Coco Chanel's villa on the French Riviera is up for sale again. The house was purchased by Wendy Reves in 1953 and furnished to suit her high style tastes.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/letter-from-paris-the-house-that-coco-built/?smid=tw-share
Here's a bit more about Wendy. She sounds high maintenance all right, but fun, too.
http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/1991/08/01/IN_THE_COURT_OF_QUEEN_WENDY.aspx
Why am I interested? Wendy had needlepoint pillows with sayings on them in the house. They are still there. I hope she stitched them herself while sitting on a yacht somewhere.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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Loved reading these! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting!
ReplyDeleteGreat but kept looking for the needlepoint in the photos :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, me, too. Maybe someone can find photos. I didn't manage it.
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