{"id":18519,"date":"2013-01-13T18:55:38","date_gmt":"2013-01-13T23:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=18519"},"modified":"2013-01-13T18:55:38","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T23:55:38","slug":"gothic-is-great-plus-the-week-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/gothic-is-great-plus-the-week-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Gothic Is Great, Plus the Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just days after I posted about how my latest manicure<\/a> was inspired by the 13th-century Gothic chapel Saint-Chapelle in Paris<\/a>, street-style photographer Bill Cunningham<\/a> of The New York Times says<\/a>,<\/p>\n

“The gothic and medieval eras are casting their spells over fashion. Today’s look of black leggings and abbreviated coats suggests men in the 1400s.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cunningham’s “On the Street” feature in today’s New York Times even includes an image of the famous unicorn tapestry at the Cloisters<\/a>, which was among the images I emailed to celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival as inspiration for her nail art.<\/p>\n

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Image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click for source.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of those black-legging wearing ladies need to wear my medieval-inspired jewelry. Maybe my chunky Juana skull ring …<\/p>\n

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Chunky Juana skull ring in sterling silver with white sapphire eyes. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n

… or my Matilda sword earrings.<\/p>\n

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Matilda sword earrings in 18K yellow gold with diamonds and sapphires. Click to purchase or simply admire.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s Bill explaining why he sees 14th-century style on the streets of New York.<\/p>\n