It all started with mythical tales of 70s disco glamazons who danced with platforms that doubled as aquariums. Who hasn't wondered, at o...

EDIT: I'm currently working on creating an organization for my posts.  Somehow, in the process, this old one was republished. Not sure h...

Stubbs & Wootton, well known pedigreed purveyors of the super preppy velvet slipper shoe has had a grand, old, sublime, "WHAT??!...

Just one more. A high class prostitute (oiran), c. 19th cen. Via Okinawa Soba's flickr .

It's insane how much time I spent sifting through images over at  Okinawa Soba's Flickr account (fantastically beautiful images, the...

On how to do Memorial Day weekend, (IN)DECOROUS TASTE style: First, woman's best friend: obviously, a poodle. There isn't anythin...

Of course  I like jagged crystal teeth, and glimmering crowns fashioned from hands...  And so does Rupert Kojima, the designer behind Hotel ...

I stumbled on German designer Kronier Creations a few months ago, after reading a sort of bitter comment on another post about how they...

It was already during his studies at the Royal College of Arts that the London designer, Khashayar Naimanan, designed the Hidden Wealth serv...

Another enormous pillow in progress.  The leather I've been using is this wonderful powdery white shade, with a chalky appearance that ...

Ohhhh, the things one runs across on eBay. This, a Imperial Russian cuirassier parade helmet, "Buy it Now" for $12,750.  Glorio...

These are photos of my grandmother from when she was very young (she's now 93!!).  What strikes me most are these amazing headdresses sh...

GEMS (in more ways than one!) on Peter Carl Fabergé.  I've been reading up like a madwoman.  I'm obsessed and heading for ruin (see ...

Over the last few months, it seems that I've entered this, uh—relationship—with lucite (or, you know, PLASTIC. What the hell, let's ...

Lately, my love of leather knows no bounds. My experiments in painting leather pillows spawned this.  Surprisingly, even after the paint, ...

A couple of new things! 1. Marylyn from the blog Corrider40 recently probed my brain on shoes, style and other random things.  Corrider40...

Forgive me, forgive me! Time has been running away from me like mad. Lots to share, meatier post coming soon, but for now, MAE WEST.  Becaus...

Just got the Sotheby's catalog for the 2009 auction of Gianni Versace's Lake Como residence, Villa Fontanelle.  As you can see, I ma...