08 Sunday Jan 2012
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Art, beautiful, Corset, Femme fatale, Henry Miller, lingerie, Photography, Postaweek 2012, watercolor
© Joan Currie - Red Corset Watercolor
You suffer when you try to possess her, because you rob her of the mystery – the very thing that attracted you in the first place! by Henry Miller
She can be as elusive as a cloud…
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07 Saturday Jan 2012
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© Joan Currie - Watercolor of High Waist Underskirt
The dearest and tenderest girlhood dreams
I stitch into gossamer hems and seams.
from Song of a Sewing Machine by Constance Woodrow
As a child I was ensorcelled by the beautiful tulle and satin garments in my mother’s trunk.
07 Saturday Jan 2012
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beautiful, Fashion, Individuality, lingerie, Photography, Postaweek 2012, Rabindranath Tagore, Underskirt
© Joan Currie – Vintage Underskirt
If this individuality is wiped away, the creative joy that crystallized it disappears, even if no material was lost, even if no atom was destroyed. And if it is lost, it is also a loss for the entire world. It is particularly precious because it is not universal. – Rabindranath Tagore
Bask in your own bright light.
03 Thursday Feb 2011
Posted in Fashion, Photography, Reflections
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beautiful, Beauty, Fashion, Lace, lingerie, Photography, red lingerie, Red slip, Satin, satin lingerie, Slip
© Joan Currie
Brevity is the soul of lingerie. – Dorothy Parker
This sizzling satin and lace slip from Rio de Janeiro heats up a romantic evening!
My fascination with the full slip dates back to a time when I watched old movies with my mother – particularly BUtterfield 8 starring bad girl, Elizabeth Taylor. Pillow Talk with Doris Day, and Niagara with Marilyn Monroe.
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