" on the last of February "

Finally we got some snow on the ground.

It has been a warm Winter.

It feels like Spring is just around the corner.....

" Mardi Gras 2023 "

I'm so sure that these CARNIVAL BEADS are flying everywhere in New Orleans...

And this is how you will look with them, right ?

" Better than Chocolate "

"Chocolate, Strawberries, and Flowers"

 

" Sweet & Spicy "

"somethings I like for Valentines Day"

" Other show at The MET "

Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation.  

"Chroma; Ancient Sculpture in Color" reveals the colorful backstory of polychromy - meaning "many colors" in Greek - and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color and artworks in The MET's world-class collection.  Exploring the practices and materials used in ancient polychromy, the exhibition highlights cutting-edge scientific methods used to identify ancient color and examines how color helped convey meaning in antiquity, and how ancient polychromy has been viewed and understood 

in later periods.                                                           (insert from MET publication)

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Even though this is how those sculptures were created in the beginning,

for me without colors are more attractive.

But, it is great to see how the Greeks and Romans used colors.

" KIMONO Show at MET "

After I visited the Guggenheim last month my museum bug is awaken.

I have not visit any museums since the pandemic happened, 

going to a place with filled with visitors made me think twice about it.

But it's time for me to shake off that feeling, 

and start to visit spaces filled with beautiful things.

My first stop was the KIMONO show at the MET.

Here are photos from it.

It's lighting was very low to protect the Vintage KIMONOs, 

therefore the shots are not my best.

But you will be able to get some ideas.

UCHIKAKE

A Lined Silk Robe with wadded or padded hem, 

worn over another garment without a Obi(sash).

 Costumes for NOH or KYOGEN Play

Kyōgen (狂言, "mad words" or "wild speech") 

is a form of traditional Japanese comic theater.

It developed alongside Noh, was performed along with Noh as an intermission of sorts between Noh acts on the same stage, 

and retains close links to Noh in the modern day; 

therefore it is sometimes designated Noh-kyōgen

more UCHIKAKE

HITOE KIMONO

Unlined KIMONO

SASHIKO

刺し子, ' little stabs' is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery or stitching 

used for the decorative and/or functional reinforcement of cloth and clothing

Coats of firemen (hikeshibanten) and pant,

 to create a thick and absorbent material that would be soaked in water 

before carrying out duties as a fireman.

This display was my favorite, specially the pants.

I'll wear it in a minute !

 MEN's KIMONO

Men's Juban 

Undergarment

OUTFIT from MEIJI-ERA

MEISEN

銘めい仙せん,'common silk stuff' is a type of silk fabric traditionally produced in Japan; 

it is durable, hard-faced, and somewhat stiff, with a slight sheen, 

and slubbiness is deliberately emphasised. 

Meisen was first produced in the late 19th century

The Show is up until the 20th of February,

so you still have a few weeks left to get there......