Rithrin
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Alright folks, visited The Huntington during my trip to LA last weekend. As has become increasingly common, the snuff suede Leeds from last year's Trunk Show accompanied me for the duration.
Found a nice spot to take a photo that, in retrospect, made me look like I was taking part in a contemporary cinema reimagining of Treasure Island that's really gunning for the Chinese market. With temperatures up to 87 and an unusually high humidity, it certainly felt like a tropical island. I'm very glad for my hat. There were many who didn't have a hat, but hopefully instead had lots of sun block, and luckily no one was lacking shoes.
If you want to read about a garden in a shoe thread, click the spoiler!
Hoping to see lots of Broadstreet photos this week and announcement of a Mac Neil trunk show!
Found a nice spot to take a photo that, in retrospect, made me look like I was taking part in a contemporary cinema reimagining of Treasure Island that's really gunning for the Chinese market. With temperatures up to 87 and an unusually high humidity, it certainly felt like a tropical island. I'm very glad for my hat. There were many who didn't have a hat, but hopefully instead had lots of sun block, and luckily no one was lacking shoes.
If you want to read about a garden in a shoe thread, click the spoiler!
There were a lot of fascinating statues throughout, impossibly immaculate white walled gardens, and immense desert vistas reminiscent of alien landscapes. It certainly is an escape from the day to day mundane grind.
This statue was meant to represent the idea of all things eventually being forgotten, at least according to a plaque nearby. I suppose it a very literal embodiment of forgetting one's own head.
My photos really do not do the place justice. We originally intended to stay from 10AM to about noon before taking off to lunch somewhere local. Instead, by 4PM we were still trudging along seeing all the sights. This Chinese garden was so stunning that we visited a second time, right on our way out. This wall stood out to me, the opening frames the towering limestone sculpture beyond as you pass through it.
She was labeled "Unidentified Figure", but her title must have been "Admirer of Fine Shoes", for why else would she be giving such a sly thumbs up? She knows what's up.
This statue was meant to represent the idea of all things eventually being forgotten, at least according to a plaque nearby. I suppose it a very literal embodiment of forgetting one's own head.
My photos really do not do the place justice. We originally intended to stay from 10AM to about noon before taking off to lunch somewhere local. Instead, by 4PM we were still trudging along seeing all the sights. This Chinese garden was so stunning that we visited a second time, right on our way out. This wall stood out to me, the opening frames the towering limestone sculpture beyond as you pass through it.
She was labeled "Unidentified Figure", but her title must have been "Admirer of Fine Shoes", for why else would she be giving such a sly thumbs up? She knows what's up.
Hoping to see lots of Broadstreet photos this week and announcement of a Mac Neil trunk show!