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Thank you for the well wishes, @Karenska. I hope you’re feeling better too!
Thank you! I wish it had! I’d love to have it in my study but I need bookshelves more than I need seating. Sigh.
Congratulations, LKB! So glad you were able to add the beautiful Madison Party to your collection. There is something on this scarf for everyone, I think. It's a party, indeed!I was lucky that someone who attended the Madison Store opening did not want their special scarf and it made its way to me! It isn't technically a holiday scarf but it reminds me of all those winter cab rides in NYC along the avenues with their bright lights and decorations. If you could even hail a cab, that is! Never easy and especially not at Christmastime. But that's ok. I have a yellow cab on my scarf to take me anywhere I please...
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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.
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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.
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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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Happy B’day! Beautiful and festive scarves!Two festive sotd looks for today’s birthday adventures (I’m feeling a bit too precious about L’Intrus to wear it for vintage store shopping)
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Wow, that's gorgeous on you!
Yes! Thank you for finding these. I was SURE there were festive elements, but my brain is not functioning properly this week
LVdGN is perfect with pink and the crystals! And your decorations are beautiful too!
You look beautiful and festive in your holiday silks and I love, love, love you earrings! A lovely pairing @Katharina Luise -- I am in the hunt for a Plaisirs du Froid-- the vignettes are so charming and I love the "fringe"-- a true winter-themed silk!Finally time to show the first two of my wintery festive scarves! I wear them only in the time around Christmas. And I love choosing the matching jewelry. Because of that some photos not only of the scarves worn but also of the jewelry combinations
My Neige d‘Antan and my Plaisirs du Froid
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I love this @Redbirdhermes! It looks great with your pearls and sweater and please do not get frostbite while taking a mod shot!
This is Les Legendes de l'Arbre Coloriage @Karenska and thank you so much. I can never resist gingko leaves...
Your Christmas decorations are so charming and how special that they have so much family history and meaning! Of curse I love this plisse with your gorgeous chenille sweater and sparkly station necklace @Karenska.
Absolutely gorgeous and in this winter light the colors looks so cool in tone and quite different-- H magic at work @Lellabelle. I hope you are feeling better in time for the holidays and can wear your new beauty with joy and good health.
Both looks are so lovely and Christmas-y @Cookiefiend-- I am gearing up for my annual watching of Love Actually on Saturday night, speaking of Christmas movies....
I am glad it survived the Great Chicken Explosion of 2022 @Teaforparrots. Because it is perfect for you and great on you! Some day you will have to report more fully on this alarming, yet intriguing incident. I feel there is a cautionary tale lurking in your story that would benefit us all, so please don't hold back on details. When you are feeling ready, of course...
Thank you @Redbirdhermes -- I know we are twins and I loved your showing it during a recent theme week and also showing the little Lego figure for comparison! I think it is unique in my collection for many reasons but the yellow hem is certainly one of them! So cheerful against the other winter colors...
This is just stunning and so beautifully paired with your top and jewelry @Stylehound. I would like to know more about this design-- I am aware that the Ballet Russes costumes had an enormous impact on fashion design and ornament in the early twentieth century and really captivated the imagination of spectators, writers and artists...but your scarf makes me curious to learn more...
You have such really pretty and delightful moussies @Awillow. I love this shade of pink...
Happy Chanukah, @de vent and what a nice scarf mail gift-- I think the design has a lots of wintry elements too-- stars and berries and in this colorway it looks so pretty and festive.
I am so happy for you @Maedi-- this is the perfect cw for you and I know you will not regret this one for a single second. Perfect solstice scarf and lovely on you in this elegant neutral...Congratulations.
