Screen-grab from Chanel vs Schiaparelli (2014) via YouTube September 10, 1890 - Elsa Schiaparelli: "Shocking Pink? I invented it." Oh, to be born in Rome, then die in Paris, and in between be one of the two most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Eccentric, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson (Baron Berners)
Via Wikimedia Commons July 14, 1883 - Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson: "There is a good deal to be said for frivolity. Frivolous people, when all is said … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Madame de Pompadour
Portrait by François Boucher December 30, 1721 - Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (AKA: Madame de Pompadour, and Jeanne-Antoinette Le Normant d’Etiolles) "Après nous, le déluge." Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of French King Louis XV in the … [Read more...]
It’s Halloween and the Best Treat Is the Season Finale of Million Dollar Listing New York
It's Halloween and we're making trick or treating easier for you. We are giving you just the treat of the Million Dollar Listing New York season 8 finale. Don't fall for the trick of going out tonight and missing this episode! The season finale airs tonight at 8/9c on … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Silver-Spooned, Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBaEa1rKJwf/?taken-by=townandcountrymag October 8, 1926 - Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis How very curious that this writer, an anti-monarchist should find such pleasure in researching the lives of royal families, with a special interest in … [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: How About Living in a Late 1800s Fortress and Gun Tower?
Photo via Zoopla UK Want to get away from it all? Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the banks of the River Cleddau. If you happen to be in the market for a fixer-upper and you want own private fortress, how … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Queer Mar-a-Lago Resident, Herbert May
Marjorie Merriweather Post and Herbert May on their wedding day, 1957, ABC News via YouTube July 13, 1891 - Herbert A. May Herbert May was a vice president at Westinghouse, a socialite and avid fox hunter who liked to entertain at Rosewall, his 28-room mansion in … [Read more...]
Guess How Much the Spelling Mansion Just Sold For… (Hint: It’s A LOT)
The fabled 56,500-square-foot Holmby Hills mansion built by super-producer Aaron Spelling (Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place etc etc etc) just sold for $120 million — the highest home price in L.A. County history, according to … [Read more...]
On this Day, 2004: The Gay & Lebian Kingdom of Coral Sea Islands Is Founded Off the Coast of Australia
On June 14th, 2004, a micronation called The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands was founded as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists as a response to the Australian government's refusal to recognize same-sex marriages. The idea for the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: The Curious Tale of Huguette Marcelle Clark
Photo via the Estate of Huguette Clark June 9, 1906 – Huguette Marcelle Clark Huguette (pronounced hyoo-GETT) Marcelle Clark was an heiress and philanthropist, who late in life, became a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained … [Read more...]
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