The Chandelier

In Belleville, NJ there still exists a classic Italian catering hall called The Chandelier (notice the great scrip logo/signage of the hall itself, and also note the very au courant slab serif in the website).

Here is one of their actual chandeliers, taken by a pint-sized photographer who managed to grab the camera for a moment:

The hall also features a pretty awesome restroom sign, a specialty of this blog, I think.

More Bathrooms

Not so much about functionality, but how funny are we that we are busting our cameras out in bathrooms! Your picture reminded me that I took a photo of the bathrooms inside Bouley restaurant when I went in November for their fabulous prix-fixe lunch. The tiles and the light fixture were so pretty!

I've taken a potty shot as recently as last week! I took this photo of the bathroom door at the Indian restaurant Vatan. (has sound)

Ruffles

It's the day after the Oscars and you'd think I'd be talking about ruffles, drapes, pleats, and flounces on gowns—not to mention the miracle that kept all high-heeled stars from tripping on their swaths of material and tumbling down the stairs. BUT the ruffles I want to point out are on the mirrors in the Women's Room at Grand Central Station. I'm confused about why the mirrors are so decoratively scalloped when the rest of the fixtures are stainless steel functional (OK, so the soap dispensers aren't really functional; they drip and leak, hence the goldenrod towels under each dispenser).

For the record, one of my fave dresses was the Donna Karan gown worn by Penelope Cruz despite the fact that in some photos, the dress seemed to exist in a world outside of its fabulous wearer.