WHAT WE LOVE AT THIS VERY MOMENT! OUR SILK EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY.

Written By Patric Chauvez Editor-In-Chief

There is so much that we love here at the studio, but this one is a winner! This is an English silk embroidered tapestry that we found on London’s Portobello Road. Portobello Road is an antique and vintage market located in the vibrant Notting Hill district of West London within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We purchased it from an antique dealer who was selling out of the booth of his car. The tapestry is all hand-embroidered with silk thread. It was folded when we purchased it; therefore, the color was still vibrant, as it had never been hung. The scene depicts Diana, the ancient Roman Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and the forest, the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis. She is usually depicted as a youthful huntress carrying a bow and a quiver, accompanied by a hound and a deer. In this case, she’s accompanied by other figures with hunting dogs and a deer at a riverbank. A courtly figure is seen in the distance with Roman arches. This fantastic piece measures 109 inches by 115 inches. I personally mounted it onto canvas and attached it to a wooden frame. It hung in my home for many years, and it’s time to find it a new home.

Patric Chauvez Editor-In-Chief

Patric Chauvez was born in the British Crown colony of Belize and remembers, in his early teens, being an avid reader of Connoisseur Magazine, where he developed his love of beautiful things. From the beginning, he loved to read about Jacqueline de Ribes and the fashion of Ungaro and Yves St. Laurent. Patric came to Chicago in 1984 and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied fashion and art history. His first job out of art school was dressing mannequins in the couture department for Neiman Marcus.

In the early 1990s, Patric began to style fashion shows for Christian Lacroix and Christian Dior ready-to-wear and haute couture under the direction of Gianfranco Ferré. His career as a stylist assistant began upon his return to Chicago, and the rest is pure history.

Patric is a former contributor to the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine section and has created styles for Oprah, Toni Braxton, and the opera singer Renée Fleming. With his years of experience in the industry, Patric has developed a reputation for knowledgeable & true expert of all things fashion. His love of beautiful clothes contributes to his deep appreciation style.

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