019/365 (Wearing the Read)
Figured I'd continue being my diva girrrrl self and wear what I'm reading at the moment. Alright, truth be told it's not exactly what I'm reading, but I'd like to think if the Countess de La Motte-Valois were alive today then she would certainly ensnare the Cardinal Prince Louis de Rohan in yet another scheme to commission the creation of such a necklace in secret and at supposed behest of the doomed queen, Marie Antoinette. And then it's off with Marie's head having her husband's court in ruin over the sordid scandal, and of course, exiled lives for the remaining lot all whilst throwing France into its revolution.
The book is "The Queen's Necklace," by Frances Mossiker. It's based on a historic footnote in the events leading up to the French Revolution. The infamous necklace comprised 647 diamonds weighing a total of 2,800 carats. Where it and/or its diamonds ended up is clouded in mystery, intrigue, and oodles of speculation. Regardless, the social climbing aspirations, selfish political agendas, theft, slander, and gossip of those by-gone days are a mere microcosm of the greed, party-towing, embezzlement, mud-slinging, TMZ-esque atmosphere of today's tumultuous economic times.
It makes me wonder if perchance a few hundred years down the road such a book will be written about the Wall Street CEOs and Titans et al who ran amuck with the fiscal infrastructure of their corporations and ultimately the world’s financial market. Bernie Madoff would certainly be one of the central players amongst other notable “luminaries” n'est-ce pas?
Fun Fact Du Jour: I got nothing…alright that’s not entirely true. So snapping this pic gave me an opportunity to examine the state of my neckline. Not too shabby considering. Yet, I must profess good fortune in having been a makeup artist for Lancôme at one point in my life. That stint taught me three valuable lessons about skincare: clean face always (morning and night), use proper moisturizer/sunscreen, and never ever forget your neck. And the cherry to that sundae of wisdom was my father’s perspective on life…laugh always, but first and foremost laugh at yourself.
019/365 (Wearing the Read)
Figured I'd continue being my diva girrrrl self and wear what I'm reading at the moment. Alright, truth be told it's not exactly what I'm reading, but I'd like to think if the Countess de La Motte-Valois were alive today then she would certainly ensnare the Cardinal Prince Louis de Rohan in yet another scheme to commission the creation of such a necklace in secret and at supposed behest of the doomed queen, Marie Antoinette. And then it's off with Marie's head having her husband's court in ruin over the sordid scandal, and of course, exiled lives for the remaining lot all whilst throwing France into its revolution.
The book is "The Queen's Necklace," by Frances Mossiker. It's based on a historic footnote in the events leading up to the French Revolution. The infamous necklace comprised 647 diamonds weighing a total of 2,800 carats. Where it and/or its diamonds ended up is clouded in mystery, intrigue, and oodles of speculation. Regardless, the social climbing aspirations, selfish political agendas, theft, slander, and gossip of those by-gone days are a mere microcosm of the greed, party-towing, embezzlement, mud-slinging, TMZ-esque atmosphere of today's tumultuous economic times.
It makes me wonder if perchance a few hundred years down the road such a book will be written about the Wall Street CEOs and Titans et al who ran amuck with the fiscal infrastructure of their corporations and ultimately the world’s financial market. Bernie Madoff would certainly be one of the central players amongst other notable “luminaries” n'est-ce pas?
Fun Fact Du Jour: I got nothing…alright that’s not entirely true. So snapping this pic gave me an opportunity to examine the state of my neckline. Not too shabby considering. Yet, I must profess good fortune in having been a makeup artist for Lancôme at one point in my life. That stint taught me three valuable lessons about skincare: clean face always (morning and night), use proper moisturizer/sunscreen, and never ever forget your neck. And the cherry to that sundae of wisdom was my father’s perspective on life…laugh always, but first and foremost laugh at yourself.