Food and Fiber, Primarily the Latter

New York Times-Dec. 13, 2013

But in recent years, like many things in the fashion and art worlds, the show has ... and Ms. Chaplin is a pleasure to watch in her pearls and befuddlement.

A Famous Cache in All Its Splendor

New York Times-Nov. 13, 2013

Alas, one gem gets short shrift: The Hoard once contained scores of pearls, ... Take the Victorian era's predilection for blackened silver, alive and well in ... Indeed, jewelry's role as a symbol of wealth, status and belonging designed for wear on ...

Sport Is the New Dynamic

New York Times (blog)-Sep. 27, 2013

... wore sweaters of the lacy kind, dangling with pearls and sparkles; others wore the ... that was once used on Victorian wallpaper into a special kind of decoration. ... girls of the Charleston era, the fashion message seemed rather to be sporty.

London Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 blog: days one ...

Telegraph.co.uk-Sep. 17, 2013

London Fashion Week spring/summer 2014 blog: days one and two ... "I never usually use surface decoration, I just found the yellow pearls really made the ... hybrid designs featuring Ordnance Survey maps and Victorian cartography in a ...