I found this postcard on eBay, while doing a search on the long-gone L'Aiglon restaurant in New York City. As you can see, it favored the typical luxe flourishes of the day: lots of red, lots of curved banquettes. I picture lots of glamorous women who look like Dorian Leigh and Dovima lunching here in hats, with handsome smoothies wearing custom-tailored suits, Patek Philippe watches and tie clips. L'Aiglon just reeks of a bygone era we'll probably never recapture. Even though I never was there, I miss it terribly.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Fashionable Fifties
I found this postcard on eBay, while doing a search on the long-gone L'Aiglon restaurant in New York City. As you can see, it favored the typical luxe flourishes of the day: lots of red, lots of curved banquettes. I picture lots of glamorous women who look like Dorian Leigh and Dovima lunching here in hats, with handsome smoothies wearing custom-tailored suits, Patek Philippe watches and tie clips. L'Aiglon just reeks of a bygone era we'll probably never recapture. Even though I never was there, I miss it terribly.
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