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black_aspect

LJ Idol 7, Week 11: Haute

Jan 29, 2011 09:13

"I gave to a pink the nerve of a red." --Elsa Schiaparelli

Schiap was what the French, with their gift for impeccably polite backhanded compliments, might call jolie-laide, vivacious and charming enough that her unconventional beauty could be forgiven (ugliness of course being unforgivable in a female).
And so she created clothes to conceal the ( Read more... )

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supremegoddess1 January 29 2011, 15:40:27 UTC

interesting enough that i went and read up on her on wiki. nice job.

black_aspect January 29 2011, 15:49:32 UTC

Merci!

imafarmgirl January 29 2011, 21:00:04 UTC

This was really interesting and creative. I liked it.

black_aspect January 30 2011, 16:29:16 UTC

Thank you!

ecosopher January 29 2011, 22:54:07 UTC

Beautifully written, plus - I learnt something! I really enjoyed this.

black_aspect January 30 2011, 16:30:31 UTC

Hee, my new goal for the day is to get as many people as possible to Google "Elsa Schiaparelli." Maybe we can get her to trend on Yahoo and someone will think they're making a film.

Thanks for the comment!

myrna_bird January 29 2011, 23:05:28 UTC

Very nice.

black_aspect January 30 2011, 16:30:44 UTC

Thanks!

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black_aspect January 30 2011, 16:31:21 UTC

Thanks! I've enjoyed being here. Everyone's take on this week's prompt has been fascinating.