16 May 2011

Mademoiselle and Tapestry

Once upon a time your friend duchess used to invite you for a weekend at her lavish residence. In salon you were sipping tea from finest porcelain cups and assembly was playing flutes. Flamboyant tapestries were hanged on wall behind mahogany tea table. On the tapestries were hand woven images of the family so you were updated with their lives whether male members of the family went to war, or the duchess was reading in the garden. When you returned to your modest home, you unpacked your cheap traveling carpetbag, similar to the walls in duchess palace, and you felt tremendously modern.
That morning when you woke up, you went out on the street and you are terribly surprised when you see that stores instead of beans, are also selling bags and shoes. You buy yourself a dress. You come home and you push the button on something that looks like a box. People moving in it awfully scared you. You see a girl that flies with umbrella and carries in her hand that same carpetbag like you used to have.
Glorious duchess’s tapestries come as a memory to your mind. You decide to investigate around. You meet a man and he kindly offers his help. He brings something shiny and puts it on a table and starts typing the word tapestry while you are wondering how that little apple find herself on that. All of the sudden, on that thing appear thousand images of handsome attire and bags. Since the man told you could buy things there if you want, you choose tapestry bag on something called Etsy. And you choose one handsome suitcase for your voyage. Who wants to look like a carpet, kind man states. Mademoiselle thinks that gentleman doesn’t know the fashion, you say coolly while you sit on your chair to rest.

John William Waterhouse: My Sweet Rose, Mary Shepard: Mary Poppins Illustration , Vintage tapestry DVF travel bag, Vintage tapestry suitcase.

16 comments:

Helen said...

What a fun post! Now I want a tapestry bag to take on my travels

Marina Mott said...

Love the post!! xx

Marissa said...

That carpet bag isn't my usual style, but I'm so in love with it! xoxo Marissa

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Maya • Fashion Illustration blog said...

love the post. you always transport me to another world! :-)

xxx

M

Haute World said...

What a cute and wonderful story! I love the tapestry bag and case you posted. And how adorable is that Mary Poppins illustration. I must read the book again...

Kaylia Payne said...

This is such a cool post!! I love how sweet and fun it is :) I think I need a tapestry bag now...

Kristin H said...

Great post! With an inventing twist and a fckabulous tapestry suitcase!

Anonymous said...

I just clicked over to your blog from a comment you left on mine (thank you for visiting!)- I really like it: the whimsical writing (the poem underneath, did you write it?)and the montages of cool stuff.

Will be back!

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Nana said...

haha the ending is the best :)
I've been looking for a tapestry bag for a long time now, never been lucky XD these ones are really cute!

Sick by Trend said...

Love that vintage bag! :D

xx

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Bonjourjr said...

Cute post!U have a new follower
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verotronik said...

i really like these bags!


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Despina said...

Nice story!!!i love the two bags :)great post.i really like your blog.i am following you now.follow back if u want :)

Ashley said...

That's a great story and a fun post (great pics)! I love your blog:) xx

Cassidy said...

This is wonderful! Your blog is always so lovely :)

Bags Online said...

Very interesting.Makes us go out and buy a tapestry bag for ourselves.