Reading has given me more satisfaction than really anything else.”
– Bill Blass, quoted in Worth (September 1999)
Hello! It’s Tuesday, and here’s a sketch that I love for its very unlikeliness – who stands and reads a book in a bright red party dress? I’ve made up a scenario: The restrained din of partygoers conversing as they finish their hors d’oeuvres is floating through the house. Turn the corner from the well-lit open concept area and you’ll find this lone partygoer, squinting over a well-worn volume in the dimly lit back library, the large pleats in her silk party dress emitting a dull sheen. Maybe she’s in search of a few minutes respite from conversation after a long day, or maybe the title caught her eye as she went to search for the hostess.
Fancy-book-lovers, you can buy a print of this sketch here.
