tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post1950774845887816571..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: The Decorators Club, circa 1931The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-15602137694635876752017-04-27T11:26:41.310-04:002017-04-27T11:26:41.310-04:00This is decorating of the highest order unlike som...This is decorating of the highest order unlike some of the hideous room today that show no sense of training or history.Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20801901230661417372017-04-25T12:22:57.438-04:002017-04-25T12:22:57.438-04:00It all has a rather "undecorated" look -...It all has a rather "undecorated" look - as though it had just happened. It doesn't try to hard to impress or look planned. The Violet Grosvenor room is especially nice.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-45458487848638534282017-04-24T17:30:11.760-04:002017-04-24T17:30:11.760-04:00Jennifer
It was Sarah Hunter Kelly!
See NYT obit 1...Jennifer<br />It was Sarah Hunter Kelly!<br />See NYT obit 1982<br />I apologize for the error!<br />DeanDean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-2477490437203952522017-04-24T15:58:22.995-04:002017-04-24T15:58:22.995-04:00Gorgeous and heart stopping! Thank you so much fo...Gorgeous and heart stopping! Thank you so much for these beautiful glimpses into the elegant past.<br /><br />AliceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944079653061368003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-70672306719347697512017-04-24T14:51:25.312-04:002017-04-24T14:51:25.312-04:00Jennifer,
Great post! Stanley Barrows got us stude...Jennifer,<br />Great post! Stanley Barrows got us students invited to a Decorators Club luncheon, when I attended FIT back in the day - and it was fun to see the ladies from the grand manner days of Park Avenue.<br />He wanted me to go and interview with Sarah Tomerlin Lee, one of the grande dames- known for the then avant garde style of mixing modern art with French antiques and décor.<br />The ladies of the Decorators' Club were elegant, warm, and very nice! I recall one in particular, who was shocked that the croissants were served cold and not warmed up.<br />Stanley, in his own way, would try to give us an idea of where these ladies were coming from, by telling us how they all had maids, chauffeurs (drivers) secretaries, and even butlers! In other words, they were New York Society Ladies! We were just poor students who I am sure were clueless- LOL - and many of us were. FIT was not the grand finishing school that Parsons was when Stanley taught there, prior to coming on board at FIT as chairman of the interior design department. <br />Thanks for this post as it reminded me of my days at FIT and all the fun places we went to and the interesting people we were exposed to.<br /><br />Dean<br />I was also fortunate to see the "drawing room" at McMillen, when Mrs. Sherrill was still popping in- complete with William Odom chairs! So beautiful, old guard, and serene, with that heavy Old World influence.Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-32173605303569325862017-04-24T10:15:15.307-04:002017-04-24T10:15:15.307-04:00The last image shows the roots of Tony Duquette an...The last image shows the roots of Tony Duquette and hints of Billy Haines. I love it. Thanks!! MaryMJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.com