I'm excited to get back to Pink and Green Thursdays hosted by my dear friend Trish over at Pink Preppy Lilly Lover. Be sure to go to her blog today to sign up for her AMAZING Lilly giveaway! You could win a Lilly beach towel, cute Lilly drink umbrellas, and a Lilly umbrella! What could be better? Here's a sneak peak at what you'll have a chance to win...
When we were at the Musee D'Orsay two weeks ago, I found myself so easily drawn to Degas's pieces. Of all of them, his ballet paintings remain my favorite. With subtle strokes of his brush, he was able to give the dancers a feeling of airy lightness. In every piece, I was struck by how he was able to capture the graceful movement of a dancer.
That feeling of fluidity and of movement seemed not only to come from the dancers, but it also resonated from their beautiful costumes made from what I imagined to be layers and layers of tulle. Whether used in ballet or fashion, tulle has a way of expressing a women's softness, gracefulness, and femininity.
Doesn't tulle remind you of party dresses when you were a little girl? I always thought the perfect dress was one that looked pretty when I spun around in it!
Fun photos. Makes me wish I had taken ballet as a child! I never did own a tutu so you can be sure that my future nieces will definitely have one in their wardrobe!
ReplyDeleteI love tulle! I actually have a tulle dress that I bought in college for a photography class I was taking. I loved the way my pics came out :)
ReplyDeleteMiss yur comments on my blog. Hope you are well friend! :)
What lovely pictures. For some reason I can't recall Monet's ballet pieces, but I've always loved the softness of Degas' tutus. Tulle is heaven to pain - a few skips of a dryish brush and you've got a tutu!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!! Love that second dress! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Degas... We went to a Degas exhibit in New Orleans or Jackson when I was little (can't remember which one), and I've adored his ballerinas ever since. I think he'd have loved this post!
ReplyDeleteOMG, too funny, and I was trying to remember my Monet's! Obviously those art history classes didn't stick in my mind!
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, Degas is such a NOLA icon. I love his work and I feel like the humidity and languor of the city came out in his paintings. Doesn't it look like he's seeing some of the scenes through a NOLA summer haze?
Like I have said before, I so look forward to reading your blog everyday. Your posts are always so colorful and cheerful. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteGot me working overtime today with image stealing Jen.
ReplyDeleteLove this little post!
Ohh very pretty! I love the one of the 3 dancers...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOkay... I'm instantly a fan... first you introduce me to a new word nonpareils... thank you very much! And now you do a post about ballerina's... can we be friends? :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a fan of tulle. Gillian Grace already has several outfits with tulle...she's such a girly girl!
ReplyDeleteHappy almost Friday!
i always love your pink and green post. So fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLOVING all this tulle so much! It's all so gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOh how fun these pink dresses are! If I could, I'd wear one every single day of the week! So tell us, will you be wearing something like this to the formal ball?? ;-)
ReplyDeleteHey there beautiful lady...This Pink & Green Thursday is definitely my all time favorite of yours...not that your others have not been brilliant, but I ADORE the fact that this was Parisian/Degas-inspired as one of your treasured memories of your fabulous vacation with your sweet Mark. Thank you sweet friend for playing along again, you are amazing and have exquisite taste! xoxox
ReplyDeleteJen, your blog is fantastic!!!! Incredible that you post every day!!! Totally love it!!'
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