VOL.01
Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former residence of none other than Coco Chanel, between 1929 to 1953. Last year it was snapped up by an anonymous buyer for a cool $50 million through Sotheby’s realty. I stumbled across their photographs of the property [...]
As Spring approaches (it’s actually pretty far from approaching but it makes me feel better to say it), one might have their mind on weekend escapes in a quaint little cottage out in the green countryside. OR, one might have their mind on this absolutely ridiculous dream home after having looked through all the photographs [...]
Thomas Jorion has been exploring abandoned buildings since he was a child and he’s one of those lucky people who managed to make a career out of it. His series, Forgotten Palaces, is mostly comprised of extraordinary villas taken in northern Italy which have been left to decay for a variety of reasons from financial ruin and [...]
I posted this photograph of an alluring pink pool-side on my Facebook page [that you should all be a part of] and in the aftermath of summer holidays, understandably, people went completely friggin’ nuts for it. SO, let’s cut to the chase and have a snoop around the rest of the house that will definitely [...]
I don’t think Sophia Loren gets enough credit as a 20th century screen icon. Her curves and beauty could certainly rival that of Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot, not to mention her career and lifestyle choices. While Monroe’s and Bardot’s talents were questionable outside of their looks, Sophia won 50 awards during her career including an [...]
“It’s not a symbol of harassment. It’s a symbol of a woman having an absolutely
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Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former
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Shabby chic; it’s a style you either love or hate, but once you get over the copious amounts
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I had always thought Sophia’s disapproving look in this iconic photograph taken by Delmar
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(c) André Gonçalves The Vatican, the leaning Tower of Pisa, the canals of Venice, Pompeii– you
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What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators
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As Spring approaches (it’s actually pretty far from approaching but it makes me feel better
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Thomas Jorion has been exploring abandoned buildings since he was a child and he’s one of
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Okay come with me, we’re going to explore every inch of this hotel built inside the deserted
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When she died, her husband Diego Rivera ordered her clothes be locked up for 15 years. When Diego
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Here on MessyNessyChic, we’ve seen quite a few obsolete buildings given new life through
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I found photographs of this house from a Hungarian blog (don’t ask) but even with the help of
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I posted this photograph of an alluring pink pool-side on my Facebook page [that you should all be
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These beautifully illustrated Pepsi advertising campaigns from the 50s and 60s have just about made
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