It might seem a little early to mention Christmas, but I'm already mulling over what my holiday decorations are going to look like this year. One tree ornament that has caught my eye are these tinsel comet ornaments from D. Blümchen, above. Not only are they striking, but they reminded me of this:
This fabulous velvet evening jacket was designed by Schiaparelli for her Winter 1938-39 collection. That gorgeous celestial embroidery was, by the way, done by none other than Lesage.
I get positively starry eyed (sorry!) with anything adorned with comets and shooting stars. But darn it if I was a little stumped trying to find items decorated with the motif. Chanel's iconic shooting star jewelry was a given, but it's not easy to find fabrics, wallpaper, and china depicting shooting stars. I did find an embroidered shooting star Sarah Palin 2012 baseball hat, but I figured it best to leave that one out!
Shooting Stars Ceiling Paper from Carter and Company
Baize Green Comet Mug from Starch Green
Comet Sketchbooks from Starch Green
Vintage Shooting Star Andirons
Chanel Shooting Star Diamond Bracelet
What a surprise to see the 'tinsel comet ornaments' in your post this morning. Many years ago I purchased a collection of antique Christmas ornaments at an estate sale. The theme running through the whole collection is the colors pink and fuschia. Among them are a about a dozen or so of the comet ornaments in pink. I had never seen anything like them before and they have remained one of my absolute favorites. They're strung with delicate pink thread (I suspect by their original owner)and they spin when hung on the tree with the slightest movement of air. I had no idea they were still being made. I encourage you to get some!
ReplyDeletePink comets! That sounds absolutely lovely. You've made me even more anxious to buy the D. Blumchen comets.
DeleteChristmas in July! Love it. Have a great (and cool) day. Mary
ReplyDeletethose andirons are FABULOUS, and thank you for leaving S.P. out!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether Halley's Comet was really the inspiration (she said it was) but my grandmother had a big pressed-glass bowl from the 1830s that had (if you looked at it the right way), a ball-of-fire comet motif with a big teardrop-shaped tail in it. And I don't remember where, but I once saw a 1930s Russian porcelain cup airbrushed with a sort of Constructivist version of a shooting star motif. And don't forget the one on the Bayeux Tapestry--Halley's Comet before it got the name.
ReplyDeleteYour grandmother's pressed-glass bowl sounds so intriguing!
DeleteNot sure if you've seen this blog with your same name save the word 'tres' inserted between 'of' and 'chic'..the following comment was posted:
ReplyDeleteAnonymous- I'm curious as to why on earth you would so Blatantly (pretty much) copy the name of the original PoC blog? Could it be that you knew so many people would find their way to your blog by "accident" as it exactly shares the name of THE true blog Peak of Chic? I would be wary of a copyright infringement complaint in the future- legally, your blog's name is entirely too exact and entirely deemable to confuse someone as to believe this is the original one.
Anonymous, I really appreciate your bringing that to my attention.
DeleteIt appears the comment has been deleted from that blog's comment roll. Gee, I wonder why...
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