Rococo Life

On 10 June, the revised range Rh to rococoesque was added to the Dictionary, along with new entries across the alphabet.

via Oxford English Dictionary: The definitive record of the English language.

Possessing the characteristic of the rococo style, a style with asymmetrical forms and elaborate decoration. Although “rococo” itself is already an adjective, in order to emphasize the characteristics of the style, and perhaps to use a French adjective ending to enhance the artistic meaning, the -esque suffix is appended to the word. Since “rococo” itself came from the French language, the derivation is very natural.

Usually I research and plan every second of a trip, but my over-preparedness annoys even me; there is no room for anything unexpected. So on my one free day I set out to shop, yoga, and browse, trying to be free-spirited, which I’m not. Marylebone High Street made it easy: Rococo chocolates which somehow didn’t make it home, Ortigia Bath Oil from Sicily is my new beauty obsession, Daunt Books, The Natural Kitchen for a juice, on to Zara Home, TriYoga, I was set. But I still had some time on my hands.

And then it happened. I was trying to get a peek inside the Royal Festival Hall and went around back. I saw the paparazzi waiting, they had to be there for someone, though Lindsay Lohan doesn’t live in London. Indeed, they were waiting for The Queen. Why not? I’ll wait too. Chocolate on the ground, I spoke to a cute couple from Australia. Snapped some shots of The Queen’s car. She walked out, so did Princess Anne, Prince Philip, and some other non-descript people with bad shoes.

via Martha McCully: Prince William & Me: My Run-In With Royalty.

via Wordle – Rococo Chocolates.

Elizabeth Sieff

Not only did her great-grandfather found M&S, her grandfather, Lord Israel Sieff, was chairman of the chain for many years, so the shop was very much it part of Elizabeth’s upbringing. “we weren’t allowed to eat from anywhere else and underwear was not allowed from anywhere else,” she says. “God forbid, we went to Waitrose – that, would be it…”

Now, living in Belgravia, Waitrose happens to be her local supermarket and she admits she shops there regularly. She lives with her boyfriend Peter Rafferty, whose father coincidentally ran a multiple store in the North of England, selling M&S seconds. “When we were both little, my family from head office was contacting: Peter’s father, saying, ‘Can you stop using all! M&S bags please for your seconds?’ When he told me, I just couldn’t believe it. It was very funny and quite ironic that we ended up together.”

Elizabeth has lived in the area for two years. “I love it,” she says. ‘I’m a massive fan of Motcomb Street. It’s got all those good shops – Rococo, Annick Goutal and Christian Louboutin – and I love Elizabeth Street. Although, I couldn’t live without M&S and I’m not just saying that – it’s great for staple pieces, it has great cashmere and good food.”

Who’d have thought that our iconic brand would one day be applied to a pair of drapes? When a word makes it’s way in to the dictionary it signifies a permanent presence in culture, so hopefully our IP lawyers will consider this more an accolade than a confusing imitation!

Rococo Chocolate 90″x108″ Lined Faux Silk Readymade Curtain Pair

• Face: 100% Polyester. Lining: 50% Cotton 50% Polyester
• Available in 5 colours and 12 sizes. Matching cushion cover available.
• Combines the simplicity of our “Purity” plain faux silk curtains with the elegant pattern of our “Baroque” faux silk curtains to stunning effect.

via Rococo Brown Curtains.