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Shabby Chic
It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to. Tuesday, May 1, 2001
I took things easy today, since I was feeling fragile (my period started). I decided to treat myself to watching Pride and Prejudice, complete! It was very relaxing to just let that video wash over me. But I wish my laser disc player would automatically switch sides; as it is, I had to get up every hour and turn the disc over. I don't know exactly what is so pleasing about this production, but I really do like it. The cast is good, the script is very fine, and the production values are pure eye-candy. The Regency setting is one of my favorites, and I've always enjoyed Jane Austen. I should get out the other Austen videos I have and watch them, too! But while the older BBC versions of Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility are ok, they don't have the same fascination for me.
I decided to do this month's design in Shabby Chic style, after catching that show a few times. What a sweet racket that designer has lucked into! The home decoration concept of old, rustic furniture and soft floral prints has been around a while (Laura Ashley, much?), but Rachel Ashwell has brought it to the foreground and had a lot of marketing success. I sent email to Jack -- he hasn't been reading his email, and I was testing to see if that was still the case. I guess it is! |
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