visit the exhibition, this article has been a wonderful replacement. Love the text and the photos...outstanding!Square with Flairhttp://squarewithflair.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-18040118742783292752010-07-24T10:27:44.284-07:002010-07-24T10:27:44.284-07:00Good Morning, Vicki--
Bonjour!
I loved your featu...Good Morning, Vicki--<br />Bonjour!<br /><br />I loved your feature on the virgin statue in the garden. In the photo it looks so romantic and lovely...especially with the blue hydrangea flowers.<br />HAROUE: In a sense this story is like my chase to visit Picasso's Chateau de Vauvenargues last year (now, forever, closed to the public)...it was a fortunate series of good timing. Minnie had been traveling to see her family, and I was uncertain if I would see her. The gods were enchanted, and certainly favored my great adventure.<br />The day was so exquisite...and you can see the late afternoon sun slanting across the garden. <br />France is always lucky for me...and for you.<br />A BIENTOT...DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-64867370595608461762010-07-24T06:04:55.846-07:002010-07-24T06:04:55.846-07:00My idea of heaven Diane...thank you for this wonde...My idea of heaven Diane...thank you for this wonderful tour....almost as good as going myself. Enjoy your weekend, xv.vicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-44308984623928667062010-07-22T16:19:24.293-07:002010-07-22T16:19:24.293-07:00Dear Friends- I've received such a wonderful r...Dear Friends- I've received such a wonderful response to this feature and I'm so pleased! Thrilled. Thank you so much.<br /><br />Dear Little Augury: Linden blossoms mean summer in France for me. On a visit to the divine Courances, another private chateau, also tricky to get to, south of Paris, a few years ago, I swooned at the honeyed fragrance of linden blossoms, with bees buzzing in the sunny afternoon. Bliss. I love the French countryside.<br /><br />Dear Ann: I was fortunate to be able to wander in the garden, sit, wander into the forest, gaze over the countryside, and peer among the reeds that edges the stream, to see the bullfrogs intertwined with buttercups. I could hear larks, feel insects brush my cheeks, and watch beautiful cloud formations moving across the blue sky. Lucky indeed is the Beauvau Craon family--and they take their responsibility to their heritage very seriously.<br /><br />Dear Albrarosa: Thank you. I'm happy you enjoyed my photos. Watch for upcoming blogs--I have some very different shots from travels coming up.<br /><br />Hi Carol: I love your blog, Paris Breakfasts, and your watercolors of pastries and macaroons. Thanks so much for visiting. You--and I--are such Francophiles.<br /><br />Dear Mary: I'm so pleased you visited. Be sure to send comments. I love to hear from my readers around the world.<br /><br />Hi Holly: Yes, nostalgia. When I return from Paris visits, it stays on my mind. I think about experiences I want next time--a special visit, a new direction and neighborhood, a new bite, a dusty bookshop, a market like Aligre which I love, or a trip back in time. Stay tuned.<br /><br />Hi Victoria: Cinematic, yes. I was very present..and totally enchanted and hyper-aware--as I walked around the chateau and it was surreal at the same time. I am not sure if that Balenciaga Givenchy Venet show is destined to be mounted in a museum or elsewhere...but I have the sense that this was a once-in-a-lifetime viewing.<br />A Balenciaga (historic) show is coming to San Francisco next year. I will report on that. <br />cheers, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-60903414843391433732010-07-21T19:02:36.974-07:002010-07-21T19:02:36.974-07:00It seems to me this is a movie in itself. Absolute...It seems to me this is a movie in itself. Absolute magic, as ever; Diane, you've left the scent of lindens and orange blossoms with all of us. What a heavenly treat! Thank you, thank you.Victoria Thornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464329551302212978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-54823550477527107462010-07-21T16:38:42.486-07:002010-07-21T16:38:42.486-07:00The chateau is hauntingly beautiful and I long for...The chateau is hauntingly beautiful and I long for France now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673040535729521804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-50839730115028436022010-07-21T06:50:38.394-07:002010-07-21T06:50:38.394-07:00What a treat to read this post and experience your...What a treat to read this post and experience your visit through your words and your eyes...Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-20766145173795356342010-07-21T05:49:15.024-07:002010-07-21T05:49:15.024-07:00Beautifully experienced and written post. I sense ...Beautifully experienced and written post. I sense the magic of the afternoon, Thank you immensely for sharing. Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-29986785040621414762010-07-21T02:39:55.226-07:002010-07-21T02:39:55.226-07:00It looks utterly divine and well worth a visit!
I ...It looks utterly divine and well worth a visit!<br />I have a fab watercolor sketch by a Brit of Givenchy's salon. The artist was commissioned to paint every room in his house! I really must make it out there for a look-see.<br />Thanks Diane for the wonderful tour!<br />All the best,<br />CarolgParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-29608482314265982372010-07-20T20:18:22.962-07:002010-07-20T20:18:22.962-07:00Diane, you have much talent also as a photographer...Diane, you have much talent also as a photographer, your images are worth of a book. If you only could write...<br />Thanks for the fabulous tour.Brillante Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829930791068801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-35580907879622514902010-07-20T17:51:35.647-07:002010-07-20T17:51:35.647-07:00Diane,
Your visit to France seems to have been fi...Diane, <br />Your visit to France seems to have been filled with amazing places.<br /><br />I would have been lost in the garden, inhaling the citrus, linden and mock orange blossoms. Mmmmm!<br /><br />Thank you for the tour!<br /><br /> -AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399290663424164354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-36075947281654645702010-07-20T16:38:13.285-07:002010-07-20T16:38:13.285-07:00Linden blossom, orange blossom- a Princess, a Bale...Linden blossom, orange blossom- a Princess, a Balenciaga bridal gown fit for a Queen,& Saint Saens. Too much, never.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-16406227630775183302010-07-20T16:35:59.845-07:002010-07-20T16:35:59.845-07:00Hello, Stefan--Thank you for your kind comments. I...Hello, Stefan--Thank you for your kind comments. I hope you will go there when you are next in Paris. Any time of year would be lovely--though early summer is magical. Even at 6pm it felt like the middle of the afternoon.<br />Note that this is a living chateau...the family is there...so it feels alive and loved and protected. <br /><br />Hello, Jennifer--Lovely to hear from you. This was incredible fortune to see both the chateau (worth the trip, anyway) and then the glorious couture show arranged and suggested by M. de Givenchy. I can tell you that to be alone in these vast rooms, with gilding and paintings and style, and then able to linger and inspect the embroidieries and the silks and the paillettes and the crystals and adornments was such a rich experience. One of my all-time favorite chateau visits (I have seen many...and the private ones are always best.).<br /><br /> Penny--Dear--you are so kind. You would have fainted (I certainly felt light-headed) at the beauty and the rare delight of such an experience. Every moment was crystalline and delicious. The gowns--all from the Givenchy archive (Givenchy is the head of the Balenciaga archive)...are pristine and so richly adorned and timeless. Any of the gowns could be worn to a ball today...Venet's dresses, especially, from the early 90s, were so contemporary and light-hearted.<br />The garden: swoon, swoon. I wish everyone a summer afternoon at Haroue...such great beauty...even doves cooing, bullfrogs croaking in the stream among the buttercups. Glory days.<br /><br />cheers, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-86386349379214160462010-07-20T16:02:59.812-07:002010-07-20T16:02:59.812-07:00Oh my lord! I am absolutely reeling with the beau...Oh my lord! I am absolutely reeling with the beauty of it all!<br />So beautiful, and so beautifully written!<br /><br />Thank you, Diane! How lucky are we you didn't heed the advice to make your blog "shorter"!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-65720568180190570972010-07-20T12:57:04.405-07:002010-07-20T12:57:04.405-07:00I don't know where to begin - there is such be...I don't know where to begin - there is such beauty throughout this post! From the chateau to the breathtaking Givenchy gowns, such art for the eyes. I adore the wedding gown he designed for the princess.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850088300591079931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-49173074391286334232010-07-20T12:53:57.788-07:002010-07-20T12:53:57.788-07:00Such a beautiful place. What a great experience fo...Such a beautiful place. What a great experience for you and thank you for sharing it:-)ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.com