And now holiday silks! Madras cotton ex Libris tartan and Noel Fauborg 24
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Happy Sunday, dear Scarfies, and thank you, Fifi @Living.la.vida.fifi, for your lovely Advent celebration of purple scarves, so many colorful beauties, and to everyone who showed off your treasures this week. I think of this week’s theme as a continuation of the last, as Fifi expressed it perfectly, “The joyful season beckons us to be a little more festive, merry and bright and what better way to show it than with our beloved silks.”
Jingle Bell Rock: Festive Scarves to Rock Your Holidays!
Welcome to the start of this sacred and peaceful time for all of us, a time of reflection, celebration, merrymaking and light. Hannukah, the Festival of Lights, begins tonight, December 18, with the lighting of the first candle of the Menorah. Today, the Fourth Sunday of Advent marks the start of Christmas week. Wednesday is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, but also the beginning of a ‘new year’ of lengthening days. December 26 begins the African festival of Kwanzaa, or “First Fruits”. Each commemorates the shared promise of rebirth and renewal for all living things, and we welcome this time with joy. So let’s don our festive apparel, our sparkly jewelry, and of course, our beautiful, celebratory scarves as we begin our holiday season!
Festive SOTD, La Comedie Italienne by Phillipe Ledoux. Depicting the Commedia dell’Arte and all its reveling stock characters, I find this gem to be perfectly lovely for celebrating.
En pointe, also, because today is the 130th anniversary of the debut of Tschaikovsky’s iconic Nutcracker ballet. It premiered December 18, 1892 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg.
Ivan Vsevolozhsky's original costume sketch for The Nutcracker (1892)
In the cast is a character called Mother Ginger whose skirt contains adorable Polichinelles, or little Pulchinellas, a Commedia dell’Arte stock figure of some importance
. Here is their dance from New York City Ballet’s 1993 Nutcracker film. Macauley Culkin, already a star, was also a student at the School of American ballet, and was given the starring role of the Nutcracker Prince. Enjoy!
My Nutcracker display, complete with Sugarplum, pointe shoes, and a photo of the composer who made it all happen.
Jingle Bell Rock: Festive Scarves to Rock Your Holidays!
Welcome to the start of this sacred and peaceful time for all of us, a time of reflection, celebration, merrymaking and light. Hannukah, the Festival of Lights, begins tonight, December 18, with the lighting of the first candle of the Menorah. Today, the Fourth Sunday of Advent marks the start of Christmas week. Wednesday is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, but also the beginning of a ‘new year’ of lengthening days. December 26 begins the African festival of Kwanzaa, or “First Fruits”. Each commemorates the shared promise of rebirth and renewal for all living things, and we welcome this time with joy. So let’s don our festive apparel, our sparkly jewelry, and of course, our beautiful, celebratory scarves as we begin our holiday season!
Festive SOTD, La Comedie Italienne by Phillipe Ledoux. Depicting the Commedia dell’Arte and all its reveling stock characters, I find this gem to be perfectly lovely for celebrating.
En pointe, also, because today is the 130th anniversary of the debut of Tschaikovsky’s iconic Nutcracker ballet. It premiered December 18, 1892 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg.
Ivan Vsevolozhsky's original costume sketch for The Nutcracker (1892)
In the cast is a character called Mother Ginger whose skirt contains adorable Polichinelles, or little Pulchinellas, a Commedia dell’Arte stock figure of some importance
. Here is their dance from New York City Ballet’s 1993 Nutcracker film. Macauley Culkin, already a star, was also a student at the School of American ballet, and was given the starring role of the Nutcracker Prince. Enjoy!My Nutcracker display, complete with Sugarplum, pointe shoes, and a photo of the composer who made it all happen.
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Forgetful I am, here are some photos of La Comedie Italienne flat, as requested by @LKBNOLA a while ago. So sorry for the delay, dear Lkb. 
This is one of my most precious vintage silks. I think I will finish (finally!) my decorating wearing this festive beauty and watch one of my Nutcracker videos!
This is one of my most precious vintage silks. I think I will finish (finally!) my decorating wearing this festive beauty and watch one of my Nutcracker videos!
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Thank you very much @Karenska for this exciting introduction. The festive spirit will be with us all week .
Calm before the storm, Mr Cat slips in for a "Voyage en étoffes" in front of the tree ( he paid a lot of his own way to wrap the presents ).
Very good week to all!
Calm before the storm, Mr Cat slips in for a "Voyage en étoffes" in front of the tree ( he paid a lot of his own way to wrap the presents ).
Very good week to all!
So festive, so fun!! We are sisters with the madras tartan, dear Lanit, but I love yours! Such beautiful blues and greens. Oooof!
So charming this post, Coco, thank you, and your kitty is so darling. Beautifully wrapped package, too. Voyage en étoffes is gorgeous. Wow!
Thank you for the beautiful and thoughtful introduction to this most holy and joyous time of year, @Karenska . I saved my favorite holiday scarf for today with its busy shoppers, the snow covered branches, and the little purple toys enjoying winter sports.
I'm wearing my Noel au 24 Faubourg today, along with my finest pendant/brooch.
I'm wearing my Noel au 24 Faubourg today, along with my finest pendant/brooch.
Thanks dear, it so happened that your colorway was sold out and I was delighted when the green one worked so well instead! Scarf fate!
Today’s shawl also happens to be green too. Le Songe de Licorne in mint green and violet made me feel a bit Irish when wearing it. Wearing with my sparkly coin pearls.
All so very lovely, Lkb. I didn’t know we were twins on LPC. I thought you had the soft blue one. Such a pretty scarf! Of course, aren’t they all?
Don’t you look beautiful, dear Rbh, and very festive. Thank you for your kind compliment. Your Noel is gorgeous and I love, love, love the cw. Your pendant is jaw-dropping, sorry for the allusion, but oh my word! What a beauty. Spectacular.
I am celebrating the start of Chanukah tonight, but I love all mid-winter festivals. Today I am sharing a new to me Fleurs d'Ecosse which splits the difference between Chanukah's blue colors and the red we associate with Christmas, merging the two into a lovely tartan plaid, which would make my Argentine-Scottish grandparents proud. I own this lovely scarf thanks to our own @Snausages, so it also celebrates the joy of scarf friendship as well as all the seasonal delights!
Thank you for a beautiful introduction-- so many wonderful things to unpack here, @Karenska! I think I took my kids to see the Nutcracker ballet every year for almost twenty years of our time as a New York City family. Many of my daughter's friends were in the children's corps de ballet and everyone was always so envious of their special Nutcracker jackets! We collect nutcrackers in our family and sadly, they are all in New Orleans where I udually am at this time of year. I am particularly fond of my Moses Nutcracker and my New Orleans Saints Football Nutcracker as well as the traditional ones! Your Comedie is stunning-- and a perfect holiday silk...Forgetful I am, here are some photos of La Comedie Italienne flat, as requested by @LKBNOLA a while ago. So sorry for the delay, dear Lkb.
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Beautiful, festive colors for the season, Lanit. Love your coin pearls, too. They compliment the lovely lavender shades in your shawl.
Lovely combination of scarfs and the most adorable puppy! Congratulations! Scout looks like a smarty, a cutie and a very silky softy!Many happy years!!!
Oh! Your new family member ist unbelievably cute!
Scout and I say thank you for your lovely welcoming comments! He is settling nicely and I am over the moon to once again be a two dog household. Here they are-- Scout is very very tiny as you can see, considering that his big sister Maisie is barely 20 lbs!
How lovely, Lkb. Such an iconic design and elegant colorway. I love it with your sweater.
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