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I used to have a trunk (or foot locker, if you prefer) where I planned to display all my travel stickers. However, I spent some time living in some tiny one bedroom apartments, so I ended up throwing it out to save room. I was avoiding the bigger evil of using the trunk as coffee [...]

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Probably won’t be posting too much lately since I’m frantically:
1. Getting rid of extra junk and prepping for yard sale
2. Painting the entire upstairs
3. Hiring roofer and carpeter
4. Putting house on market
5. Studying for final exams
6. Getting ready to move and start a new job.
I won’t have [...]

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Grace Kelly was in some of my favorite movies (the Alfred Hitchcock ones and High Society) and she always looked gorgeous.

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Just some photos that I like of Elizabeth Taylor.

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More Fashion+History

Since reading

The Audrey Hepburn Treasures,
I learned what a remarkable person Audrey was, beautiful in every way.
I made a collage of some of my favorite Audrey looks. I love google image searches.

Although I think the bathtub couch would be really difficult to recreate, it does inspire me to be more creative in my home decorating projects.

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Disclaimer: I’m going to be very careful posting this because most of the content is copyrighted, and the copyright owner has (wisely) limited what you can post on your website. If you are really interested in learning more about how to share the info, please check out the links below.
Back in November 2004, I was [...]

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Back in 2001, I went to an inspiring exhibit at the RISD Museum. RISD inherited the contents of an old Providence dressmaking shop.
Here’s a photo collage of some of the best pieces:

It makes me think I need an opera coat.
More information here: The Tirocchi Dressmakers Project Website

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