AMERICAN MASTER PORTRAITS FROM THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

I HAVE A NEW OBSESSION, COLLECTING 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MASTER PORTRAITS! I LOVE THE LOOK OF A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT HANGING ON MY WALL WHICH REMINDS ME OF LIFE WAY BACK WHEN. PORTRAITS WERE DONE BACK THEN LIKE PHOTO'S OF TODAY. TRUE AMERICAN MASTERS ARE VERY HARD TO FIND, BUT IF YOU PUT THE WORK IN AND SEARCH LONG AND HARD, YOU SOMETIMES ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THOSE GEMS TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. I HAVE MINE IN MY LIVING ROOM UP ON MY WALLS. I OFTEN LIGHT THE CANDLES NEXT TO THEM OR THE FIREPLACE WHEN I AM ENTERTAINING. I ALSO LIKE TO SIP COFFEE OR WINE AND JUST ADMIRE THEM! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND ENJOY THE HUNT OF FINDING THOSE RARE AMERICAN BEAUTIES FROM DAYS GONE BY....ESPECIALLY THE CIVIL WAR ERA WHICH MY GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GRANDFATHER SERVED FROM MARBLEHEAD....WHAT LIFE MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE HERE IN MARBLEHEAD DURING HIS TIME IN THE WAR WITH HIS FAMILY LIVING ON LINDSEY ST. THE PORTRAITS SHOWN HERE ARE FROM SAMUEL MOON...1805-1860. AND THE OTHER IS A PHINEAS STAUNTON , BOTH ARE AMERICAN MASTER PAINTERS WHO HAVE MANY OF THEIR WORKS IN MUSEUMS IN NY AND PENN. BOTH ARE IN THEIR ORIGINAL GILTED FRAMES. I HOPE TO PASS ON FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY FOR ANOTHER 200 YEARS TO COME. ENJOY...PATTY P

THE CURE ALL TO THE LEGGINGS/JEANS BLUES....JEGGINGS!

ARE YA SICK AND TIRED OF THE LONG , BULKY, JEANS? THE KIND THAT DRAG ONTO THE FLOOR AND COVER YOUR STYLISH SHOES? OR THE ONES THAT YOU CAN'T TUCK INTO THOSE BEAUTIFUL NEW BOOTS YOU JUST DROPPED 400 BUCKS FOR?
I AM ADDICTED TO MY JEGGINGS! NO LONGER DO I HAVE TO HAVE MY JEANS TAILORED TO GET THAT PENCIL LEG LOOK. JEGGINGS ARE SOFT AND FLATTERING AND COME DOWN TO A PERECT TAPER WHICH ALLOWS US TO WEAR OUR STYLISH PUMPS OR OUR STLYISH BOOTS. MY BRAND OF CHOICE IS HUDSON. THEY ARE SOFT AS BUTTER AND FIT LIKE A GLOVE. I BOUGHT 2 PAIR OF HUDSON JEGGING JEANS IN BLUE AND I WILL WEAR THEM TIL THE COWS COME HOME....FINALLY!!!!!!!
PATTY P

WHOSE YOU DADDY? KEEPING PAPA'S TOOTSIES WARM AND STYLISH THIS WINTER!

HELLO MY FASHIONISTAS!
WE ALL HAVE BEEN BUSY COMPLETING OUR FALL/WINTER 2010-11 FASHIONS. WITH THE WINTER MONTHS FAST APPROACHING, IT IS TIME TO THINK ABOUT OUR FEET AND HOW THEY WILL LOOK DURING THE WINTER MONTHS! A GREAT PAIR OF BOOTS IS A MUST HAVE FOR THOSE COLD WINTER NIGHTS OUT ON THE TOWN. WHEN THE SNOW STARTS FALLING, WE NEED TO STEP OUT IN STLYE. THIS TIME I AM THINKING ABOUT THE MEN WHO ARE IN OUR LIVES!! I THINK THERE IS NOTHING SEXIER THAN A WELL DRESSED MAN IN A HOT PAIR OF BOOTS! I KEEP MY SHARP EYE OUT LOOKING FOR THE FINEST FOR THE MEN IN OUR LIVES. PICTURED HERE ARE A FEW THAT I LOVE FROM DESIGNERS MARC JACOBS, LOUIS VUITTON, GUCCI, AND TIMBERLAND......PICK UP A PAIR FOR YOUR PAPI FOR THE WINTER MONTHS OF FASHION!
LOVE TO SEE THOSE STUDS STEPPIN OUT LOOKING FINE!
PATTY P

THIS IS GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR KARL, YOU'VE REALLY MADE THE GRADE! AND THE PAPERS WANT TO KNOW WHOSE SHIRTS YOU WEAR!

HELLO MY FALL FASHIONISTAS!
OH, THE FALL, THE TIME WE ALL RUN OUT TO BUY THE LATEST AND GREATEST CLOTHES FOR THE COMING MONTHS OF FUN!
I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS EXCITED ABOUT A FASHION DESIGNER IN A LONG TIME. HIS NAME IS KARL LAGERFELD, AND MOST OF YOU KNOW AND LOVE HIS CLOTHING DESIGNS, BUT ALSO MAY THINK IT IS ALL OVER THE TOP EXPENSIVE PIECES ONLY THE WEALTHY CAN AFFORD.....WELL I AM HERE TO TELL YOU FASHIONISTA FRIENDS THAT HE IS READY TO LAUNCH A LINE OF CLOTHING TO BE SOLD OVER THE WEB!! YES!! HE HAS TEMPORARILY LEFT HAUTE COUTURE TO DO A LINE OF WOMEN'S WEAR, DENIM, AND SPORTSWEAR TO BE SOLD AT AFFORDABLE PRICES WITHOUT SACRIFICING HIS MAGNIFICENT EYE FOR STYLE AND FLAIR!
LAGERFELD WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT "HE WANTED THIS FOR A LONG TIME" HE HAD A LINE OF CLOTHING HE SOLD THROUGH H&M IN 2004 WHICH SOLD OUT IN MINUTES....HE CLAIMED HE WOULD NEVER GO BACK TO COMMERCIAL LINES. WELL, TA TA MY FRIENDS BECAUSE HE IS BACK FOR US FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THAT GLAMOUR ONLY MAJOR KARL CAN BRING TO THE TABLE! HIS LINE IS DUE OUT FALL OF 2011....REMEMBER PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!
GINOT,
PATTY P

THESE SHOES ARE MADE FOR WALKING...ONE OF THESE DAYS THESE SHOES ARE GONNA WALK ALL OVER YOU!

GOOD MORNING MY FASHIONISTA FOLLOWERS!
TODAY I AM COMING TO YOU STRAIGHT FROM THE STREETS OF NY TO BRING YOU THE "JUST IN" FALL SHOE MUST HAVE COLLECTION! NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR YOU ALL AND I HAVE SELECTED A FEW OF MY FAVORITES TO GET YOU THROUGH THE FALL. THE SHOES YOU WEAR MAKE OR BREAK AN OUTFIT AND PEOPLE NOTICE THEM!!! I HAD A FASHIONISTA TELL ME TODAY THAT SOMEONE MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE SHOES SHE SELECTED FOR YOGA CLASS! THIS PERSON ADDED HER 2 CENTS IN WITHOUT HAVING ANY TRUE FASHION SENSE AND NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A PERSON WHO HAS TRUE FASHION FLARE AND KNOWS HOW TO PICK OUT THE PERFECT SHOES FOR ANY OUTFIT. SHOWN HERE ARE PICS OF MY FAVORITES FOR FALL! THE PRIZE WINNERS ARE THE RED VALENTINO BOW PUMPS....PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS, THE MANOLO LEOPARD PRINT SLINGBACK'S....PERFECT FOR THAT FALL NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN, THE JIMMY CHOO GOLD SPARKLE DAZZLERS....FOR ANY FUN, DRESSY PARTY OR BLACK TIE EVENT FOR THAT MATTER!
AND, JUST FOR FUN....I INCLUDED A PICTURE OF ME SPORTING THE LATEST CHANEL PATENT LEATHER BAG.....JUST IN THAT DAY FOR PATTY P TO SEE!!! COCO WOULD BE SO PROUD TO SEE ME SPORTING IT FOR MY BLOG!
JOG ON!
PATTY P

AYE, CALYPSO, THE PLACES YOU'VE BEEN TO THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE SHOWN US THE STORIES YOU TELL. CALYPSO ST BARTH

TO MY FASHIONISTA FOLLOWERS,
YOU OFTEN LOOK TO ME FOR ADVICE ON FASHION OR JUST TIPS FOR FUN....." WHAT SHOULD I WEAR TO THAT DINNER PARTY?" OR " WHAT DESIGNERS DO YOU LIKE FOR SUMMER?" WELL, I AM GOING TO LET YOU ALL IN ON WHAT PATTY P LOVES FOR SUMMER......CALYPSO! I TRULY BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD FIND A DESIGNER OR A LINE OF CLOTHING THEY LOVE AND STICK WITH IT. THE CLOTHING SHOULD FLATTER ONES FIGURES AND ALSO HAVE LOTS OF COMFORT. FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT IS CALYPSO CLOTHING. I RECENTLY WAS IN NY AND PICKED UP MY ENTIRE WARDROBE FOR THE SUMMER AT CALYPSO. THEIR FLOWING, SOFT, COMFORTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL CLOTHING SUITS ME TO A TEE. FOR ME, THERE IS NO OTHER DESIGNER FOR THE SUMMER AND I WILL BE WEARING CALYPSO CLOTHING TO EVERY EVENT THIS SUMMER! WHETHER IT IS OUT TO DINNER ON THE PORCH, A PICNIC ON THE BEACH, DINNING AT A FAVORITE RESTAURANT, OR VISITING A FRIENDS HOME FOR THE EVENING....THESE PIECES ARE MUST HAVES. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR FABULOUS BEACHWEAR....COOL BOHEIM PIECES THAT BRING ME BACK TO THE TIMES OF WOODSTOCK AND THE ROCKER MELANIE SINGING CANDLES IN THE RAIN. YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE PIECES ONLINE OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE TO SEE THE LOCATIONS OF THEIR STORES THROUGHOUT THE US!
NEXT TIME I SEE YOU OUT.....YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ASK....IT'S CALYPSO FOR PATTY P THIS SUMMER!!!
TOTALLY!
PATTYP

FASHIONISTA NEWS ALERT....THE RETURN OF THE SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL PULL CORD BRACELETS!!!

HELLO MY FASHION FORWARD FRIENDS! I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE EVER SO POPULAR SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL PULL CORD BRACELETS! 10 YEARS AGO I BROUGHT THEM TO YOU AND THERE WAS A RUN ON THEM AND I HAVE CONTACTED MY FRIENDS IN CHINA TO BRING THEM BACK ONCE AGAIN FOR SUMMER! THESE BEAUTIFUL, HANDMADE, SWAROVSKI BRACELETS ARE A MUST HAVE FOR SUMMER AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE ALL MY FASHIONISTA'S ARE SPORTING THEM AROUND THEIR WRISTS! A FEW OF THE SMART SET WOMEN HAVE ALREADY SNAPPED THEM UP AND CAN BE SPOTTED AROUND TOWN WEARING THEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT NO ONE WANTS TO BE LEFT OUT, SO I HAVE BROUGHT IN 100 IN COBOLT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE, AND RUBY RED.....I AM WORKING ON PINK AND CLEAR AS I SPEAK. THEY ARE 15.00 EACH AND ANY SMALL PROFITS I MAKE ON THEM WILL GO TO CHARITY. I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THEM FOR SUMMER!!! THESE SPARKLING BEAUTIES BELONG AROUND ALL YOUR WRISTS FOR SUMMER!!
PATTYP