I've been glued to my computer for days now - apart from my excursion to buy apples and brussels sprouts on Sunday, I've been staring at the monitor day and night, trying to reap the benefits of a sudden burst of energy and inspiration. Today I felt weary, and in the afternoon I decided to make a little excursion. I went to the Museum of the City of New York for the first time to see Notorious and Notable: 20th Century Women of Style, an exhibit that, as described by the website, "highlights 80 prominent New York women who used their style, talent, or wealth to capture the attention of society and the media." I was very excited to see this exhibit, since I have a soft spot for glamorous anything, but it was much smaller than I expected. It included one dress or jewel from each woman, accompanied by a paragraph or two of explanation about both the woman and the garment or accessory. With eighty women profiled, it was impossible for a tired person like me to absorb why many of them were either notable or notorious. A lot of the booty on display belonged to socialites (e.g. Babe Paley), but there were also a few items worn by actresses and performers (Gypsy Rose Lee!). Still, some of the dresses were beautiful, I had fun playing "guess the decade" (in which I had to guess when a dress was made before checking the label - I was completely fooled by two dresses from the 20s, I forget how modern those can look), and I began to wish that people still made things in silk gazar (this stiff, heavy silk that was used in a lot of 60s evening wear - think of Jackie Kennedy dresses). But maybe people still do, and it's not the sort of thing that's sold where I can afford to shop!
Anyway, I walked alongside the Park on the way home, and was lured in by the sunset on the reservoir. I took many pictures, alongside a whole lot of French tourists. How quickly the sky changed in just a few minutes!
P.S. And HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I am off to Florida tomorrow to spend the holiday with my mother-in-law, perhaps I'll take a nice snapshot or two and have something amusing to say when I get back
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