Friday, December 25, 2009

A Christmas in Painting



After spending a week in admiration of a 1961 painting by Quebec painter Laure Major, I had no choice but to focus the inspiration into my wardrobe. It was easily accomplished when I found this adorable black and white dress. I was still fighting a cold but my mother's white faux fur vest gave me the impression of being wrapped up into a soft blanket.



Here is a little Coco goofing with her little but very tall sister (sadly who did not accept to be part of the picture) around the Christmas tree once all the presents were opened. I am wearing a traditional Christmas paper hat received in a Christmas cracker... yep... my family always wears them as tradition, and of course we like sharing the included paper gags/jokes that are found inside, which this year turned out to be serious geometry questions and historical trivia! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!



32 comments:

Kassondra DeBoer said...

you look stunning!
Merry Christmas :)

Jen Hsieh said...

you look absolutely stunning in that dress and the fur vest! and your hair is perfect with your outfit. looks like you had a fabulous christmas!

hope you enjoy the rest of the holidays :)

Second Skin said...

How lovely! What beautiful photographs to describe a beautiful day! Merry Christmas!!

Starr Crow said...

oh my god, you are so gorgeous Coco! the dress. those tights. your hair! everything looks like a perfect Christmas, hope you and Django got everything you wanted. :)

RE: I think popcorn was used as garland back in the day when people were too poor for decorations! i probably could've afforded more decorations but liked the thought of the popcorn instead.

Unknown said...

wow coco that dress is just stunning! it really is a piece of art!! love it!

merry christmas<3

Claire Nouveau said...

the tree is lovely! and i loooove your dress! merry christmas!
fondly,
claire

Anonymous said...

Wonderful post - great way to be inspired! Lovely tree!

Eadaoin said...

fantastic outfit! i love your paper hat, we all wear them too at dinner!! it's a fun tradition :)

Libertad said...

Oh, it's the first time I heard about the traditional paper! I must search about it!
You were so lovely, Coco, and I'm sure you had a great time (as I can see in the pictures!)

Merry Christmas! (again!)

Taylor Sterling said...

you look stunning and fab!

Annie, Time Enough for Drums said...

Your mom's faux fur is wonderful. Annie.

Chantele Cross-Jones said...

That painting is awesome, and your dress is so nice!

Tieka, Selective Potential said...

Gorgeous photos, gorgeous dress! I love it! You look stunning.

Lions, Tigers and Fashion OH MY! said...

love love this look, I love how you did your hair too!

Dylana Suarez said...

That dress is a work of art!


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Kellie said...

What a wonderful dress! :D I love the print, it's amazing!

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Paint it Black said...

Fab pictures great outfit you look stunning and I really love your tights. The print on that dress is amazing. xoxo

Eyeliah said...

Merry Christmas, where I've had dinner the past 3 years there are the crackers and paper hats too. I also wore yellow crown this year ;-)

Teresa said...

Love that gorgeous print on your dress!! Beautiful!

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Moondoonie said...

Looks like fun & you look great!

emma wallace said...

Such warm, festive photos! And your dress is stunning. I'm glad you had a wonderful holiday!

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Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

That dress is awesome; love the pattern.

Anonymous said...

Hello you pretty painting! Your holidays look lovely and cozy. And that painting by Laure Major is amazing!!! Are those little creepy people inside those amazing shapes?

xo Jenny

Brittany said...

Wow, that dress perfectly matches the painting! Great find! You look stunning and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

cabin + cub said...

great dress! hope you and your family had a wonderful christmas!! :)

Lindsay Jean said...

All of these photos are beautiful! And that dress is incredible.

Happy holidays Coco!


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anne said...

you look gorgeous! the dress is beautiful.

Sidewalk Chic said...

Your dress is beautiful -- I love that pattern! You look like you're having so much fun -- hope you have a great rest of the week! :) - JoAnn, Sidewalk Chalk

It's just a Monday said...

You look wonderful here.

I hope you guys had a lovely Christmas.

HoneyBunny said...

Oh you look stunning, dear! I so love the vest and the tights! <33
Happy holidays, darling:*

Oh! And I so so love your outfit from the previous post too! Gorgeous bag<3

Diana said...

The print on that dress is absolutely amazing!

athenista said...

i love EVERYTHING about this outfit -- dress, tights, fur, your hair... absolutely lovely!!

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