Poodle Up Your Home!

Today, we are taking part in two blog hops. The two hops are Barks And Bytes Blog Hop kindly hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like A Dog and Thoughtless Thursday by Ruckus the Eskie and Owned by a Husky.

Today's post is about adding a little Poodle to your life style. Here's just a few things to get the creative Poodle juices flowing!

A Poodle Topiary is one of my favorites.  This one is with the moss. They can be found
over the Internet, with or without moss. Some come with lights and in many other dog breeds.  This one is from
http://www.gardensbyteresa.com/. 

This modern but craftsman looking pillow can be found on ETSY. There are other dogs pillows available and don't see you pup, you can have a special order.

Vintage poodle lamps abound on Ebay. However, this is a modern edition that
can be found at Zara Living.

I love this mug. It idea is taken from a vintage poster for a French Martini Bar.
You can find this cup on Amazon.

 A weather vane that is made in the US. And there are many more dogs breeds to choose from. Again, this is from a shop on ETSY. You can find it HERE.

And finally, one of my favorites.  I have this game and we have so much fun playing it.
Again, you can find this at Amazon. 

And Now A Bit Of The Whimsey

A Poodle Chair by Van Eijk and Van Der Lubbe. The website is HERE

I found this on 1st Dibs, but it had been sold. For some reason, this looks like a good DIY project.

And I am closing with this chair-definitely a Poodle with a bite. And it can be yours for only $7500! It can be found at ArtsyHome.

Sophia and Niko thinks it time to take a walk-so until next week. 

Two For The Movies

Poodles and Movies From the 50's

Today, we are taking part in two blog hops. The two hops are Barks And Bytes Blog Hop kindly hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like A Dog and Thoughtless Thursday by Ruckus the Eskie and Owned by a Husky.

Today's post has only two items. These two movie posters go together perfectly. The other posters will have to wait their turn. 

Has anyone else ever noticed that the most widely viewed poster from the 1954 Sabrina has Audrey Hepburn (in her gorgeous Givenchy ball gown) posing with two Standard Poodles? I guess it does make a statement. But here is a movie poster with the actual Poodle actor, known as David in the film. I have always considered that the little guy was in there for a symbol of sophistication and I love his collar. But the poor boy always seems to be handed off to someone or just shoved aside, when something more important comes along (this is my personal opinion, of course).  

Next up is the Doris Day/Ray Bolger 1952 musical April in Paris. The photo of Doris Day in a chorus girl outfit with six technicolor Poodles on the leash has been pretty popular on the Internet.  Rarely seen is this poster for the movie.  With it's limited color palette and stylized design, I think it is pretty cool.  

For a data base of Poodles in movies, here is a good place to go.  It is a part of the Poodle History Project. 

Sophia and Niko hope you have enjoyed our small bit of Poodle movie history.  Mom is
probably going to watch one of her old movies now,  so it is nap time.

Who's That With A Poodle?

 Today, we are taking part in two blog hops. The two hops are Barks And Bytes Blog Hop kindly hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like A Dog and Thoughtless Thursday by Ruckus the Eskie and Owned by a Husky.



Today's post features some very famous people who made Poodles their dogs of choice. These are but a few. Someday I will have a second edition of the "Famous". 

Elizabeth Taylor was a known animal lover and Poodles were included in this passion

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with her poodle Gaulie-early 50s

A  Poodle named Oliver was the bridal gift to Grace Kelly from her  friend and co-star Cary Grant. (To Catch A Thief)

Cary Grant discussing a scrip with a friend

Winston Churchill was a Poodle man. He owned two brown miniature Poodles, both called Rufus. They were treated like members of his family. 

And finally, how can I have the famous and Poodles without one of Audrey Hepburn's iconic shots for Sabrina

Sophia and Niko hope you enjoyed some of our  favorite notables.

Art That Has Been Inspired By Poodles

Every dog at sometime has probably inspired artists. Today's post has just a few works that has been inspired by

POODLES

 This is part one of a multi part series because Poodles have done a lot of inspiring! Let's begin our tour...........................

Two Miniature Black Poodles- Frederick Thomas Daws. R.A. (British, 1878-1949) was

One of Britin's premier animal painters. For the money you can still get his work at auctions. 

 Check out Encore Editions

Roxy by Tom Corbin, a Kansas City based artist.

"Since 1983, colourful giant animals have been spotted around the world. Some seem to emerge right out of the water, while others hang in the balance like some kind of animal laundry between close-knit buildings. Still others stand guard atop historic landmarks and downtown balconies. Created using recycled plastic bottles by Cracking Art Group, these animals represent the art collective's strong social and environmental ethic while bringing accessible contemporary art to the masses.

Read and see more animals here.

The Blue Boy, One of the great mosaics by KG Studio in
Oakland California

Pomp by Jennifer Davis

Niko hopes you have enjoyed our first art tour.

Poodle This And That

Hello, today we just have some of this and some of that. These are images that we really like, but they missed out or just didn't fit in with a post we were doing. Hope you enjoy.

Carmen Miranda Poodle Style

Poodles don't actually come in this color combo-but for the sake a contrast-a no longer available sweater

Don't mess with Brigitte's Caniche!

In the 50's Poodles and elegance were synonymous

Well, I guess that can be said for today, Mulberry runway show September '12

Fifi Le Poodle and Mlle Belle

And closing with a delightful vintage wallpaper

Hope you have enjoyed the post today.

Poodles In Fashion

 Today's post is much lighter in spirit than the last two I have written. I am bringing it over from The Journal. I wrote it when the fall fashion week was going on in New York. But every week is fashion week for me. So, here we go. 

Designers and fashion photographers have understood that Poodles complement good design. Poodles have shown up in fashion since the 19th century. Today's post will have fairly modern overview. Here are a few. 

I am starting out with the most recent. Isaac Mizrahi has again featured a Poodle with his designs. This time around, in promotion of his newest fragrance Fabulous. The campaign was photographed by Terry Richardson.

Ad campaign for Isaac Mizrazi's Fabulous. This was released past this Summer.  Isaac doesn't own a Poodle but seems to use them a lot in his work. 

Model Coco Rocca. Vogue 2008

Model Audrey Marnay in white Dior with a white Poodle. Vogue, 1999

Natalia Semanova, Arthur Elgort, 1999. Vogue UK,  2009

Vogue Brazil

Model Natalia Vodianova-July Vogue, 2007

So, until next week-Fashionably Yours, Sophia

Poodles And Cola Ads

Poodles and Cola=Stylin' in Mid-Century

Pepsi equated active, modern, and stylish people with drinking Pepsi Cola, and of course, it helped to own a Poodle.

1954-If you went to the beach, had a Poodle and had style, you had to drink Pepsi.
This is probably my favorite ad of the group and I was able to snag one on eBay.

1959-If you dress to the nines, have Poodles, you must drink Pepsi.

Coca-Cola had the more family approach with their ads.

 If you are in the hospital and can't have your favorite Poodle with you,

 a stuffed one will have to do. This is an ad designed by William A Smith.  In fact, I believe his daughter was the little girl.  I could not find a date.  However, she is probably in there to get her tonsils taken out.  Back then, if you so much as sneezed, out came the tonsils.

1964-Even Santa drank Coke and brought Poodles for Christmas.
This is the original oil painting for the ad by Haddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom.
The painting's title  is Things Go  Better With Coke.

Poodles In Fashion Photography

Today's post is a reissue. It starts out with an incredible photograph by Edward Steichen. Along with work for Vanity Faire and Vogue, Steichen also photographed an amazing collection of notables. I am also publishing a companion post about Steichen on Meadowtree Journal.

Vogue - July 1934 - Isabel Johnson Sitting with Poodle

  by Edward Steichen

Vogue, April 15th, 1945-photograph by John Rawlings

 Life Magazine, Photo by Nina Leen -I could not find the date.
I would guess early to mid 50s.

Italian Vogue, 2009, Photo by Greg Lotus

Kerry Washington in July Italian Vogue-photo by Mark Seliger

Sophia hopes you have enjoyed our fashion journey together.