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Pearl Modern
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Vintage Fashion, Decor, Recipes, Cocktails, Music, Design, Literature
#85929 in All , #8224 in General Fashion

Holiday Chaos and the Soothing Sounds of Songbirds

The holidays have me in a tizzy! Fashion crazed shoppers run amok, the pursuit of all things glittering and gleaming and recipes, endless recipes flying everywhere, vying for a place at the table.&nb...

25 nov 11

Treasure Hunting - Glamorous Ghosts In A Country Manor

Freak snowstorm aside, we just returned from a wonderful weekend in the country visiting Victorian mansions and digging for fabulous treasures in countless antique stores.  We had the great plea...

09 nov 11

Love Letter to Lacroix

Lately I have been thinking a lot about and collecting French Haute Couture from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s. The Paris runways are always decadent and über glamorous, but this particular time pe...

21 oct 11

Fall Fashion Inspiration Part 2 - Slightly Wicked

The arrival of Fall has me in a slightly wicked mood. Im loving fashion that is wickedly glamorous or just downright wicked in a kind of naughty, black spiderweb stockings kind of way. Below is a pho...

06 oct 11

Film Noir Glamour - The Crooked Angel

Lately we have been relishing the new BBC film noir drama "The Hour". This dark mystery has reignited a fascination I have with the cool, graphic look of the film noir style. I have always be...

19 sep 11

Fall Fashion Inspiration - Deco and Daphne

Im back in New York. Autumn is in the air. Im sitting in my car on a strange street in a strange neighborhood. Its early morning and Im on the hunt for something great.  For me, autumn is a sort...

08 sep 11 1 person likes this

Treasure Hunting - Ignorance Is Golden

I have just spent a wild two weeks digging in gold country, not for gold nuggets mind you, but for other buried treasures. You would think that great finds would be few and far between in the middle ...

26 aug 11

Collecting Hats Is Serious Business - 60s Mod

We at Pearl Modern absolutely adore mod style. We are attracted to the sharp architectural cuts, clean lines and futuristic optimism present in clothing and design made in the mid 1960s. Mod style is...

06 aug 11

Summer Through Kaleidoscope Eyes

The lingering perfume of summer, a combination of patchouli and Hawaiian Tropic permeates my memories. Summers in California were steeped in psychedelia. Hippie girls wore cut-off shorts and tie dyed...

29 jul 11

Bewitched and Bottle Blonde

 As a young girl, every day after school I would go to the babysitters house. What I remember most about those long afternoons waiting for my mother to pick me up are the TV shows that I would w...

22 jul 11

In Rotation - Nancy Holloway

This week at Pearl Modern we have been listening to the song stylings of Nancy Holloway. We first discovered Nancy Holloway while we were in Paris for an exhibition. We heard her rendition of the Lit...

19 jul 11

Funky Pretty

Collecting magazines is one of the great passions and pursuits of my life. To say I might have 10,000 magazines in my archive may be a huge underestimate. I have been collecting all sorts of magazine...

14 jul 11

Swingtime In The City / The Swingin Tangerine

Here at Pearl Modern, we have been getting feisty from the heat and it put us in the mood to listen to a lot of swinging jazz. We figure, if youre going to sweat anyway, you might as well dance! We f...

08 jul 11

Drama In The Street: The Art Of Window Display

We believe that window display designers are unsung heroes in the history of artistic expression and commerce. The genius of the window designer is the ability to utilize their vast knowledge of thea...

05 jul 11

Sultry 61

This week, we at Pearl Modern have decided to focus on the year 1961, because it was an exceptional year and now, fifty years later, it is fascinating to see just how many classic films, performances...

01 jul 11

Paper Dolls In Paradise

As a young fashion obsessed girl growing up in a small California enclave, I took my fashion where I could get it. Raised by a single working mother, I entertained myself after school at the lib...

26 jun 11

Gardens of Dreams & Delight

Above is a view of the Pearl Modern Garden, containing Globemaster allium, Bernini Oriental Hybrid Lilies, various hostas and a "Penelope" tea rose bush.Our New York garden is a mysterious pl...

23 jun 11

Beating the St. Tropez Blues

We at Pearl Modern have many favorite places in this grand world, but when it comes to perfect leisurely shopping, long hours people-watching at outdoor cafés and sexy cocktails in late night boîtes,...

19 jun 11

Cocktail Of The Week - "The Fresh Gondolier"

We at Pearl Modern have created a cocktail to celebrate Venice and all of its watery mystery and flamboyant carnivalesque exuberance. Inspired initially by the classic Venetian Bellini, we have put a...

13 jun 11

Collecting Hats Is Serious Business - Mr. John

Mr. John was born John P. Harberger in Germany around 1902. He was as famous in the world of hats as Christian Dior was in the realm of haute couture. Mr. Johns hats were worn by the Duchess of Winds...

09 jun 11

In Rotation - Scott Walker

Here at Pearl Modern, we have been obsessing on the discography of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers. Beginning in 1964, The Walker Brothers recorded several albums such as "Portrait"...

06 jun 11 1 person likes this

Cocktail Of The Week - "The Joan Holloway Martini"

Inspired by the fiery red hair and sweet and sour nature of this iconic television character, we created this feisty cocktail just for you.Cocktail Of The Week - "The Joan Holloway Martini"Se...

01 jun 11

Read This: Thomas Pynchon "Inherent Vice"

Cover image: Darshan Zenith / Cruiser ArtBlow your mind! Through a drug smoke haze, Thomas Pynchon takes us on a wild ride through late 1960s Southern California, painting a perfect picture of o...

30 may 11

Concrete Jungle Girl

Below is a rare find, an amazing wicker monkey handbag from the 1950s. This is the perfect carry-all for a concrete jungle girl to transport her essentials (iPhone, fuchsia lip gloss and fancy chocol...

28 may 11

Of The Tropical Persuasion

The days are getting warmer and here at Pearl Modern we are going tropical! We have been searching the world for fun, graphic patterns and lush colors inspired by the legendary Brazilian style of Car...

26 may 11

Plat du Jour - Fusilli with Leek, Baby Spinach & Cream

A perfect dish for a balmy spring night in the city...Ingredients:serves four1 lb. fusilli pasta (We love using Kamut Spirals from Eden Organic for the grains rich, nutty flavor)2 tbsp. extra virgin ...

25 may 11

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