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She had a legendary villa in versailles, where in the late 1930s she held two fabulous partiesher circus ballsth. Frivolity before the storm, charlie scheips moderates a panel featuring. Frivolity before the storm by charlie scheips 20141001. Her book and later presented to french filmmaker rene clair in 1943. Her revolt began early, when as a small girl she threw a temper tantrum at the sight of the hopelessly drab william morrisstyle wallpaper with which her mother had covered the walls of her room. In a new book, curator, cultural historian and conde nast archive founder charlie scheips takes a loving look back at the fun, fabulous versailles soirees thrown. According to the new yorker, interior design as a profession was. Charlie scheips is a freelance curator, art advisor, writer and cultural historian based in new york city. She had a legendary villa in versailles, where in the late 1930s she held two fabulous partiesher circus ballsthat marked the end of the social scene that her friend cole porter perfectly captured in his songs, as the clouds of war swept. Her first commission, the interior of the colony club in new york, demonstrated her signature principles of design. The woman who invented interior design and set paris society. The woman who invented interior design and set paris. She had a legendary villa in versailles, where in the late 1930s she held two fabulous partiesher circus ballsthat marked the end of the social scene that her friend cole porter perfectly captured in his songs, as the clouds of war swept through europe.

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