Little Christmas Tree

Little Christmas tree
No one to buy you, give yourself to me
You're worth your weight
In precious gold, you see
My little Christmas tree

baby it's cold outside

Winter is coming and baby, it's cold out there! Time to wrap up and make sure our heads are well covered. 

Move over grannies and marms, knitting and crocheting are now cool and crafty hobbies, especially this time of year.

Your head and heart warming skills can be used to create creative, fun, and warm winter hats.

NYC's 43rd Village Halloween Parade

New York City sure knows how to put on a grand and spectacular holiday extravaganza! 

Nothing is wilder and more over the top than the largest parade in the world, the New York City Halloween Parade! It is lauded by Festivals International as “The Best Event in the World” for October 31.

glamour & gore : Venice Carnival & Masquerade Ball

Venetian Carnival celebrations, scandalous nights of anonymity, balls famously rife with decadence and gluttony, lasciviousness and lust, are traditionally attributed to the decadent Venetian aristocracy of the 16th Century. 

Sadly their reign was rather short-lived, and after the fall of the Venetian Republic in the 18th Century, the masquerade balls migrated from the opulent ballrooms of Venice to their sleazy back streets, where their grandeur quickly turned gruesome. 

Halloween Horrors [NOT!]

Chic-y crawlies are all the rage at 188 Galerie for the fall season. 

VBL spooky sparklers

Just in time for Halloween and the holidays! 

VBL arachnid accessories

These frighteningly fashionable finds from Vintage Black Label are now available online and at the store.  

paper marbling art & history

One of the oldest and most elegant methods of decorating paper is paper marbling. 

Originating in China, suminagashi has existed in Japan since the 12th century, the Turkish variegated marbling art of ebru arrived in Europe in the 16th century via Venice, the trade gateway to the Orient.

VBL: surf on our turf

Summer's last hurrah is going out in a blaze this year. Amidst the blistering sizzling heat we are feeling like land locked rock lobsters. 

If wishes were fishes. . . .

Rather than bemoan our frying lot, let's celebrate this summer sizzle out in nature - camping and hiking or with backyard picnics and luau feasts instead. 

Luau spread at 188 Galerie