All Wrapped Up With a Red Bow

All Wrapped Up With a Red Bow by divadebbi 

People sometimes ask how I create my Polyvore sets.  Is it the model, a particular fashion design or color, an interior? How does it work?

The answer is all of the above and often in a stream of consciousness. This is how the set above came together:

• I saw the pug first, and thought of my friend Lidia Solymosi, one of the most talented women on Polyvore, who has scores of loyal followers and is crazy about her pug Ramsey.
• I spotted this stunning young woman, wrapped like a precious doll in a red bow on Tumblr and "clipped" the image into my Polyvore treasure chest.
• The pop of red reminded me of charming red Valentino dress that I sold  to one of my lovely clients today at Richards. She's wearing it to a luncheon in the City next month. She too, looked like a precious doll.
• I often liked to pair my fashion sets back to interiors I like.  I was thinking about my friend Q., whose blog Quintessence just won the prestigious Design Bloggers Best Blog of 2013.  It is a daily read for me and my favorite Interior and Lifestyle Blog. I am so proud of my friend and happy for her!!! It's a quite an honor.
• I received a lovely Christmas gift from a fave friend and client this year, Interior Designer Miles Redd's The Big Book of Chic. I could, and often do comb it for inspiration, during fits of insomnia. I remembered a particular "red room" that I loved and wanted to finish this set with it.
• I checked back through Q's blog for a photo, since I knew she attended Miles book launch party and hoped I would find my shot.
• Voila!

The rest, of the set is just little fillers that please my eye.  And of course, Ramsey needed a little zhush too.

And this is how its all done. All wrapped up with a red bow...

xox,
DD

The Big Book of Chic by Miles Redd

The Big Book of Chic by divadebbi 

Yesterday I received the most divine Xmas gift from one of my favorite friends and clients, The Big Book of Chic by Miles Redd.

Miles Redd is a N.Y.C. based Interior Designer whose aesthetic runs the gamut from bold and glamorous to modern whimsy. Strong color, lacquered surfaces, tufted velvet and touches of animal prints are woven magically into his designs.  They are heavenly.

As I lounged in bed this morning feasting on it, with a large cup of coffee on my bedside table, I felt as if instead,  I would have done Redd's work more justice in a satin bed jacket with a silver tray bedecked in Hermes china afoot.

As L.G. and I mused through The Big Book of Chic in my office, we both admired the bedroom in the set above and how divine it would be to have a fur throw like the one featured.

I also included a charming Lucite handbag, that was featured in my friend Q.'s fabulous Lifestyle blog Quintessence.  Q.'s sister recently was in Amsterdam and visited the Museum of Bags and Purses.  Yes Darlings,
this sublime place does truly exist and she treated us to some images of the amazing treasures housed there.

I dedicate this blog and Polyvore set to these two incredibly stylish ladies who bring joy, friendship and beauty to my life with lots of love and my best wishes for a Happy, Health New Year.

xox,
DD