art inspired: rembrandt, a young woman in a black cap
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
With the dark shades of fall arriving, it felt like the perfect time to look to one of Europe's greatest Old Masters, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Famous for his incredible brushwork, rich colors and mastery of chiaroscuro, I couldn't think of an artist more perfectly matched to the black and gold trend emerging for Fall '12. When I first saw his work in person in Amsterdam, I fell in love with not only his technical brilliance but also the restrained emotions that he so beautifully captured in his work.
It's not often that Rembrandt's paintings come up for auction; in 2007, when A Young Woman in a Black Cap came up for sale, only nine other Rembrandt paintings had surfaced at auction in over 20 years. This particular painting, acquired by Hermann Goering during the war, was then returned to its rightful owners in 1947. Rembrandt's portraits of the 1630s are problematic because there are so many copies, but after thorough cleaning and advanced scientific analysis, the painting was reattributed to the master himself and sold at Sotheby's in 2009 for 9 million dollars.
Since it's not practical for me to rock the velvet and gold embroidered Dolce Gabbana frocks of my dreams, I love and appreciate the subtle pop of gold in small doses and always tend to have a bit of that going on in my designs anyway, but never more so than this fall.
So tell me, how are you adding black and gold into your wardrobe for fall?
Details: Cap by Burberry, $400; Mary Jo Matsumoto Baroque pearl and 18k Angel necklace, $2,500 by special order; Dolce & Gabbana Cape & Dress; Mary Jo Matsumoto Laguna Libertine Fold Over Clutch, $300 ; Mary Jo Matsumoto Bon Mots from the Laguna Libertine 4FREE Nail Color Trio, $14; Dolce & Gabbana Suede and Metallic leather heels $1,175.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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31 Comments:
Amazing inspiration and look!
Loving black and gold for fall, especially in the form of brocade!
xoxox,
CC
fantastic post <3
XOXO
Antonella di www.beautifulinmyway.com
I don't own a lot of gold clothing, so I'll probably just be adding more gold jewelry than usual!
I love the nail polish shade you created! Oh and I swoon over that cape!
xoxo,
Chic 'n Cheap Living
Oh wow what a great post! Fashion is inspired by so many things. I'm loving this black and gold trend for Fall :)
Thanks for stopping by the blog!
such great inspiration and those heels are TDF! xoxo
Oh you have the look right down with that black and gold and how did they have such flawless skin back then?
How much I like your art posts!!! Black and gold...hmm, such a perfect combination for Fall. I need some stuff like that!!
xoxoxo
I really love Rembrandt. He was very talented.
This inspiration is so great. Love your selection of pieces.
xoxo
Nail polish, and chunky knits - those are my main methods of incorporating black and gold into my fall wardrobe!! :)
love the inspiration for this!
That's my philosophy exactly, a pop of colour or a pop of gold in this case. I'm still not sure how I will wear it this fall. Your clutch would look fabulous with that cap (for that feminine-masculine style I love). :)
Ada
Black and gold is such an elegant color combo! And you totally nailed it with your gorgeous clutch.
Hope you're having a fantastic week Mary Jo!
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Kind of obsessed over the heels. I love the gold trim. They would be great evening shoes to punch up an LBD.
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I love the decadence of the painting and the pieces.... fantastic!
black and gold is my fave combo i think...i love my black and gold adidas ;) i like these shoes too though!
I love rembrandt and black and gold is one of my favorite combos. I need to add those heels and your bag to my wardrobe immediately! :) xoxo
What a lovely post! Very inspiring!
Black & gold mixed together were made for each other. Just as well I own a lot of gold (faux may I add, haha) xo
these pieces are amazing
Awesome inspiration!
Love black and gold.
Black and gold is one of my fave fall colour combos, as it's so striking. I love the heels & I still have an old military style cap (very VB) for fall! IT'll be weird wearing it now that I have short hair though!
Can't believe the painting sold for that amount, wow! I can only imagine how many copies there are floating around of his work.
Have a fab weekend!
x.o.x.o
Love black and gold together - I have a black and gold necklace I plan on wearing a lot this fall!
XO
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Gorgeous...I love the black and gold theme going around just now, it's marvellous and rich!! Makes for really beautiful detailing as well. This is beautiful. Hope you have a super weekend doll xoxo
I love that you took inspiration from this, what a cool idea!
What a fabulous post Mary Jo, love this inspiration!! We don't really get an autumn here in Hong Kong, but I will definitely be adding lots of gold to my wardrobe nonetheless!!
Amazing look!!! love it so much!!! xxx
I like incorporating gold through scarfs!! It is unexpected :)Could you please consider fllowing each other? www.shineonbyandrea.blogspot.com Twitter: @shineonbyandrea www.youtube.com/user/shineonbyandrea
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Perfect.
This is freaking awesome.
Thanks so so much for leaving a lovely comment on my blog.
Sending love and peace.
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Poor thing, she needs some bangs. BADLY! I am intrigued by the way styles change over time.
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