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LA Good Quotes: On The Right Accessories

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Lobby of the Hampshire House, completed in 1937.

“It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress.” - Dorothy Draper

[ Photo from Van Nes-De Vos/Courtesy of the Collection of Dorothy Draper & Co. Inc and the Carleton Varney Design Group via NYMag.com ]

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My daughter in law's sister wore Doc Marten's under her wedding dress as a matter of principal (she was a beautiful bride). She was married in 1997.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on 2008-04-30 11:53:30
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ummmm

posted by Jeanne Rocca on 2008-04-30 11:54:41
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Why not a pretty brand-new pair of white and pink sneakers under one's wedding dress? I love the idea!

posted by kuroneko on 2008-04-30 12:52:39
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P.S. That's what "style" is all about, as opposed to "fashionable."

posted by kuroneko on 2008-04-30 12:52:53
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Context is everything--Draper lived in an era long before either Docs or Chucks--she was born in 1889! She had amazing taste.

Anyway, the point is home accessories, not Bridezilla's.

posted by Palmetto on 2008-04-30 15:18:21
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