Loving... Red | White & Stripes.

Most people who know me - do know that I have a penchant for stripes, ticking - wedgewood, micro, you name it the stripe - I will fall for it!! So it was by no surprise on one of my image gathering journeys that I was completely inspired when snooping around in a House Beautiful 'House Tour' design consultant Ellen O'Neil's weathered home in Bridgehampton, New York. Where she successfully showcases the softer side of red, and by using a restricted palette really does allow for stunning & striking clean results...

Here I have gathered a few of my favourite red-white with touches of reduced red - pinks, and have been inspired with my Surface Design diploma class [at ISCD]- their latest brief is the 'Deck Chair Struipe' so here's my little play with red - white stripes and reversing it out, all in this little collage for you.

Do you love red-white and stripes?

Could you hold yourself back with a restricted colour palette in you home?

Let me know - I'd love to hear from you.

Enjoy,

images via house beautiful, coastal living, elle decor, tumbler, ys voice

Just Because...

I wanted to share this quote I found from Coco Chanel, I'm not usually into quoting bits but this one from a style icon herself really does ring true in all facets of our lives. Often we can get caught up in things in a race to create a perception of ourselves and we can can waylaid with too much 'stuff' - be someone, just be fabulous-wonderful you! x



Coco Chanel c. mid 1920's

A snippet of style history for you stripe-lovers like me out there...

Did you know - Coco Chanel started the trend after a fisherman's striped sweater caught her eye all those years ago. She paired it with men’s trousers and a fashion revolution was born. Originally beginning as a rebellion to the then-current flouncy layers of then Edwardian-inspired dress.  These stripes originated in the French Provence of Brittany, a French province that occupies the peninsula between the English Channel and Bay of Biscay. The 1858 Act of France introduced Breton stripped shirts as the uniform for French navy seamen. It was eventually picked up by other seafarers.

Apparently the stripes helped spot men any who fell overboard. Coco Chanel, was inspired by the Breton stripe after a visit to the French coast. It is also referred to as a marinière which applies to the original garment shape and style of three quarter sleeves and blue and white stripes.The long-sleeved cotton garment usually has a boat neck and, traditionally, the stripes begin around the breastbone.

A little style & stripe history for your Thursday visit at Palatial Living! Enjoy x

Image 1] via vi.sualize.us & 2] via Coudre Mode * Page 377, Chanel and Her World, by Edmonde Charles-Roux (The Vendome Press, copyright 1981 & 2005)