all that jazz
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ
Have you seen the well-to-do
Up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare
With their noses in the air
High hats and narrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime
For a wonderful time
Now, if you're blue
And you don't know
where to go to
Why don't you go
where fashion sits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Different types who wear a daycoat
Pants with stripes and cutaway coat
Perfect fits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million dollar trooper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper
Super-duper
Come, let's mix where Rockefellers
Walk with sticks or "umberellas"
In their mitts
Puttin' on the Ritz
Tips his hat just like an English chappie
To a lady with a wealthy pappy
Very snappy
You'll declare it's simply topping
To be there and hear them swapping
Smart tidbits
Puttin' on the Ritz
1929 Irving Berlin
all this by way of saying congratulations and warm wishes to john textile blog hopper for his new carpet index blog!
Have you seen the well-to-doUp and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare
With their noses in the air
High hats and narrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime
For a wonderful time
Now, if you're blue
And you don't know
where to go to
Why don't you go
where fashion sits
Puttin' on the RitzDifferent types who wear a daycoat
Pants with stripes and cutaway coat
Perfect fits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million dollar trooperTrying hard to look like Gary Cooper
Super-duper
Come, let's mix where Rockefellers
Walk with sticks or "umberellas"
In their mitts
Puttin' on the Ritz
Tips his hat just like an English chappieTo a lady with a wealthy pappy
Very snappy
You'll declare it's simply topping
To be there and hear them swapping
Smart tidbits
Puttin' on the Ritz
1929 Irving Berlin
all this by way of saying congratulations and warm wishes to john textile blog hopper for his new carpet index blog!
Labels: edward mcknight kauffer, fred astaire, irving berlin, mauzan, robert henri, vanessa bell
posted by lotusgreen at 4:39 PM
2 Comments:
Well thanks very much for that!
Although The Carpet Index is under the umbrella of The Textile Blog, it is in fact a collaboration with Jean Manuel de Naronha who is a carpet expert and has worked in the industry for a number of years in Paris. The postings are a joint effort, with his technical knowledge and my writing and editorial skills.
The blog is a first step, as there will soon follow a regular magazine with a different carpet designer focus each month.
I'm excited by the prospect and look forward to seeing where we go with it, though The Textile Blog will continue.
I must thank you again for the mention - what a star!
that sounds fascinating, john. so many artists have been understudied or lost, so what you're doing is very important!
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